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THOUGHTS
SOGGkSTE'D BY' THE ArPROACO Or ViriliTgß
What wilt thou do, 0 Heart of'inine 1
For birds and flowers are gone,
And now the fleecy snow falls thick,
•Oh yonder spreading lawn:.
The last bright sun of SUMmer set,
The last Sweet zephyr blown,
The icy monarch hastens on,
`To claim his iegal throne.
Each joyous note and lovely scene
IS banished now from theet
What wilt thou do 'mid howling blasts
Old Winter's minstrelsy 3
Thou 'rt lone and sad, for all is drear—
No smile to hire thee on,
No hope•to call thee back to life,
Or love to !can upon.
Ito charm the Present hall for thee—
' The Past hat:i left but grief,
And thou arf droOping, tailing, like
A withered autumn leaf.
No more thu 'lt glad, 0 heart of mine,
To hear the robin's song
No, more thou 'lt heat exultingly,
As fragrance floats along.
No more thou 'lt muse beneath the shade
- Of yonder. spreading tree;
No more the summer's sun shall bring,
Its store of Hbpe to thee.
'But compassed round with chilling air,
Without a smile to cheer,
Thou'lt brood in sadness o'er thy lot,
Or shrink away in frar.
Tben rests thou 'rt weary, heart of mine
Dream while the Winter stays,
And"then-when Summer comes again,
Thou 'lt quicken in its rays.
ff e'er another Summer dawns, -
Thy thread of-life be riven,
A brighter Summer thou shaltfind—
The endless Summer, Heaven.
WILFRED.
Turk'hqnnock, Nov., 1850.
Gems of Thought. "
Learning, it is said, may he an instru
ment of fcaud ; so may bread if dis
charged from the mouth of a cannon, be
an instrument of death.
Silence never shoWs itself,to so great
an advantage as when it is made the re
ply to calumny and defamation.
Fashionable society generally has but
two faults first, in being hollow-head
ed ; and secondly, hollow-hearted.
industry and economy u ill get rich,
while sagacity and int, igue are laying
their.plans. .• -
Virtue forgives injury, even as the san
dal tree 'perfumes the hatchet that fells it
Physicians' prescriptions are now
called " death warrants in Latin.".
A false friend is like a puddler that
only looks bright when the , sun shines
on it.
Thrice armed is be whu hath bisquar
ret just.
:Ms of ourselyes that we are thus or
bus. .
Friendship is more firmly secured by
lenity towards failing, than by attach
ment to excellencies. The former is
valued as a kindness .which cannot be
claimed, .the latter is exacted as the
payment of a debt toinerit.
Tun PEN.—In a hand who knows
how to use it—the most powerful 'weap
on known: When the golden tints
,of
guide it, how ,beautiful !--where
self-respect-gives it.a • new vigor, how
pleasing! Where honer directs it how .
respected ! Where, wit sharpens it, how
fatal! When scurrillity wields it, how
contemptible ! 'Tis ;the weapon of the
soul
It is deliatitlul to rekindle smiles on
an inlantine countenance. Grief is out
of place ' , hen even reflection has yet
lett, no trace.
, The worthiest prople.are tbe,:theskin
:•ured by du f fer, as we ,usually MIA that
to be, the best fruit which thetiikjl ve
been'pickingmt. f
„,
A Hatter advertisesAhat Wattir
he Mind," is of.,great ini•ortancer, but
hat's billhe - heir" is of greater 6-1 sen
iment worthy the pert of Combe.
\ `
.TUKIIANSoit '''TI,I*BI)A,Y 'V'tNlld',' NO Vtifilgif, r 2t,' :1850.
The cloth was drbm . m, the wine 'and
dessert were put on, and Frederick Wil
lis, seatedst the head of the table, look
ed on . as merry a set of fellows as ever
were gathered round mahogany.
"The master:of the feast was twenty
tWo years of age; ancl r pOssesed'ut about
as many thousand !kiwi& as 'he nilin=
bered years.' To b6'') , '"(i'u . rig" A pleasant
enough ; but to be both' young and rich
is extreme happiness. The father of
Frederick,Willis not only gave his son
life, but bequeathed him money enough,
to enjoy life. '
Frederick Willis had' lately heg.un hls
career.' SO - far he had proceeded with
moderation and good sense but a dan
ger threatens' him this evening. On his
right is seated Captain Fitz Osborne, a
newly-made acquaintance, and one not
very creditable.
Captain Fitz Osborne was a tall and
stout man. His appearance was comi
cally ferocious. Nature had intended
him for a fool only, but: he had succeed
ed, by much study and pain, in super
adding the' bully. He 'had a loud
a swaggering gait, an imperious -eye,
and a large and well-dyed pair of iblacl,
moustachins, which he had a habit of
continually twirling with his thumb and
fore-finger. He was a soldier by pro
fession, and a gambler as an amateur.
He could not live on his pav, and fir
thought desterify in ,play as easy and
honorable a way of increasing his in
come as any other. The result proved
his judgment correct ; his purse was al
ways well stored, and he was received
without scruple into the best society.
Just about this time, however, suspi
cions were whispered -about 7 in a very
low tone indeed, that , the gallant cap-
Jain was more indebted
. to his fißesse
than to his dexterity. or good fortune,
and that, in fact, he was little better
than - a blackleg. As. these suspicions
were whispered in so low a tone, th
captain, of course, was not obliged to
hear them ; but though he . betrayed no
.cognizance of such disagreeable reports,
he was too well aware of their circula
tion, and felt that the time had come or
a granl cry - eh main, and retirement
from play.
He marked out Frederick Willis as
•, the victim. Twenty thousand' pounds
were here in the han4S of a very. inex
perienced keeper, and he hoped that it
would be no difficult matter to transfer
this snug fortune to the custody of him
self, who well knew its7yalue: He con
trived io get introduced to young Wil
lis, and-soon after he contrived to lose
to him no less than three thousand
pounds. It vas folkiwing dinner, and
Much champa4zrb at the captain's own
lOdgings, that this artful loss took place,
and Fitz Osborne could'scarcely forbear
laughing, as he saw Willis depart in a
delitium`of joy at this hisfirst stroke in
gaming'. The. captain was' invited by
Willis in return. "Two or three
friends," he said, " wduld meet him„,
but this should not prei,.ent him from
giving him his revenge." Fitz Osborne
- assented to this arrangement cheerfully.
He made up his mind to lose again, but
to a small extent, so as not lo excite at
tention in those present ; and then with
another quiet evening at his lodgings,
.he calculated on finishing the business.
It was essential to be prompt; for tho'
Willis; he trusted;'had not heard the rt. 4
ports to his pijudice,' there was every
danger that he mouid do'ao before long.
And now the second evening of this
well-arranged series ''‘vas , in progress.
The cloth Was driwn,the'wine and des
se'it
,uere put on, and after-din'ner 'had '
commenced; jest, laiighter, and song
connived.' At last appeatd 'coffee ;, and
k'rederick, lin . ockin6. on a 'illate With the
iiihdlr - . 61 a fruitknife, by %yay 9f ob
taining' said, - abentlem'en.' if
o>ase,, we Will . adjourntOthe .
d'riwirig=inord i Wheie you Vein 'firm card
,
chess tables, and all Other sorts of
tables: Ali ltiend, _the _captain, is so
entitnored , tho .sound-of , a dice4gr,
tbat he-is tesolved-to hear , rits- music • for
half an hous..or so, in — onipany ;OW
tilic though, lassureyou; the other - fe yen-
DEFEND THE RIGHT. CONDEMN THE PRONG.
Tile May, of Honor.
ing the tune must have been anyth.tt.g
hut pleasant to him.. So allons, and
each to his. vocation." -
A shout of approval was the answer.
The host and guests, deserting the di
ning-robm, in z few moments fete seat
ed at
they
or whatever other amuse
ment they preferred. Fitz. Osborne and
Willis took up their ptrsition at a small
table by themselues:
There .were two thingi that caused
the captain some regret; firstly, be had
taken too much wine : and, secondly,
Willis had not taken quite enough. Still
affairs went on prosperously. He lest,
and Willis won, as he had intended.--
But he could not account for a quiet
sarcastic sort of smile . , which he detect
ed, after some short time, on the:,coun
tenance of his antagonist, and which
teemed very unlike the unrestrained ex
pression of- triumph - he had evinced
when they last played together.
h€ was throwing and cogitating,, Fred
erick, suddenly addressed him : How
much have I won, captain ?" asked
" Oh, dear fellow, a trifle'" rf •
plied Fitz Osborne. ." Two hundred or
thereabouts ; but 1 mean to win ii back,
I can tell you."
"I play
. no more !" exclaimed Wil
lis, throwing himself back in his chair,-
and folding his arms. •
" Oh, as you please—as you pirate,
certainly," said Fitz Os'iorne. " But
Why bautk your good fortune, when you
have it all your own way l"
"I believe I won three thousand
pounds of you on Wednesday evening?''
said Frederick, ir.3t attending to the cap
tain's disinterested inquiry.
Ytl; my dear friend, about that,"
said Fitz Osborne, looking rather dis
turbed. But what means all this ?"
" There is the money 1" said Freder
ick, presenting three bank notes. " The
two hundred pounds which I have just
won, I decline to receive."
What does this mean, sir ?" ex
claked the captain, in a tone which be
trayed the struggle between dismay and
MEM
"It means, sir, that I have discovered
your clever little plot," replied Fred
erick, smiling contemptuously. " The
only thing required for success was, that
I should be as great a fool as you thought
me. So ypu lost purposely ; an t. nn
doubt ? when yo u has excited me enough,
I was to pay at least five hundred per
cent. for the loan. Sin, I had not been
seated with you three minutes this even
ing, when I discovered plainly that you
were cheating me."
Captain Fitz Osho.rne rove slowly from
his chair—twirled his left, and then his
. -
right moustache—locked fiercely and
defvingly at the bys'anders, and turning
to Willis, exclaimed in , a loud voice,
" You shall repent this, sir. I am: a
man of ,honor; and, whilst I have an
arm, no man shall question that honor
with impunity. .You 'shall hear from
I me, sir."
" I am no duelist," said Willis.
" What, sir, are you a coward as well
as a sl-anderer I" exclaimed Fita Os
borne, strutting up to Willis, and scowl
ing fearfully. "Do you refuse to meet
me, sir ?"
~...
I r. fuse either to shoot you, or, be
shot by you," said. Willis : " though in
deed, alter descending to be a gambler,
I might well go a little lower, and be
come .a duellist. Still,, robbery is better
than murder ; and; whilst I swear to re
trace the steps that led to the one, I. also
swear to,take no steps that may lead to
the other. A man of ,honor, indeed :"
exclaimed Willis,, losing his tone of
calmness, his cheek flushing, and his
eye flashing; ,you are a swindler with
out honor, or mind to comprehend what
honor truly is. I know you now, sir, -
and the world shall know you"' • ' '
With these words;and before the by
standers could interfere or suspect his
intention, he threw himself on his burly
antcvnist; , -and iii• ad-instant had' borne
him to - the ground.
- Fitz ~Osixirne- , macie,.a decimate at
tempt
tO, wallow, something,,but ; hie I
hand was arreav3—torn open ,hy main,
force--and•FrederiCk Willis starting to
his feet, held up to the gaze of all—a
loaded dice.
Captain Fitz Osborn may now be met
with at Boulogne, weals a somewhat
military costume,though be is no longer
in the army., He attends all the billiard
rooms and ball-rooms, and is said to be
on the point of marriage with - an heiress
from. Bloomsbury-square, who could not
resist his large black ) moustache, linow
ledge of fashionable society, and strict
observance of the law of honor.
Shnlspeare's Mirror for Women.
BY MARY cownEN CLARITY.
As to the tall glass called a Psyche, a
lady gains a full-length view of herself,
so that no point of a person may be left
disregarded, so, in Shakspeare's mirror,
a woman may obtain a psycholcwical re
flex of her nature that may-aid her to
its spotless array, and to the utmost per
fection in adornment of which it is sus
ceptible. She may learn how to pre
serve its intrinsic graces of purity and
innocence, at the same time she is in
structed how to deck it with becoming
ornament of accomplishment and re
fining culture. She may be taught to
perceive how native charms are height
ened by suavity of demeanor ; hOw a
fine uhderstanding, and a capacious mind
are set off by modest bearing how ex
ternal beauty is enhanced by sweet man
ners and cheerful "ease; how intellect
and good sense consort
, with
forbearance, and affectionate submission,
how gaiety of heart and the gilt of wit
are tempered with gentleness; how
highest dignity shows itself mosttruly in
courtesy, generosity, charity, kindliness.
From the lady of the, highest tank, to
humblest among women—from her who
is " croicn'd the most imperial mon
arch" to her who " does the meanest
chares," we all may read in his respec
tive deleniations our feminine resem
blance. From the virtuous majesty of
a-Hermione or a Katharine of Arragon,
down to the homely coarseness of an
Audrey or a Mopsa, each es entially
!pars the generic stamp of women. His
sceptred queens, his princesses, his duch
eses, his gentlewomen, his yeoman's
wives, his young maidens, his serving
damsels his country wenches, his hos
tesses ; his most delicate lady, his most
.blushing girl, his most reserved vestal,
hisirrantast coquette, his wildest. spirited
sparkler, his sedatest thinker, his most
loving and • loveable female impersona
iioo, or his vilest and most odious one,
however infinitely they may vary; have
all 'one feature in .commhn—they are
womanly in all they do
and say. The wit of Rosalind and Bea
trice, the ambition of Lady Macbeth,
the conjugal faith of Imogin, the wick
edness of Gonerit and Regan, constancy
of Helena, the. recticence of Cordelii,
the intellect of Portia, the.wilesorCleo
patm, the innocence of Miranda, the
charm of Viola, the gentleness'of Des
deinnna, the sanctity and moral purity of
Isabella, the -anguish of Constance, the
maternity of Volutimia, the shrewish
ness of Cathat ine, the affection of Celia,
the flippancy of Lucetta,the passionate
love of JuAiet, the sprightliness of Nt-r
-rissa; the insanity of Ophelia, are all as
markedly contrasted as day and-night;
but they are all in themselves and in
their action and circumstance true to
the spirit of womankind.
The gun thatkieked the boy hhs been
arrested and. held to bail. The plea was
rais.d.in,its favor that ft was cocked at
the time; but it was. ruled out by the
court.
Kissing must be piebs,
•
Or-Clergy would not use it, .
It als6 must be lawful, .
Or, lawyers would not. choose it.
If. wisdorres ways you wisely seek,
Five things observe with care
,d,whom, you speak; to whom you speak;,
And how—and when—and Where.
clergyman : Said to the boys. is the.
gallery, " Dont make such a noise, for
you will wake up your-parents below."
me," as the stone
sil 'to -ale" printer
.
VOL 11::;;NO.:
FaShioriable . Manners.'
There is a set of whom I cannot beat
—the pink; of fashionable propriety—
Those every good Word is precise, .and
whose every movement is unexception- i
able but
,whn, though versed in all ttiq
categories of polite behavior, hdve not £1
particle of soul'or Cordiality about things.
We allow: that their manners: may
abundantly correct. There may be ele . .
gance in every Ostia's., and gracefulness
in every position; 'not a smile out of
place, and not a step that would not , bear
the severest scrutiny. This is very'One„
but what I want is the heat, and gaietyc
of social intercourse—the frankness that
spreads animation ariund it,—the : eye
that speaks affably to all that chUes tim
idity from every bosom and tells every
man in the company to be conSdent and
happy. This is what I conceive to,, be
the virtue - of the , test ! "Be courtelins i ?'
and not the sickening formality of those
who walk by rule,. and would redusethe
whole.of human life. to a w,ire.,hound
system of misery and xonstraint.--4h.
Chalmers. „•
Ludicrous.
- A young itiiierant4reacher, in• 'the
constant ha . litt'Of declairrang:agreaf deal
about the Creator; and especially a bout
••
the first getting up of,man,wheneVer he
wished to display "his native eloqUeuce
to a good advantage, was one day - hold
ing forth to a mixed congregation in a
country school-house. Becoming :warm
and enthusiastic as he proc,evded, it Avis
not long before he Feached hie fav9r4
theme, and started ; off iu soniething like
the following style :
" And when the world was created,
and the.beast of the,Sekl, and the . fa :la
of the air were pronounced, very good.
God said : " Let us -make man." " ,And
he formed man after his own likeness,*
declared him the noblest oftVilhe worJr2
of his hands. And, he made woman also,
and fashioned in the exact image amp,
with a little variatfon—
"Thank the Lora for the varialion•_P'
shouted , an old sinner, w•ho sat over In
the amen Corner 01 the room, at this44u
teresting juncture of the discourse. • 0
Tne.efiect was perfeect ly ludicrous and
The , preacher dropped.the
subject where he was interruptedi - and
was-never beard to allude toil during . *
subsequent ministery of kitty .Years.zi;rt
Filly Cents °Oho
kgentleman in. _great Jones street,
who is in the habit of sending his toots
out to be blackned, could
. not
,find.,-bit
!polished understandings, one day last
week. . He, sent
,his little son to Ole
darkey's celia'r,,but he returned sa — . l;44
that it was shut, up. , The gentleman
went himselt in his slippers, and atter
rapping some time, he:4farda_npise r in 7
side. Presently a wirlilOu'..:4
oppcned,and Cider's head poked 'through.
4 I want my boots,' said . thegentlema i s.
44 SOrry,tci 'torrn you massa,.dat Srou
can't hab 'em," replied Cuff. "
1 is busted, failed, ,broke, cleaned out,
jumbed up, ,spylt, I is : " , _: r
"But Cuff," said the gentleman. . 4 4 . 4
can't help that. I must have my boots r. ';
Cuff finding his customer rather riled
up, poked out of the window one of ,the
boots and said—
"Massa I isn't nn ja
clean burst and no mistake. I's: taken,a
'veotory of my a'lects, and nsll3'lieves o
on de honor ot a gentleman,.dnt I shalt
be able to pay -.6fty _cents nn the dollar,
is willa to:gib you yours aow.- , Dar it
am. Takeide,buint."'
So saying, he stammedlothemindcw > ,
leaving our fiend to go home in ,'his
slippers,,with one boot 'in bts hand—hie ,
fifty per cent. on •theirollar. ~ •
'A D:untien Lawyer' on going inict`
c : CUrch das ohser'ved by the minister'
who addressi him thus: 4 , 1 will !Nai'
witness against you at the day of judg-,
The lawyer shaking hia hettd:
ivalvdrunken gravity, :
It I have practised. twenty-five:yeani
at thebar ) and. haye . ihms found .that.,
the ocAteit
.rascal: ig. t4e. 4Pt,
stso -I.lg
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