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The World at Auction.
The world for sale hang out the sign,
Call every traveller hero to me ;
"Who'll buy this brave estate of mine,
And 6et my wear' spirit free,
Tis going! yes; I mean to fling
The bauble from my soul away ;
I'll sell it, wha'so'er it bring:
The world at auction here to-day!
It is a glorious ihing lo see
Ah! it has cheated me so sore!
It is not what it seems to be !
For sale! It shall be mine no more.
Come turn it o'er and view ii well;
I would not have yon purchase dear
Tis going ! going ! I must sell !
Who bids ? who'll buy the splendid tear?
Here's wealth, in glittering heaps of gold ;
Who bids ? but let me tell you fair,
A baser lot was never sold
Who'll buy the heavy heaps of care !
And here, spread out in broad domain,
A goodly landscape all may trace ';
Hall, cottage, treo, field, hill, and plain
Who'll buy himself a burying place I
Here's love, the dreamy potent spell
That beauty flings around the heart ;
1 know its power, alas ! too well ;
'Tis going! Love and I must part !
Musi part what can I more with Love ?
All over the enchanter's reign ;
Who'll buy the plumelesa, dying love,
A breath of bliss a storm of pain 1
And friendship rarest gem of earth
Who'er hath found the jewel his ?
Frail, fickle, false, and linle worth
Who bids for friendship as it is?
Tis going ! going ! Hear the call ;
Once, twice and thrice ! 'tis very. low'J
Twas once my hope, my slay, my all
But now the broken staff must go !
Fame ! hold the brilliant meteor high
How dazzling every gilded name !
H millions now's the time to buy:
How much for fame how much for fame !
Hear how it thunders ! would you stand-.
On high Olympus, far renowned 1
Uw purchase, and a world command ! -
And be with a world's curses crowned ?
Sweet star of hope ! with ray to shine
In every sad foreboding breast,
$ave this desponding one of mine
Who bid's for man's last friend and best ?.
An! were not mine a bankrupt life !
Fhis treasure should my soul sustain,,
Ult hope and I are now at strife.
Nor
nerer may unite again.
Amhinon, fashion, show, and pride,
part from all for ever now ;
Gf'ef, in an overwhelming tide.
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Has taught my haughty pride to brV. '
Death! stern sheriff-all bereft, s
1 weep, yet humbly kiss the rod'';'
Thfl best of all I siil have left-' " v
My Fai'h, mv Bible, and my God?
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From Arthur's Magazine.
Reverses of Fortune.
A SKETCH OK WESTKRN LIKE.
PART I.
It was a mild autumnal evening in 1813.
The sun hod jusi gone down, and his lingering
beams, like dallying lovers, still kissed ihe
blushing foliage of a forest, in what was then
called the " Far West " Jack Frost, that in
imiiable painter, had already decked each tree
and shrub with a thousand hues from the rich,
deep, golden tini, to the modest Quaker drab
All nature, indeed, seemed to have pui on ihe
u coat of many colours," as if determined lo
to have ai least one grand display, before old
winter should throw over its face the white
veil of unwilling seclusion.
The venerable forest of a thousand years,
seemed to forget its age, as iis iree tops smiled
in the departing light of the sun, ..while the
nestling birds from its embowered recesses car
rolled fonh their simple vespers. The blue
smoke, too, curling from the rude chimney of a
solitary log cabin, which stood in ihe centre of
a small " clearing," iti the midst of the wood,
seemed lo rise joyfully into the clear atmos
phere, as if it were the evening sacrifice of ihe
tenement's humble inmates.
These were, a hardy Now England's Pion
eer, his wife, iwo sons, and an infant daughter.
The sons, William and James, were old enough
to assist iheir father at "clearing, breaking, and
cropping." The members of this humble fami
ly were amongst the first settlers in that part of
the West, and of course endured many hard
ships, while they were deprived of the luxuries
of an Eastern residence ; yei they were cheer
ful and contented; and had it not been for the
difficulty of paying for the lands they had pur
chased, their happiness would have been com
plete. The difficulties which frowned upon them
from fti riiitiro fiml tlto nirii f!t!t .Tt.tk i
iiuiu lu uit., uiiu iiiv .-Ullll niiiLii nicy',, , . ,, , ,
, .,, r , clearing, and as he saw them, he swiftly
met them, will appear from what follows. , , . , . . , . -,
11 urged his horse towards them, shouting at the
Upon ihe evening in question, ihey were par- Um 0r ,j8 voice.
taking of their frugal supper, when a knock! Hurral)) wj!e! Jimmy! Bill! all of you.hur-1
from without, interrupted iheir meal and coii-jrah The anj's a, pai'd fort Mr. Florence,
versalion. Lee, the head of the family answer- j h i He got the receipts made out before1
ing the summons at the door, was saluted by a ; he elt nvo ty.tyH ag0j and gaVe ,nem l0 'Squire!
well dressed stranger, on horseback, who re-j jjenso a, lhe Land-Office, to keep till I came j
quested "accommodation" for himself and his j ,0 tmvn i ne's ,,OIie back to the East, but tiev- '
tired animal until morning. He was immedi
ately welcomed by the sturdy pioneer, and giv
ing nts muse in cliarge ot one ol me ooys, soon
found himself comfortably seated by ihe fireside ;
of his host. A plain but substantial supper was
quickly prepared, after partaking of which, the
stranger, won by the unaffected cordiality of
his entertainer, forgot al! reserve, and in the
course of the conversation which ensued, com
municated to him his name and history.
The guest, Henry Florence, was a native j
and a merchant in one of our Eastern cities. ;
He was wealthy and fond of .adventure, and
having vested a few hundreds in western lands,
he resolved lo gratify his desire of seeing the
vast forests, the rolling prairies, and the noble
lakes and rivers ol the great West Upon a
visit of adventure as well as profit, therefore,
he had accidently become the guest of the set
tler. " You must endure many privations, in ihis
wild, unsettled country," said Florence, in- the
course of the evening's conversation.
" Yes; but ihe "East" aim ihe place for poor
men ; now me and mine are as good as any
body, and I like to be, where I can live like
other folk. The West's a growin' country,
and I've a notion I can grow wiih tl ; and when
I die, leave something handsome for my chil
dren. " How long have you been here ?"
"Three year last March."
" How havi you prospered during lhat lime?"
" Oh ! first rate, so far ; but the drought has
"almost ruined the crops ibis year and I'm hard
pressed to raise the money to make the 'tast
payment on my land. The 4 shinera' ae migh
ty i-carce in these parts, and I'm ajeared some
limes, I'll haie io give up the iand, and all I've
earned these lii two veaisS, and paid towards
it. But uvec mind, wo must have troubles or
eU1 wtj wouldn't know what we could ,do, il
we tried." r r, s f
The last words were spoken with a tomr of
I resolution, though Iim voice trembled slightly.
as he bent down to kiss ihe little Ellen in his
lap. The child looked up into his face, smiled
sweetly in response to his caress, and then
nestled closer upon his bosom.
44 Do you get discouraged at times 1" asked
Florence.
" Well I do once in a while, feel something
like it ; but then, it'll all come oul right that's
my motlo. We have got to be a liule earlier
and later at ihe business. Boys !" ho contin
ued, turning towards his sons, " We've all got
to work harder ! 1 tell you if we don't, we'll
get no fodder!"
" I reckon we can do our share !" resolutely
ly replied the youngest ; his words met a re
sponse in the determined looks of his brother,
and in the approving smile of his faiher.
Henry Florence remained several days with
ihe seliler, whose unremitted exertions lo make
him comfortable were both effectual and appre
ciated. Upon leaving, he urged his worthy host to
accept some compensation, for ihe trouble and
expense of his prolracted slay, bul received, in
answer lo all his entreaties, the blunt reply.
" Money aim the price oflsaac Lee's hospi
tality !"
A few days after ihe departure of the stran
ger, the wife and children of ihe settler slood
at (he door of their humble cabin, awaiting his
return from the country town, whither he had!
gone, half-despairing, to arrange for the pay-j
ment of the land which had cost him so many (
months of toil. The countenance of ihe group t
were sorrowful, save that of the liule Ellen,
who, like the rose, blushing beneath the April
cloud, innocently smiled, unconscious of im-'
pending misfortune. Twilight gathered slow-j
ly, and as if imbued with the spirit of the quiet ,
hour, they were silent and sad, while they
watched for the return of Lee. j
They did not wait long. He soon emerged
i from the wood.- upon the opposite 6idc of the
er mind, I'll have a chance lo pay him some
day !'
..Goj hjess ;,; ejaculated the wife, while
iears raiJ down her cheek.
" Gotl bless him!" shouted the boys, as ihey
threw their ragged hats into ihe air.
PART II.
Seventeen years have elapsed, and time has
brought changes. The forest has gradually
fallen before ihe axes of the settlers ; the little
cal,le-path, winding through ihe woods, from
house to house, has been superseded by the
wei rajseti turnpike and counly road ; the little
; clearing' has expanded into a well improved
j farm; amj ,,e flouncing village marks the spot
j where, but a few years stood the humble Pub-
jc' ()f MMne seuler, more ambitious than his
neighbors.
How cheerfully the smoke curls up from the
midsi of yon beautiful grove of forest trees, sur-.
rounding that fine, comfortable farm-house.
Look, too, at lhat bursting bam, back of ii, with
the glistening icicles, hanging froin its project
ing eaves ; for li is winter ; and at the sleek,
well-fed caiile, standing upon ihe warm, south
side, leisurely 4 chewing iheir quid," undisiurb-
ed by the cackling of the jiOuliryr and ihe up
roar of ihe greedy swiu-j, contending QTer iheir
evening potations of sour m:)k and. corn. "Bui
let us look arotifd. How straight the fences
are! and how thrifty appears yon liule orchard,
aMiough viner htmg iciclf-s, where summer
would, nnvfl le;es and ft nil ! How beauiifully
he4 Ssiatlight shines upr.ii the frozen surface of
the little stream, as it first emerges from the
upland wood, aod then stretches its bright
course across the snow-covered meadow ! Bul
come! 'i is Chrbmas time, and we will find
good cheer al the farm-house. I will introduce
you io its inmates.
Ah! a gathering ? We have happened in al
the light time! These twenty or thirty young
people are guests ; this is merry making, and
truly ihey seem determined upon merb.v. ma
king ! Now supper is ready, and they are
leaving the sitting room for the spacious kitch
en where a tempting display of chickens, tur
kies, and meat of every kind await them, while
portly pies, cakes, 4 doughnuts,' sauce, honey,
and home made preserves fill up ihe interven
ing spaceB. And now, while they are enjoy
ing themselves around the long table, let us
take a more deliberate look at them.
That hale old man with a few gray hairs, at
the head of the table is our old acquaintance,
Lee Squire Lee, now, so pay him proper
respect. Thai neat, tidy lady pouring out the
coffee, and doing the honors, is his worthy wife,
and that beautiful girl, with black eyes, and
long tresses freely hanging down, upon her
round, white shoulders, while she passes the
cups, is her only daughter, the lovely Ellen,
who when we last knew her, was only a prat
tling infant. Those two handsome, manly fel
lows, are her brothers, William, the eldest; and
James, the little Jimmy of seventeen years
ago.
But while we are looking, they have finished
iheir repast and are returning to the sitting
room. " Now for ihe good old game of blind man's
buff," they are all unanimous and are soon in
volved in the " chapter of accidents," such as
making the 'blind man' fall over a chair, by
way of prelude, then laughter as a chorus; or,
perhaps some blooming lass, having taken ref
uge in a corner, finds herself caught in the out
stretched arms of the stumbling fellow, in at
tempting lo escape. All is borne in good parr, j
though the complimentary swains do venture to
object to having her bright eyes concealed be
neath ihe bandage.
At length, lame Jerry, the village fiddler is
ushered into the room, and as he hobbles to
wards his elevaled seat by the fire place, he
good humoredly gives ihe order to 'form cotil
lion;' regardless, all ihe lime of the confusion
into which his command has thrown some of
the more bashful young men; as in obedience
ihey slide up, with hale averted face, thumbing
their coats at the expense of their button-holes,
each to his appropriate 4flame,' asking her to
become his 4pardner,' the next dance.
Jerry looks down from his seal with a com
placent smile, as ihe couple arrange ihemselves;
then, with a mysterious flourish of the bow, and
a few premonitory scrapes by way of incanta
tion, he launches forth upon the undulating
waves of a regular dancing melody. All is
mirth and gayety as ihe dance proceeds; and
some of the rusiic beauxj forgetiing, as they
become exciied, their former bashfulness, ven
ture occasionally to give an 4exira flourish,' or
a more complicated 'wing.'
Thus passed the evening. The guests had
done full justice to themselves and their enter
tainers, and now it was time to depart for their
several homes. This ceremony was at length
accomplished, after some difficulty in finding
the bonnets, shawls, and cloaks of tho gi.rls, and
after considerable trepidation on 'the part of the
bashful beaux. It was at length 'over, and the
farm house was again qui et. rhe company
however had scarcely '.eftx and the retreating
sounds of laughter chiming in with the merry
sleigh bells, had br,i j-tjSi died away, when the
family of Lee "were, disturbed by cries from
without, proceeding from James who had just
relumed, after, gallanting home, the mistress of
his hea1:!, who lived a small distanco from the
farm house. Running to ascertain the cause,
O'.ey i'ound him leaning against one of the pil-
I Iru-s of the rusiic stoop, supporiing ihe body of
a young man, from whosestiffand frozen limbs
the life seemed lo have departed. After a few
hurried inquiries, lo which James could only
reply lhat on his return he had found the sense
less form of the stranger laying across the snow
path at the foot of ihe sieps, they carried him
into ihu house, where, by applying ihe usual
restoratives, they at length succeeded iirbring
iug the stranger io momentary consciousness.
Being loo much exhausted, however, to say
more than merely thank the kind pcoplewho
had rescued him from death, he was removed
io a comforiable bed, here he seemed to re
pose. During the whole night Isaac Lee and wife
watched by his bedside, for his sleep was iest
less and a violent fever heated his brow. Thus
they sat, when the grey ligljt of dawn, stealing
through the half opened window curtains, dif
used a sombre hue over the objects in iberoout
while the sickly flame of the dying caudle fit
fully flared in its socket. The countenance of
ihe sleeper seemed still more wan and. pale in
the oblique rays, while his quick nervous breath
ing broke fearfully upon the stillness, and Iih
eye gleamed with unnatural brightness through
the half-opened lids; yet he moved not.
Lee gently laid back the long dark hair from
the healed temples of the sick man, and al er
applying a cooling lotion to his throbbing brow,
gazed intently into his face, as if striving to ac
count for the strange resemblance, which he fan
cied he there saw, to some long abent friend.
As he gazed upon lhat pale face, memory
seemed to awake from the slumbers of years in
ihe consciousness of the past. The stranger
seemed lo form a link in a chain which bound
him to other days-, yet Lee could not solve th
mystery. As he stood thus, ihe invalid sud
denly assumed a silling posture, throwing hn
arms into the air, and wildly gazing on the a
cancy. The next moment he was calm ; but
again, as if seeking to embrace some phantom
of his phrenzied imagination, he stretched forth
his arms beseechingly and shrieked
" Oh! hope, hope!; money and friends, mon
ey and friends money and friends and hops
Despair and death! ha! ha! well you fight,
which shall have me! bul death shall conquer!"
He fell back exhausted, but soon another par
oxysm aroused him from his temporary quiet.
"Tis bitter, bitter cold ! well, ha! ha! ha
th'8 c,ean w"i,e snow-bank makes a fine death-
bed '.and then that's good, I have this world'..
charity for a bed-fellow, for I feel its icy etrw
brace."
He paused a moment, gasping for breath r
then, less wildly, in a more melancholly tuna
he continued :
41 Houseless, moneyless, friendless haaEd'
Vvard Florence come to this Has
''Gracious Providence!" exclaimed the as
tonished couple, as the strange lik,enes& was
explained, "can ihis be irue X the son of our
benefactor thus deserted V
44 My father 1 mother ! bm I forgot you are
dead, so you can't help m ! no, no, I'll dio
here by ihe roadside."
Again he fell back exhausted and speechless.
The two sadly gazed upon ihe son of him who
had been iheir bes frj'end.
44 Thank God he. "has been directed lo our
roof," ai length fervently ejaculated the wife.
44 He has found a refuge prepared by ihe be
nevolence of ltis departed father, and friends,
whose love shall be constant as their gratitude!
" May heaven restore him !" said the hus
band. " 'linen !" sobbed the wife.
'The angel of love bore that heartfelt prayer
,to heaven, and breathed it in the ear of mercy.
A calm slumber descended upon the sick man,
and his respiration became more regular. For
hours he lay thus, and when he awoke, his fe
ver had left him. Intelligence sat once moro
upon his countenance, and mild gratitude beamed
from his eye. The danger was past, yet his
excessive debility indicated "that weeks would
elapse, before his strength would entirely re
turn.
The kind family did all to assuage his suffer
ing, that affectionate solicitude could do. Con
stantly, day and nighi, some one watched by
his bedside; and when during his convales
cence, the hours seemed to hang wearily upon
him, the gentle Ellen, with a smile, would win
him from his melancholy, or read from some
book, io beguile the tedium of the "leaden foot
ed" moments.. What wonder then, if lovo
reared an alter in each of their hearts, whereon
burned the pure flamo, kindled by gratitude in
the one, and by compassion in ihe other.
Edward Florence indeed fell a growing af
fection for her, who to him appeared more than
an angel; for in his loneliness and desolation
sympathy and lov.e were doubly valuable. But
a year before, death had robbed him of his pa
rents. Reverses in business prior to this, had
made his faiher almost a bankrupt ; and tho
young man, bereaved by the loss of all he loved,
and chilled by the prospect before him, had
sought in the West, the few acres of land, lelt
him, which offeied the only hope of,aupport.
He soon exhausted his little slock of money ;
sickness came upon him, and on the verge nf
despair and death, he was rescued by ihe son