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The following room appeared first in a paper
called the States Rights Republican, published in
Richmond, Va. No recent American Poem has
received more universal and merited praise, and we
subscribe to the opinion expressed by a contempo
rary, " that it is the heart's own language, clothed
in the soft drapery of love and truth."
Mr. Gardner, the author, recently met an un
timely death at Norfolk, Va.. by the discharge of a
pistol, whether accidental or by design is unknown.
He was engaged in a personal altercation with a
Mr. Cook, with whom he had some previous mis
understanding, when Cook was seen to raise his
walking cane- Gardner stepped back, and drew
from his pocket a revolving pistol; upon which
Cook dropped his cane, and seized the pistol. A
deadly struggle ensued, during which Cook suc
ceeded in wrenching the pistol from Gardner, and
it was discharged, the ball entering the heart of the
latter, who instantly expired. Cook was unharm
ed. Whether the discharge of the pistol was in
tentional or not, is known only to Cook, who im
mediately surrendered himself to justice. Gard
ner was about 30 years of age.
The melancholy death of the writer, and be
reavement of her to whom it was addressed, give
the Poem an additional and painful interest,.
TO MY WIFE.
Written in absence., on the Anniversary of our
Marriage.
BY MELZAR GARDNER.
Thou who didst teach my youthful muse to sing,
Strung her new harp, and claimed her earliest
strain :
Hover thou near me on thy spirit winff,
And 1 will wake its melody again !
Surely to thee its sweetest strains belong
Thy love thy truth thy constancy my song.
E'en from the dawning of ray spirit's life,
No soul Kath breathed its sympathy for me ;
No kindly word had cheered me in the strife ;
And I was like a gnarled and blighted tree;
Which, planted fifm'ly on the storm god's path,
Scorns all his fury, and defies his wrath !
The world had never loved me. I a child
Cast on its bosom, found that bosom cold;
It spbrned me, when I thought it would have smi
led,
And when I offered love it asked for gold;
And showed me Love, an article of trade,
And truth and friendship waiting to be paid !
I loathed it then j and each day nerved my soul,
As with a year of strength, its hate to brave ;
I never bowed rhe to its base control ; '
And thus my heart became a living grave'
Of strong1 affections. Thou did'st set them free,
And all its treasured' Wealth belongs to thee i
It is all thine I Oh, would thafn were rn'ore
And better worth the s'acrifice it cost!
Kind friends thy pleasant home and all
the
store
Of love thy life had gathered hese thou lost
Each would have shared; and each have claimed a'
part
Now, tliott nasi love for love, and heart for heart
A wanrdferer then poor, friendless and alone
No house no lands no hoarded wealth were'
mine;
Thou wert my all, and thou wert all my own ;
Ah, I was rich to win a heart like thine !
Love that wealth buys with' poverty will fail,
But truth like thine is never kept for sale !
M I've given up all I loved'for thee alone !"
Thpoo? were thy words, which' memory aye will
kee5 J
When thou wjth. mc did'st br&Ve the cold world's
frown; , ,
And cin, my bosom' sobbed thyself to sleep !
Pest pledge of earnest Ibvd', thy young heart'sfears;:
,nd sweetest proof of love, those bridal tears?! j
Well might thou doubt my poor world-beaten
oarque,
To bear my fortunes o'er life's stormy sea!
The tempest then was howling fierce and dark,
And it3 wild wrath was terrible to thee ;
And but one light shone in the murky sky
'Twas Love's bright star ! our hope our destiny
That sad unbidden fear 'tis-past 'tis.past !
And though there ling'reth still that threatening
cloud,
No shadows on our spirits can it cast, "
Nor there that light, 'tis powerless to shroud,
Beams clearer purer still, as years depart
The bright continuing sunshine of the heart !
Star of our wedded life ! thy brightening ray,
Hath never faded from the upper sky !
My spirits darkness thou hast turned to day.
And thy soft beams now light that tearful eye,
For this, I thank thee Father ! who to me
Didst give that light it borroweth from thee !
Nine circling seasons now their course have run,
Since my world-frozen heart thy love did warm;
Since when I told thee it was all thine own
Home for life's sunshine-shelter from its storm
Thou, gentle one, didst nestle by my side,
And to that hcarul clasped thee, as niy bride !
It doth not seem so long yet Time hath fled,
For there are sweet and ever blooming flowers,
Our daughters come to tell us years have sped,
Their age, Love's only record of the hours !
And since I left thee, yet another one
Waiteth his sire's first kiss ; Tw thine, my son !
am alone and far from them and thee
Yet have I swift-winged Thought ! and to thy
home,
When evening shadows fall, I haste to See
The smile of joy that waiteth till I come,
Leaving behind all thoughts that give us pain,
To clasp my loved ones to my heart again !
od keep them ever ! and if memory's page,
When I am gone, should hear my humble name,
Or with the record of the passing age
Ce linked one act of mine, deserving fame ;.
Long as that fame one heart is treasured in,
Be thine the praise, thy love inspired to win !
God keep thee, ever dearest ! May no cloud
Of Sorrow cast its shadow on thy brow ;
Or if come, still beaming through its shroud,
May Love and Hope shine beautiful as now ;
Till, when the lie that joins our hearts is riven,
t blendeth with the better light of Heaven !
Bid You Ever."
Did you ever see a newspaper correspon
dent who did not write to the editor of a "high
ly interesting" paper 1
Did you ever see a man who challenged
another to mortal combat who did not sub
scribe himself "your his verv obedient ser
vant ?"
Did you ever see a candidate for office who
in the course of his canvas could detect any
personal deformity in the voters' children or
who saw any thing else than " interesting ba
ble" in his trarels ?
Did you ever see an editor whose opposing
political contemporary did not publish a " con
temptible sheet 2"
Did you ever see a retail dealer who did
not sell his goods " fifty per cent, cheaper than
any other house in the town ;" or a man dis
posing of his stock who was not " selling off
at first cost ?"
Did you ever see a vender of patent medi
cines who was not patronized by the Presi
dent and several distinguished members of
Congress V
Did you ever see a pretender, whatever
might be Kis peculiar calling, who was not
willing to submit his claims to' a discerning
public ?
Did you ever see a steamboat blow up for
which blame could attach to' the captain' of
engineer ?
Uid you ever see a lawyer address any
other than a "highly intelligent and respecta
ble jury V
Did you ever see a voter who had not unde
niable claims on the Government for office ?
Did you ever see a man removed from of
fice who was not " proscribed for his indepen
dence and persecuted for his politics V
Did you ever1 see a player who had not Just
fulfilled a ''brilliant engagement" some where ;
or a debutante who did not make a " decided
hiti"
Did you ever sec a speech reported by its
author which was not filled with parenihetical
" bursts of applause," " hear, hear," arid' " tre
mendous cheering V
Did you' ever see any man who would' not
when he" could, come the "giraffe" over the
public. Pic.
To' remove Flics from a Roem.
Take half a teaspoon-full of black pepper in
powder, one teaspoon full of brown1 sugar, and
one table spoon full of cream ; rnfx them well
together, ami place it in a plate .where the
flies are troublesome, ,
Patent Love Letter.
MY. Mannar, a temperance Lecturer travel
ling in Pennsylvania, in writing to the Wil
tningtbn Standard, gives the following anec
dote :
I will here stale a little incident in which 1
was a party concerned. It will set forth one
of the many influences of the temperance
pledge. A young man who was paying his
addresses to a young lady, stepped up to her
on sabbath day, as was usual on such occa
sions, though he had never appeared before in
her presence in the condition he then was
dnink. It is said by some' that love is blind ;
but u is not so bund in these temperance times
as some folks think, or at least in the present
case. The young lady avoided walking with
him by making a retreat in a friend's house.
He came home to the house where I stopped,
procured a sheet ol paper, pen and ink, but was
too drunk to write for himself, and therefore so
licited tho inmates of the house to write for
him to his sweet-heart, but ihey all declined.
1 oilered my services, and thev were accented.
I wrote him a patent love letter, which read as
follows : We whoso names are hereunto an
nexed, do pledge ourselves that wo will not use
intoxicating liquors as a beverage or traffic in
ii, and will use all our influence to persuade
others to do the same.' His name was duly
subscribed, and the letter forthwith despatched
to Ins lady love. He adheied, and it had the
desired effect. Thi3 all transpired about five
weeks sinco ; and on last Mondav night I was
present at their wedding, and a cold water one
it was. If any of our young men gel into the
same scrape, recommend to them the patent
love letter.'
The Ruling Passion.
An old woman named Alice Cook died lately
at Pennance Vean, Gwithian, aged seventy
one. Her habils were most eccentric and pe
nurious. Her appearance exhibited poverty
and wretchedness in the extreme, such as
would excite pity in any breast. She lived by
lerself until within a few days of her death.
On her decease, a large sum of money was
bund secreted in an old chest, with notes of
hand for large amounts, which she had lent at
nterest. She had bequeathed the whole of
her property to her grandson, now about six
years old,. , Shetwas tho owner of a small es
tate, the rent of which was 25 a year. Be
sides the money, there were found in the
louse a largo stock of clothes, six bladders of
snuff, with two large pots of butter, and two
pots of poik, which had been salted before
ler husband died, six years ago, and had thus
ong been carefully preserved to spoil. The
cause ol ner deatn was cnaracteristic. A
short time since she promised a boy a. penny
or allowing her to ride from Guithian to Cop
per-house, a distance of more than a mile, and
approaching the end of her journey, she tried
o slip out of the hind part of the cart unper-
ceived to evade payment of the penny. In
the attempt she fell, and received a hurt,
which proved fatal. Eng. paper.
We can't believe ii.
A western paper relates that a man has just
returned to Louisville, after an absence of
twenty years from his familj Hi wife, in
his absence, supposing him dead, married a
second and third lime, and became a widow.
The long-lost husband has wooed her again,
and they are to be married once more. In his
absence he was captured off Cuba, and for
many years was a prisoner in Spain. He es
caped and joined the army of Bolivar in South
America, and fought in many battles. He
found his old wife somewhat changed in every
thing except her heart.
A Courtly Retort.
A certain lawyer, in one of the Western
States, had a dog that was a great favorite, and
was in the habit of attending Court with him.
One day the dog took it into his head to ascend
the bench, and annoy tho Judge very much by
running between his legs. The Judge in a
great rage, gave him a violent kick that sent
hTm yelping across the court house. The law
yer, much incensed at the unceremonious
manner in which his favorite was treated, call
ed to him, ' Pomp, come here. There,' said
he, take that,' giving him another kick, 4 did I
not fell you to keep out of bad company.'
Ularriage Notices.
A Western paper gives the following notico:
All notices of marriages where no bridecake
is sent, will be set up irr small type, and poked
into come outlandish corner of the paper.
Where a handsome niece of cake is sent, it
will be placed conspicuously in large letters ;
but whan gloves, or other brido favors are add
ed, a piece of illustrative poetry will bo given
in addition. When, however', the Editor at
tends tho ceremony in propria persona; and
kisses the bride, it will have a special notice
very large TYPE, and the most appropriate
Lpoetry that can bo begged, borrowed, stolen, or
coined from the brain editorial.
Prayer is the language of the souj,
June Howard.
i
Miss Jane Howard was the daugh
ter of a very wealthy merchant resi
ding in the city of Baltimore. .Her
personal appearance was truly prepo-
sessinsr ; but the graces of her mind,
polished as it was by a superior edu
cation, and tile benevolence of her
naturally warm and virtuous heart,
rendered her an object of universal
esteem and admiration, among all
with Whom she was acquainted. At
a very early age she embraced the
christian religion, and much of her
time was spent in promoting religious
and benevolent objects. Ih the fall
of 1828, Jane with her elder.brother,
embarked on board a packet, for
Charleston, for the purpose of visiting
their friends. Th.e captain of the
packet was about twenty-five years of
age. His person was comely and his
manners agreeable, with the excep
tion of one fault, too common among
s'ailors, he was profane. The mod
esty of Jane's appearance "attracted
his attention: he gained an introduc
tion to her by means of her brother,
and w:as . still more charmed by the
sweetness of her conversation than
he had been by the graces of her
person. It was not long, however,
before an oath escaped his lips, which
shocked the delicate sensibility of
Jane. She politely requested that he
would desist from such language
while she was on board ; to which he
immediately assented with a deep
blush oi chagrin. JJurinp; tne .re-
mainder of the voyage the captain's
attention to Jane was rather increas
ed than diniinished. He spent mucli
of his time in her company, but. not
another oath was he heard to utter
until they arrived .at Charleston.
They were now about to part; but
Jane, feeling no small interest in the
welfare of one, .whose unremitted
attentions more than indicated his
solicitude for her own, ventured to
ask if he would ffrant her one re-
quest. The captain, with all the en
thusiasm of an infatuated lover, re
plied that whatever 'request she was
pleased to make,, if possibly, within
his power, it certainly should be gran
ted. " Then;:said she, "accept this
Bible, and my request is that you will
read a portion of it every day." He
felt surprised, but considering that he
. mm "1 f 1 . 1
had given his promise, he relt Him
self bound to fulfil it. In the fall of
1833, Jane went to spend the winter
with her uncle who resided at New
Orleans. The first Sabbath after
she arrived there, she accompanied
her uncle, ;and his family to church,
and heard a sermon of uncommon
interest, delivered with eloquence and
religious pathos.
The minister was evidently a man
of superior talents; his voice deep
toned and agreeable. His figures
were applicable, though high wrought
and beautiful.
He possessed, in fine, the fare fac
ulty of chaining an audience in al
most breathless silence from the com
mencement to the close of his dis
course. But Jane, whose tender
heart was so exquisitely susceptible
upon the subject of religion, entered
so deeply into the spirit of the ser
mon that she entirely forgot for a
time the distance which separated
her from her friends, and all the cir
cumstances by which she was sur
rounded, with the exception of the
rolling sentences as they flowed from
the lips of the speaker.
'The meeting closed ; and while
Jane and her friends were waiting in
their pew for the aisle to be cleared,
the preacher came down from, the
pulpit advanced towards her and ad
dressed Jane as follows :
"If I mistake not, I am addressing
Miss Howard."
A confused succession of ideas
flitted for an instant across the mind
of Jane but recollecting herself, she
politely replied :
" This" .is my name sir, but I do not
recollect to have had the pleasura of
seeing you before."
"'Perhaps you recollect having
sailed from Baltimore to Charleston
about five years ago in the Packet
Thomas Jefferson, and of having giv
en a Bible to the Captain."
"I do," she replied, "I recollect it
well, and if T mistake, not, I recognize
the Captain in the person before me !
But can it be possible?'
" It is. possible, he replied, it is so
Ianithe man! and I. shall ever
feel the .deepest gratitude to you,
Miss Howard,, for the interest you
felt in my welfare. That Bible and
the reading of it has made me what I
am
7)
I will not attempt to describe the
feelings producedby this unexpected
meeting. , .bumce , to say, that tne
minister was invited home with them
and during the winter his visits were
neither few rior far between, m the
spring he married Miss Jane; and
they. are How on a missionary tour
among the dark and benighted sons
of India,, where the blessings of
Heaven is attending their labors in a
wonderful manner, and many souls
brought to a saving knowledge of the
truth through their instrumentality.
i
The trde gentleman is the. man,
who treats all men well, and who
does his duty, according to the best
lights he can find to guide him such
a man la a gentleman arid a good
man.
: An empty coxcomb boasting of a
renowned ancestry is no better than
a potato blossom all that is good
pertaining to him being underground.
A Smart Old Ulan.
It is stated in the Zion's Herald,
that "William Emerson, of Maiden,
now in his eighty fourth year, made
during the past year with his hands,
eight hundred and ninetij pairs of
mien's shoes. .
Richard P. Robeson who was
some years ago accused and tried for
the murder of Helen Jewett, is said
to be now a member of the firm of
Wallace, Blake & Co., merchants,
doing business about five miles from
Houston, in Texas.
j
The Millerites of Boston have
split in two, and the seceders from the
grand tabernacle have got one of their
own.
The Secretary of the Tieasury
has advertised for a loan of seven
millions of dollars at five or four per
cent.
IVol Bad.
The St. Louis Evening Gazette- says : "A
rote was recently taken on board a steamer
running between Vicksbtirg and Memphis, with
the following result: Clay, 75; Johnson, 9;
Calhoun, 8; Van Buren, 4; Tyler 1. Upon
analysing the material, it was found that th
Clay men were bankitcs ; the Johnxon men,
soldiers ; tho jalhoun men, planters; the Van
Buren. men, office-seekers; and Tyler now,
an' office-holder.
It has been ascertained that T. Downing,
late sheriff of Washington county, Miss., has
been murdered in a house of ilF-fame in New
Orleans, where he spent t) night. Ho had
on his person at the time about $3000. Tho.
parties hare been arrested.
Cooke has been acquitted of the murder of
Melzar Gardner at Norfolk, Yav . :