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Beauty, Wit, and Gold.
" In her bower a lady dwelt,
At her feet three lovers knelt ;
Each adored the lady much,
Each essayed her heart to touch ;
One had wit and one had gold,
One was cast in beauty's mould;
Guess -which was it won the prize,
Tongue, or purse, or handsome eyes I
First began the handsome man,
Peeping proudly o'er her fan,
Red his lips and white his skin;
Could such beauty fail to win
Then stept forth the man of gold,
Cash he counted, coin he told ;
Wealth, the burden of the tale,
Could such golden projects fail !
Then the man of wit and sense,
Woo'd her with his eloquence ;
Now she heard him with a sigh,
Then she blush'd scarce knowing why,
Then she smiled to hear him speak,
Then a tear was on her cheek.
Beauty vanish, gold depart.
Wit hath won the lady's heart.''
DISTRUST:
OR THE VICTIM OF VOLUNTARY WIDOWHOOD.
List.and I will tell you a story of real life as. it
occurred in our midst. The heroine of my story
i - v.l.-i- j .: i
, eo " - . !
think, oi tins place; at an events ner 101 in nie'
must eaily have been cast among us. Many in 1
"
this Fair Room have taken her by the hand ; for,
prprv hMrth-stnnfl she was a wP.lrnmfi miest.
rendered so by her brilliant manner, and engaging,
lorely disposition. Everybody loved Dora Ham
merslev, for she loved everybody. She had been
a widow nine years when I first made
nuaintance. and a more iovelv woman i
noint of view it has never been mv lotto meet !
with.
I often wondered at her oerversitv in re-
maining single, when I knew, with the world, that j
x.- uj :. ii.. ; nn!,. ir. Ua.
Bile liau 1L su laigcijr in puun nut viui uw- j
come an interesting wife, but a most useful mem-! 10
ber of society. She always parried mv persua-! dared not make open inquiry; for in the eyes of the
sion, by saying that she dreaded the dominion of a ! rid 1 was a widow and m? Poor cl,ild an orPhan'
step-father over her only child, a sweet little girl So wel1 have 1 Pla;ed mV Part in b.vpocracy, that
of some ten summers. I noticed at the time,, des- j n0 "c has ever dreamed of my husband's exis
pite her efforts to conceal it, that the poor woman i tence-
was immeasurably wretched. She was not in! " I believe that 1 knew, and loved you, loo, for
love, for she was a woman of too finely a balanced nearly four years and that brings me to nearly a
mind ever to sit down and mope on an unrequitted j widowhood of thirteen years. I had almost out
passion. Her beautiful blameless life had been j lived the hope of ever again seeing my husband,
passed among us, with the exception of the five ; when about three weeks since I received a small
years of her married life, which had been spent note from him, announcing that he was in Mobile,
elsewhere. It was during a brief visit she paid and most anxious to see the child of his youth
Mobile in 18 while at her father's house, she that he would call on me the evening of that day.
heard of her husband's death. I shall never for- as an old friend of the family, promising under
get the shock it occasioned me, more for Dora's ,
sake, who I knew to be so ardently attached to
him. Time heals every wound, and I knew, in
the common course of things, she must long since
have ceased to grieve for her husband's death. ;
The announcement, at last, that she was about to '
i r- i .t. r tA
leave iuuune jurevei, auu ociiic lti hjo est, uiiuit ,
the large circle of her friends with astonishment, j
What! leave the dear friends, where she had -been'
so petted, so caressed, for a home in a strange oi large maniy crispy cuns : i ever woum i nave
land-far from the scene of her childhood! Well recognized the husband of my youth in the fine
might we all wonder. I determined, with my looking middle-aged man I presented to my daugh
husband's permission, to ask an explanation of this' ter as the friend of her father. I had prepared
strange resolve. She was to perform her last pil- j her to receive him affectionately, and the warm
grimage to the graves of her parents, who were welcome she extended, assuring him that any one
interred in the old grave-yard, head of Church who had known her father should have the warm
street. Thither we went together, and after saun-i est corner of her heart, was beyond conception
lering through the old arenas anon stopping to painful to both of us. They had a long and inter
listen to the wind, as it swept in Eolian strains j csting conversation. He inquired about her stud
through the over-hanging gloomy pines-weWhed ies, and seemed pleased with the progress she
at last an old broken wall, and bidding her sit , had made, making her promise (wilh my permis
down beside me, I took both her hands in mine' sion) to correspond with him under the assumed
and imolored her. bv mv oast friendship and my , name of Dunslow. While in conversation with his
present devotion to her interests, to frankly tell
me the cause of her unhappiness.
T nm so alad vnn hrn touched uDon this sub-
: ject,"said she, hesitatingly, "for oh, I know that I tated during the whole interview, and when I gave
would be so much happier if some one else beside j him my note to read, the strong man shook like an
myself knew the terrible secret of my past life. ague fit.
Yes," she said, " I will tell you all without reser-1 " He scanned it several times walked the floor
vatiqn; .but we must enter - into solemn compact in terrible agitation looked at mo once with the
.first.'' ! concentrated agony of a'life of human suffering
V Anything in reason, Dora, and which it is in ' and approaching Ada gave her a miniature of him
my power to perform, 1 will most willingly do." self, which he said she must keep for her father's
: . Will von nmmiqe not to hato me 7" she con-' sake as well as his own kissed her several times
m,1;vp1v xnUhoA Will vnu nromisc. bv the
W w J WWWVWU J I
that vnu will still love
mo ac vnu hnvfl hithorm Anne, t" '
"I will still continue to love you, Dora, though
you had committed murder. There now, will
that assurance satisfy you'
i
She kissed me affectionately and began the re
cital of her griefs.
" Mind your promise not to interrupt me," she
said. 44 You will remember," she continued, "that
I was married early in life to one whom I more
man idolized, and went to Louisiana to live. It
was dunnc the last months or the five vearq that!
. ' u,e ia1 """is oi we ne jears mat I
.owiumuuu hi uiai smie. mat uie seeds ot mv n tpr
unhappiness were sown. I was young, Emily,
j
; and was too prone to put faith in all I saw and
heard. It has only been through the two last
years of my intimacy with you, that I have learned
what a good wife should be. Oh, Emily, Emily,
the precious pearls that I have cast from me, and
trampled in the dust, because I knew not their val
ue ! Will you believe it, my friend, that my 'hus
band is now alive and the father of a large family
in one of the West India Islands. It was my own
fault," she continued, as I was about to interrupt
her. 1 listened to evil counsel, Emily, and I
learned to distrust my husband. Yes, I learned
to distrust, and at last to hate (or at least thought
I did) that husband who had always lavished upon
me every kindness. I never quarrelled with him.
No, I was ioo innately proud for that ; but I al
lowed myself to brood upon my silent, growing
hate, and, oh, there is no feeling on this earth that
so nigh wraps the brain to madness as the hate
born of jealousy. You know my frank, open dis
position, Emily. So I went to him, and with my
mouth in the dust, asked for a separation. Oh,
never did the poor doomsacked victim of the Bos-
phorus beg for life, as I for the blessed privilege j
of going from his presence forever with our only
! cniiu. lie tried to reason with me. but 1 was mad.
Emily, and have been mad since. I asked for
nothing but my child, and pleaded with an earn
estness which he saw it was useless to resist.
So, Emily, I will pass on to the announcement of
my widowhood when I went forth to the world a
hypocrite in widow's weeds. My husband wroto
to me three times during the first year of our sep
aration, imploring me by every precious tie to
permit him even by stealth to look once more upon
the face of his child. To every entreaty I returned
a cold, stern, hard answer, and for all this I have
dearly bitten the dust since. The years sped on
which returned no more, and my child began to
expand into a loveliness which was almost super
human. Strange as it may appear to you, I again
, j . , ,.
learned to love my husband through his child. !
When she spoke to me it was her father's voice,
every lineament was his, and I so loved my child
that I afrain loved mv husband through her.
s, inB,fe, ftn - m , ,,-, it i.'"n " ,, ,, " "h 7
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nevertheless true. 1 knew that he was alive, for
it -lit
"gu any every ear i nave received a smau por-
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H,U1SIU" UU1 '"u-iii.- 'UUS u.muuwi.
hands. This, with the little patrimony received
from my father, enabled me to live far above want
actually affording many of the little luxuiies of
her ac ! life You litlle know how 1 yearned to look once
in everv!mnrc uPon m-v husband 8 face- 0h Em,1-V. 1
thoughl if I could only see him, all might be made
UV- i wab prepireu iu uumulc mjacu u.c
t i ... t i.i. if : t,
dusi' lhal 1 iniShl be taken back t0 his heart once
more, l Knew not wnere io aiieci even a leuer
nm, and like a poor condemned criminal 1
. ... . - . . -r
any circumstances not to reveal himself to Ada.
... .... ,,! existence is shortly to bo terminated. He has
of that day were so "laden paced! i .. , i r o i t .
, , , T , - , t lived many years in vain, defying God and ro
; with seven o clock. I parted with . . hjs m He stee,ed hia h c,osp(j
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Oh ! the hours
At last he came
my husband, a tall slight hgure, witn ngnt oiue
eyes, and dari: curling hair and l snook nanos
with him after a lapse of thirteen years, a perfect.
TnHtnn in rnmnlpxion. an pnlnropfl rnhnst fifnirn '
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eyes somewhat darker, and his hair, instead of
grey, was as black as night, lying in thick masses
f 1 ll XT 11 1 t
child, I had written a few lines, stating my earn.
est recantation of my former errors, and earnestly
asking lor a reconciliation, tie was ternoiy agi-
and bidding her farewell, asked me to take a walk
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hnlrnnv. " Dora." he said, as he !
i.. vrarc aon vnu nassed
, Vnn unw how earn -
h " frmsvmr (urMc
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a deaf ear and a hard heart to all my solicitations.
You were the victim I too well know, Dora, of a
wicked conspiracy. Had you but listened to the
counsel contained in the last letter I wrote you,
twelve years ago, all would have been well ; as it
is, you sowed the seeds of your own unhappiness,
by distrusting your husband, and, at best,' have
reaped but Dead Sea fruit. I grieve for you I
grieve more for my daughter, who must go forth
to the world without a father's protecting arm.
After your rejection of all overtures on my part,
I went to the West Indies, obtained a divorce
from yourself, and married a Spanish woman, who
could not speak one word of English . By my last
marriage I have three children, all daughters.
You will often hear from me through my child.
God bless you, madam !" And, without even one
kiss, Emily, my husband vanished from my sight.
One affectionate, kindly caress, would have been
so little to him, and such a precious remembrance
to me ! May be, this is what men call retribu
tion." Slowly we pursued our way homewards, and I
ceased to wonder at those eccentricities in my
friend, which formed the comments of so many.
Dora Hammersley left Mobile some years since,
and settled in the west. Her daughter, as every
body tells me, is worthy of her mother has mar
ried well, and moves with her among the first wo
men in the nation.
Cutting it Thick.
Many years since, there did dwell in a cer
tain town, not a hundred miles from that far
famed place where orthodox divines are filled
up for lheir profession and calling, a certain
D. D., notorious for his parsimonioufciiess,
which occasionly run into the wildest ex
tremes. " Like a peach that's got the yallcrs,
With its meancss busting' out." llosea Bigelow.
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v,... o uuu.u. w. um-mj tuuu mmu
a hat store in the ciiy, and after running over;
the wares, selected an ordinary-looking hat
put it on his reverend head ogled himself in
ihe glass then asked the very lowest nrice of
it telling the vender that if he could get it
cheap enough he thought he might buy it.
" But said the halter, "that hat is not good
enough tor you io wearhere is what you
want," showing one of his beat beavers.
1 ,s ,ne Desl I can afford, though," returned
theoioian
" Well, ihere, doctor I'll make you a pres-
ent of that best beaver, if you'll wear it and tell
. . '
' vnnr friends wlnc mrp it m fmm T'
warrant you 11 send me customers enough to (
get my money back with interest you are
preiiy extensively acquainted."
'Fhnnk rnn ttinriL- -rn I" cntt itio Annlnr
M HI' lit. j vW 1 11 II 1 1 It JUU . OUIU I 11 V va'Viw
his eyes gleaming with pleasure at raising a
castor so cheaply "how much may this bea-
ver be worth?" '
" We sell that kind of hat for eight dollars,"
, replied the man of nap.
"And ihe other V continu
cd the reverend
j gentleman
" Three."
I " 0 of sermons put on the beaver
. iuukcu iu uie mass luo ui uic uucc-uundi
1 l. . Jl
nai.
" 1 think, sir, said he taking, oil the bea
ver, and holding it in one hand as he donned
the cheap "tile" ' I think, sir, that this hat will
answer my purpose full as well as the best."
" Bui you'd betier lake the best one, sir, it
costs you no more."
" B-u-t h-u-t," replied the parson hesita
tingly "I didn't know but per-haps you
! would a9 lief I would take the cheap one---and
leave the oilier and perhaps you would not
mind giving me the difference in a five dollar
bill."
The Death of a Sisinct.
Come with me to yonder apartment.
Stretched upon a bed lies a man whose eartly
eves an( turMed a deaf ear lo ihe invitations
0f hjm wno was able to succour and to save
JT0 love was sufficient to arrest him and bring
him tn ihp. prnsi Tim unrvnnl nf find nnintml
i - - - i
j him to the coming wrath, ihe deep misery of
the second death, iho vengeance of the Lion
oi tne inoe oi juuau, me nour oi ueain, uic res
urrection, the day of judgment, and a future ex
istence beyond ihe grave. But all was in vain.
Nothing was able to penetrate his sealed con
science. Now, behold him near his latter end.
Death has doomed his victim, and rapidly is
he accomplishing his woik. Writhing and
moaning under the lashes of a guilty con
science, ho curses his God, he blasphemes his
Maker, and .raises his arm in impious defiance
againsi approaching vengeance. The future is
dark and dreary to him. No ray of light breaks
through it lo afford one moment of consolation.
Rapidly wasting away, his soul becomes more
distressed. Satan is ready for his prey No
kind angles wait to waft his spirit to realms of
peace. No Saviour stands by to btippori and
lead him through the dark valley. No music,
save that anticipated in the pit of despair,
strikes upon his ear. And now the brittle
thread of life is almost broken. A few more
beatings of the pulse, and time with him shall
be no more on earth. Hi3 friends in vain listen
for some evidence that at the eleventh hour he
may have been accepted. Hark! that long
drawn breath ! The spirit has laken its flight;
but, 0 ! to the regions of utter despair. The
door of mercy is now forever closed. The
spirit will never more thrive, the atoning blood
,)f Christ hat
e no efficacy, rorever anu tor-
ll . . I
PVr must he tve m eternal misery, without
i ilin sliuhlnst alleviaMon of his tortures. .1 he
! mobt harrowinc accuaiion will ha, yo. .kh.ew
vuur Mt.r', ss ill but did . nut.
Correspondence of the Newark Daily Advertiser.
A Glimpse at HavanaSociety,
Customs, etc,
Havana, Jan. 10th, 1850.
Entering Havana from the sea, the appearance
of the port and fortification is quite Malta-like.
Facing the Gulf of Mexico to the north, and its
coral-bound shores washed by the current of the
gulf-stream, the narrow entrance to the harbor is
defended, on its eastern side by the strong fortifi
cation called the Moro, whilst the opposite point
is crowned by the castle of la Punta. The Moro
stands upon a high bluff, fronting both sea-ward,
island, and the city, and with its strong batteries
commands the entrance to the port. A long line
of solid fortifications, the Cabana, also extends
from the land side of the Moro, far up, and paral
lel to the harbor, reaching a point nearly opposite
the centre of the city. The harbor here expands
into a bay of considerable size, shaped like a Ire
foil, with from four to six fathoms of water, and of
sufficient capacity to float the navies of the world.
Of couise it is perfectly secure in all weathers.
Steamers come to anchor beyond the sailing ves
sels, and after the visits of the health and custom
house officers, and the regulation of pass-port3,
passengers are permitted to land on the quays of
the city, being the west, or right-hand side of the
harbor.
Havana proper is a walled town, but, beyond
the barriers, stretches in a westerly direction; the
suburbs being far more extensive than the interior
city. To an American, the appearance of the
streets and houses is singular. The former are
narrow, of width nearly sufficient for the passage
of two carriages, whilst the side-walks are scarce
ly broad enough for pedestrians in single life.
The houses are of all shapes, sizes and heights
from the low, one-story, scolluped eaved bodego,
with its dirty front, up to the four-story morisco
nalarp nf thp nnnrfp. Universal 1 v flip Inwpr win.
1 J1
, wilh a lalUce WOrk of
iron, whilst the upper stories lead out upon pro-
! jecting balconies.
As to color, light blue seems the predominant
taste, but many fronts are painted white, yellow
or brown, with crimson cornices, sills and archi
traves. Tiles are mostly used for roofing. Al
. this, together with the ueep windows and huse
gateways, (instead of doors,) you may imagine
strikes an American stranrrelv
unices an American strangely
T'hfi Inrcrpr hnnspsi nrp hmlf in tho fnrm nf n
. nlw..Rminwl uu ,h eta!vaBe n.,; nn .i,.
j . , , b
! (nnrr Inn nnr nrc nnH hori rnnmo tn nmnnra thit
'in .
! K" leside,a,um of a tropical cliraate-ven.ila-
tion, have windows running from the ceiling to the
floor, (some 18 or 26 feet,) both on the street and
court, and floored wilh marble or stone, are cooler
than one would suppose. Carpels are not in com
mon use; grates unnecessary. The ladies seldom,
if ever, walk the streets. They remain in their
iron cages the greater part of the day, seated on
9ofa or arm chair, gazing indolently at the passers
by. Flirtations are sometimes carried on with the
lover in the street, the mistress behind the lattice,
and a watchful mamma asleep in her chair; or
if an accepted suitor, the balcony proves a conve
nient place, for sweet recitals of anticipated joys.
A Yolanta ! Yes, they ride in a machine which
goes by that name, and also goes on two high
wheels, propelled by one, two, or three horses,
with a postillion and such a postillion ! Figure
to yourself a jet-black shining negro, with a com
ical cap, short jacket of blue, embroidered wilh
silver lace and red worsted, white pantaloons, and
boots that out-rival the seven-leagued ones of
nursery tales, projecting far up above the knees,
and laced a tight fit, to shins as spindley as those
of a Cuban negro the black polish quite throwing
the negro's face into a dark comparison- this fig
uge, armed with a long whip, and heavily spurred,
is seated astride a diminutive pony, whose heavy
harness alone seems burthen enough for his puny
frame. Then comes the volanta 23 feet in length
from stem to stern, with wheels six feet in diame
ter a gig it is in general shape, placed upon two
long poles, the wheels some distanco behind the
body, and the ends of the shafts resting upon the
pony.
You enter, a pair of you, palanquin fashion, the
blue triangular curtain in. front drawn up, and lean
ing back in Spanish indolence, away go postilion,
blue jacket and jack boots, in sort of swaying,
rocking motion, quite easy in itself, but particular
ly hard to describe, especially that of turning a
corner. Well, the Senoras, and Senoritas, and
Creoles, and Negresses, ride in these volanta-ve-hicles,
and having a seat only for two, would bo
very convenient for a pair of lovers, (only they
are never allowed to ride together,) but are deci
dedly inconvenient for a travelling party, or a
family.
Al the Plaza do Armas, each evening, from eight
to nine, the band plays in front of the captain gen
eral's (Alcoy) palace, and the fair Habaneros,
seated in their " lengthy" carriages, veiled, fan in
hand, dressed in white,' and unbonneted, ('tis Jan
uary too,) kill an hour in listlessly listening to the
wild aiies of old Spain. The custom here does
not admit ot giving evening parties; such enter
tainments are unknown, and the opera, a ride on
the Pasco, a call on a friend, or the music at the
Plaza, are the acknowledged modes of " killing
the enemy." The gentlemen are remarkably neat
in their dresswhite pantaloons, white waistcoats,
(always spotless.) and black dress coats, with ja
panned shoes, being the style at present. Their
usual rendezvous, of an evening, is the famous
Confiteria Dominica, where delicious ices, sher
bets, creams, sherry cobblers, choccolate, &c,
may-be had.
The poiice regulations of the, city rerquire ...that
all ihall be in their houses ity 14 P. M,., pd' vry
few people are seen in the streets after that hour.
The watchmen are numerous and efficient ; they
go armed with a long lance, a pair of horseman's
pistols, and carry a huge lantern ; patrolling the
streets faithfully and well, and crying out the hour
and half-hour, the state of the weather, (always
proceeded by a shrill whistle,) in such hoarse, dis
cordant tones, that, for the first few nights after
our arrival, sleep was a stranger lo us. A dollar,
I remember, boldly administered, bribed the one
on our square, for three or four nights, to yelp his
infernal veil on the corner below.
At 0 A. M. most of the inhabitants are out of
their beds, blinds openf-a cup of coffee served, and
the business of the city commences. Breakfast at
Irom 11 to 3, lounge, dine, and ride out to the
suburbs, (most delightful drives,) returning in time
for opera or calls. The Paseos, outside the walls,
are public gardens of very considerable size, laid
out in parallelograms, and planted with the usual
variety of tropical trees, plants, palmettos, cotton
wood, coa-coa-nut, oleander, banana, &c, form
ing three parallel roads for horsemen and carriages,
and two for pedestrians. The foliage is very lux
uriant, and, m the afternoon, all classes resort to
these delightful promenades. When you consider
that the thermometer here, at midday, in the month
of January ranges from 80 to 85 degrees, you can
beltet understand how absolutely necessary the
shady walks and the cool breezes of these charm
ing Pasoes, become to the comfort and health of
the heated denizen of the city.
1 he palaces, or mansions, of the few grandees,
are large, but not so imposing as those of the Eu
ropean nobility, lheir style of architecture is
the same as that of other Habanero houses, paint
ed perhaps more gaily and beautifully, end clearer
and more perfect in their general economy. 1 he
Captain General s city palace, fronting the Plaza-de-Armas,
occupies one whole sido of the square.
The great Tacon Theatre, situate a short dis
tance outside the walls, is, in every respect, the
beau ideal of an opera house. You enter the first
tier and parquette from the level oi the street, and
find the interior as large almost as the famous San
Carlos of Naples. Five tiers of boxes and a par
quette, with stalls for 600. The lattice work in
front of each box is light and graceful, and so open
that the dresses and pretty small feet of the Senoras
are seen to bewitching advantage. The decora
tions of guilt are costly, and the frescos and side
ornaments of ihe proscenium exceedingly beauti
ful. Each box seats six persons, (thirteen dolls;)
the broad lobbies extend completely round the cir
cle, and an excellent ventilation is procured by
means of stationary blinds in each box, looking
out upon the lobbies, and through which any one
is privileged to gaze at the fair atidfat Senoritas.
1 counted a dozen gentlemen peeping through the
blinds of the box of Senoritas E., the "belle of
Havana." A magnificent cut glass chandelier,
lighted with gas, and numerous smaller ones from
the boxes, give a brilliant light to this brilliant
house.
A corps of soldiers, some eighty or ninety, are
always dispatched to preserve order at the opera;
they are stationed in the lobbies and on the landing
places. As lor the boauty gathered there, it don't
compare with our Astor Place. The dresses are
mostly white, and of materials suited to the warmth
of the climate. The juanty opera cloak and snowy
white furs are unknown ; diamonds in glittering
profusion, head dresses simple, and the fans! Yes,
the coquettish fans, of costly and rare workman
ship, are used as only Spanish women can use
them. The small hands that generally toy with
these airy playthings, belong to brunettes, with the
smooth, oily complexion peculiar to the inhabitants
of Spain or Italy; the hair and eyes are invariably
black. A fair skin is not uncommon, with dark
eyes and hair, and, in fact, color is somewhat pro
miscuous in these latitudes. Past twenty, obesity
prevails to a heavy extent the indolent habits of
the ladies, doubtless, being the cause. The Ta
con can challengo any opera house in the world
in the dimensions of its female audience, and the
whole house will seat 5,000 persons.
The street has its swarms of negro urchins,
(white children are seldom seen in the thorough
fares,) and offensive as it is, hundieds of them
are daily seen, free from any artificial covering.
Living i3 expensive. The rent for an ordinary
house is fifty ounces ($850) per annum, and from
that up to two and three thousand dollars this in
cludes the stable on the ground floor, where the
volanta and hoise are kept, literally under your
very nose. Meat, (I won't describe the dirty, fil
thy markets,) such as it is, 20c the pound; fish, red,
yellow, blue and green, 16 to lSc; good butter not
to be had; bread excellent, but dear; wines cheap,
fruils, ditto; carriage and horses, $2 per hour, and
last not least, ice 81 per hundred. Clothing, of
light stuff, sells at moderate prices. Good board,
at a boarding house, there being no such " institu
tion" as a hotel, cannot be procured for less than
82.50 per day the fare miserable two in a room,
and musquitoes and . Washing 81 50 per
dozen. The cheapest thing here is man. A good,
lively, likely negro, young and strong, is marketa
ble for 30 ounces (8510,) and if bred aB a waiter,
cook, or coachman, will bring a few ounces more.
They all appear well fed and happy in the city,
and on Sundays, with kettle drums, hollow logs,
calabashes and fifes, dance their fandangos along
the barriers in true African style.
The burial of the dead at the Campo Santo, ia
the most shocking scene about Havana. Picture
to yourself the unattended corpse, brought in a
wooden box to the grave, and tumbled, shrouded
but coffinless, into the pit provided for it ! The
poorer classes are wrapped in the most miserable
rags, and frequently bodies are left for hours naked
on the ground, and covered with vermin, awaiting
the tardy movements of the burier. Sculls and
bones also lie exposed on the surface, and poor hu
manity in this christian city, receives not at the
grave the sober, decent respect paid to the dead
by the North American Indian.
Yours, &c, S.
Destroying Briars.
A writer of much experience gives his view
as to ihe besi mode of destroying briars, which
prove so great a pest to many otherwise excel
lent farms. He has tried every conceivable
mode. Culling off and "hoeing out he has re
pealed over and over again, without the lea-t
successas the more he cut and hoed, the
more thrifty ihey sprung up. But finally, he
put the grouud in with clover, thickly sown.
The briars appeared next season an uiual, but
they were sickly ; sheep were then turned iu
to pasture an the clover and that was the com
plete extirpation oj the briars. Thi ii an easy
,modo for moil farmers to try ; the wrneris
j conhden! that
hrur and a su
confident that clover is the greitt iMiemy of ho
ro cxtirjiaior. , '