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-Old Times and IVew.
Wc copy the following lines, read at the New
England Society's Festival at New York, Decem
ber, 1846, by Allen C. Spooner, of Boston.
'Twas in my easy chair at home, . - ,ti
About a week ago, . ft.
sat and puffed my light cigar ;! .f
As usual, you must know.
ii
I mused upon the Pilgrim flock -Whose
luck it was to land
it 1 .1 1.. U ' 'i ' M'i .
r
. i
upon uiuiubt me viny iuuv
Among the Plymouth sand. :.i--'t
In my mind s eye, l saw tnem leave
Their weather-beaten bark
Before them spread the wintry wilds-''
Behind, rolled ocean dark. f. t ; t . -
Alone that Jittle handful stood
While savage foes lurked nigh,
Their creed and watchword, "Trust in: God
And keep your powder dry." '
Imagination's pencil then
That first stern winter palnlcd, v
When more than half their number died,
And stoutest spirits fainted
A tear unbidden filled one eye,
My smoke liad filled the other,
One sees strange sights at such a time, .
Which quite the senses bother,
J knew I was alone but lo !
(Let him who dares, deride me )
il looked, and, drawing up a chair,
Down sat a man beside me.
jlis dress was ancient, and his air
.Was somewhat strange and foreign
He. civilly returned my stare, '
And said "I'm Richard Warren !"? " '
-"You'll find my name among the list
Of hero, sage and martyr,
.Wlho, in the Mayflowei's cabin, signed
"The first New England chatter.
1 -could some curious facts impart
Perhaps some wise suggestions
D3ut then, I'm bent on seeing sigh'ts,
And running o'er wiih questions."
x'Ask on," said I, "Til do my best
To give you information,
"Whether of private men ynu ask, :
Or our renowned nation."
Says he "First tell me what is that
In von compartment narrow,
Which seems to dry my eyeballs up,
And scorch my very marrow." . '
His finger pointed to the grate
Said I "Thai's Lehigh coal,"
J l H.
Dug from the earth" he shook his head1
"it is, upon my soul !"
1 then took up a bit of stick,;
One end was black as night ! v"
And rubbed it quick across'thehearthi
When lo, a sudden light I
Ivly guest drew back, uprolled his eyes, - 5
And strove Ins bteathto catch
What necromancy's that?1 li'ecried
r Quoth L "A friction match." ' ' :
Upon a pipe just overhead,
1 turned a little screw, -
When forth, with instantaneous flash;
Three streams of lightning flew. - . .
Uprose my guest; "Now heaven, me save,"
Aloud he shouted, then,' '
Is -that hell"fire 1 " 'Tis gaS-saB ' " - "
We call it hydrogeii." ! ,; .; ' -
Then forth into the fields we strblle&; uf
A train came thundering by '
Drawn by the snorting irOn-steed, ' ; j .
Swilter than eagles fl . tA I f
Kumbled the-wheels, the whistle shrieked,. ; r.
Far streeraed the smoky cloud,
Ecuoed the hills, the vallevs shook. -The
iivuig forests bowdt
Down on his kneels, with hands upraised
Li worship, Warren fell
" Great; is the Lord our God,!' cried he--
"ile doeth all things well,"
"I've seen his chariots oTfird,-' 7 -t
The' horsemen, too, thereof;
0, may I ne'er provoke his jre,
Nor auhis threatenmgs scoff."
"Jlise up, my friend, rise upj?j said I?
, , " Your terrors all are vain
.That was no xliarriot of the sky, .
'T.was the New York mail traitr"
We stood "within a chamber small
Men came the news to know,
: From Worcester,. Springfield and N(ev.Yofkj
Texas and Mexico;
It came it went silent but sure
He started, smiled, burst out. laughing;
" What witchcraft's that?" "it's what we call .
Matnetic telegraphing."
Once more we stepped, into the street)
Said Warren, " What is ihat
" Which' moves along across the. way.
"As softly as a cat!"
"1 mean the thing upon two legs
" With feathers on its head . . ,
"A monstrous hump below its Yaistj
"Large as a featherbed:
"It has the gift of speech, I hear.;.
" But sure it can't be human V ri
"My amiable friend," said I,
" That's what we call a woman." '
' Eternal powers ! it cannot be,"
Sighed he, with voice that faltered ;
"1 loved the women in my day,
"But, oh! they're strangely altered."
I showed him then a new machine ,
For turning eggs to chickens,
A labor-saving hennery,
Thai beats the very dickens.
Thereat, he strongly grasped my hand
And said, " 'Tis plain to see
" This world is so tranmogrified,
" 'Twill never do for me."
41 Your telegraphs, your railroad trains;
" Your gas lights, friction matchesj
"Your hump backed women, rocks for coalj
"Your thing which chickens hatehes;
"Have turned the earth so upside down,-
"No peace is left within it"
. Then, whirling round upon his heel
He vanished, in a minute.
Forthwith, my most veracious pen,
Wrote down what I had heard,
And here, dressed up in doggerel rhymej
" You have it, word for word.
-From NeaVs Saturday Gazette.
5 GERTRUDE EI.TO IV
OR
The Young Widow.
CHAPTER I.
Gertrude Elton was but eighteen when
she became a widow. Her husband was a
gentleman of good family and fortune, but the
victim of hereditary consumption. Ho died at
Wiesbaden in Germany, whiiher he had gone
Tor his healih, about a month afier Gertrude be
came a tnoiher. I shall not attempt to describe
her grief. Bui as if kept by a sort of fascina
tion to the place, ahe remained at Wiesbaden
for manv months.
One morning, when she was at the spring, a
gentleman hastened with unusual civility to
procure a glass for her. The next day as she
was selling with her baby, teaching ihe little
thing lo crow for a rose, a card was brought to
her with the name of " Baron de Schomberg."
n Whn enn ii hn ?" exclaimed Gertrude. " I
know of no such noble."
The polite incognito of the medicinal spring
entered and bowing, said in a considerate,
thoughtful manner, " If I intrude, lady, I will
retire."
Gertrude, pleased and flattered by such un
called for civility and respect, desired him to
remain, thanking lum at the same time for his
civility a short time before.
The visit of the Baron lasted half an hour
He was intelligent, kind-hearted, and respect
"fnl in ihfi verde of chivalry. As he rose lo re
lire he solicited permission to call again.
" Certainly ; I shall be happy to see you
whenever vou call durine my short stay.
The Baron kissed the proffered hand, and
with a. usual grave scholastic bow, retired.
"' Strange to say, within the half hour of the
'Baron's visit, Gertrude's desire to slay had en
tirely vanished, for now she wished to Ue
part.
The Baron called the next day, ihe next,
and so oh for a week yet always haying le
considerate civility to send in his card, that if
Gertrude did not wish to see him she might
decline. This, however, did not happert, for
he was always welcomed by Gertrude. Alone,
in a strange land, his kind, his almost fatherly
consideration deeply affected her.
One morning when he entered her private
parlor, he heard her, say to her maid,
" Janet, have your things -and mirte ready, to
start lo-ihorrow. ; - v .
" She leaves to-morrow," thought :ihe ilarpn;
" I cannot lose sight of her so soon."
He advanced towards Gertrude wiih his
usual courtesy, and having kissed her hahd,
saidf wiihotit any embarrasment or confusion,
ii Lady, it is but a short time that 1 have
known vou but in that time I have discover
ed so much sweetness, so much cordially, and
so much fairness in your character, combined
wiih your beauty and grace, that you indeed
have captivated me. I would fain know, la
dy, if you will acceptof my estates and become
my bride. Perhaps you will think it . soon, too
soon after the death of your husband, to pro
pose 5rour marrying again ; but since 1 heard
you tell your attendant to prepare for immediate
departure, I am resolved to ask you at Once.
I am willing to wait a year or even two, if you
wish, but answer me at once:'"
" Your kindness and attention to a stranger
pleases mei" replied Gertrude calmly. " I
have been flattered by your civility, and feel a
great esteem for you. But I cannot marry you;
My heart is in the grave of my dearly beloved
husband. Yet I feel I even married him too
g ; and now nothing shall induce me to
marry again, or at least; for years to come.--
Esteem I feel for you, but hot love; I do not
wish to hurt your feelings; sd let us be friends,
Eric friends, but nd more."
Sho gave him her white Hand which, he
pressed to his lips ; but his expression lost none
of its stalely calm as he responded;
" I will Understand, lady, the feelings ol your
heart. 1 grieve deeply for your resolution, but
t shall not press you to alter it. But without
impertinence, I wish you id give me a lock of
your hair for a keepsake. I shall never marry
any one but you and I shall keep this tress as
a memory "
Gertrude cduld not refuse ihis earnest request;
so delicately proffered. She esteemed the Bar
on and wished to mitigate the pain of refusal,
so she severed a lock of fair hair from her a
bundance of sunny curls.
"Farewell nOw, lady, for we shall never rhedl
again, t fear."
As Gertrude bade him farewell, Eloise, the
baby, crowd and held op a withered rOse which
the Baron knew to be the one which Gertrude
was playing with on the day of Jiis first visit
He gently took ii from ihe infant, and then with
his own stately step left the room.
A curious incident occurred during the car
nival at Paris. Gertrude, of .course, did not
wish to join the festivities ; and in order to
pass about with more freedom, she did not
mask, and assumed the dress of ,a nun. Tho
Hotel in which Gertrude lodged, had a balcony
running in front; and one evening Gertrude
was sitting there with a favorite spaniel. The
favorite ran to the other end of the balcony,
and as Gertrude was afraid of loosing the little
creature she rose and persued it. Ii was dusk
and the balcony was quite long, The little fa
vorite ran on and on Gertrude called, whistled
and coaxed in vain. At length she saw a tall
figure approaching. A stately figure whose
face was campletely concealed by a black vel
vet domino. In silence this person caught and
returned her doff."
" Could it be ? no I yet it mut ; the retreat
ing bow so like, so precisely Eric's."
It was indeed the Baron. Not a word he
spoke and Gertrude merely curtisied, smiled,.
and said, "Merci, monseigncur. . Je. suis bien
obligee."
It was too dark to recognise the face even
had it been unmasked ; but the height, and
good proportions of the figure, and statoly step
at once struck Gertrude as belonging to the
Baron, and impressed her with certainty as to
who it was.
ch'Apter ir .
Reader ! now imagine yourself in an ele-
eatulv. furnished boudoir, where a young girl,
- - lJ w , .
of about the age of Gertrude when wb first in
troduced her to you, is sitting with a young man
some four or .five years his senior.
Nearest EfoUej" said lie " ydu do1 ,iheh
love me !"
Kter eyes spoke much mbre than her Hps.
" And we shall be married ?' 1
Eloise blushed.
" You consent I you consent! what happi-
-....,,. ' f . " 'i
ness !"
She continued id gaze 'at a flower she h'eld
in lifer Hand- How wonderful is the intercourse
of lovers ! Eloise had answered htm without
speaking, and he understood her belter than if
ihe had made an eloquent discourse.
At this rriomerit the door opened, ahd a lady
of "calm, amiable appearance entered. She
was about ihlrty-sbveii: rfer figure was emi
nently ijraceful. Her Jiair still lay over her
forehead iri waves ; the cutis were there rio
longer ; they Were carefully twisted at the
back of her head, arid she wore a very small,
elegant cap. In fact, behold Gertrude ! Her
girlish beauty had not fled, bui had merged into
matronly dignity. She would have been con
sidered by many more lovely thaft ih her youtli.
" Ah, Mrs. Elton," exclaimed the young
man, rising;"' Eloise Has answered the ques
tion entirely to my satisfaction."
I congratulate you then, Rudolph, for you
have found, let me assure you, ah excellent
wife. I am not proud of Eloise because she
is my only daughter, i only do her justice."
" The marriage," said Rudolph, h riiust ai
least be put off uritil next summer. My un
cle
"What uncle?" exclaimed Gertrude and
Eioise.
" Did I never mention my uncle to ydu th
11 No; heirer."
" Strange. Well, nd matter. When t fin
ished my education, thy uncle, who is my only
relation and guardian; thought it was best for
me td travel. I leisurely wandered bver Spain,
Italy, France, and England, he being my com
panioh and monitor. Gut when wfe arrived at
America, he said he would remain at Niagara
Falls, while I took my tour through the States.
If I write to him, he will immediately come on,
bill as he is an artisi, 1 know he wished to lake
the winter Scenery about Niagara, and 1 will
not acquaint him with all this until May."
" Is your uncle niarried ?" asked Gertrude.
' No. He has been in love though, as is
apparent from his always wearing a locket round
his neck containing a tress of fine hair. A
withered rose, the gift, no doubt of some white
hahd; he keeps carefully under a glass on a
velvet stand."
CHAPTER lit;
The long wished for May at last arrived; slow
ly, of coursej because it was expedted with im
patience, but surely; the letier was despatched,
and an answer arrived stating that the expected
uncle would arrive the day before the wedding.
Oh the marriage week! What vexations it brings!
One bridesmaid did not want to stand up " wiih
that shy, awkward xlfred Nortori. It was too
hard." And there was every reason to believe
that Hhc would not be bridesmaid at all, but she
became amicable again. Then about the wed
ding cake ;' Gertrude thought one receipt the
best; an acquaintance (a notorious housekeeper)
was sure her receipt was much better ; but this
affair was settled, And last, but not least, was
a dispute about the wedding costume. Eloise
thouoht a bonnet became her better than a veil,
at which every one cried out;. Rudolph settled
that matter by admiring the veil, and declining
to express any opinion about the bonnet, so the
veil was fixed upon. The day before the wed
ding ihey were all assembled in the front draw
ing room, Gertrude, the bride, ihe bridegroom
and the wedding party. A carriage drove to
the door why did Gertrude's heart beat so tu
multously T A firm even step was heard in ihe
hal what made Gertrude ai one moment red
and ihe next pale ? The door opened and the
uncle entered.
" Eric !" exclaimed Gertrude, " you here V1
He started, btft immediately recovering him
self advanced. " Yes, lady,- Eric de Schom
berg. 1 liule thought to meei you here."
In some confusion Gertrude now presented
him. " The Baron de Schomberg, my daugh-
ter lilotse ne ortue.
a
When I last saw you,
" Ah '.' is: it possible
l r-
you wfere a baby, Eloisej" haifl the baron;
" Uncle j&nc I where did you meet Mrs;
Elton t" t
" Mother, I never knew vou were acquainted'
with the Baron de Schdmberg." ,
" How extraordinary ?" cried ihe firsrbrides-
ntaid. , .
' Can it be possible ?" exclaimed a second;
" Now you don't say," said a third.
' A singular coincidence," Observed Alfred
Norton. r
Very," was the cortcise answer of both;
groomsmen.
" Drawing Gertrude apart Irdm the party Lnc
avtiwed u Lady, eighteen yedrs agd, when wd
parted, I thought never to have met you again;
1 saw you at the carnival, but as you did nOt
appear to recognize me, 1 did Hot address you.
I have cherished ydtfr riiemory ever since.
The locket containing your hair, I wear next
to iriy heart, t love none, but you and I have"
loved ybu truly. I love you now truly as ever.
You ohce refused the offer of my hand ; I will
offer it to you once more; Will you refuse it
how."
Couid she refuse it how? No, oh no. She
had a woman's heart, and did not reluse the
offer of a faithful hearl which she felt was all
her own.
The next day there was a double wedding.
Minna.
Anecdote of lioren&o iow.
We will relate an anecdote which we once"
heard of lhat shrewd but eccentric preacherj
Lorenzo Dow, merely to show the effect of a
guilty conscience.
A farmer came to Lorenzo one morning, aa
he was preparing to preach before a large coun
try audience; and said :
u Mh Dow, I am told you know a sihtier.
from his looks and can tell a thief by his coun
tenance. Now-, sir, I have had an excellent
axe stolen from me and I shall be forever grate
ful if you will point out to hie the rahcal who
tdbk it; as in all probability he will be at tho
meeting to-day, judging from ihe crowds that
are ctimirig."
Lorenzo was not the man id dfehy ihe pos
session of any wonderful faculty that the people
chose to ascribe to him so he told ihe farmer
that he would: gee. htnv his axe.
Lorenzo mounted ihe pulpit, took out of his
pocket a stone as big as his fist; laid ii beside'
the Bible, and commenced the exercises of the'
day. His sermon was on ihe subject of all the
sins mentioned in the decalogUe, and he went
Oh lo give brOofs from history of the reiributivtf
justice of Providence, in punishing iit ihis life"
transgressors; Murder will out," said he
' guilt cannot conceal itself, ahd I am about 16
give you this beautiful morningj my dear hear
ersj an example of a terrible vengeance Iti fol
low the breaking of ihe eighth commandment.
Two nights ago a fellow Stole Johtl Smith's
axe and 1 have been commissioned by author
ity which none of you will question, to knocfe
down, drag out, sacrifice, destroy utterly anww
hilate the miserable wretchj and Send him, bsdy
soul and breeches; to the pitchy realms of an
awful eterniiy ! Poor sinner you turn pale be
fore the rock has crushed you ! coniinned Lor
renzo, as he grasped the stone, and raised it ir
the attitude of throwing. 4 Don't dodge, yotf
rascal ! ydu can't escape me don't dodge.'
rle paused a moment, and pointed his long
crooked, significant finger at a poor detil irt the"
audience who appeared to be in an ague fit,-
with his hair standing on end, like the quills
of a fretted porcupine.'
John Smith,' cried he, there Is the cHap
ihat stole your axe !'
The eyes of the whole congregation were?
turned upon the conscience-stricken fellow, who"
looked as if he wished the mountains would
tumble Oh him.
You will restore Mr. Smith his axe, and
steal no more, if I forgive you won't yoU ?'
asked Lorenzo.
If I don't darrt me ! exciafinfed the" fcUiprii,
with look and tone that showed ilio" giheentjr
of his declaration. .
John Smith got his ao. Albany" Atlas.
"Is riot one man as good as aridihir""" asked
a Chartist of a Repealer. .
"Sure he is," replied O'Brien, "aiid .& great
deal belter.
In every nation upon the eanH; ilid progress
of civilization has gone hand til hahd with a
chivalric regard for the superior; delicacy of wo
man's nature ; and it is only as we retrorade
towards the savace state, thai !ws' find all proper
y - o a a
distinction lost in the treatment tfTthe i wo sexes.