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’ Prom ise Saturday. Evening- Pai.
■' ■- - - ThoAntnmn-Dcath.
1 STILES COE.
“I am passing away,” phe said, “and it should
he so, The winds have passed over ray life, and
thp bright buds of hope, with the sweet blossoms
ofTove are scattered down, and lie withering in
the dust. 1 * . G. D. PuKurroE;
’Tis autumn-tipre, Mother;
—The flowers h:\ye passed away,
Fit emblems of iny hopes-of life,
Soon fated to decay.
I feel that X must die, Mother;
l*m sinking now to rest,
The hoar-frost, soon
Will glisten on,
The vale-clod o’er my breast.
'Tie autumn-time,Mother;
'J’he singing. birds are gone;
I fuel so lonely sn\co IVo missed
At morn their joyous tone.. v .
I know that I must die, Mother;'
And knowing-—feel no pain;
» The hopes of life
, Are bright to some,
Butdcath to mods gain.
-■•’ r • ■ Ilf.
You’ll see him when I’m gone, Mother;
When ,the Shadowy valois past;
Then say~l lov’d hinVc’cn in death,
Forgiving to the, hist.
• VotiMl give to him this hair, Mother;'
And point my lowly grave,
, That lie may mark T •
i, V‘ ; "
Th'o WVccJc of PasaioiVs ivavc. J
''-'V- ;’ : :iy:. ‘ . ' - ■
I know I’m dying now, Mother;
• I feel my heart-strings rend;
I’ve qualfM the cup of passion’s gull,'
• My sorrows scion must end; ■
-- You’H-give to him—the hairf-Mothcr;
My dying love thoii’llt tell:
Press on my brow, -
-- - - ♦ Thy gentle hand, „
Dear Mother! Fare then well.
Prom the Saturday Evening Post,
The Teacher and Pupils.
Rhn met them!
f?ho was of lliose that nature fashions, when
She is in love with Ilcnuly t and desires
That hearts shall soften as they gaze'upon
Her hamly-work, Her loftiness of brow
ser eye’s fixed brightness—told of brilliant depth.
And power of glorious mi nil! Vet over all
’Her features, lingered signs, that spoke of love.
And sympathy—ofTeeling's wealth and power,.
'JMi.it brighten life and make a woman's heart
. KarthVgreatest source of bliss!
Sbo met thorn!
And thcjr were young and pay—jusUroading in
That path of life that’s ever hemmed with flowers 1 ,
And all unmhidful of the 1 many thorns
They had to pass. Joy 'sparkled in their eyes.
And mirth and hope like sunbeams gambled oh
Their white aiul careless brows. Their fresscs
bung
To meet the flinging breeze they burthened with
Their silver voices;—and their fragile forms -
Moved like the beings that,will baunt our dreams!
She met them!
'Pure words'of joy were spoken—looks oflovo
Were truly given; and from rosy lips
The dew of kindly feelingwas drank bp
_As sweet ns that on wild Casbmerian flowers:
It a sight'that greatly touched my heart;
For I do joy to See’ one sign of.love,
-So much-ofliate, and wrong, and strife I see,
That lay in wastc’life’s strongest holds of peace!
, Pence to them all!
And may tlieir future meetings hero below t .
Be-glad.as'this! and ;whcn lifu’s dreary day ■
Shall set in Death, oh! may, they moot above •
Where partings are not friend with
friend .\• .
May dwell forever in the arms of bliss!
Marrying for. *f*oucy.
“ BY lI.F. HARRINGTON,
a-grey haired gentleman: in New
Yoi k, a.retired merchant, whose bland and
. hearty 'countenance may be ; seen every'ftm*
day in_ dropd way, throughtliewm'dbw of Ids
~ carriage,. hs, he, takes,, his:"airing. Xhcre/is
nothing ostentatious abuutllis equipage—
none of that-labored display, unfortunately
- characteristic: of jtob hia'ny;in'-New York.—
. IJf tf-bes’ t'o^Sltfcyip 1 babils of ft', foreign aHs--
.tbprapy,,by-at&Jpdjg:his,ser.vaiitsin iiyeries;
,and,iiis Mind^'vthou^.eyiOently^oC;Wyy.
manuructureiasobarrenoftinsel.anddl'su
, - unprelendiiig a construcfibp, that'the passer
> by.-asbis eye 1 fa) 1 s upon it'in the midst 'of
• : oufs” so pninWoupin
''lsVuadvvay;’tyoQl(l,ne versuai'cct its occupant
; tu be iaastor of uabounded wealth—capable
.- of baying Pp.budy.and sop I,'nine hundred
v niiii ninety-iiihe df the; bedizened "and .beV.
-
their niwKy.’giggcVbroa^’ l vi|iipleft;.n Jl -a,-'-Vi I ','’
.Hens often accompanied., by his wife anti
. daughter; thelormer preserving in the wane
-uf-dife, traces of the latter in the
• tnese lauieB ’>CcOrresponds plp^r.int.
allil
real,, g9ld|*fty i: i4wbicb ,we have remarked
er. a'Xhejewelsthey.weaoarefevvand taste
fub':ai»<l‘Wtbeif.plain pnd b^coroingattire;
; jhfeyiO^nptajnafee'trreirabPdies'Jdcortibtive
"”milliners’ signs-; uptXelj eitKvfti.
gance of ,diaplay, that Cohsciaiis
. of dejiciency ;ih ihentat atfainmenta. :they
’vvouii inake a parade of Hhe gandineai-W
h-.iU
BY GEO. SANDERSON.]
Who 1 e NT 0.. 13 76 .
the’ covering, atone : forHhe emptiness within
it. ;; •, I
■' .This.gentleman came to the city when'a
' yburig man, a poor adventurer. .- He left his
father’s humble fireside in the country, with
a blessing and a little pack of clothes, arid
with a five dollar note in his pocket—all he
was worth in the. world —he turned his steps
toward NcwVork; ignorant of rriankindr—of
.the. wprl.d.’s guilt arid 'crime—of ,the..thbu
sands seeking, like himself, a livelihood, who.
congregate-in-this-morul whirlpool—but full
of.expectation—of hope—of determination—
of energy. It was distant several day’s trav-.
el; hut he did not greatly diminish his scan
ty.funds, for the farmer’s door, at which he
applied at night fall, was ever open to
ceive him; and a few hours of labor, the sue-"
deeding day, requited—for he would have
scorned tolfcccpt of cluu'ity-—the'huspitality
extended to him. He sough) a mean, cheap
lodging house, when nt last lie trod with ea
ger foot, the streets of the city; and, although
wmndering.curiosity was awake, he wasted,
no time in idleness,.but sedulously'employed r
himself in seeking occupation. Appearan
ces are deceitful, and it is dangerous to put
faith in- them; but tlie merchajit who listened
to Jacob Flagg’s story,.arid, taking the hon
esty, depicted in his face ns an endorsement
ol its truth, made him hisrporter, and-never
had reason to regret it. ; ,
- For. four: years ho was a faithful servant—.
diligent,'industrious, honest and frugal.—
Closing his duties soon after nightfall his.
evenings were his own; and by the light of
his lamp; he devoted them to the improve
ment of his’mind. At the-und of four years,
with wliat he had saved from his earnings,
and some little assistance from his employer,
he opened -a small shop in an obscure street;
’wherein lie vended a small stock of'dry.)
goods. ;From the beginning hes.succeeded;
slowly .indeed, yet lie succeeded. And the
majority may succeed in precisely the same i
.way. Whatever one’s.income may be, liow-j
ever i/, and lie is )
•even then prospering; and,'to prosper in p
great; city.frrigality never finds itself a fault. |
iSuhsistaucc .and a home may he .procured*
meeting itrariy.qinUity or to any means; and '
he who casts false pride out of doors,,arid
indulges rather in that ennobling satisfaction,
the consciousness that he is wronging no fel
low being by,unjust self-indulgence, is-lay- 1
ing a foundatiun for prosperity that nothing
can-shake;- though tlie gouds of curth .may.
gather slowly, the soul', will be heaping up
is a comparative
term; and lie who, with an income of, a few
.hundreds, exceeds, its bounds in his expen-,
dilures, is more extravagant than the possess
or of millions, -whose lavish hand scatters
thousands upon thousands from his revenue.
Jacob Flagg had a little something left of his
first year’s gains,, and a yet larger, sum at
the close of the second—tenfold after the
third.
As his.condition improved, he cautiously
and advisedly improved his mode of living.
He removed to a-more genteel boarding
house—and then a better still—ever careful
however not;to deceive himself and run a
head ot ditty. The second change was rife
with momentous influences upon hisdestinv;
for there boarded in the same house a wid
ow and her pretty daughter, the last an heir
ess, worth a thousanddollars! This widow,
named W'utkins—not real name, by the bv,
for on bur veracity we are telling a'true sto
ry, and it might give oftenceto.be too partic
ular—was nut overstocked with it, and
piqued herself as;jiiucli.on her slender join
ture, and 'the thousanddollars Helen was Co'
posses? oh her• wedding day, as though her
hundreds had been thousands, and her daugh
ter's thousand a million.. ; Helen was sensi
ble, .very sensible, and resisted -in a good
degree, the unhappy influences of her moth
er’s weakness; but must women, not being
conversant with business, do not appreciate
the true value of money; and it is not ama
ing that Helen,; when it was- constantly a
themeof exultation and pride with her hmlh
ei, should imagine at least her thousand dol
lars—a .fortune.. ..... - <•--
Flagg after a time loved licr-a-loved her
-with his whole-heart, and vvaa,aa..-tcnderly
loved in return. ’ He hail always determined.
With an honcst pride.mever to fall in love
with a woman who had money;., “it never
should b.e ; cast in his teeth by his wife?s
grumbling relations, that he was supported
by her, ! ’.and there are few' who .will accuse
him ofiwerving from his principles, although
life did love Helen Watkins, and she had a
thousand dollars. ' V .. .Vv
- He, married her; and on the wedding day,
pursuantto her lather’s will, the thousand
dollars were placed inFlagglslmnds. 1 Doing
as lie thought"best for theitvniufual 'advan
tage, 5 life iiiycsted it in',his,business, and in
stead 6f dashing out witli an establishment,
remained at the.boarding house. .For a thhe
alf went oiVjWcli.,. A. loving bride thuihs lit-.-
tie;. for. months, of .anylhingihut Toye arijl. 1
happiness, 1 and Helen never spoke of her
thousand dollars. Flagg furnr«hed lje'r with
money sufficient fof' lifer wants, -find indeed
foi: all ..herdesircO—the" engrossment of.her
',t|yo,u^i^ J q(liyr\viBVlfm.Uiiig her,'wislieg.f lint
wheu.a year; had gone by,’she, often' askejl
forafffcl.es of 'dress und i to
them—which her husband could not 'utturd'
to ; 'giyej ; nhd geiit|y, but . resolutely denied
her, ‘.‘lt’s very■striiiige.P thought'Helen,to
herself > ‘ , thatwheh lie has all that thousand
dollafsthf mine', he won’t let. ihq have what
Iwant.’.’; Her another fostered these com
plaining tUuuglUß.and ;tm one! occasion whep
she-liaiTsethef:hcqrt'onBaiiiething.whiclvlie:'
refused .. .to purchase; jyentured to veiiti lie'f': ,
to'‘lhe'thousand-diil|ar’s,’w^
.singe, fy
was alf jier own., ■ Flagg was astonished,.in
dignant; hut restrained/himself, kindly, rea-r,
sonfedwithlifer,- and Represented to,, her, how
paltry a suin in tlrousand dollai's
,exhuusje,ii>’,lis.d. ifbe,en;i'n i
the pfocurcinentuf halr.'the.articles she had
Bu t her pride pre vented lifer from
Carlisle, JP«.. Thursday December lOj 1840.,
listening with calmness, and she only gath-,
ered enough'of his explanation to excite, in
her-warped judgment/the, suspicion that it
was. only . given to ; excuse himself for-his
meanness. - J,;
In a short time (he thousand dollars came
upagain—and again—and again; the last
time immediately after breakfast;- Flagg,
could bear tin more. Without'.a rejoinder,
lie suddenly left tlie house.; His wife,"saw.
that he was more than.ordinarily moved—
that his face wore a startling expression, and
regretful, penitent, alramed, she called ear
nestly and tearfully for him to return. But
it was too- late ! It was a’ sullen, stormy
wintry day, when Flagg-left his home - that
morning; U was too at die very climax of one
of those mercantile crisises, when ihe rich
feel poor, arid the poor beggars; and Flagg
breasting”llfeTstbriff bravely thus’ fa r, had
congratulated himself that in a few days he
should be-safe, and his fortune's golden for-;
ever. How bitter were his sensations as he
came down-Broadway thatmorning plashing
through the rain-1 He loved Helen dearly—
he knew that she loved him. . Their flays
were all- happiness, save that destroyed by
this one foible, and, let come “what would/
he .determined to give her “a lesson that
should last hcf the rest of her life.”
He did hot return to dinner. Helen,
Waited for him,-and robbejhjiyjier anxiety
and reniprse of her : appetitef would not. go
downhcrsolf, but sat all the afternoon, look
ing from the window, into the descried and
dreary street, weeping sometimes as if her
very heart would break. ■ When daylight
had nearly gone and she began to strain her
eyes to distinguish objects without, she dis
covered him approaching. She could not—
she dared n»tgo'tu"meet him; ■ but when lie
opened the door, she’ coufd not repress a
shriek ,at tlie haggard ness of his countenance.
He came to her ‘side tind .taking-her by the
hand, said in d voice broken by exliaustatidn
and emotion,.while he extended with the
other, a roll of bank motes— 1
“Helen, there aig youf' thousand dollars;
I have had (oil andanguish and pain enough
to.get them.foryou.in .these dreadful times;
but.Lhaie resolved, and would not be disr
appointed. Take them,, do, with them as you
like, and we will be wholly happy, for you
can never reproach me mo.re.” r
“No, no; notfoc the world!’’_s.obbcd Heir
en, sinking on her knees in shame, "oh hus
band, forgive .the! I shall never he guilty
again!” and she' fried to make him accept
the notes. He was resolute, however, and
well knowing from his character that what
he determined-on as a proper, course, he
would not swerve from she dismissed; the
subject,, and they, were afterwards .indeed
happy. - He never asked her to what purpose
she had' appropriated her thousand dollars,
but it.was.plain enough/she .expended.them
neither for dress or orifiiment. If anything,
she was more frugal than ever, and he was
compelled to question her of her wants and
wishes,. when he was disposed to/gratify
them, as he was liberally.and freely, so soon
as his prosperity would authorize it.'
Reader, this Flagg is the same, hide old
fellow whom we have spoken of as riding in
his carriage in Broadway;'and his wife is this
same Helen, That daughter—ah, I can tell
a story of her! She is to be married next
week, to a young man not worth a penny—
.who loves her and cares not for her father’s
money, confiding as he does, in his own en
ergies—-which the old man took good care to
make sure of bofore he gave his consent.—
As to that thousand dollars, it has been ac
cumulating these, twenty years—has been
added to constantly by the mother, and is
Itow a good round • sum— : we ha\ eit from
goodaulhority—at-leapt twenty. thousand,
will be a gift'to the daughter on her marriage
day; but we warrant you she will hear the
whole story of “the thousand dollars,” and
be warned; not to suspect, an, honest, high
minded, luring man,..of marrying for money.
Aggressive Progress of Russia.—Wilh
in a period of 64 years, the total acquisition
of whole European em
pire before that time. The acquisition from
Sweden equalled the now kingdom, of Swe
den; frpm Poland, a territory equal to the'
Austrian empire; from European Turkey, a,
territory equal jo ’(he Gel-man small states,
Rhenish Prussia, . Holland and ; Belgium;—■
from Persia, an extent of country equal to
England; and- from Tartary, a country
equal to European Turkey-,' Greece, Italy,
and the whole of Spain. The Russian fronr
tier has bceh'advanced by these acquisitions,
about 700 miles;'towards Berlin, Dresden,
'Munich,;‘'Vienna and Paris; 500
Constantinople, 630 "'-miles., to Stockh'dlmy
and about 1,000 miles to Tehran. The es
timated population of Russia inVl6B9, at the
accession of;Peter, ,1., was 15,000,000; at
the,accession. of Catherine 11.-in'l762, it
was 25,00.0,000; and At her death; :in 1796,
■iti.was 36,000.000; yyhjlst at' the-'dfatlf of
Alexander, in 1825, it was 58,000,000. :
. X. '■ ■»-''a* l •; ■
- Daring attkmpt to non tub U.-S. Mail.
-rr'l'lie ;d'i:lvei' of a two horse:coach carrying
tlve%iancaster. iy;iy mail,:Was, stopped pn:
Saturday morning about 5 o’clock, four
miles beyond the’ Schuylkill Periiiiineht,
bridge, by two nien, vvlio, after'blowingout
die light?.prescnYdd 'pistols at liis heud, an«l~!
one Jielil (\inv"wlii)e the other proceeded tp
take 1 from the,; coach the ihaij, bag, whcp, he
was released and the: retreat of the robbers
with their booty made good. The driver
immediately, returned to "the ; city.,. Officers
jyere .despatched' in of the robbers,
J W‘ii«
'abiVul'pi[mfe;,(h]s. , side pfvthe'.a^pt.Avherefhe,
which mayVbe ,'iS*&unS4:fdr }
sition,; that the .robbers becanie; alarmcd:,alid
threw: feeing- it marked “.way
|tVcprttaineU
of vnl.ue.i ' Such! adoring; attempt.aoncar
the city add at such air early h'our.and upon
a road tdo'sd much frequented; especially on
Saturdaymorning.haspethapsnevefoccur-
Messeriget r ot '
“OUR COUNTnY—mGIIT OR W’nONd.”
The Fire Firanc Piece.
-, 1 A rnENCH sioßYt , ;
It was past midnight, nncl thc bride had
long been iri.hcr bridal chamber, when the
young bridegroom escaped from his friends
arid found, his way to a private staircase
whore aicrinfidential maid awaited his corn
ing, on a landing place 'near the door that
was open for him above. “"Go in.’Leaid
Anna, in a low whisper, “rriy lady is
- waiting for you.” The husband of an. hour
tapped at tile door, opened-.it, and throw'
himself' at the feet of a - beautiful woman.
She was sealed gear the fire, in the elegant
, undress of a rich- widow, to whom;a se
cond marriage had given rise to ncw.hopes
arid fears. “T beg you will rise,” said
him her hand. “No, no, my.
dcarjnadam,” said-the.yonng.man, -grasp-,
ing her exlerided'hand hi his, and carrying
it to his lips. “No, let me remain at your
■ feet, and do not,'do ifdt.withdraw litis'little
"hand, for Hear you will vanish and leave
me; I fear it is all a dream; it appears to
me l am. the hero of a fairy tqlo srich as I
remember in my childhood, and that at the
moment of possessing all,the world I wish,
the deceitful fairy will fly.away, with tny
happiness to laugh with her companions at.
my regret: and despair.” “-Banish your
fears, iny dear Frederick; yesterday I was
the widow of Lord Mclvil; to-day I-am
Madame de la Tour, your "wife/ dismiss
.front your imagination this fairy image of
your childhood, for there is no fairy tale
to relate, but a true story.”
Frederick de la Tour had every reason to
believe,that a supernatural being had taken,
his fortunes into keeping.; for, during the,
, last month, either by accident, chance, or
destiny, andnexplictiblo success'had made
him rich and happy, beyond his most salt- .
• gaine'wishes. Ho-was- young,- not more,
than twenty-five, alone ,in,the world, and
livingtwith the most self-denying and rigid:
economy,"when one day, as ho was walk
ing in the streets of. St. Honbre, a,splendid
equipage was suddenly drawn up opposite "
to liint, an elegant woman, leaning out of
the coach -window and Seemingly much
"agitated,-called out to him, “ Mr. -j- Mr.
; —.” Ho stopped/ The/ootman descend
ed, from Ins station, let down the steps u and
with his plumed hat in his hand, respect
fully inyiied' tiro 'as'loriishcd -,Frederick to
enter the carriage. Up did so, and thus,
as if by. magic, found himself sealed, next a
ivoinan-boflij young arid beautiful,' and
rdressetf with.groat elegance andrich'ness.
He had to look around, before
-the horses were again at full speed./“My
dear sir, (said the lady who was running
away with him, and in the sweetest‘.tone,
imaginable,) I have received your note; but
. iioitvilhstaridirig your refusal, I hope 1 shall
-see you again at my-liitleaoir.eo to-morrow
evening.’-’ “Me ! Madam,” said Frede
rick. “Yes;' sir, you—Oh, I; bcg_a thou
sand pardons, 1 hope you will forgive elho
mistake I have, made,” said, the lady, with
..an appearance .of surprise, “ hut you re
semble so perfectly- one of my intimate '
friends, that ! mistook you for him. Oh,,
excuse, me, sir;, what must you think of
me ? But the likeness is so’striking it .
would have deceived any one.” Before
this explanation was ,at an end, the equi
page entered the court yard of a splendid
mansion, and Frederick de la Tour could,
do no'less than hand Lady Mclvil from her
carriage. . -
Now Lady Mclvil, as we have said be
fore, was handsome, and not one of those
disagreeablo’red cheeked, heavy stepping,
immense English women, who when they
smile, open their pale lips aflectedly, and
""showyew thirty-two "frightfully big teeth.
No, she tvas a French Woman, and her
beautiful black hair contrasted with her
brilliant complexion, and her coral lips per
mitted an occasionST glimpse of the whitest
teejih in the world. , t Frederick"de la Tour,
dazzled as lie might well be by so many
charms, had no difficulty it) believing that
Lady-Mclvil-had mistaken him for some
less happy mortal, and ho thanked his stars
for it, as it enabled him to .know-my lady,
whose-obliging- and very flattering invita- '■
lions he eagerly accepted,'and,strange to j
■ tell, soon became a marked favorite, and -‘
/among the most constant and Welcome
guests at her fable., , The rich widow Was
surrounded by"suitors-who were .dismissed,
one by one, and it was .somewhat brought:?
.safioul. tlVaf before'lhCeirtrsf"aTdfthighl'the "
young clorkdiad an interview by her lady
ship’s'eWn 'appointment. .' Marriage iAvas -•
proposed by her, and -of course accepted
by Aim, iri a delirium of love and astonisli
.ment.' 1 •,.■ ' • ‘
Frederick do', la Tour ,stp<gl before’the'''
small glass in his mridesjly furnished attic,
and looked at himself from head. to 'fupLrr".:
He, wad not certainly ;aii;ugly man,.buFfie”!
could not 'consider, himself handsome; 'his. 1
dress was siieli;us became a clerk with a
salary of as many .dolljtrs Only as there are '
/days iri the year! and /he ,could hot there-'
' fore,attribute bis good fortune to hisjaihitv
a- Hc-coricjudcd he riitisl bo, loved for himself
alone, or else that lady Melvil was uiiiler
nbntw Btran^''.and,.,JintSini'aF dclusiptt.—,
"When tho .marriagb 3ay arrived, and. when
the ftkuro,husband was in presence of the
Notary, his astonislimeht vvas .redoubled.
/ lie; tyiiuld be'worth mUliohs.'. 'He -wsttld
have (said the rimria%e contract) a country :
..■nearm Borgundy, a,domain in Ncttmahd)
a house m tfid .street of Ssf. Honore jn'"Pti-;'
... ris, and various other goods and chattels'
cif. Which .pnlil that day ho.had neyerlibuVd/
,'■■■ a-syliubley/rLotlyMelyil 11^'riches aerj^ss.
;' the /eharijte!ilijso/'.roindp/ill Woles,
!: grazingliUidfl’'in ;‘ , l)e»pnsliii , e.V
|i' riian a.gnlden
he ■. dreaded .to awake. Mayor hyd '
> ' sanctioned /and,
/ blessed the /It 11 \Vigfiprt,
/'the. laws-tb Ahf/liis/respdn^diri.,feel mg, that
it was ali a splendid dream, wouldiiollcayc
, him oven at the feet of his lawful wife in,
thobridal'iharaber^he'presaedherliand
lips/fra'-grasped "convulsively the
[AT TWO OOLtATIS PER ANNUM.
HewSorios—Vol. 8, No.atf,
, \ embroidered night dross, in his fear that
all would vanish. ' , . f ' . ■
, _ “ Rjse,.my dear Frederick,!’again said
,'hwwife, ‘‘draw thst/easy chair close to
mine, and let ine talk to you.’.’ The young
1 mm did so, but without’releasing the hand.
. . of Iris wife, and Madame de labour began
thus : “ There was once upon a time— ’’
- r Good Heavens,” cried Frederick,: “I’m
T hot ’vrong" then.'it isTffify ule.”s \“Lis
ten, my dear sir,—thcrpiiyed oncijJijfOung
girl whose family-had beeli riot), but'when :
. their daughter was but fifteen, they had no
other meaus of Rapport than ihe daily labor
of her father. They lived at Lyons, and '
I know not what hope of bettering their.,
,• condition made .them remove,to Paris.—
. ~ Nothing is so difficult as retrieving'our fal-'
1 ''-len fortunes/and again-filling tile-place hj
society, and moving in the Circle that we
have been obliged to give up. The father !
of this poor girt experienced it, for after,
struggling fonrjohg years. With poverty and
'neglect, ho died in a hospital. . Her,mo*
tb'cr’s death soon followed, and the young
girl remained alone in a cheerless garret, a ,
. idngarrear of rent, unpaid*,and with the
. chilling presence bf the two miserable un
tenantod bods, to increase her sense of de
, to be a fairy in.ihy
slory she should, without doubt, at this
moment appear, but there -was not:a:sha-!<
■ (low of one. The young girl ,was unknown
•“ in Paris, without money, with ho friends
or prbtector 10-sustain and cherish her, and
she asked in vain from strangers that em
ployment which makes''the riches ■ of the
poor; guilty pleasure, it is true, extended
its arms To allure her, bbt there are .minds
so formed as instinctively to loye virtue,
” and to detest, vice, and her’s was happily .
of this Stamp—bpt .she must oat,-and the
hunger of the day was inereased by a sleep
less night', .b'ringing.a second daywithout
food. -You, Frederick, have just lefl.a ta
ble groaning under the weight of luxuries,,,
where the rich .wines have mantled in the
glass, and, although you/.were made rich
but yesterday, yot yott have no conception.
of the deep misery of which I speak, and
you-may well bo astonished that iii the
midst of the magnificence which’surrounds '
us, and seated as wo. are in those ample;
chairs,, embroidered with silk and gold,’
that I can conjure up such a ..scene,—but .
listen ’still. ‘ . / •'
. Hunger-compelled this poor girl to; beg,
she shrouded her head iii a veil, once her
•’ mother’s,' and her only . inhCfithiice, she
■ bent her body to appear‘infirm and old; and .
wont down from her garre.t.into the street.
There she extended her suppliant hand, r
alas ! the hand; was ' while and delicately '
formed, and there would be danger, in
shotving if,~buf,she bound the coarse veil''’
around it as .if it were,too bo ’;
- seon,.“ ShoTook her station.-near the ven-'.
trance of a court-yard; far distant from the
■ light of any lamps, and when there passed
a young.ahd happy girl, (alas! far happier
-. than herself) she hold put her hand and
asked but for a sou; one son' to buy a little
bread; but at evening in Paris, young-girls
are thinking of oilier things than giving a-;,
way sous. / If she saw an; old man ap
proach, she ‘ ventured to implore' hie' aid;.
but old ago is often hard-hearted and mi-,,
serly, and tlie old man would turn his head
from her and pass on. The evening had
been cold and rainy, it was growing; late;
and the,vafionsrwatcherswere going their
rounds, when the young girl, nearly tran
• tic with hunger and disappointment, held
. out ortce tiiore her hand; il-was to a young ,
[' man, who slopped, drew 1 from his> pocket
• a piece of money, which he dropped, into -
■' her hand as if ho feared to touch so much
, misery./
A policeman, who no doubt had been
watching the poor girl, suddenly appeared,
and seizing her rudely by the arm, ‘ Ab 1
.1 have caught ypn” said he, : ‘.so you arc
begging in the- Street, to the watch hopso
’ my old lady.’ ThU",young man imroe
.din(e.lyjnterfered,.taking;her, part, with-the
greatest .warmth; he drew to hh sido the
, arm,ofjlic beggar,/whom lie had just fear- ;
j, ,cd to toucli ( F\vith- liis gloved hand, at the
f, same time saying to the policeman—'This--,
Woman is not a beggar; il ls a mistake; I
am acquainted with'her.’ .‘But, sir,’said
'.the’enforcer of the law against street beg-,.;
■’.gutg^'h.telly:du,’ said the young man,’
/sternly, - ‘ 1- know -her, and shall protect
hch’,' ,My, gopd ‘ptpjnan, ’ .said 'lie,- wliis-:;
. poring in tije enr of the ypung-girl, whom
• he 'supposed to bo. an’old "woman,.take
this.Fivn Fiian’c I’lKCn. ahdVlel nio lead,
; you to the nest street, .thafybu may os- ,
cape from this fellbw/vvho ,';is., watching
.yon.” ' The fivQ,fiehc,'’pieee;plippcd from
‘‘your .harid; into, mine, and as t«e; passed '
,r_, under aTamp which until then 1 had taken;
'■ oare.to aVoid,T”saw youi' , fnce. , ’[L
’ “ My face,” exclaimed Frederick. ,
■ “Yes, my dear Frederick,.yo'nr face: it
‘ was yon who thus preserved.myhonorand
my life yon gave five francs in charity- to/
. lady Melvil, to your future wife.”-. “ T’ou,” :
said • Frederick, “ young, beautiful, hud
rich: you a beggar?’.’ “ Yes,” said Ma
tlnfiic de la Tour, to;
./. charity, pneo: only, and’ it. wySvttf'y°u,rT-,
The’ morning after, this day. of/misery,
” .which I now regard as’die ; mpsl fortunate:
„ Of my life’,'■ I^^■'kilidrll^^^;®^d•wqronh'tpok, ■.
-/ pity on me, and; She'lias, had Cause Ip bless
the' hbitf pile, did so, pud found lito a place .
‘ as seamstress' hi (lie establishment of a rich
gooß
bboii became the bosom friend 1 '
day,)
■£ f iS?aS t st suuted' himself'by/*m’y r ,
' ''side; 'Tic waS a man of about (sixty, 'tall; 7
rcservedi^’
.y‘Youhg\yomah;’'saul[.he; ‘l. kho(y il(e Spry '
.of ynur lifu; will you marry me!’; ‘Mnry -;
‘ you!’ I exdldimed;' ’
■ H am rich, andam.dotdrminedmy riches;
. shall not «>'
araamatiyxto’thfegbut, ;i andwuid'ralhcr^
John Moore* Esq*‘NewviU;/ J -\' * tr ' iy}
Joseph’M, Means, Esq. Hope well township.
John Wunderlich, Esq. Shippensburgi ! s r-
wiluak M. Mateeu, Esq. ice’s >< ifoad*^
JOH n Mehaffy , Dickinson towpship,^,
Joaw Glehdenibt, Jr. Eao., Hbfcest6Wri. v *
George: F. Cain. Esq. Mechanicsburg ‘ ■
Frederick Wondehlich,- do. , ■: U
James Ei.mott, Esq. Springfield. ~ ■
Daniel Krysber, Esq..Churchtow'n, .
Jacob' L'ongneckek, Esq. Worndeyßbn'n;, V
GEORGE' EnNEsV/Cedar Spring, Alien tp.
Marti*’ G.Kopp; EsqvSluremanstowri. l
i.. , , u ■■■f *■ . , : ■■ i.
| bo iakon care'idf by a wife' than by triercc- *
nary-servants.', If* I, may .'believe what" I’,
bare hoard respeciing:;y : ou,,y.oii , ipqsses3
correct principles—ft is in your power.to,
, become Lady Melvil, and .'to. prove - ip thp ;
world that you are as worthy of good ih'r-.
tune as you hav.e been praiseworthy in
struggling with adversity.’ I loved you, ■
Frederick,* .continued the bride, -‘and al
though I had seen you but a inomcnf, yet
I could not banish your image ; andisomc- ‘
thing whispered to mo froth the'inmost
recesses of my heart,.'that bdj'lives were
to be passed together.' When I looked at .
Lord Melvil, arid observed bis ’ serious, --
melancholy face, his eyes bright and piefc
. Jrig,; with ari expression of successful cun-,
l'could not Help thinking that the
_,?.tra.rigc Step ..lie. meditated was. but to.grat- -
ijy a feeling of revenge,'and I was unwil
,. ling to be bis instrument; arid lima, altho’
the noble lord did riot receive a refusal,
yet he saw riiy hesitancy and agitation, and
like most persons who' meet with uiiex-.'
peeled .obstacles, be became niore eager,
and pressed his suit with unwonted ardor.
..'{Those with whom I lived, and everybody.
1 saw, advised me to priofit by. Ibis freak
of an Eriglialrloni" with millions ; a, pail"'
of whose fortune at least, in the event nf -
toy doing so, must soon be mine. As’for
myself, 1 - thought of you : my' gratitude --
lent a thousand graces to your person. I
recalled continually (be kind tone of your ,
, voice, although heard but for an
You bad never oven looked- in uiy face,
tied yet I was near sacrificing to tins dream
of the imagination', my good, fortune and
your own,, but 1 had-taken a lesson in jtbo
iniserics of a life of povprly arid-suffering
too severe, to suffernlicsb’rMfiflnic feelings
.. to oyerpower my better judgment. Your ■
■. image was reluctantly thrust aside by die
poor, sewing,girl, and 1 became lady Kiel- -
■ vil;; It was, indeed, my dear Frederick, a
fairy tale, that I, a poor, destitute, fri‘;nd- -
less become tho’wifeof one.
of the richcst .of- England’s'Pcers ; that I,
a modern Cinderella, in my splendid coach,
with servants, in' heraldic liyerics, .should
drive through the street in which,but a few
short iriontbs before,:! had stood aheggar;
and tllfit I, i-lollied in silks and radiant with
jewels, should look ‘from my high estate,,’;
upon the very spot where I had trembling- ,
ly extended .charity. „'jir\v’as ~
.a jurn-of fortune’s .wheel toff incredible for ' ,
belief;' ift Irritha fairy tale—but die fairies: ‘
-of this world of ours,'my dear Frederick,
1 are thff;Passions of mankind.”
‘‘.Happy-Lord .Melvil,” cried Frederick,
‘‘.be could enrich you.”
.VHe waSj indeed, happy,” said Madamo
;le la. Tour, “aud'.tho event proved that this
.maririagd whichjllie world looked upon as
a folly on, bis part, I capsed- by my.good
conduct to-be regarded as tho, most' sensi
ble thing ho could baye doiic —he was rich
riot only beyond Ida wants, but beyond
even,bis wishes. He could never manage,
to spend his income, arid had therefore>no
need of endeavoring to accumulate. He
rightly believed-that be might trust in the
attachment of a wife, .who owed every
thing to him, and nevcr-ilid he' for one
’'-.-moment rcpenl-tliat he had married, ri
French woman. I reposed, on riiy-parl,
perfcct.acd entire confidence in Lord Mci
vil as to !)iiy provisions iir the disposition
of Ids fortune, and with sincerity - and ten- .
derpess watched over, Ids declining years.
He died, leaving mo.tlip. whole of bis im
mense riches, and I then-inwardly vowed
to marry no other lliali the man who had
relieved .irie in my greatest need—but-how
silent you are,” said Madame da la Tour,
pressing the: band of the husband she bad f
enriched and would love her with such de
votion; “ and you uevcr-wffnt into society
or to the play, nor to concerts; ah 1 if f.
had but known your-mime.”- - While she
thus playfully reproached her-astonished-'
husband, she . took firim-aroimd her-neck, •
a chain of rubies to which was suspended
ri diminutive silk purse-'; from the latter- •
she drew a Five Franc Piece hi a .little '•
frame of gold., . c-. .
“It is die same one,” said she, putting
r it into- Frederick’s hands.' >'l*iie 'isiglit of -
ibis cherished piece of silver gave, me , aj
supper arid a.ruof'to shelter riie, : iititil,tile,
next day, when at my earnest request it '
was so arratigcd that I could keep your
fortunate gift;’ it lias never for. a momrini
Iclfpie. ;Ali 1 how happy I was, when ! *
first saw you in. the street of ,St. Horiprei;' ’
with what' joy tiprderffd my coachman to;
stop.;',! was jiffsrlyfranlicwhh agitation
arid delightiririd-.Lmmiediritely adopted the
only pretext l/ciiuid so suddenly; thitdt of,
to get you into die cartige. 1 had but .uric :
i'fear; you might bo married; had that been
, die case ybli- iyonlil never have heard this
story. y Lady Mclvdwould have beer, your'
' good genius, she' would.have 'secretly cn- •;
. ricliqd you beyond llie dreariis of avarice,’ .
-hu'vilie :uniiappy.iady Wolild have" sough!
■ out a'liciuc hi another land, there jo . end
' her; diiys solitary arid alone,” ',Fri‘derii,l.
dropped die hand' hr his* Wife,; he let fail
the niusliu robe, arid ‘ taking'llie piece ‘of
money in hoih his hands, lie t0;..,.
: his lips h-jth an idhvrist .rtydrcritiaL solcrii
nily.. “'Yiiu <*ee; , / :! %ald. , ''lUigdaihc:.de:|/i' ■
Tour, “that I lairyri tint orihhe/coii- 1
IraVy IronLyhu caih«t; - 'l|)£;Cijry-igift'i and il
lias indeed'proved a,Talisiri3ri !’,’ ' , ’*
• The vei-spjor ilic sevoiil'i
eliapter (if Ezra..ui the Eible. cuiitaiiiS iil!
jjj:e IcUers ;
/said wlienliiu scutciieed hiui "to tlje
- . girlMjUservi'iip; ;-a goose with a;
t ; yoko bn; bx6liiini(;<l, ‘'H'uyrtnii, there’s. a
4e^e : i|ot^ni^ : sh^v.-Ii ) liapkß like sister
;...Sallyi;, -'>i.wwV •- :.■ !;V-i. x-,/'
' black ydui' face;’ as tlie roller said
■to the types.- / , '•}*&
-~ said-wlieriishe-was sfciiimng eetef i>