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I MUST HASTEN HOME.
I must hasten homo, sniil a rosycliiltl,
Who paily roaiuod for hours ;
1 must hasten homo to my mother dear
She will seek me amid tho bowers ;
If tlie chides), 1 will seal her lips with a kiss,
And offer her all my flowera.
I must haslr-n homo, snid a beprjar girl,
As slio enrriod tho pitiful Moro
Of crumbs and fcrnps of crusted bread
Slio had gatliert'd from door lo door j
1 miiBt hasten homo to my molhor dear,
She is feeble, and old, mid poor !
I must hasten home, said tho btd:-room be'lo,
As the day begun to dawn ';
And tho (flit tet inpr jewels her dark hair decked
.Shone brhrlit ns'tlio dews of mom;
I'll fors;ike (he Joys of this eh;tnfiiii; world
Which leave in tlie heart but a thorn.
I must hasten homo, paid a dylnft youth,
Who l ad vainly sought li.r fame
Who had vow'd to win a latirtd wreath,
And imnioitali.e hid tiatnu :
I!ut, a stranger, he died on a foreign shors
All tho hopes hi had cherished wore vuin.
I am hastening home, said nn aged man,
As ho gazed on tho prnsy sod,
Wliere oft. ere aire had silvered his hairs,
llin feet had lightly trod ;
l'atewull ! farewell ! to this lovely earth
I nut husteuing home to (Jod !
5
THE COUSINS ;
ort
THE EOUQUr.T OF DAISIE3.
It was midnight. 1 was alnno and cosily
seated by tho side of it good lire that, threw
its light into the furthest corners of my room.
I had no inclination to tleep, and yet half
closed my eyes, looking at. without seeing,
the thousand charming objects t hut decorated
iny chamber and rendered it bo agreeable to
me, when all at oneo 1 was start led ty a
Blight sound. This sound, though scarcely
uudible, went right to my heart.
I then roused from tiie. state of torpor iu
which I had plunged, and looked with terror
ut a bunch or daisies, quite withered, which
occupied n place of honor in a crystal vase on
one of mv stands. One or the flowers of this
bouquet liad dropped off, and as it fell, pro
duced a slight sound, inaudib'o perhaps to
any other ear that) mine, but which, never
thidess, caused me to shudder. It was be
cause this melancholy bouquet, the leaves nnd
flowers uf which retained no trace of their
primitive colors, recalled to my iiiemr.ry a
touching story of the heart. This story is as
follows :
Two yours before, I was on a visit to one of
my aunts who possessed o charming seat ut
Marly-le-Kii, and I was to pass part of the
summer thure. My aunt was u widow, and
Lad i.n culy child, a charming girl only two
years younger thuu myself" lVnise, for that
was Uiy cousin's name, was seventeen, und I
was scarcely nineteen. She waa fair, of slen
der fi jpira, and graceful ai maiden could be.
Her education und her manners were very
supericr. Sha had some talent, but unfortu
natw'.y tie was of a character romantic to us
cwss, a.id this was frequently a great draw
back on her other qualities.
Myself an only daughter, wo had been
brought up together and loved each other as
sitters. My aunt was very rich, and very
brilliuct oilers bad already been made for 'be
honor of my cousin's hand. IV.it thus tar De-
nieo had declined them all. She intended, I
shu suid, tu marry only for love, uiul my aunt
was weak enough to yield to her wishes,
which she called childish whims.
Deiiisa had often told me that sha would
give her hand and heart to none but the man
who should pleuso her at first siht, and who
should be equally smitten with her. It was a
foolish fancy ; and very often did I. lecture
her for hours on tho subject, and i udeavored,
but in vain, to bring her to moro reasonablu
views. Poor child ! She was one day cruelly
to expatiate her romantic fancies.
1 hud been at Marly above a month. I was
one morning walking in apleasant lttt!. prove
at the extremity of the garden, when 1 heard
the clear, tilvery voice, of Deiiise calling me
in a joyous tone,
"Mary, my dear Mary, where are vou ?"
rridd'fehc, running. I went to meet iicr.
"Oh! such good news !" she e.i lainn-it. "In
the first place, we are going to u ha'A this
evening at tha CoauU-cs of ';, ut St. Ger
main." "I know it," I replied.
"Yes, but you don't know ull," said Pcnise.
"To this ball the brother of .one of our dear
frifcuds, M. Henry de Kerguereon, a naval
officer, on leave for a few days, is to be invi
ted, and"
"And what? I interposed, seeing her hesi
tation.
"Well, then, it is for my sake that he
comes," suid llenise ; "I am told that he is n
handsome and charming young mutt, who
wishes to marry me, but," udded she, smiling,
he wants to see me first xucorinito beforo
coming to our house as u suitor, und fur that
reason be will be at tho countess s to-night,
His sister, who cannot be there, has itist writ
ten to inform me that she has told Henry he
may easily recognize me by my toilet, wliieu
always consists of a white frock, a bouquet of
daisies in the middle of the waist, und u simi
lar one but larger in my hand "
"So then," suid I, interrupting her, "I must
choose other Cowers, for you no doubt re
member that we ure to be dressed us two Bi ti
ters to night."
"Yes, indeed," she replied, "and that is
what pleases me so much ; so mind you
change nothing in our arrangements."
"But." cried I, "how tbeu will this officer
recognise yout"
"His heart will guide him," answered my
cousin, throwing back her beautiful bead in
excitement.
"And if he ehould prefer Die to you t" I
Suid.
Denise looked at me fixedly fur several
minutes, and then exclaimed guily, "Yon are
pretty, my dear Mary j but there, fruukly, I
think I am before yon." Then kissing my
forehead, she left me to go and instruct ber
mother iu the part she was to play in this lit
tle comedy,
Denise was right ; I was not so pretty as
herself her light browo hair encircled with
ill luxuriant curls a face of remarkable fair
ness j my bair was dark, and simply arranged
in bandeaux. Her complexion was fair and
rosy, rnins pale and colorless ; she had fine,
large, blue eyes ruioe were black, and sha
ded with long lashes. Her mouth was Oiled
' witu Cue tsetb hlch ber roy disclosed.
when she smiled ; my tontli worn like hers
anil my lips rodder. Hut her features wore
regular, while nittio were not.
Tho whole day I felt uneasy and oppressed.
My cousin's project disturbed me, and sevrrnl
times I udvised her to aive it up, and oven
threatened to dress differently or to choose
other flowers. Hut she was so urgent in her
entreaties that at last I pave way, especially
as my mint, who thought the plan charming
nnd very nrigir.ul, joined her entreaties toiler
daughter's.
On the evening of that same day when I
entered the drawing-room where my nnntund
cousin were waiting for mo to start, I trem
bled liko a leaf agitated by the wind, and
looked tunc It puler than usual. Penise came
and took me by the hand. She also was
trembling with emotion, and looked ull the
more beautiful for it.
The triple skii t of her white tulle dress was
raised on the left side by three lilliu tufts of
luitniul daisies, and similar flowers ornament
ed her hair and corsage. It was .a very sim
ple toilet, bal the dress was inticlo by one of
the idevevpst workmen in tho trade, and lilted
her exqtii.-itely.
"Oli !" exclaimed my aunt, "if you were
fair, Mary, you might bo taken for two sitters,
the Fame iu height, figure and dress!"
"Yes." interrupted I, "but I uni much less
pretty than Denize."
"WillM.de Kerguercon bo of your opin
ion ?" snid my cousin, Mushing nnd smiling.
"No doubt of that !" answered my aunt
hastily
My heart ached and I trembled more than
before. i'e set olT, and along the road from
.Mat ly-le-Uoi to St. Germain we exchanged
but very fevv words.
It was already late when we reached the
Countess of 's, where all the aristocracy
of St. (Jerniniii were assembled, as well its the
gentry of the neighborhood and part of the
officers of the garrison. After speaking a
moment with the noble hostess, we parsed
through several saloons filled with rleguntl
dressed crowds, mid we nt hist succeeded, not
without some difficulty, however, in finding
vacant seats in the gallery, where dancing
was going en.
I was still trembling, and siiffertne from an
i uneasiness I cannot describe, A t last, mu-
king a violent effort to overcome iny emotion, i
I said to Denise, "W ell, now, where ia In t
"IJiil." added I, immediately, "how will you
recognise him in tho midst of this crowd, since
you have never seen him 1"
"Ilis sister Adeline tells me in ln-r lcttrr
that he iiS 80 111 IK' h lilit? her that 1 cannot fail
to be struck with the resemblance." said Den
ise," "and she also adds that he will probably
be the only one of his corps iu uniform."
' lloiv old is heV 1 inquired, "and what is i
his rank?'' j
"lie is twenty-seven, and a lieutenant. !
But what ails you ?" continued llenise. anx
iously. "You ure trembling, and frightfully
pale."
"Oh ! nothing," nnsvrered I, "except that
the excitement caused by your childish
scheme has quite unhinged me. Hut it will
soon be over, so don't be ularmed, and "
'Hero he is I" interrupted my cousin, be
coming pale in her turn. "Oh, lni is hand
some !" the said, bending down her head lo
her bouquet to conceal a rising blush.
My eyes had followed the direction of here,
nnd on seeing M. do Kerguereon 1 could not
help snying, like her, "Oh yes, ho is hand
some.
He was a fine young man, of a lieht end
easy canbge, and tall manly figure. lie wore
his elegant uniform with an ease and gruro
full of distinction. His long black hair gave
a striking charm to his masculine, expressive
and somewhat sun-burnt countenance. He
wot e licit her board nor moustache, but his lip
of deep red set off to the best advantage the
dazzling wh'tel'.ci'S of his teeth. His largo
grey eves, rather full were shaded by long
and thick lashes which veiled their bright
ness, and when their tlatice met mine a fen-
sation I cannot describe thrilled thiol. gh me.
"1 shall lovu him 1 Oh ! i feel by the beat-
ing of my heart that 1 love him uheady"' tuiJ
my cousin, leaning towaid me.
"Silly girl 1" said I; "pray Iny aside your
romantic notions, und wait at leubt til! he has
spoken to you and till yon know more of him
ere you decide ; and besides," udded 1 ujiuill,
"if he should prefer mc to vou !"
Peniso ki.ew she was beautiful, therefore.
cl. imioeooilv ..nsavrwl 1 1 i ii!. .;.!!...
The prelude of u quadrille was new heard.
M. de Kerguereon advanced towards us. I
was very pale Denice trembled. My aunt,
who sat behind ns, smlt'. tily b ant forward,
and s aid to us, "Tlie one lie 'first invites will
have his pn h renec !"
Denise trembled very much, and 1 felt
ready 1o die. 1 was afraid for my ceiuiu's
sake that he might a-k me first.
M. do Keigiii reen was now only a ft w
steps from us ; he epprand culm, and yet his
eves were r.iii.-i.tK' lij.cd on us, end
turned
I'ui'ii one to the ther. He wus hesitating,
perhaps! At List I.e came, mid addressing
Deiiije, said, with a gentle, thrilling vox'e,
"Miss, will you giant me the honor of dan
cing the lii'.sl (jiiauiuie witu me r
"Yes, sir," unswered she, making a great
effort to overcome her eiur lion.
';Miss," suid M. de Kerguereon, again
bending toward me, "may I have tho happi
ness of dancing the fist waltz with you V
"Yes, sir," replied I, i:i my turn, in a voice
scarcely uudible. feeling thut the young ofli
ccr's eyes were fixed on inc."
Hu offered his hand to Denise and she went
with him, radiant und prowl uf her triumph.
My untit's face was beaming, she wus so
happy ut the preference accorded to her
daughter, and I began to breathe, when an
officer of dragoons camo lo request the honor
of dancinj w ;th me, aud conducted me op
posite to M. Kerguereon und my cousin,
whose ri's-d-cis wo were.
When, after the quadrille, Denise and I
found ourselves again seated side by side, she
recounted to mo her impressions, und I wus
ularmed to find what a pitch of excitement
she had reached.
"Mary," she Enid, "I love hiin ; oh ! that is
no longer doubtful; end I can us sure you
that if he thould nut love me it would be my
ueaiu.
Her words bore such an accent of truth
that I trembled for her.
Some minutes passed before the prelude
of tho wultz was heard. I was calmer, but
curious to see and hear the officer who was
likely to have so great an influence over my
cousin's future fate. When be took my baud,
I thought I felt his tremble ; und I could no
longer doubt, when, borne along in the whirl
of tho waltz, I felt the pressure of his strong
arm around my waist. His heart beat vio
lently, and his breathing was short and
uneven. At times, by a movement of irre
sistible power, he seemed eager to press mo
against his breast ; at others, on the contrary,
be gently held me off, und we waltzed away
and had not yet exchanged a single word.
I was not like my cousin, having do fuitb
In sudden passions inspired all at once at
first sight by the exchange of look or the
contact of one hand with another. Never
thelirts tnnst avow it?-J felt happy.
yes, indeed, very hnppy I I wa tinder the in
fluence of n vngua sensation, till then utti rly
unknown. Never had the pleasures of th
waltz caused me any such intoxication ; but,
too weak to support such emotions any lon
ger, I said to M. de Kerguereou, "Pray, sir,
let us rest, a moment 1"
He took my hand, and laying it on his arm,
inquired with a trembling voice, "Ate you
unwell, miss ?"
"Oh 1 it is nothing, sir," I replied) "only
the heat."
He hastily took me near nn open window
looking into the garden, "It is rather
stormy," resumed he altera moment's silence;
"perhaps that is tho cause tf your indispo
sition, mis"
"Probably, sir." I answered, "bat I am
better now ;" and in saying this I voluntarily
raised my nosegay to my lips; one of the
flowers nroke oil", and after rolling down my
dress fell at M. de K erguerteu's font j he
stooped and piikcd it up.
"Allow me, miss," he tuid, "to keep this
Cower.''
1 had tin; weakness not to answer; it was
a tacit corucnt. M. de Kergutreon's eyes
shone with a feviri:.h brightness, but he said
not u word more, and conducted mo in silence
to my seat.
" Well '." r.skid I'cnise, some few ti'inntes
after, "how do you liko him now you have hud
a nearer view t"
'Passably well," answered I with Fomo in
difierenee. My cousin exclaimed against my coldness
und want of enthusiasm about the young na
val officer, und began to make a pompom'
euloginm of him. She compelled mo to
notice his graceful manners, manly beauty,
and distinction. He was, she declared, the
very ideal she dreamed of. Poor girl 1
1 listened to I er, and felt n pang of re
morse, for I reproached myself with not hav
ing found an opportunity- of Idling M. de
! Kerguereon that it was fdic whom he ought
! lo love. She ! and was it shu indeed whom
i he preferred, as he hud engaged her first ?
Why then had he labored under such stronir
emotion when dancing with me? "Why had
he taken and begged that flower, if he pre
erred her? I was lo.-d in u labyrinth of con
jcciuies 1 ke these, und my head was hurtl
ing. Denise said that I was cross.
M. de Kerguereon danced once more with
my cousin. J refused another partner, that I
might wutch and see if ho would be with De
nise as he had been with me. He appeared
cold and collected, and for that very reason
, much more graceful. He made the most of
i nil his advantages ; he possessed all his pac
j sence of mind. A moment came, however,
i when J saw him turn pale. Denise looked to
j wards me. No doubt they were talking of
me, out wnnt !:il tliey say r
I was no longer myself; I, usually so calm,
cold, and unmoved, now was all feverish j my
heart palpitated violently, nnd a thousand
confused ideas were racking my brain. 'Wus
it love ? 1 do not know ; it so, luyo was
painful to me.
M. de Kerguereon brought Denise back to
her place und asked mn no more. My heart
fell a keen pang ; but what did 1 feel, good
heavens ! when my cousin, whispering intii
my ear, said. "Mary, 1 have betrayed niyself;
1 spoke to him of his sister whon looking nt
vou, und telling him hove we loved each other.
Hiit what iiignilies now ? has l,e not f( und me
out ? since he a. ked mu to dance twice to
your once, and then he scarcely spoke to yon,
while with mo ho was as pleasing and amiable
as possible. "Oil!'' added she, throwing
back her luxuriant curls bv a graceful move
incut of the head ; "oh ! f am so hnppy, for
I must own that 1 was afraid for a moment
he would prefer you to me ; now 1 have no
reason to doubt."
i We did not see M. de ICcrgnerecn again,
: and it was doubtless on that nccotii.t Denise
.complained of fatigue, nnd wished to return
: to Marly. He was no longer at the Coun
tess D s, and the ball had no moie charms
: fur her.
j The next morning I had pot much calmer,
and nothing leinainid of the incidents of the
j evening, but a vague nnd confused idea. I.e
1 nise on the contrary was in a very excited
state, which frightened me, and for'tho first
, time ulai ibeil my mint herself, always so weak
; indulgent towards her daughter. Hut
j Denise seemed so certain that M. de Kergue
reou was iiooui to usU her bund in murnage,
! t'"1' '!l.v aunt took confidence.
I W'had jst breakfasted, the hour for tho
1 'y-"u pusuii u en very was near, unu my cou
sin uwuiicu it wiin impatience, lor slio lui:y
expected a letter from Adeline do Kergue
reou. Denise wus not cMsanKoiuted. fur tho
tetter came,
i i .
Oh, heavens ! how fro.-di ar nil tho details
of that terrible scene
in my memory
It was a beautiful day in August, about
oay in
one oi lock; the atmosphere wus close und
the heat intolerable. We were all three ill
",u "aiuou, mo wmuows ol wlucu were open
unu nn. imntis snot m exclude t!J burning
rays ol the sun. My uunt was reading a news
paper, und stopped from time to time to look
uneasily at her daughter, who, reclining on a
sola as pale as the while muslin wrapper that
enveloped her person, seemed to be looking
hard ut vacancy, iu a state of anxious expec
tation. I wus at the piano, and my fingers
wandered nieuhaniculiy over the Leys. A
servant entered with u letter on a sa'lver.
"Por Miss Deiiise,"he8aid,advaiicingtowards
her, and shu took it with a treiablin band.
J'lio servant retired. My aunt hastened
tow ard her daughter, and wauted to take tho
letter; the pour mother wus suddenly seized
by a terrible presentiment. Denise gently
repulsed her; saying, "No, no, it is for me,
and 1 wish to bo the first to know iny happi
ness." ' 1 r
1 wanted to approach her, but my strength
failed me.
Shu ut ltttt broke open the fatal letter, but
had scarcely looked ut it when a livid pule
ness came over her features, tha letter drop
ped from her hand, and she fell insensible on
the sofa. My uuut rushed luward her, and I
rung mid ran to get assistance. My cousiu's
swoon lusted long, very long, and when the
cuiuo to herswlfshe stared ut us, and burst
into a jouil laugli. The poor girl puid dearly
for the romuulic dreums she had indulged
euo nus llltUUO 1
I picked up tho letter, the couse (St this
fuUl cutastrupbe. It was as follows ;.
"1 am in despair, my dear Denise; j ou
were not alone at the couutess' ball yesterday,
and by a singular fulf 'ity your cousiu (I guess
it was she wus dies ed the same as yon ; my
brother's heart mie jd him j he took ber for
you, aud is deepK in love with ber. Thus
aro ull my fine schemes overthrown. I have
not courugo to tell you uny more to-duy.
Accept uiy kindest love.
"Adeline de Kxrocebkosi."
Some months after my poor aunt died or
grief, and Denise wus pluced iu a private asy
lum as incurable, M. Je Kerguereou solicited
my baud, but I replied that be could not
bave it till my cousin recovered and yet 1
loved him.
A short time after be tailed for distant
seas to remain there for several years.
iNow, madam," sorrowfully added, m she
raised her halidkerschief to her eyo, tho
young and clvirmiiiL' woman who had related
the tihovo history, "tho Very next day after I
had been so deejdy moved by tlie Blight rust
ling of a daisy, as it fell firm my buiiqtiet,
which I had religiously preserved. I learned
the death of my young and unhappy cousin.
Yes, Bhe died ;" and Mary sighed profoundly.
"And M. de Kerguereon!" said 1, inquir
ingly. A smilo passed over Mary's face, whilst n
tear trembled on tho end of her long, black
eyelashes ns she answered, "We wero married
two years ego, muduni ;" then slio added,
with a blush, "nnd wo nro happy !"
Toy love.
One of the queerest nnd funniest things to
think of in after life, is boy love. No sooner
does a boy acquire a tolciahlu stature than
ho begins to imagine himself a man, and lo
ape mannish wuys. Ho casts Ma glances ul
the tall girls he may meet, becomes a regular
attendant at church, or meeting j carries n
cane, holds his head erect, nnd struts a little
in his walk. Pioschlly, und how lerysonn.
hofcll.i in love; yes, f,:i:.i iu the proper
word, because it best indicates his happy,
delirious self-abasement. He lives imw i'ii
a fairy region, somewhat collateral to the
world, and yet, blended somehow inextricably
with it. Ho perfumes his hair with flagrant
oils, scatters essences over his handkerchief,
and desperately shaves and .mnoints fur a
beard. He quotes poetry, in which "love"
and "dovu' and "heart'' u'ud "dart" peculiar
ly predominate ; und he plunges deeper in
the delicious labyrinth, fancies' himself filled
with the divine ulllatus, and sudden breaks
into a scarlet rash (.f rhyme. He feeds
upou the looks of his beloved; i0- raised to
the seventh heaven if she speaks a pieani:t
word ; is betrayed into the most astonishing
ecstacies by a smile ; nnd H plunged into Hie
gloomiest regions of misutil hropy by a frown.
Ho believes liiinsoli'the most devoted lover
in tho world. There was never such another.
There never will be. lie is the olio great
idolater ! He is the very type of mcgnanitiii
ty und seir-iibnegation. Wealth ! he despises
the grovelling thought. Poverty, with the
adorable beloved, ho rapturously' apostrophi
ses as the first of ull earthly blessings ; and
"love in ii cottage, with water und crust," is
his bean ideal paradise of dainty delights.
He declares to himself, with the most
solemn emphasis, that he would go through
tire und waler; undertake a pilgrimage to
l.'hina, or Kumsekatka ; swim storm-tossed
oceans; scale impassible mountains, and face
legions of bayonets, but for one sweet smile
from her dear lips, lie duals it). on a flower
she has cast away. I Iu cherishes her glnve
a little worn in tho fingers next his heart,
lie sighs like a locomotive li lting olf steam.
He scrawls her dear name over quires of
foolscap a fitting medium for his insanity.
He scornfully deprecates the attention of
other beys ol his own age ; cuts I'cter Thili
bets deail le-cnuse he said that the adorable
Angelina hud enrrotty hair; an! Misses
Harry Eiil contemptuously for during to
compare "that gaw';-y Mary dune" with his
incomparable A ngelina.
Happy! happy! foolish boy love ! with its
hope?, and it3 Teais; its sorrows, its jealousies
and its (blights; its rapture:' and its tor
tures; its ecstatic fervors and terrible heurt
lic.rniiigs ; its S'ueii.tl li'.dlcii.esiii'SS and its
intensely prosaic terininali' n.
Amui umn Si r.r.ui.vs iv Tin: I!' ssti.v Six
vn k '1 here are, ut present, t vilve Ameri
can surgeons serving in the lii.ssiaii urmy in
the south of Kussiii. Eight of these. Mar
shal, of California; Smith, of New Orleans;
Weems, Hank and Johnson, of Bili inore.
Md. ; Hart, of Memphis. 'I'enn. ; !'urke, of
Illinois, and Claike, of New York, aru
stationed at Siinpkoropi-1, in tlie Crimen.
Drs. Ho-twick, of New Yolk Cay; Oliver,
(if Boston, Mass.; Morton, of Nashville,
'i'enn. ; and Smith, of Vermont, uiu t ta
tioiied at Odessa. Thirteen otl.ois have
served iu the Crimen, of whom five have died
there, seven have returned, und cue du d at
Berlin, on his way to America. Dr. Dim; er,
of New York, died of typhus fever, ut So
bnstopol, on the HUh of March, lHf a. Dr.
King, of Charlistoti, Smi'li Ccreliua, died of
tvphus fever, ut Kertch, on the Jllih of
.March. l..r.". Dr MeMiihm, of New
Oileans. died of cholera at Sebastopol. in
June, lcv'O. Dr. Jones, of Maryland, died
of cholera at Simpheropol, on the 'Jltli ol
October. ls."f, and Dr. Dcninger. of Heading,
Peiin., died of cholera, at Sinipheropo!. on
tho'J.'iih of October, lfrf5. Dr. Moddnrd.
of Baltimore, Md., died at Berlin, on the 2 1st
of January, lisifi, Drs. Harris, of New
York ; Turnipseed and Duvega, i f South
Carolina; Henry, of -Mobile, Ala., Eldridge,
of Maryland; Head, of Norristown, Penn.;
and Holt, of Georgia, have retired from the
Hussiuu service.
A Mystkmocs Cr.iMB is Bvicnos Avni-s
Snj'jiosrd Munkr of a Young l.vtlg.'ti e
following uppeais in tho Humios Ai res cor
respondence of tho New York Express :
Hut tho most mysterious murder remains
r lio relate 1. Karlv one mori'ing, tho near
ly nude corpse of a young and beautiful fe
male. Dona Edelmira lriarto do Hivadavia,
the daughter of one of our first families, and
connected, on every side, with the moiit illus
trious names of our proviuce, was found ex
posed in a ditch near tho Hetiro fort. Tho
medical faculty, being called upon to examine
tho body, pronounced it a casu of suicide, and
tho uufu'rtuiiato's remains wore interred iu the
cemetery lu thu course of a few days, how
over, rumors begun to leak out that ull was
not right, and tho public voice becoming too
strong to bo disregarded, the government
summoned the f.iculty und ordiud u further
iuqiioit ...
"The doctors then, on a special day, repair
ed iu solemn conclave lo thu cemetery, where
the corpse was exhumed und a minute exam
ination instituted with ull tho necessary for
mula. The taste of the crowd for horror was
fully satisfied when the physicians declared
that a mott foul aud nmlerious murder had
been committed, aud the excitement was car
ried to tho highest piteli wnen or. iaruosa,
the brother-iu-law of the yoimglady, (hitherto
cousidered a most respectable man.j ucr
mother, and two servants, agamstalt ol wliom
there is strong circumstantial evidence were
arrested. Thu trial is now peuding before
our criminal court, but no idea can be ronned
ol the result. It wilt certainly, from the high
positiou of the parties, become oue of our
causet cnUlteM. aud from all appeurances the
most romantic mysteries are wrapped up in
the dark details of this unnatural murder.
Tcrkibu rEHSECtTioxs.-Persecutions have
not ceased iu Turkey. A late number ol
7V. Christian Timet contains accounts of per
secutions by civil authorities against .Mobutu
medans converted to the Christian faith.
They were buatiuadoed and banished. The
accounts state that th authorities avoided.
by design, such aa issue as under tha laws
wtiuid uuve tea io Pit ueatu or tw victims.
j 1 a 1 1 x i '
F.inn t!.c TllcliiTiciiiil Knquirer.
A CALL TO SPUING.
Come, j Oh come ! then haft, famed" long!
Come with the glory of light and or.g 1
Keith pines for tin o on a thonsm d shores
Where tin billow breaks nnd the Wild wind
roars ;
There's a voice of wail 'mid tho nocient frees
Torn and tost by the wintry breeze.
Gloom hath shrouded our pleasant bowers,
Death hath blighted cur vines nnd flowers,
A ml every hour on its fleeing win
Hears away a prayer for thou. Oh Spring.
( 'oino ! oh conic ! we pine for then
As pines (.he tv.md.;r..r for homo, at real
As the captive pines iu hU lor.tlv c .'11
Pur the dashing waters and the iireezy dell I
We sigh for the influence tint liTe rem: .vs.
l or t!n3 spell cf soft suiiihiim and balmy
dews.
For the genial airs and tha pleasant rain.
To wukeu our blossoms and ell cuius again.
"I come, I come; 1 sun comiir; back !"
Thus utisiw red a voico from the Sun's bright
t ruck
"I will clothe the heavens' fair
fce with 1
smile,
I will call the birds f:-ern a thousand Met",
The streams shall lugli where the violets
blow.
The trees exult, r.nd the laurels glow.
There's not a beauty, nor bloom, nor line,
That the charm of u.y presence shall not
renew."
Not so. oh Sin o.i,-; ! no power then h?t
O'er much of lcr..ily that's from ns past;
Kves that looked love into tier's are (iitn.
Voices are hushed from our vesper hymn,
Bright young faces have passed away,
I'laies are vacant at full of day;
Thou cuti'st hang tho leaves'on a thnufand
trees,
Thou cun'st bring the flowers, tho birds and
bee.3,
Thou can'st loosen the si reams r.r.i! the sil
very founts,
And breathe a glory o'er vales nnd mounts,
But thuu can's! not reitoro to our yearning
anus
Tho vanquished past with its lovely forms.
"Yet I speak to the heart ia my radiant
bloom
Of a Sprimr that opens beyond the tomb,
he re the lost and loved of the earth ore
found,
Where the severed wreaths nre forever bound,
Where comes no dimness o'er eyes uf iiu'bt
A nd the cheek uf beauty ne'er knows u blight,
There's not a beauty, nor bloom, nor hue.
That the charm of my presence, shal! not re-
Uell."
M.wicit, 1556. Rocorrn::.
Decision of tho Privateer Brig Osn.
Armstrong Cuso in l'uvor uf the
CiuiriiarttB.
The important cuso of the piivateer brig
General Armstrong; against thu United
States was decided in favor of the claimants
in the .Yin t of Chums. Chief Justice Gd-eiii-ist
deiivered the opinion i.f the Court, the
points in wiih h i.re us follow.! :
I'll si That the i lidencif proved that in
ihw eogageim lit between tho boat? of the
Uritish i;'(tuiulion and the Amcricau brig, tho
I3riti-h weie the iiggressots.
Second That foitugal being nrutral in
I the war between Great lirit.ihi and the United
States, us she ci.tlmed the right, so alio was
j bound by the obligations o' neutrality.
I Thud that when u vessel belonging to a
I in.l!igc: lit is di lioyed by the other belliger
j ot.!, in a iiec.ti.d poi i, tha ne:. t:il is bound
i to). roti el her iieutr.iitiy, by ui! uicins Ll
l:er i;,sposi:l.
EoiitUi That the Portuguese Governor
used no tue. ins whatever to protect the l.eu
trahty of the port, except by expostulating
with the British commander, although to u
cosi.iilerable eiteiit ho had uieaiid at
his
disposal.
I'o to That even if a uctitral be. unable ,
at any particular point to resist successfully i
the foico of ('tie of the In liigerei.ts, she is j
nevertheless bound to redress the injury sus- i
takied by the bi lligerent, by making Coin- j
peti-.itioii fur the injuries sustained. ,
Sixth That by the law of nations all in
dep' inlei.l Hum is stand upon nn equality ns
regards tin ir lights und duties, whether they I
be rehitiieiy weak or relatively powcllul
hevtutli I hat in the circumstances ot
this case tin ro was no cail nrcu thu United
blnti-s to si:ln:',:t tu in till ration.
Eight That the United States have a
right lo s.ibiait to arbitration u claim cf o:u
ul their citizens upon a foreign Govirnmetit,
eii'ncr w iih or witlioc.t his assent, but tin y
u:c bcuiel tu tec fh.i in -tV.o submission his
iigb.'s are caitluliy protected, nud that he bus
full itu.l fair opportunity of being heard,
Nn. lii That it is u principle of uuivc r:::l
application, that no ouo shall be condemned
unheard, uud that every citizen, however
hi!!i:h!c. has a right to be. heard in defence of
his rights; iti.il it' he is nut peru.Llcd to bo
heard before u tribunal that is to pass jiulg.
meut tfjM.ii his rights, tho judgement ol such
tribunal count beheld valid.
1'siith That when tue LniUd States
s.ibuiiu the, claim of u citizen lo uibilratiou.
if he is nut permitted to appear before tiu
arbitrator and bu henrd iu defence of his
his. ut d tho award is adverse to him, lee
United States become lespousiblo for tho
latlitigos he hat sustained.
Eleventh That whether the question in
the preseiitca.se was a question of law or a I
mixed question of law and fact, the claimant j
bad a rig lit to bu beard before tbo arbitrator. I
'i'weiiih That even if it were deubtful
which party wus the aggressor, und even if it
wire a doubtful question whet hi r he hud a
laini upon Poi tugul, Lu lad ciiuully u likhl
to be heard.
Thirteeuth That tho United States hav.
ing made a treaty, which by thu conttrueiiou
precluded the tiuimuul Irotii being heard, and
huring refused their sanction and authority
to him to appear uud present his casa before
tho arbitrator, uud the aivui'd having beeu
against him ; under thmso circuiiibtuncts the
United Status ure liublo to him in dumnges.
This decision, (hough preliminary, is con
clusive us (u ull (he disputed pon.ts Ar. P.
Tunes.
Flioiit. Mis. Rogers was very indignant
on hearing that thu liutsiaus had lukeiiji.y'ii
at the sumo time the observed that is must
have been hu outlandish sort of place ut best,
for 7i couldn't find it any w hero on the map.
A Mak maued Ituoiifcs. wus brutully mur
dered by three men, disguised as negroes, iu
the viei'uiiy of Chilicolhe. Otic", lew r.ighte
since. The object was plunder, and although
there was a considerable lot cf money on tie
premises, they fuiicd ia Cudirg it. The niur
derom made their escape.
Dirnrm.TT is Wiscovsm 2V.e Siprem
Omi t fi'id the (Jovernnr. Governor Par. tew,
of Wireonsin, ha? rallod the attonlis-n of the
Leeis'uttirc tcan alleged usurpation by thoSt.
preiue Court of that. State. Govei no Bar
stow was returned by tho canvassers appoint
ed by law as laral1y elected to thi.t ( AVe.
Aflt'i wards tl.e'VSire wa9 contested bv Cob
Buthford, ond tho ( '( urt issued a writ upon
Governor Harc-'.ow, lo show by whut warrant
he held and exercised thn office of Governor.
Governor JWstcw contends that t'e Court
bus no jurisdiction in 1 his case, aud ho cV
ciities submitting his official rights and pow
ers lo tho determination of a co-ordinate doT
p.irlni nt. usurping it jnrisdi'elion. Ho Lr-3
bronir'ut tho matter to ll.o attention of the
Legislature.
Painti;u Doas. A recent traveler in Sutith
America, who uccuvpuiiied a number of
Junimison n tapir hunt, says that, beside
tho hunters, their party wus competed near j
uf .vonien nnd bcya of the illaye. together
with a score or two of dogs. Of tho latter
ho adds : "Those dogs T.cre curious creatures
lo look at. A stranger ignorant ( f the cus
toms of the .Tumna:!. would huio In en at,
Gome loss to account for the peculiarity of
'their color. Such dogs 1 have never seen
! before. Some where of a bright scarlet,
,.ll..,.i A ,.( ..,'.!,. ,.il...rj I. 'no A,l.:.r.
,,..,, !,i .:,!, ., !..r .;lc wn .!,( ,.n,,t,i
it mean? But 1 know well enough. The
dogs had been dyed. Yes, it is a custom
among ninny tribes of South American Indi
ans to dye not only their own brdhs, but ihq
hairy coiitsof their dogs with brilliant colors?
obtained from vegetable, juices. F.ueh ns the
red huitie, the yellow r ru, and the bluer'
tha white indigo. The light prey, often wuiu
hair of these lihinHl favors the staining pro
cess, and tho effect produced pleases ihij
cyo of their savage mutters; on my eye tho
eil'tct w-tis ttrai.go and fantastical. 1 could
not restrain my iaci'.h'cr when I first scanm d
the cum in th.'ir far-.-iful cost 3 PU-tuia in
yourself a puck uf scarlet, orange, aud pur
ple dogs !"
Gkh'ian Yeast consist
yeast, which has In en pre
f ordinary beer
d in a close can
vas ticg tniilcr a PCN.W press, tint. I the cs,,c-s-sivo
liquid has passed off, and the residue nj.
snmes the solidity of stiff paste or clay, after
which it is preserved in close vetse!3. A
simple method for operation upon a small
scale is, to well whisk the yeast until it forms
a uniform liquid mas, and then lay it r,i!h n
soft brush evenly and thin'v on di:.hv, on
which it can be exposed to tho sun and air;
repeat the operation as kokii sstho first coat
appears sufiicieiitly solid, and to on until a
thick muss is obtained, which, must .then bo
detached, and preserved as beforo Ifwuda
qui le dry, iu lurineutire power wii! bo do
tt.i'el. Gaiioi-.n FririT Tpuks. As soon at- tha
season opens, tr:.'. these to a dressing of a
composed of 4 purls well rotted manure. 2
parts ashes, 1 putt bono dust and 1 part
phtsfer. Mix the whole woll together, then
broadcast the manure eround the tren ns far
as the lilies extend n'ld dig it in shallow ;
then aim tho bodies with a mixture com
posed in the proportion of 1 paiiort of soft
toap. 1 quart of salt and p.. und flour of
sulphur. The whole b bi thoroughly stirred
and mixed togethor. The mixtuio should be
put on wiiii a whi'ewiiih bru-h, civuud tiitt
body from tho earth up. a id rn the larger
limbs ns far as the operator -uu ie-tt. At.t,
Farmer.
Tue Lake Eisci?:.ir:. The number of bar
rels caught liiiiiiiuily 13 i-!a!ed cs follows :
Lake Superior S.bt.'ti barrels, Lake Michigan
li.()00, Lake Erie 3.f!jii making in ail 33,
OUO barrels. To which is added Detroit riicr,
white lis!:, 7,00!) ; making a total of '2.0n(l
barrcls. 'J'bea-e are sold at an average of 511
per tan el, the segregate nniLimt of sales
being' .? lui.tii'd, or nearly half n million did
hits. Probably one-.:ixth of ull' the fUb caught
in Lakes Michigan, Huron und Superior are
trout, the remainder being while fish. In
tomo of the rivers that flow into the lakes
j enormous quantities of pickerel aro caught
reaching a total, witu bass, mullet, ic of
about HkOOO barrels, selling for tf.",000. It
appnats that there i ro thirty-three varieties
of lUh iu triiu abutit ihe lakes, many of which
niii-l.t lo artificially aud kuccessfully cultiva
ted. Vi'ki.l pit TorirTiiKii. At a Punter's
Festival at Boston u short time since, the
fulli'ivirg cupital tuiist was drank :
1 nt Lriiioit. 1 lie man v bo is expected
I to know everything. Ull all be
Knows, una
t-j h'3 own
! guess at the test ; to make oath
I good character, establish tho reputation of
i his iioighbrrr, nnd elect all candidates to of
' flee ; to blow up everybody, ev.il everybody
j and r..-furm tho world, to lio fer the benefit
! uf othc'S and have the epiiai.h on his tvr.ib
; stone, "Hero he ts tt last ;"' in short he is a
locomotive tunning on the track of ruldie
notoriety; his lever is his pen; his boiler is
tilled with ink; his tender is his tcissors, his
driviug wheel is public opinion whenever be
explodes it is caused by thtr i;oii-payu,elit ct
suoseriptious.
Siiakp ComitspoNOLNCK. Oue of the Pe
ter Punk ' Gift Enterprise" firms in a large
city, sent a package uf the tickets to a post
master iu idaine, tha pest ago upon which
r.aa fifteen cents unpaid. They ot tho fol
lowing hard rap over the kuucLies, f.om tho
I'liiibuut official : You ru.st In foi ls us veil
knaves, to suppose that 1 will aid vou in
I swindling my neighbors, and pay ull tho e.-
pi IIS'.'S ll'lsC'il.
To which he in a few days received the nn
Hexed "settler." "Sir e' peraapa owe yen
an apcgoly lor sending the parcel postage
unpaid. AS wo icier Ireui the phraseology
ol your note, you aro willing
neighbors if we w ill pay ull
Please give us the luc.-t
to Swindle Jour
the eipenei s.
tw i it. e cu which
you will act cur agent.
"P. S. All communications shall be strict
ly confidential."
This note was prompt'y returced with the
following enderseiiieut ucioss its face, by thu
Post master t "It seems tbut you are not,
only fools a'.id knaves : but blackguards also.
Ask my neighbors if they think I would
'swindle tbuni either at r..yuwu expense of
that of any one clto.'"
To which the answer camo back by next
mail : "We have inquired of your neighbors
long ego uud that's the reason wo applied to
you iu the first instance. "
Here follows the Postmaster's final reply I
"I acknowlodgu tlui corn, buud us your sttect
and number, so that I tun ceil upon yu
when 1 come to the city, aud I iuuy coucludsj
to aid your 'Enterprise.' "
But that was tbo last thing that the "Gift"
geutlcman could think of duiug. In fact, se
crecy as to bis locality was quite essential 14,
keeping ou of the clutches of the police,
m . " 1 S 9 ' - 'Uf 1,
The sieve through which the miq treiiti
every nerve, if for tile at tban rirsv tet: