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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
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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.
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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
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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
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:. + 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
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ttsutltli nt il moment, from seventeen diligent direc
,. , tom as many young stentors, same the cry of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 </repentance scorned,
And, eoe - ard•liko, to guilt returned. •
"OnIF this once!" the tale Is told,
- Ile wildly qualibil the poisonous tide;
With more than Esau'■ frenzy told
Tile birth-right or hielsoul, nod died.
- Ido not iparthet breaih forsook -
The clay. and left his pulses dead,
But reason lb her empire shook,
And all the light of Ilk erns fled.
The angel eyes with pity wept.
When he, whoin pity lain would save
Ili •
snertici vow so falsely kept,
And strangely chose a drunkard's grave
"Only this once.!' Beware: beware!
Gans nol.upian Site blushing wine; -
Repel temptation's siren snare,
And prayerful seek for Eisend. divine
A TNAGIEDT IN REAL Lax.
A : correspondent of the Tribune. writing from Buenos
Ayres, gives some further particulnra of an affair which
has already been mentioned, which is ono of the trage
diespf real life: Tho father i of the lady!alluded to was
of frish dement, and the correspondent
O'G.'s ancestors came at an earl period to the
New World. and he is now the last nialit i :lescendarit Of
his race, an accomplished gentleman, ma 'ed to a supe
rior woman of trite Spanish blood-=has d good property
though not rich. The joy of his house was 'his daughter
Candle, who, from her father. inherited the clear com
',Wien, dark blue eyes and blue black hair, 'peculiar to
the west of Ireland. From her mother the grace, form
and gait of the Andelusian. Indeed, to use a sporting
phrase, she was a perfect'eress. Her mental qualities
wero a happy combination of the wit and vivacity. natitt.
ral to her fathei'a countrymen. with the repose and self
possession of her mother. , Accomplished and better ed
ucated titan most young women, she naturally sought
companions who were most distinguished for intelli
gence. Scarcely eighteen, shalt:id all the precocity of
iutellect which distinguish women of a southern cline,
and give them the aplomb of our women of thirty.
The curate of the place Was Don Sancho Gntinex. who
could, also hoast'ef the best blood of the province in his
veins. Educated at tho College of the Jesuits, he was
remarkable for his talents, inteliltenee and acquiretnents.
These, good judges of character wore-proud of him, and
selected him as a suitable'rtipresentative of their order,
against his own inclination. but persuaded by a fond'
mother, who had become a rigid devotee, he unfortunate
ly cemented, 'and took the solemn vows of the priest
hood. He was just 23 years of age, of u commanding, !
graceful form, of a'clear olive complexion. with a Oen
big black:eye; H)' whole soul was absorbed in his duty,
and ho was held tip to tbo degenerate , priesthood as a
perfect model for, his devotion,' beating and correct con-
erinstriiq visitor at the hospitable
house of the rat* Cautila, by whom ho was not more
warmly welcomed • than by the lovely girl herself. la
him she had found a genial soup the poetry and literature
not only of her own co ntry; but that of France, Italy and
Germany, gave them an untiring subject of conversa
tion, and argument.
Their studies became the same, and two or throe years
glided on in uninterrupted happiness. The beauty, w:t
and accomplishments of Cainilu had brought number:id
suitors for a husband. 'To all she gave a deaf car. From
seine speculations her father had met with losses and the
political troubles of the country made him tun:kiwi Camlia
should make choice of a husband 'from the many admi
rers who surrounded her.
Doit Sancho' and Canine• then- for the first time know
they—loted.
You may conceive the conflict between &Ili and pas
sion' in the lovers. They tled,'and escaped to a small
town in a neighboritik AnOVIRCO.. where, under assumed
names, they were married.
• The church was outraged, Tio bereaved parents, in
their phrenzy; solicited the Gov e rnment to look for the
fugitives. Six or seven months p assed without their he
tog discovered; and the affair was being forgotten, when,
unfortunately, a curate, for the town of their-refuge was
Sent from 'Buenos Ayres. lie recognized his old college
companion—informed, and they were arrested, and in
irons sent td this city. With a refuted cruelty they were
placed in the same cart; but separ*d by a guard, they
were not allowed to communicate. Twenty (Nye -of
journeying over the wretched roads, 'exposed to the in
clement season, wait sufficient to shake the stoutest: but
she, though encionte (in two months more she would
have been a mother,) bore the hardships and privations
uncomplaining—sustaining by her example her sinking
lover, who, perhaps, knew too well the probable fate
which awaited them: Upon their arrival, the church
claimed hint as her own, and were ready to mete him the
punishment allotted by the canons for the backsliding of
her Priest! lint no! The Government had taken the
matter into its hands—and, without trial, both were con
demned to tho death of felons, by superior order. You
cannot understand this phrase, living in our happy coun
try of Love and Order. Hero Mel voice and will. of a
single individual is supreMe. Where the people intrust
the power into the hands of one, they have, unfortunate
ly, to beer, the consequences. You already know the his
tory of Rosas—and never has a country felt a more iron
rule.
Tho execution took place at the military encampment
a few miles from the city, on Friday last., The poor cul
prits had but ono day's notice. Tho priests who were
ordered to. administer the last sacred ritoseof the church,
wore chosen from the highest dignitaries.
The unhappy couplP were duly confessed, and horrible
as it may appear. the unborn child was baptised in the
bosom of the mother. Gutinez came out pale and shrink
ing—Camila firm; at the first look he fainted; she gave
a cry so heart-rending that ono of the littimding priests
was carried of in a swoon. She, hoWes"or, soon roused
herself and addressing her recovering companion. re=
minded him of their love, and thoitgly in the oyes of man
it might be sinful, she had faith:id the goodness and jus
tice of God, end Soon they Would,tnect in a better world,
never to be again ,separated. Sho urged him to be firm
and the etrugle -would soon be over. She refused to
have her eyes bandaged, bat with 'a niodeity belonging.
to her sex, requested her 'dress . tnightlte fastened rouitd
her uncle's. , She was clad particularly neat. - -ThroWing
her beautiful tresses Over her face, she italtnly seated
herself beside her lover, and
was
Were bound to
the pest,„ ; 4,' file of aoldiere aidittneetl4the order
glean to - fue—aot atrigger_Was drawn, for in the hearts
I 'of thdait Wild 'molt' tltere , erstricomethlng human. They
were 'Withdrawn' *o'0 ' the Pampa Indians, ,
mat so serisitke , iditeueed within five, yards of]the . poor
Victims and fired. , :;Tbey both tell dead without groan.
:'_-Tkiel , leairatitt'arthe guard on witont - deolved rile sot.
,u(4'ef thOe't.'o 4iple; by iyii4rs‘; ‘ b 5 actuated liv a mote
442414-000lititant■ forme d the troop iutq a square round the
zuutilitted.:borpses, , and iddreasing:,bis comrades, said:
hine-obilia:snr.'orders; bat my butinoaa Wad to
f
shoot wotnen"—lieu (how his pistol and blurt out hilt
own Groins. '
I have given you a hasty sketeh d this heart-rending •
tragedy-iof the poor parents I have not heard—but in
the town there is but ono feeling, that of horror ; the
whole city is aghaSt at so terrible a punishment, and that
two beings, with their loving offspring, though still un
born, should suffei• for haviuk 1. .
•
"Loved - not wisely butloo
passeci belief: But the details are so minute that I an:l
most unwillingly obliged to admit its truth.
DRIVING A: TRADE.
Wo witnossed. u few days ago. on the wharf, an in
finite° of petinacitY iwa boCilt-ppdler hat deserves to bd
recorded. Am elderly, crusty, cross-grained a looking
gentleman was making his way hurridly to a steamboat
ending, througlUtccrowd of applo-vendem, news boys.
and whartlaafMn lof every description. ' A tall. square
shouldered felluwihaving an oblong basket filled with
pamphlets, confronted the old gentleman and complete
ly blocked tip the passage.
"Can't I sell yea book now—to amuse ye, jest, hi did
stamer?" saiditlie dispenser of polite liferaturo.-.
"No—don't mint any," 'impatiently answered the
traveler, trying to dodge past' on ono Bide of the sturdy
book-merchant, v+o adroitly ritepped aside to cut off the
retreat. 1
"Not tvainglo ono, did you say, ould jintleman? Faix
I would not belavothat a man of yersimple pluisigirgomy
had'nt a taste for frading mire. Hero's the life and ad
ventures of Phelim 3PShane, the silibrated*Cork high
waymeu=" "Dee% want it, I toll you. Nottime to
read."
(A dodge on the other side by the traveler, an a aim
lar Move by the book trader to head hint te
"May be it's a love Rimy that would pilule yer honor
betther. Here's the melancholy history ofx- - -:" .
"1 won't have it," :roared out the traveler. "I never
use such stuffs; except to light I sogon§ with," "Itrit
lighting saygarti yer afther?—Why then here's
, a book
made n purpose; the laves are sniped in brimstone, elhd
will go off wid a touch, liken loosifer match. Price siz
pence, and the' rayiling all thrown ih fur c nathinF at all"
"Confound your books'.-1. won't buy anything.
,Let
me pasa or Pile:all an officer." ".Sureyer honor would'nt
be getting a pooriman into trouble—and he trying to en
lighten yer mind. j Och, !see what yer wanting; `here's
a traytisi on tho governing of the passions, which will
jest shoot ye. Ten cents, a id not another word about it."
The steamboat here sounded her woad bell. The
traveller thrust his hand into his vest pi:whet,' pulled out ti
dime,, and with an awful imprecation, gave it to the ped
lar, seized the bock he It purchased , tore it to pieces,
scattered them to the wi s, and rushed towards the boat.
The pedlar stared ofer: him with a face full of mock as- ,
tonishment, .then co ly fobbed his dime, and looked
id
arontid for the next!customer,
We haetroadertjd how s, . • " ea literature" found
'WINNE
A LIBERAL BEAU. 1
A young gentleman who was more foird of ladies' so
ciety than good sermons invited a daughter of - one of our
neuronal vs to atten I church tehh him to hear a sermon,
by a distinguished divine of the orthotlox faith. It so-hip
pened that the elorinent preacher preached that afternoon
ritat is tailed a cliciriir pennon; and our young gesitie.
man not having - "ca l tne - prepared" for such an occur
rence called up'on his ftiir companion for a loan of the
wherewith to teapot od to the call of the "contribution
box." •
Hare you any loney?" said ho to the miss, "and if
so, will you lend :re, a•trifle?" '
"I have a bill," Said tho lady, offering him et bank
note, which he stulden;:r •o3k and appped intrkthe plate.
The next day he Called upon' his fair creditor to pay up.
"How large a bill was that you gasp me yesterday?" , said
ho as ho drow aon doll it note from his Wallet. "Fitly
dollars," was the re ly. •
Mr. H--'s hail s fell upon his lap, and for ilbotit three , / 4
minutes, , he !wilco steadily into the lady's face with Out .
uttering a word. A length, ho gave a long, low whistle 2;
rose slowly from hi seat—Lid the lady good night aid
he would call - againi t andl left for home.
Now fifty dollars to Mr. H—, was no trifling sum,
for he waS "only a clink" on a small salary, but liaScraieh
ed around, raised the money, and paid Over. /That wax
the last contribution ho has ever made to ariY charitable
Mild, and as for Chi rite sermons they aro his abhoronce.
fie considers hims If a ' life member" Of/every benovo
lout institution in th coniitry.—[N. Y. Hay look.
It is itot alone the Gold of California that is to enrich
1
the old abventurer t the Pacific: -Tiro vast flock of pop
ulation pouring in t ere will upiko the valley of the Sac
ramettk%vocal with national , life, and - art, ccienco, trade
arid commerce wil arise to bless the founders- of our
Western Empire. Gold,' however abundant,
_is but a
secoudary consideration. Tito earth of those regions
is propitions to all the pCrsuits of agriefilture; Wheat,corri,
hemp, olives, - and t' thousand other fruits will be the
future harvest of Californian fields. 141 cruder ores than
gold will tempt the iiirgettion to ply their art on the sunny
ranges* of the Nev i rda. The coast of California, now
il
barren, will bodotte with fishermen and 'pearl-divers,
and the harbors on Monterey and San ,Franciseo. the
Now-York' and'flo. ton of the Pacific, wilt swarm malt
merchantmen and warners,- gaily fluttering their pen
nons to the breeze., Geld is but the touch-stone Which
is to invite enterprise to golden shores, where, ere a go.
neralion has passed, l a proud State,Will yip with the oldest
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and bravest of pts nion sisters. 1
Think 'not that t lis wonderful migration will be an
Fallopian hunt, cv it though the yellow ore vanish en
tirely—the country s rteli in the common elements of
nature, and of these; American genius, industry and en•
terprise, will make t great. Our brothers and children
will dwell there, pr sperous an& happy, and when the
"iron arm of the Co tinentril Reilway.stretchea from the
•Atlantic to the Pacirc, we ithallbe but a week's journey
apart, while the olec ric wires win huki wit in ever present
1
communication.—[. . Y. Non. , ..
ST HOY REWAREVE:D.
AN LION
west in the cam a morning or twO
no uuta and fruit from a poorly clad
them from an old basket. The gen
[what he supposed was a number of
/H . •
A traveler goink
since. purchased sot
_boy. who was selling
tloman gave the her
pennies. , The boyeased to another customer, and did
not look closely aCt e money ho received until.he gave
the Customer his elm .e. "Why, hero is a sovereign."
esid l the gentleman. "'You can't cool me," said the boy;
but on looking ho f o nd what the gentleman stated was
true,nnd at once ro c Heeling front whom be had.receiv
r.„
ad the change, he ha_ erred back to his first customerrifid .
returned it. flu Wa a foreigner, and delighted at finding
Such honesty hi a !a
rogues,-he presented the boy.with a two dollar bill.—M
bOny Ksick.. ' ' ' ' - ' ''' boy _
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I - • ape person in Spriugfoid, Mas
to shoot a leant on the evening of
h ti.ypindow at his shadow, in intr 7
• was standing, mistaking the shad-
The glass was shattered and tho
ad. . .
t 1 SH . avow' Simi.
:aactMeette, ttatendio.,
the 23tii; fired throit ! !
lei' la - afore , which
ow for the pergola.
intended victim race
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