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GamtbaP. glarn in n. NotittOct O. 1852.
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HEAVEN.
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W. J. semi**
Th em is a land far up in the deep blue sky,
That is bnght with the presence.of GM, most high,
Vi'bere on wings of fire the cherubim fly
And angels their vigils are keeping; , „
Thee anthems are swelling of heavenly praise.
While golden harps are tuned to celeatial lays,
ktd the elan of Gan, in a holy blaze
The heavenly hosts is steeping.
W that glorious land there is known no night,
ever loth shine to. eternity bright,
Forts shore , are bathed in the golden light.
Ttorn the throne of GOD descending ;
not be nrer of life flows in crystal streams,
thngh ;o , e ,, er va I let and fairer scenes,
Than Te ever behold in the beautiful dreams,
With our slumbers that oft are blending
The apints of just men made perfect" are there,
11t.tht garments of purest white they wear,
Atirealtng on high in the heavenly air,
fling their sweet hymns of gladness ;
Ther pilgrimage here had been weary and sore,
BV bravely themselves in the contest, they bole,
al! 'titre they dwell on the happy shore,
Of the region that knows no sadness.
B 7 ,Thit fermq of infants are fluttering too,
11 , 04 h Ole star lit fields of celestial blue,
AL , d sport 'mid sweet flowers of heavenly hue,
With angels their steps attending;
r,rbered from earth in their earlier days,
ask in a sunshine of holier rays,
Ttf.: voices are heard in a glad song of praise.
Tc the throne on high ascending.
'hat fre, that marketh the sparrows fall, .
lnl: on his people whenever they call,
7i.wtous promise he has to all
Is his boundlesv mercy giver: ;
hr stir spirits his grace impart,
t cieanve the, depths of our inmost heart,
.latwhen from this world below we depart,
A home may be ours in Heaven.
IE lIEIBESS & HER WOOERS.
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I)..mond exce;§ every Jewel we find
s'Se.o•ie prer:r‘s gnu of tine moo
tr.l,Zedy Wit , about to be brought fu , 'll at
riutria.ket 'Fithire. Report spoke loudly or
e , r , h , and report !cinched chsely or the name
Edger Talbot or S:ratford must have
those regular anemia: 19s at rehearsal,
I equal). ,arrested in every situation,
ti. , rrie iti every puiut , thoroughoht the
p - ! , nme s.i,d ilia; it was a '3eaumont and
c ,, wern. in whith bcd parties were
i!.e c2i.jerwre did not appear itnproba
', -e toting men in question were indeed
N./r tier bonds of more than ordinary
^ o `! , i) They had been school-felloxcis and
.'!e" en : each was in the ertjoytheril of
iii,4pendence, and their tastes, pursuits,
o ui,ity were very similar. So cringe
i,r taace. iliat they had both fixed
i..e . eu.lice on he same lady ! Adelaide Lin
ri an imornpii-tied and pretty heiress, who,
was the ward of Mr. Grayson,
soiic.: , ur, whom they had both m
att eariv acquaintance. Rivalry, however,
it! u-oal effect in their case ; it created no
between them ; indeed, the manner of
we. very far removed from coquetry, and
' o was evident that she preferred the friends
•esc of her wooers, she showed to neither of
c..efice of any feefing, beyond those of friend;
in nod
N'T.:te of he tragedy arrived. Mr: arid Mta.
Welt ward, and two or three of her " woo
ulre in waiting before the rising of the cur
-I;ies were jest as ignorant as other people
precise identity of the dramatist about
4,1 , : er the moat awful flat ol the Ft] Tal•
raifurci were sheltered in the deep recen
ca!e-box ; -had they been in a public one,
c 1:d have doubted which was the hero 01
Talhurd flushed cheek, eager eye,
L. ref•iiessne s s, plainly indicated that the triage•
wri , ten on the Beaumont and Vlitcher
Tat ii owed its existence entirely to him-
tecarta,c rose : the Irggerly Was admirably per.
many of ihe speeches were beautifully
it lacked the indescribable charm of
etts.t, so necessary to stage success; the last
`- 2 0y and uninteresting, great disapproba
/P expresse.l, and finally another piece was
; , ced for the succeed in g evening I
,'as much cor.cerned ; it mattered nods
whether the play was written isy talbot
rfs,d „„,, wished well to each of item, and
led in the a',..'appoirrtment ol the authet.=—'
440 had a n t icipate ,: stepping lorward to the
me box, and graciously bowing his ack-
Pleats to the applauding ati,: lieac ' e t now
axself under ihe necessity of Making _an
muttering invectives on their stupidity;
''ford repaired to his own lodgings, aware
ihe present state ol mind, was unto!.
t'e tociely even of his favorite friend. The.
, min: Stratton' had half finiskeili phi - break-
Talbot entered the room. Stratford was
aetNi him witis a lively 'remark, that " he
.everity of the audienet: had not spoiled
m ": ;.' but a momentary glantte at hid
tun 'hat Fuels a remark would be cruel.
it was quite clear that his night's rein
s Puiled ; it was quite clear that what had
Y 3 ct to the public had been "'death" to
" 41 :d' 1,1 ; it W4B quite clear the " Russian
elltiou t4 h they had ceased to exist on the
; be Haymarket Theatre, were still hover.
' cite shadowy apparitions, "to plague
relator-1';
these papers" said Talbot, placing tour
" , impers iu• the bands of Stratford, frg and
that I look and feel miserable. at
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having ftent exposed niyielf to the derision of the
world."
• Simiiord hastily finished a cup of coffee', and
•pushed away a just broken egg'; it seemed quite
unfeeling' to think of eating and drinking in the
piesenee of so much Wretchedness. He turned to
the dramatic article of one newspaper alter another,
expecting to find his friend triciirniXed, slandered;
and laughed to scorn ; but in reality, as my read-
ers may perh'ap's be prepared to hear, the critics
were very' fair, reasonable critics, indeed; and it,
was only the sensitiveness of the author which had
converter:Mem , into' weapons of offence.
" am sure," said Stratford, after the scrutiny
was concluded, " the dramatic critic of the "Times"
speaks very kindly of you ; does he not bay that
there is much beauty in many of the speeches, on
ly the Irama is not fit for representation 'I"
" Exactly so," replied Talbot, dryly ; " the only
defect he finds in it is, that it is perfectly unsuited
for the purpose for which it was written !"
" But," persisted Stratford ; , g he says that he is
certain you would succeed better in a second 14-
tempt."
" els I shall most assuredly never make a second
attempt," replied Talbot, " his opinion, or that of
any one else on the subject, is of very lit.le import
ance to me."
g , Surely, however," said Stratford, " it is better
to receive the commendation of writers of judgment
and ability', than the applause of the one shilling
gallery. 4rbuscula was an actress on the Roman'
stage, who laughed al the hisses of the populace.
while she received the applause of the knights."
Talbot only replied to this anecdote by a mutter
ed exelamation of impatience.
And here, let me eivo a few words of advice to
myyreatier. Whenever you condole with those .141
trouble, do it in the . old fashioned cut-and dried
way; it is true that your stock-phrases and tedious
truisms may cause you to be called a bore, but thou
sands of highly respectable, condoling friends have
bee:t called bores before you,,and thousands will be
called so after you. But if you diverge at all from
the beaten track, and you attempt to introduce a
a literary allusion or venture on a classical illustra
tion, depend upon it you will be cited ever after
wards as an extremely hard-hearted person, intent
alone on displaying your own wit or wisdom, in-
sad of properly entering into the sorrows of your
hien( .
" The " MOM inF, Chronicle," resumed Stratford,
" epiakg highly of the ecene between the brothers
• end of the P eco tl act."
" Yes," replied Tsbctl, " and the " Morning
Chronicle" winds up its criticism by advising me
never again to write another drama."
" Did you not-say just ndis , that yob nerbr Wend
ed tor asked Stratford.
'• How I wish, Stratford," exclaimed Talbot, im
petuously, " that 1 could make you enter into my
feelings. Haw very differently you would think
and speak if you were the author of a ber.demned
tragedy !"
" I do not consider," said Stratford, " that if such
were the case, I should in any respect think or
speak differently. I should feel far more pleasure
in knowing that I bad written a work which de.
served to be successful, than mor►i6cation at Ills
want of good taste in a mixed and misjudging au
dience, which Lad caused it to fail of success."
Stratford having been unfortunate in his previous
atteMpt at consolation, had taken some pains to de:
vise a pretty turned speech ; but he little thought.
hon. completely successful it would prove ; the
countenance of Talbot actually lighted with pleas.
are.
" Are ,you really sincere in what con have said ?"
he replied. " t haVe a paiticUiar - reason for wish
ing to know; do not reply to me in a hurry.; take
a few minutes for consideration."
Somewhat surprised, Stratford began the coarse
of mental examination proscribed by his 'Wend ;
and the result of it was that, although he had only
Mesnt toepeak civilly, he fount! that he hat! been
speaking truly ; for Stratford had a great admiration
-tor literary talents, and a great wish to possess them •
he also knew that Adelaide Linley was a warm ad
mirer of dramatic poetry ; he could not doubt that
her judgment would lead her to approve of the
Russian Brothers ;" and, in regard to its contlem
ftatiOn, she, like wry other intelligent person,
must be fully aware that the plays that read best in
the closet are often least adapted to the stage.
" I have considerea.the matter again," said Strat.
ford, after a pause, " and I repeat what I previous.
ly said ; I should be glad to be the author of the
" Russian Brothers," even although it hart. been
condemned ; but after all, Talbor, bow useless is
this conversation ! no goo I witheg on your parr, or
aspiring wisherkon my own, ban. ake me the au
thor of a drama to which I never 'contributed an
idea or a lint.
" Yet," sail Talbot, 14 I do not see why the bu
rliness might not be arranged .to our mutual artier;
faction. You wish lobe known to the anchor 6f
this play; 1, perhaps foolishly and irritably, repent
that I ever wrote it, no one, but,ourselves is. aware-
which of us is the author; why should you netown•
j! 3 I will most joyfully gave up my claim to you."
gtrleford was a little startled at I!is,propositiom.,
u B ut
,should •the deception be diseotbied,". be.
said, 11 will-allege that; like the jay; f have
been strutting In bei,;9veed c h umm.",
"Isiot at all," replied Talbot, " youfplomes are.
not borrowed, but are willingly besto.ved upcn you
•by the owner; besides; how should any ci:Noverr
ensue, except from our own disalogaies You, ij
course, will not•wish to disown what . you confide/ .
it 'a credit to pin ; and, tor myself, I give you my
word that, should the " Russian_ Brothers" be des'
tined to attain high celebrity eta future day, I shall ,
neverassert my rights of paternity7.:!tey are chil
drenof your adoption ; buti remember , you &TI
them for life." •
• " Willingly," replied Stratford ; 11 and now let
us pay a visit to Mr. Grayson's house. Doubtless
the fair Adelaide will, be, impatient 'to pour balm
into the wounds suffered by one of her adoicrs ;
pity is sometimes akin to lotre."l - •
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u it is'moin riCquently akin'to contempt," mut.
aired Talbot, in too low a soicc,to be heard; but
nevertheless the friends proceeded on their way,
talking much lees cheerfully,' and fookind'"Mucb
les? contented than night be suppoied, when it is
considered that they hat, recently entered into a
compact so satisfactoty to both of them. I wish 1
could say that conscience bore any share in. their
disquietude, and tbat each felt grieved and humili
ated at the idea that he was violating the sacred, pa
thy of truth ; bat gob Wei not the case. Either
Talbot or Strattord would have shrunk from the idea
of telling a falsehood of rtlrilignity or dishonesty
but the , polite untruths of convenience or flattery
were as " household words" in their irocabulary
A dim foreboding of evil, however, now teemed to
overshadow them. Talbot had'something of the
same sensation which a nian may be supposed to
have who bas cosi' oft ,a troublesome child in a fit
of irritation. His tragedy had been a source of
great disappointment and mortibcatton to him ; bat
still it was his own ; it had derived existence fiom
him ; he had spent many tedious days and nights
watching over it before he could bring it to perfec ;
Lion ; he was not quite happy in the idea that he
had forever made over all right and tide in it to an
other. Stratford also was somewhat dispirited ;he
could not help thinking about s paper in the u Spec
tator" concerning a u Mountain of Miseries," where
Jupiter allowed every one to lay down his own
misery, and take up that of another person, each
individual in the end being bitterly dissatisfied with
the result of the experiment. Stratford had laid
down his literary insignificance, and taken up the
burden of unsuccessful authorship ; should he live
to repent it 1 This in the course of a little time
will appear.
Adelaide Linley sat in the drawing room 0! her
guardian, eagerly awaiting a visit from her two fa
vorite admirers. She was not alone, neither was
one of her 44 wooers" with her. Her companion
was a quiet-looking young man, whose personal ap
pearance had nothing in it to recommend him to
notice, enough a physiognomist would have been
struck with the good expression of hiscouritenance.
His name was 4cliort, and he was the confidential
clerk of her guardian. he had never presumed to
address the heiress, save with distant respect, but
she valued him for the excellent qualities which
bad made him a high favorite with Mr. Grayson,
and sprays treated him with kindness and consid-
eraiion. On the' present occasion, however, she
was evidently somewhat out of humor, and accept
ed the sheet of paper from him on which he had
been transcribing for her some passages from a
pnem, with a cold expression of thanks. Alton
lingered a moment at the door of the room. "There
is peculiar beauty," be said, " in the closing lines
of the last passage."
" There is," replied the heiress, carelessly; " but
should scarcely have thought, Mr. Alton, that you
would have`►ken much interest in poetry ; why
did you not accompany us lust night', to see the
..new trgedy, although so repeatedly pressed to do
so !"
" I hail a reason for declining to go, Miss Lin
ley," said Alton.
" Probably you disapprove of dramatic represen
tations," said Adelaide "in which case I approve
your consistency and Conscientiousness in refusing
to frequent them."
Alton would have liketi to be approted by Ade
laide ; but ha liked to speak the truth still better.
" That was not my reason," he replied ; " I do
not disapprove of the drama, nor could I expect
anything that was not perfectlyexpeltent and unex
ceptionable trorn the reputed authors of the tragedy
in euestion:-1 had another reason."
" May I beg to know n T said Adelaide, half in
jest, and halt in earnest.
Alton'S cheek became gushed, but he replied,
" l am not in the habit of withholding the truth,
when expressly asked for it. I never go to public
amusements becabse I object to the expense."
Anon could scarcely have made any speech that
would more have lowered him in Adelaide's esti
mation. The t onng can make allowance for " the
good old gentlemanly vice" of avarice in those who
have lived so many years in the world that gather
ing gold appears to them as shitable a pasnime for
ago as that of gathering flowers for childhood ; but
avarice in youth, like a lock of while hair, in the
midst of sunny curls, seems sadly out of its place.
Adelaide knew that Alton received a liberal stipend
from her gbardian and that he had also inherited
some property from a cousin ; be had not any near
relations, he was doubtless hoarding entirely for hie
own profit ; he was a gold worshipper in a small
way, accumulating the—precious• metal by petty
economies m London, instead of going out manfully
to dig it op by letups in California! She therefore
merely replied, '• You are very prudent, Mr. Al
ton," with a marked and meaning intonation of the
last word, which converted it into a severe epigram,
and took op a book with an air Of such utjmietaka•
Me coldness, that the discomfitted economist was
glad to beala retreat. Adelaide's solitude was soon
more agreeably enlivened by the arrival of Talbot
and Stratford. Talbot quickly dispelled all embat- -
lavament tp subject of tire tragedy, by play
fully saying, "
,1 bring with ma an ill-fated , author,
•wi`►o l am stire you will agree with me-Aleeerverl
much better treatment than heltas.rnet
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Remit . * Adelaide offered words, olconsoiation,
a very sweet, kind, and winning words they were;
indmed, Siratforddeemed them .quite sufficient t o
compensate. for the failure of a untidy ; not really
author of the . " Ressias.Broliters ;" his Wounds were
only - ctilious, anti therefore it was no Very difficult
task to heal them. Pussibly Talbot might have felt
a little uneasy at Adelaide's excess of kindness, had
he been present during the w!tole Stratford's visit ;
but Talbot had soon made hisescape,.to his club;
he had several friends There , who had suspected
tit having written the tragedy of the preceding
night ; a few hours ago he had dreaded the meeting
i them; bat now he encountered . theta . ith feat
less expressing his;concein lorithe White
itl,poot Strattorci!sitagedy, and remarking that 4 / thi
poor fellow was so cut tip about it, that ltc had al.
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wised him to keep quit - for a -few 'dam and let aid
affair blow over." " •
t and Stratford dined hie . thr#: both were
in gam' ;Tido., neither of them had yet begun , to
feel any of the evils of thn deceptive course they
were pursuing. A week pari;ed, and tae, sky Wait
no longer clear ciatallems. Adelaide's pity for Strat
ford was evidently more akin to love than contempt;
she was en admirer of 'gen ins, and was never wear
ied of talking about the tragedy, which had really
made a deep , impression upon her. She requested
,Stratford to let her have the rough copy of it, tile
request was not so embarrassing as might_be stir-
posed, for Stratford had been obliged to ask Talbot
to give it to him, that he might be able to answer
Adelaide's continual questions as to the conduct of
.the story and development of
. the characters; the
handwriting of the friends was very similar,and the
blotted, interlined manseicript revealed no secrets
as to the especial inditer. " Remember," said Ad.
elaide,as she playfully received it "that I consider
this ad ti gift, riot as a loan; it will probably be in..
trodoced into various circles."
Talbot was present at the time, and felt a pang of
inexpressible acuteness at the idea of the oftspring
ol his own brain being paraded in various circles"
as the production of Stratford. He could not offer
any opposition to Adelaide's intentions; but he re
venged himself by constant taunting - allusions to the
mortificatione of an unsuccessful dramatist, shunned
by the manager, scorned by the performers, and
even a subject of sarcastic pity to the Scene shifters.
These epeeches hurt and offended Stratford, es.
pecially as they were always made in the presence
of Captain Nesbit, another of the " wooers" of the
heiress, who shared Talbot's newly-born jealousy
of Stratford, and conseitOnily was delighted both
to prompt a peep up any line of conversation
likely to h iliate him in the presence of his lady
love. A short time ago Talbot and Stratford had
been generous and amicable rivals; but they had
ceased to walk together in peace from the period
when they entered the prooked paths of dissimula•
Lion. When Adelaide had attentively read the
manuscript tragedy, she transcribed it in a fair hand;
eha had already fixed on a destination for it. One
of the oldest friend's of Adelade's late father wasa
fashionable London publisher. Adelaide had kept
up frequent intercourse with him, and waited on
him, with her manuscript, secure ol being kindly
received, even if he did not grant:her request. For
tunately, however, for her, he had been xresent at
the representation of the " Russian Brothers," and
had been extremely struck wi.h the beau.y of the
dialogue, sing readily agreed to print it. When the
proofs were ready, Adelaide, vile sure that she
should be giving great pleasore to Stratford, an
nounced to him what she had deem.
Strat ford nervously started,. and gave a hurried,
apprehensive glance at Talbot.
" It will be certain to be a favorite will) the read
ing public, will it not 1" said Adelaide, address
ing Talbot.
" I am sure it will," anslyered Talbot, with ani•
motion, forgetting for the moment everything but
that he was the author of the 's Russian Brothers,"
and that the " Russian Brothers," was going to be
printed. " How well the scene will read between
the brotheriat the end of the second act !"
" It will, indeed," returned Adelaide, with an
approving glance at Talbot, whom she had lately
suspected of being somewhat envious of the Beni•
us of his rival ; "'really, we must try and inspire
our friend with a little more confidence. I don't
think he is a'. all aware of his own talents."
" I don't think he is, indeed," said Talbot, with
a distant approach to d sneer.
" gut my favorite passage," purstted Adelaide,
"is the soliloquy of Orloff in the third act. Will
you repeat it, Mr. Stratford
Stratford began to repeat it as blunderingly and
monotonously as he had been wont to repeat " My
name is Norval," ifs hie schoolboy days ; but Tal
bot quickly took possessioc of it, and recited it with
feeling and spirit.
How strange it is," said Adelaide, " that auth
ors rarely give effect to their
. own writings ! ut
how beautiful is the sentixnenf of that speech—more
beautiful, I think, every time one hears it, - How
did you feel, Mr. Stratford, when you wrote those
lines r
Stratford declared with sincerity Mat he had not
the slighest recollection how he felt ; and Adelaide
asked Talbot to repeat another speech, and praised
his memory and feeling, in return for which he
praised her good taste., Poor Talbot, he was some.
What in the position of the hero of a .t.,:erman tale;
a kind of metempsychosis seemed to have taken
place in relation to Itiiiteelf and friends, and he did
not know whether to t be delighted that his tragedy
should be admired, or angry that it should be ad.
mired as the composition of Stratford. All contra.
dictory feelings, howeyeb merged into unmistaka
ble resentment and discontent when the tragedy
was published; it becaMe decidedly popular ; the
Reviews accorded wonderfully in their currimenda
tiitp upon it, and the first edition was speedily sold
ofE Stratfor.ps name was not prefixed to it, at his
own especial request ; he did not .wnt to plunge
deeper Into the Makes of falsehood than he had at
ready ii 0 ,1119. But Telliot had proplaim hed wit such
unwearied perseverance, that'Stratford Was the an
thot orth/ico;dethned tragedy, that : his name on
the tide page would have been quite en unnedessa
ry identification: Nor Talbot 1 be certainly bad
much to try his patients at present. Stratford re
ceived abundance of invitations, in virtue of his enc.
ces.ful authorship ; he Went to many parties in the
character of a lion, where he was treated with much
solemn reverence, and his most commonplace re
mark was evidently treasured as the quintessence
of wit end judgment. These festivities Talbot did
not wish to ehare. Rut frequently Stratford trials in
vited to literary parties, where everybody in the
room was celebrated for doing something better
than it is booby people in general.; and were any
htilMozen,,gnesta taken at ranttorq from rho assem
blage, they, Nyoul4 . lmiersoffmed to.stad an. Winery
PatlYzNith-.tare. Akre Stratford lies introduced to
brilaut novelists, ciqn4ile Bohol-
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are, and - men of tfearChini science. Here,
he met' wilh literary woniktii,' . .as gentle anal WA , RW.
ming as they wrir giftedend celebrated, who write
their laurels with as much simplicity as if they had
been wild flowers ; and who, so far from po-sess
ing any of the old.fashioned pedantry which has
aptly been defined* inteilectual tight lacing,,were
ready to converse on thorniest trite and every day
subjects—taesing, however, 'Ayer every
. atitich,t on
which they conversed, the Ogre and elieeritqf sun
shine of genius.
. All these new acquaintances of Stratford's were
extremely kind and encouraging in their manner
towards him, inquiring into his
,tastes and employ.
ments, praising,him for drket he had already done
turd eccouragind liffp to do more in future. Such
society and such conversation would have realized'
Talbot's earliest aspirations, and he could not' wil
Jingly cede those privileges to a man who had nev.
er written a halt:do:en Tined to deserve them. Yet
Talbot was not a vain nor a selfish man i had Suet
cent been really gihed by'nattpet web eeperior eh&
dies to his own, he would have been quite satit.fied
that he -ohould have reared the harvest of them.
But that Stratford should be distinguished 14 once
by the notice of the gifted ones of earl', and by the
smile oL,Adelaide Lmley, and that he might him
self have been occupying that doubly enviable pe.:
sition, had he only kept in the simple pith of truth
—it was indeed a trial to the nerves and to the tem
per. At length, one day when the rivals were
clone, the smouldering fire bunt forth.
O I am very much surptised, Stratford," said
Talbot, flattering hiltsell that he was speaking in a
remarkable cool, self possessed tone, when in real
ity his cheeks were flushed with excitement, and
his voice trembled with irritation—" I am very
much surprised that you can continue from day to
day to enjoy literary" celebrity to which you must
feel that you have not had the shadow of a real
claim."
Stratford did not return an angry answer to his
friend ; he was on the winning side ; and success
ful people can always agora td be good.tempered
" I do not see," he reilied, " how I can poH , ibly
escape all the marks of kindness and distinction
that are shown to me."
" Have you any wish to escape them a'ked
Talbot. •
" Before yon recommit me," said Stratford, " I
think you should remember at whose sugges lot .
the deception was first entered into.?"
" I cltd not fciresee the consequences," said Tal
bot.
" Pardon me," said Stratford ; " the consequen-
Fes were foreseen by both of us. I remelted that
I was unwilling to strut, like the jay, in borrowed
plumes ; and you replied that it the " Russian Bro.
there," attained the greatest celebrity, you would
never assert your rights of paternity."
" You certainly poisess an excellent memory."
said Talbot, sarcastically, whatever other mental
attributes you may be deacient in. I remember
the promise of secrecy to:which yon allude, but lio
promise was made on your part; therefore, if you
are inclined to descend from your usorpedposition
and give it by to the rightful owner, there is no
cause why you should refrain froth doing so."
"And can 3,311 really," asked Stratford, with sur
prise, expect that I should expose myself to the
censure and ridicule of society for the purpose of
reinstating you in rights which you voluntarily
made over to me!"
Talbot . paused some time before he replied. " I
feel," he said, " that I have expected too mock
I rescind my proposal. I will only require you to
make krimill the truth, wider a strict promise of
secrecy, to one individual:'
" And that individual is Adelaide Linley, I con
clude," said Strarfoid. "It * 7l ' replied Talbot i
". let Adelaide but know me as I really am, and I
do riot heed—at least I will endeavor not to heed
—the opinion of the world: besides, Stratford; re
collect that if you marry Adelaide, she must. cer
tainly find out the deception eventually; she can
never believe that the fount aporstii has suddenly
dried up within you; no doubt, indeed, she has al
ready begun to wonder that you have not give!,
vent to " a wad sonnet made to your mistreat'
eyebrow." - -
Stratford returned no answer, but the conversa
tion left . , deep impression on his mind, and he frIL
that would indeed be the most honest and up
right course that he cohld pursue, to confess the
whole truth to Adelaide, and then silently to with
draw himself (Min the literary society of which he
was so little cafeulatedlo be a member. Nor was
this resolution of Stratford's so great a saw-dire as
be'imagined; he had for some thee Ot him:
sell' at very littie at ease .among his William new
asst-crates ; he was aware that he was only " cloth
or frieze," although cireimistanees had for a time
matched him with " cloth or g old." lie could riot
respond to the literary. luotations arid allusions con
stonily made in his presence. Ile had heard some
wonder expressed-that he had ho scraps Por.
Idaho to show confidentially to admiring friends ;
and the editor of djeadieg'perioilical had - kindly
sugleited to him a - subject - for a tale in blank verse
which, if written at all in the style of the tragedy,
should, he said, repeischiremettiatel attention from
,hi is Then, in other ladies hail re,
qoes:ed contributions ler their album. and Ade
laide had more than once expressed-her wish to
have new words written. for some of %et favorilt
old airs.
tonig t lynip. NANT %vim.)
Lay by a good store of patience, but bo sure and
put it where - pit can
A burden which was thoughtlessly got must be
-patiently borne.
The remedy 01t.,--morrow is too tate fir the evil
of to-day.
The sailboat Chanticleer, from which hir:Fenno
and family were lost has been raised; and found
much damaged br the action of the The
t odies of the farnilfhaie not jel been recovered.
"
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T,biccv.
• It is frequeriffy'asked whether the itaeiiftotateeo
is injurtoott to the teeth 'and Ifeallk. In tutftwer to
which' the inquifer may be iespectfully invite:l to
turn to his eyeloptedia,..,swd when he nsade
powerful principles it contains, namely, emprine
lunatic oil.snikpleolmadl,te action of Ritieh,istiigh 7
ly poisonous (a drop of the tramer'ijilamd uptin• d's
tongue excites- convulsions and coma, lethargic,
drowsiness, and may prove !alai in a lew minutes;
and a quarter of a drop of the latter will kill a rab
it, and a drop a dog—)will he not then enquire how
it can be otherwise , thKi injnrinaa, not only in the
teeth aria gams, bat indirectly,'i no Cobilouslf to
every !iart of the 'frame.
BAyond an dniightly discoloration of the teeth,
and an empryneumatical infection of the breath of
those accustotned to:the use of this narco'ic acid
poison, ite deleterious effects may not for some time
be detected ; but after a long and habitual use d the
whole system becomes impregnated, and althongli
habit may recopsile its action if used moderately,
nothing rap secure the body against its properly,
and ultimate absorbtion when employed in excess
or incantiousty. Its action on the head, is often
powerfully manifested, and an excessive indulgence
to the use of tobacco, by smoking of pipes and se.
'gars, has caused death. Under the actions of the
nervions system the [Motions of the" heart, and sub.
sequemly the general quickness of the course of the
blood are increased or retarded.
All irritants and stimulants urge and force to a
more vehement, and consequently, • more Mph'
outlay of the strength or capacity for ezenion; anti
it is an invariable rulp ofpurorsanization that that
outlay is tucceeded by ciepressh , and whatever
unduly depresses, whether resulting originally front
a stimulant or a narcotic,- a sedative or any other
powerful principle, has the effect 01 lessening, im
properly, the action of the heart and arteries, and
it is on. this account that neither intoxicating drinks
nor tobacco, nor anything else producing an eject
which issues in depression can bliommended
for the promotion of health . and longevity.
No 4ETR/CTION The following dialogue.cmce oc
curred in the editor's sanctum in England. A long
thin, and ghostly visaged gentleman, was announc
ed. With au asthmatic voice, but in a tone of civ
ility, (for otherwise the editor would have trariAfix
ed him with a.tiery yntralraph,) the stranger
"Sir, your Journal of yesterday contained take
information."
Impossible, eii ; but 1e:1 me to what you at-
IMSI
YQI3 said that Mr. M. had been tried."
" Trot."
6 Contleamed."
,4 Very true."
" Hung "
" bloat true."
" Now sir, I am the gentleman himself."
You are I'
"1 assnrityou that it is a fact, ar.it now, sir
hope you will contradict what you have alleged."
" By no means sir."
f' How ? Whiti do you mean ? You are derang
et i
.I)
" I may be air, but I will not do it."
- " I will complain to a magistrwe."
"As you please, but I never retract. The Mien
can do lor yob is to announce the rope broke,
and that you Are nnw in perfect health. I have my
principles sir. 1 never retract."
The New alexia Picayune tells an anecdote 4,f
a Temperance man in Lottiaille who was very
anxious to have a neighbor sign I , the piedge,"-
) eatti the temperdnee mun-te the other-i-
I wee!' you would sign your name to it, sir"
" 11l consider it over. • It isn't best to be viiitt
you know, and to stop so-suddenly."
" But now .6 the very time, and your itame4lll
go so ler, and have isti great an efr e er,/ ,
" %Veil, now the tact is, I can stand it without li•
quo: tolerably well during the summer, but - in Ana
wittier it's no bie—i'm toot - in the habit of it. Hot..
ever, seeing its you, and to help y‘u along, yoU
may rut me down for six months." .
daticult to be of amcek and forgiVitii
spirit when despitefully used. 'to love au enerni%
and an evil speaker : is a higher attainment thaw it
commonly believed. It is "au to talk of Christian
forbearance aminig nnigritdra, but to practice it Our=
selves prove us to be Christians indeed.
Sin %V ‘l. - rea'Scofr at - iiisi;iiit.o"Cosa4, al d
late period of their lives, ascribed their success in
the world prowl:Ally to their %rives. Were thil
inch knmi-n, theirs is the history of many thou.
sands.
A ynylr: Ipdy asked old Roger, the reairin
a niart loved hi- in.C.NI(I cilf the beet. Ile WM la.
ken rather a-back by the question: Tt was a mat
ter he knew n9Tlling about, for lie had all his lite
persisted in saying that he had no intereet in the
estate of wetßoek , yet he ventured . an' answer
. , •
" Wiy, My dear," !tau! he, " 1 Sapling. it is be.
eatistia man piefers a living wi%.'
. . .
man .
An eccentric in Balk Maine, y..i . k• ated.to
contribute to Foreign Dlir4iot p. lie save • vial.
ter of a dollar, but topped the agerit !tele was de
parting, and said"; _
"Here is a Sonar to pay the expenses of. getting
,hat quar'er to the heathen." -
A word to the wise.
" Madame," said 014 Roger to his Louth&
ing hit se keeper, " iu pritAitise connives beef is
often the legal tepder ; but madame," said he, em
phatically, thrustiug his folk iuto the steak, " all
the law of Carieteuifore could not make thielbeet
tender." •
Never fear,te 'Teak aut ›ibb