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POETICAL.
tWritttru!iwlliq
A U U
Summer Is gone, and tiin mnurnfut dirge,
Of an autumnal wind Is heard;
A aid a low Whisper sLowns to say,
" Beauties of earth ye o.lllll.,:invirvity.!
But yesterday, the stately . trees
'aved proudly hi the sidinnerJe'eezd,
IL-day, tie stamp, of death to there,
Not there tamp., but everywhtTe. ,
On shrub, and tower, and herbage iveen,
The Withering, toneh oh death is seem ;
And' weary nature slid:stir rest,
To sloop UpOil Its mother's bronOt
So pow farewell sweet summer flowers,
Ftirelvell, ye soft nod balmy hours;
Farewell, sweet songsters of the greveZ
No m o re I hear thy wies of love,
soon reinter, with its hustling tntin,
bt 1,111(1,qm - I hall, and sonw, and lulu,
come; and with its ley baud,
.Heal up the Itrave of our faded land
And spread, the full of snow and sleet.
And wrap the earth in its winding sheet ;
Then will the gentle ...'hisper say,
"Beauties of earth yo hare passed away."
rTt7t
.lE , rora the Ladles Ifosno Magdy.pkti fot October.]
MY SISTER'S. GOVERNESS
BY VIitUINIA. BE FORREST.
` Et said my mother; laying her hand
over my b00k,.. Will you go to, the stallion th in
evening to meet, Ella's new •goVerness ?',
' Who is she?' I asked.
' The (laughter of an artist who (lied in New
York ii 6 Tut. a month ago ; your Uncle Ezra
Evans'knew him well, and he wrote to your
father, asking him to look out for a situation
for this girl, who is fully competent to take
the place of governess in a family.. Papa and I
concluded to have her here to teaSEllit'iiinsic
and French, and Cora wishes to 'take some
drawing lessons of her. Iler father has made
her quite a good artist.'
• Why does she ha stay in New York ?'
' ' l lou know ; Evans said s he had de
termined to come to Charleston, and requested
him to procure her a situation s here.'
And her.natne; Mother V .
Is Helen Alorton.'
' Well, I will meet her.' •
It was a lovely moonlight evening, and I
went early to the station to meet my sister's
governess. Arthur Lippincott, soy college
friend and constant, companion, joined me in
my walk,, alit we went togethcr, - to wait for
the train.
Arthur Lippincott was the only grandchild
of one -of the wealthiest men in 'Charleston,
and though 1 was very unlike him in disposi
Lion and appearance, we had been friends front
childhood. Together we had gone tosehool,
togetherto college; we had graduated on the
same day, and both entered into Or. 'Peale's
office to study medicine at one time.
Tall, handsome, frank and generous; Arthur.
. had always tilled :my beau ideal of manly
beauty. In all college sports,
in all manly
-exorcises lie bud - stood-unrivalled;--htit-Ite-had
never. been studious. Talented and well read;
. he had passed through all his studies with Ito
nor ; but that sittlieedlim ; there wits nothing
of. the booknworin about bits. I delicate and
sickly from childhood,' had, in only this one
thing, surpassed' im • yet he felt no jealousy,-
but protected me id ;
all insult through-col
lege. and loved me 'much as one would love a
younger brother, or a weakly child.
We stood together when the train stopped ;
but tie - I - stepped forward to enter the passen
ger car, •lie volunteered to search Mr Miss
Morton's baggage, and left my side: I passed
slowly through the cars, looking for sister's
governess; Seated in the further earner of
-the-car, her head resting upon the back of the
seat, I saw a young girl asleep. I stood still
a moment to watch her. The light front one
of the car lanterns shone full upon her face,
end never Mull seen such wondrous -beauty.
Her ele'ar complexion was without one shade
of color. white as marble, and the long lashes
that rested upon her cheek were of the raven' a,
'blackness. tier features were regular as those
'of a Grecian statue; and theliny-band under
her cheek was delicate aid white ; her dark
hair was parted fromher forehead, and fell in
a profusion of short curls around her face.--
AB ( looked, I felt that I was Binding at my
self. I, the .student,' the one who had never
cured for beauty or loveliness in wozunn,stand-
Mg entranced before a sleeping-girl. Still,.
then, I stood, spell-bound, until a hand was
laid upon my shoulder, and Arthur said—
! Why, Stephen the ears are amply ; have
you' found Nliss Morton
Hash I' I pointing to the youthful
sleeper. .
lust, Why„she_eautt:steep_here_alLthe_l
night,' and be
.gently touched bey hand. in
an instant she was on her feet. and looking at
us with a bewildered expression.
• I beg pier. pardon for disturbing you, but.
—the - depot,'. said
Arthui% We are-in 'search of Alms Ireton'
• Mortori, and I see, by the initials on your car
pet-bag, that Ivo ittve found the right person.'
I am Helen Mortdu,'. she.sald.
• And this is Stephen Lincoln,' said Arthur,
introdueingMe. She seiimedto have expected
me, for she put her band into 'mine with Al
slight smile. , '•
If you will give rue your Meeks, 1 will 'go
for your baggage,' said Arthur,aild receiving
them with a graceful boi, lkift
• With my usual shy, awkward manner, I had
not yet spoken, bucl. offered - her my arm to
&omit her to the carriage. Arthur soon joined
us; and chatted 'gaily . with•dier, tis, we 'dr,7,vo
hoate! For the lirst knit° in iny'life, t wished
my friend away, from me. I envied hijn ids
easy' grace of Manner; omilyet, instead of lit,
lenipting vie with him. .I sat silent and con
strained,- Watching the two Eicitement had
giVen Misa Morton a vivid ooloi•, and her large
hazel eyes were fult•of intelligence. 'Slio re .
piled wit It quiet grace to Art li ties gay speeches,
but she did not smile, -11 ad hoped she would,
for, the look slie had • given me .at the station
I showed. me how beautiful, how radiant-her
smile must be. When we reached heine, my
sisters And parents . engrossed her, and after a
warn welcome. Cora'earried,her to her room.
When they had all. kit Me; I sat. hing by• the
window. Ilduking. Thinking of Helen' illor
ton, smiling sometimes,nsi questioned, idifity
own mind, why [ thought of her: „I had'utet
'Many bentttiful women in my life,, and yet no
one of them had left., any impression upon my
.mind. At lest I slowly went up stairs. •As
I passed Jim. door. I Mopped. a moment, and
almost iiiiiliceTlWAy - rwhisitered - a blessing
upon the Young girl who had 'begun life's
trials so early, .
They were all seated' at the breakfastlable
when I sari her again. 'Her deep mourning
dress served 'to set off her marvellous beauty,
and she looked refreshed her night'S rest,
:though , her, face 'was rather pale; and its mt.-
pression very sad. •She rose, - as my mother
greeted me, and bowed, and in reply to some
jest about my tardiness, said, ~
4_ Your brOtheris still later, so , you will not
-.. . aSt owner.' .
Aly brother ?'• ,
The gentleman who ratio !tonic with us„—
Was he not.your brother?'
.011, no,' said Cora, 'only Stephen's brother
in love, Ilutlu reality. That was Arthur Lip
pineot I.'
Helen Morton's whole expression changed,
and she became white as death.'
SO soon: so soon r 'she murmured. For
an instant I 'thought - she was 'about to faint,
but: she regained. her self-possession, thotigh
her break - hist remained untamed..
Evi;r3 , day lity interest, my hive fur Ifelen
Morton increased and, as, f loved her, so I
grew alninst•to hate Arthur Lippincott,: After
spending the day with my two sister:4 in ate
,sehool-room, she joined us always in he eve-.
wing, and I saw, how lovely, how' idfelligent
she was. No Matter what guests .were present,
Iter,Zye always rested on Arthur. When her
wyndrotts voice filled the room with melody,
it was Art lint. ':o followed her on the instru
ment, and joined his rielt-notes-with,hers
There' was. another noticed , this,"my sister,
Ciwa. •
One - evening I was watching them, Arthur
and Helmes they sang together, when I heard.
low sigh near ate I was shift% on the
-- deny, - ,just - outside the window; and there,
crouching on the ..winclong-sill, hidden from
- - those -- inside - byt It& curt ainy - ["onto SW Cr
COril ; my bright, beautiful sister, Whose•lips
• were always wreathed"with gullies, and whose
every word was gay or witty, sighing. I eat
cptiet,•wontlering. A few monients later, and
Arthur came to the window, and found Cora:
They come out together upon the balcony, and _
I heard a title of love that gladdened My heart.
Arthur loved my„sister !•- Then he could not
love Helen. Leonid have shouttid with et:slimy,
as )"parted the
,curtains, and canto again into
the parlor.
Ilelen , was sitting at the piano, pouring out
her ricksong alone. I came behind her, and,
,for the first time, tried my voice
Melt that my joy must have some-rent; and
sang out my full heart. She gave tne a bright,
smiling glance, and passed froniWto song,
and I joined hop in all. We were still singing •
when Art hur.and Corajoined us. •
Why, Stephen.', said my sister, ' I never
i -Awdjatt-sing before.' _
71faster's voice was sad. and wtten I turn
ed to leek at her, site was in tears. ''
Cora,' I said,.' what is the stutter?'
We are all friends,' said Arthur, putting
his arm around Corn, 'and can speak.—
Stephen. we have been friends for many years:
can we be brothety?'
I grasped his hand, and Corn hid her face •
on Helen's shoulder. I watched ilelelea face .
with almost agonozing eagerness, bur there
was no sorrow there, no jealousy : she vent
over to Cora, and said, in her low, sweet voice, '
''May Heaven bless you, darling.'
But, Corn,' I said, 'this is no cause for
tears.
MN
No ; but Arthur is going to leave us.'
Helen's face grew white, as she repeated,
'Leave us I"
Yes; grandfather wishes mo to travel a
few years.'
I saw Helen's hand grasp the . back of the
chair near her, as if to keep trout falling, and
she said, hoarsely, . .•
'1 lust you go ?' •
Yes,' said Arthur, surprised at her emo
tion ; but that is no excuse for Corn's tears.
I shall only remain a few years, and then re
turn to claim say bride.'
Cora took the hand lie held out to her, and
Helen lett. the room. and 1,-with my My all
crushed out, followed her. She loved him I
saw that, though she could conceal her feelings
when Cora spoke. the prospect of separation
appalled her, and mastered her sell-control.
I saw her go wearily tip the stair-case, and
enter her own room, and as 1 passed her door
I_e_ould_bear_beo bitler sobs.
•
Arthur sailed for Europe in a. few weeks,
and 1 saiv no fiu•lher propf of. Helen's Jove.
Time sped on Day after day I saw new beau
ty, new charms in my, lady love and•yet pride'
kept hack the-words.of-love 1,-longed to.pour,
out. • I did not wish a second place in. her
.At last I was taken ill. There was a
long interval during which l was conscious of
pain, but did not know the faces'armind me.
Strange visions haunted my pillow, and the
`maddening proofs of ilelen's love we a always
before me—always tormenting me. One morn
ing I awoke. after it long, dreamless slumber,
in full possession of my senses. I beard my
sister Cora's voice.
• Helen,' she said, 4 I must go down stairs
for a few n'toments. to BPI] if I Call. help mother
to prepare something fo'r SteOen Will you
stay here and call me when he wakes r
• .
I kept my eyes closed. but I heard my sister
eve the room, and a moment later I knew
hat . Helen Morton stood beside mi. I did
not hear Iterstep,.but I woo conscious of her
presence For a moment she stood still, then .
I heard her say, in a low voice:
Stephen. my own love Oh, God spare
him !' and with low sobs she poured out_a
fervent prayer for my. life. Ante! I forgot
Arthur, and opening my eyes, said: ' '
•
Helen ! Helen ! Oh. say you love me!' She
started back, crimson with confusion, and
would have left tne but I caught her dress,
and in a low, voice implored her to stay. I
was very weak, and this agitation. she 'saw,
was too much for me. She bent again over
mx, pillow,. and said:
Hush. Stephen! You must be quiet!'
Helen do you lova Inc Iseid again
• lave ove -you ever !quo°
Step/ion I '
From that hour I began to improve. Oh,
.how I love to dwell upon the time that. follow
ed. _ I .was_very,ltappy,Poly,..one thing, had
troubled me I•had questioned Helen. about
Arthur, and she denied having ever loved him,
yet owned she felt, a warm interest in him.—
She promised when we were Married to tell
Me why, and in my perfect •faitivand hap- •
piness, asked for no more. Yet, when I saw
IMF eager she listened to the scraps of Curtes t , •
letters which she rend , aloud. and how many
questions she asked about his travels, J. felt
the old jealousy stirring at my heart; but one
of her bright smiles always drove 'away tho• •
demon.. new happiness was df hitt short
duration:.
Ono evening, thy mother.and f Were seated
together before the window, chatting..., Helen
and Ella were on the balcony .arrangirig soma
flowers. when m y father caluoin.,.
• Cora hero ?' he , asked • ,
No,' said lay mother, - rising. .Whfit. is the
matter; yolt are Pale. agitated. Ildttanyt4ng
_.
ha [veiled Ari hur :?!. • , . ••
•
My. erg flew to . Helen. She. was standing
in, the window, her hands clasped, her face
ylkifo as 'whoa. •-. •, : •
Arthur said in .his last letter that he ex
pected to sail in the North Star ?' inquired
my father.
Yes; what hats happened
•It is lost! all on board have perished. '
Heaven grant I may never again hear Such
a cry Its Helen gave, before she fell senseless
-at, my feet. , ' d did not novo to raise her. I
saw my mother anti father, with wondering
faces, place her upon the moth, and 'I stood as
it turned-to stone.' God alone knows what
suffering was .compressed in those few Mo•
ments. before I tiirned and fled from the house.
wandered-Gifu : ugh:o tt . streets,like_attutdmat,,,
without any hat, uneolisciontwK the wonder of
those Passed, unconscious anything but
nty'nwn bitter misery All night I was in the
street.: In the morning,' very early, I went
hotn., packed up- a few things, wrote a fare
well note to my mother, hndthen left Charles
ton I felt that I'could not face Helen again,
and fled froth the city.
I was Wealthy,' and -I sought to find relief
in travel. I' Wrote - to my - mother after, but
-Ave •ay, addros; for I feared. in
mild 'speak of Helen, omit"
arat. I latew - thar - Artline
he lost vessel, and by the
papers - I saw the newtr , of-his arrival at-home,
and his maraiage to Cura.
Yet, will with jealtinsy, hating what I then
thought her deceit, I loved Helen Morton.—
My dreams white always of happy hours pas
sed with her, and I longed—oh! with What
intense longing to see her again. At last,
unable to bear my misery longer, I turned lay
steps hnineward. I had been gone two years.
Perhaps she had conquered her love fl) r
Even if she did not love toe, I felt that
Must,
,litek upon her again, if it was only
once tuore
.
It was daily in the eveniiiiwben treaelied
Charleston. and leaving Illy baggage at a hotel,
I walked towards home. There was n light in
the ..parlor. and went to the„ gardnu.gate,
Climbed overoand,eressing the garden, clam
bered up into the b iieony, and looked. in at, the
window. My parents were there with Ella
.
anti lielen. She tvits pale and sad,' hnd I
could hardly restritin my desire t o Val) in and
clasp herein my 111:111s. Just. as I looked in
the doer opened, and Arthur came in .with
Cora.
r , i , a.. •
• • •
We havd come fq Nay farewell for n
. timo,'
said Cora, Arthur nod lor going tditiok for .
lost relative ~
. .
Stefilfetil7 said '' -
4 No, not, Stephen. Al•thur, toll-your story.'
hove told you,' said Arthur, tliat 1 was
tut orphan. Until this morning I believed it
myself, Gut newl — knew that 1 have.ttlat her
and sister still living. - My grandfather is very
and will probably not live long, and this
morning he told use the story. My mother
was his ,only child, and when she was quite
young she eloped With .an_artist. named _Mel,
Ville. My grandfather refused to forgr,
for leaving, him,. and for several yeses lost_
sight of t , her. 'One 'day lie received a'-letter,
infortuing him that she was in tt consumption,
and begging him-to-see-her before' she died,
,Fle hastened to her and found her dying. 11er
husband was far from wealthy, and at her re
imeSt, he adopted me, upon condition that my
father never would,elaint me, and change his
name, so that. he could never send to him. To
gratify my mother, my father consented, and
- takingitmAlAsr-nome,-sontaafter-le ft_the_couu.,
try, taking - iny - sister - with 'him;"- Now,'
my grandfather wishes to see his daughter's
other ohildt . find I am to go tai New York,
and seek - 11, , Mr: Evans, who will tell me my
father's present name, and where to find him,'
, You need not.go,' said lichen, rising and
coming slowly towards hint. 'My brother,
our father is dead!'
lould not move, as she threw herself
weeping into Arthur's arms.
• You." he erie,l.
spoken of this before?
Because.' said she, drawing up her'figure
I would pot ask my grandfather for the pro
tection which was denied my father. Whet
ho was dying, he wrote' to my mother's faith':
for help ;• for two years illness hod so buncov
erished him, that my. earnings were the sot
'means of support. The answer woo. that he
would give him no help. but if I would come
he would adopt me. . 1 would have starved be
fore I would have asked him far one cent'
I could listen to no more, and in another
moment held the noble-hearted. girl in my
arm». '
'She proved her identity with ease, end .on
Arthur's urgent entreaty, wenL to see her
nmther's father, Who died blessing them both.
A few months after, Helen Morton became my
wire, for I knew that her heart Was all mine:
AN ANSIIICAN iool . olinft.-1110 gifted Pren
tice indulges in' a very poetic discription of
October, characterizing it as a season for poets
and painters to revel in. Every lover of the
beautiful in Nature will respond affirmatively
- to - the'sentiment—that - "-October-is--the-very
time to enjoy the 'unmated crowds of town
life, ittql it is the time - of tittles to admire God's
marvela in the vonntry,.as he works.his•won
drous, change from summer 'to winter, and
scatters over the face of nature a rainbow veil
to conceal the effects of 'decals effacing fin-,
gees,' as he would strew forget-me-nots over
the'grave of the flowers October may be
sharp and even cold to. its, but we love it- for
its laughing skies, its gorgeous sunset a, and
the -bracing- tone-of . its-morning- salutatiohs
It paints the cheek of beauty to make it look
more like the rose, and it animates the step
of manhood as if by,a new infusion of natural
vigor. .We may in the spring-time have it4t
ed with coquettish April, - with flowers.iner,
hair and tresses flowing in . the. Vernal breeze
.—but October, with her queenly gait, Wreath
ed with the purple glories of the iine. her
train borne - by Exercise and Sport—clothed
in rarer and dazzling tints—her eye all anhna
lion, and her step all grace—she t is our ins
hirer love, and we are so attached to her that
when we die ve want to die with
as the leaves do. that fall in October.' Beau
liful in' the country, where fields mnd forests.'
glow like many-colored fires; antroven beau
tiful in the city, which providenthdly is open
at the top' to let in the glories of these ceru
lean
_eltieS and the, crisp breeze of eal•ly au
limn, till the • benediction of the covering '
heavens fall like dew.' "
A Miairry MEAN MAN.—The Si. Louis De
mocrat Cell's of a colored family who were
driven from their home on the Illinois Aoki,
during the Into freshet, end who: were forced
to take nan temporary reAdence in St. Louis.
fireTsaw you,- Free negroes are not to li-VV-irilChW
Henri without license. and they Inid none.
This neglect was discovered by a very enter
prising lawyer, who at once procured the ar
rest..of,t boWl drowned nni! ireppossers,.and
caused them to pay over every cent they could
scrape. on peril of going to jail, to be whipped
out or sold as slaves. Their fines being paid,
and they having made preparations to depart,
they found themselves accidentally fietained a
few hours beyond their prescribed three days.
Thereupon the limb of the law, again caused
their arrest and had them subjected to fines
as before.. They finally' escaped to Illinois.
This is about the meanest; act, even fai a law
yer, that .we have chronicled in a long timo.
•
LYXCII Lew.trr ThLks:—=-Tho murderer of
Mr. Grant, of Texas, late of Ontngo county,
(N. C.) and . son-in-law of the Into P rof. Mitc
h, . .
ell, has been detected, praving tii be Mish
ington Garner, the Ron of a we.tltlty hut very .
much dreaded_ neighbor tif - .Grant's' :
Wnsh. was jailed; but ahoet.,two hundred en*
raged. eitizonS .assenibled, broke ()pet). the
jail ; took tlio nitirderer,out, 'and aka -hint' to
aPAR------F,VJIc _T-tant_,-awaa,essetzi
• XARLISLE . , PA., VVEDNESDAY, . - OCTOI3EIt 27, 1858.
:Why have you never
THE BEAUTIiitTfI nEcor.
't , RO5l THE UNBIIRI.IRIIEI ciinoNtoLla
I=i3=!
It is well' icnown to 411 in any degree fa
miliar With MO history of Mexico, that a rep
lar system of highway robbery exists in every
section of that miserably governed country
and that. threUgh a w.int of interferamte.of
the authorities, this he grown up into such
a regular ...and formidable - sit:m(4;lllk. every
-traveler-must-he preparel.to-putitiszlife_at
hazard at'every stage, or be providial with a
suitable contribution for too cethalltros del rand
no (the knighti.of the road,) whoon the event
of findingyou prepared and willing, will mate
their - levy With a politeness only equalled by
the smiling landlord, when ho receives your.:
overcharged fare for your last'niglit's enter-R
tainment, Why snail systematic 'boldness of
robory is allowed—lf not with tlid connivance
at least with very rarely any interference of
the lovertiment, or 'state .authoritien —in one
of those mystical matters 'which among in j
adjuaiilea'anditerpleXelt.'llie tattedligcut
foreigners, but 'that such I,i the' disagrffelible !
truth, every traveller thrOugh tl4t wretched
country can bear ample testimon*:
Some years ago, having business Which first
called me to the Capital of Mexicootnd thence
through the interior of the country to the
northward, I met with several thrilling advert
tures,,which I have recorded for the.benutii of,
whomsoever may 'take an. interest therein,
(uniting only the daLes,-they being non-essen—l
tial to the interest, of the narrations them-
serVes.
The first-of the series occurred on the route
hef,wedu Vera Cruz' and the city Of 'Mexico.
In the regalia diiigcii in running between the
places ust mentioned, I had' taken . passage,
and hail through the be tatiful city of
Jalapa,' . and . entered the gl o omy town or I'd,
rote, withonf meeting 'with any unusual Mei:
deist, though being contittually .warned to he
on my guard against the dangers of the road.
'AL Peroto,- where we halted for a relay and
refreshments,•all of my fellow passtingers took
leave of me, very - solemnly assuring me 'that,
if assailed by the /adroncs, orrobberS it would
he Much better to take niittersand
suffered myself to be genteely plundereol.tlfitn
do run the risk of having my throat. cut :for
resistance, •Its I had Somewhat boldly pro
claimed it was:myi ntentionto doing.:l - thnilked
them for, their advice and replied_that. I would •
take the matter into Serious consideration. I
At Perot°, I. repeat, all who had beet nay
cotnpanions from Vera Cruz took leave or, me
this.being the end of their journey ig,that Ili-
- ruction ; bitt there - was one' new - pass enger
hero to go' forWard,-,whom, to. toy agre,Oablo.
surprise. I found to - be a beautiful youtio,lnllY
some twenty years of age..
Senorita Paula, as I subsequeptlytleacer
tained her name to be, was indeed ono Orthose
rare beautiessehlom met with except, in works
Of fiction—tall, graceful, whit% prqfusion.of
long, black hair—soft, clear;:-melting dark
oyes—features as perfect. Its ever ewe from
the hands of the sculptor, and.Witla Ith anima
lion the most fascinating, varying in express-'
ion with every changing mood of the intellec
tual possessor. A glance at her bewitching
dark eyes showed me. that she 14119,0ne who
mitsnaturally of skint disposition4tplasose
rattle d: aWay-Tr - 6U tiferglofirntvf
the liberty of opening It conversation':
'They tell me,' said I, 'that the route be- •
tweet hero and Mexico is a very dangerous
one to travel.'
'There is little to fear,' she replied, with a
i sweet smile and in a melodious tone, 'except
from the professional robbers,. and they sel
dom harm any one who mtkes no reds! Ince
'lt seMns Strange to me,' I rejoined, 'that
you Mexicans should take such things as a
matter of.course, and deem resistance a very
impolite way of treating the knight e of the
road, instead of boldly. asserting your rights,
and abatingjhe evil by a manly spirit. of re
sistance. Frr myself, most cottsider it. the•
most cowardly of proceeding, for any respec
table party to set out prepared to'quiet ly grati
fy the 'cupidity of the ladronr.v,and Unprepared
to treat them to their just deserts?. •• -,,
'Every traveler, Senor,' shereplied,abould,
before setting out., count, the cost of his jour
ney; and ds of course it is natural that he
should pay a certain sum for. positive safety,
rather than put that in jeopardy, For in:
stance in travelling front VerlL Cruz to Mexico
if he will first, reckon that so much is the farg
by the diligencia, and that so much will he re•
quired for entertainment on the way, and so
much for the contingency we ;peak of, he will
then Imre .; he exact cast between the two
points; and if lie will look at the whole as
the SUM total of his jintracy,• he trill not 050111
to be robbed by any gnu party more then on
UM
'That,' I rei
Mexican node
tulty - with - th - 6 -
rtag
•fluf every
'should conforko. e tne
try be visits.', "-
.And do eo hen go prepared for this high ,
way robbery ? and inivvott no fear in thus
journeying by yourself? • r
• • •
Well. Sehor, what can I,do ? I am, as you
perceive, an unprotected 'lady, who, for cer-
tail' reasons, um ; 'required to make the jour
lieS, betlida' Perete and the Capitol 'Bottle
twice or thrioo a year. and you certaitilmould
not expect ine to go preporetitiYoV6ifillisg
ed"band As, to fear, I iviinl'ot. deny I have
toy shore of that; but, so• far,l - liave. never
met with any rough treatment, and ()1' course
I trust to the saints that my forlnue will over
be as propitious.'
'And have you realo,been robbed on your
journey back and V .1 inquired.
fl think I helve hid my share to the ..la
drones fir my transit ; through their country
she laughed. I. "'‘ •
'And you expect to continue a repetition of
the same fur the rest of your life?'
'Who knows she replied. 'At least I hope
to bwalwitya.propttred.' •
'And your fellow - travelers?' said I ~ 'have
you never seen any disposed to resist these
unlawful. nets?'
`Once, Senor, an American and an English
man, Who were in the' same diligencia with me
fired upon the robberti, killing one and wound-
ing two.' '
'And did the robbers fire Itself j
'Yes. but fled immediately, and fortunately
injured none of our party.'
'As I should have e . ..peeted,' returned I
-.-You-were-not-robbed.ouhat.oocasion,-I-sup .
pose I' . . .
tip wore not, Senor; but the two foreign
ere subsequently paid.. dearly for their resis
tance ; for in
_journeying back and forth, bath
were itilled; separate and, at iliffefeitt—fitifett;'
near the same spot. You see therie crosses by
the Side of the rontirSenor
, 1 have observed them.frequently,.bgt hero
they seem to be much inure numerous,'•t re.
plied, looking forth from the vehicle. .
!Each stands on the spot niter° some one
luis met a violent 'death, she rejoined ; .and
as we go along, t will Call your attention to
those which markthoplaeos-where,theibreign•
ere met theirs.' •-
you know,' saidj; 'that' I am. resolved
to emulate their example, lei the .consequen
ces be what. they may' • .
fiaiillta defend 'us!' she eiclaimed I
yeti:are not earnest, Senor ,
; ; Sivioito,y so,' I nonn*nynni' • . • •
wnubrunly bring certain death upon
*Stiy lighton tho expense!)
of fl);. jourOoy—forloiir .night's of the ,rood
rotrontoui advanoo—and
ylni yourselff, Iluyit-nokuolvledgetl'lbilfilrm' re.
tatuttee ,
ibitt to' filildfor ()nee,'
•But there were numbers opposed tolltem
Senor, and you are Only 0ni . 17 --7 4
• ‘But fortunately I have a couple of revolVers
which in twfygood hands, amount,to,some ten
or a dozen shots. and my friends have repeat
edly told one I am not a bad mfirksman.'..
'Ali South Maria! you will think better of
thht, Senor?—the very idea of resistance ter
rifies me!' "
notihe idea of robbbirr , . '
Atomise I have never inet'with violence.'
lYe continued to converse in a similar strain
,
for sometimetonger -my fair companion grad-
Ually - changed the subject; and seeming'much .
hit Orbitrodiiiyirysolf. — Herirned - thnt-hor-family
name was Valerde, Abet. she was unmarried,
that her father and brothers were officers in
the army, and so forth; and soon, and in re
turn I gave her my own name,. Stated some
thing of my history, business and prospects,
and altogether became more 'ootitmunicative
than I would advise anyfriend to•be With any
stranger of either sex in a strange country.
As we continued our journey; the converlitl•-
I lion gradually changing from one thing to an . -
other,- Senorita' Paula -suddenly- brought- it- .
•
Lback_todlte_polut_w_hereit Arstopened,,..
'We are coming. upon a dangerous part of '
the road,' she said are you still resolved to
defend yourself if assaileff•?'
'With yotir permission; Senorita?'
' 'I don't think it. advisable,' she replied, 'but
still if ouch is your intention, I think it no
more than right. that •you should give me a
olio - de to take a pert -in my defense, since
niy risk of danger will be as great as yours!'
•
'lid have you really the nerve, after all,
to'defend yourself?' I intittired. .
'lf I had the means, Senor.' •
I have ttvo
,pistols,'. said I ; - yoU will ea;
cept of one of them.' it Is. at, your strobe!'
'You are very kind;'Senor—but mtn..l..ffre
it!'
CRHO Sonorito.'.and producing ono of
my revolv'ora; lAxplained to her the imumer
11l whigh it 1411.4 Med: •
• • 'And this, you say, will shoot some half fi
dozen times,' ,
'[think it safe to ealeulato that five charges
_out of the six will explode,
, A very forniidable weapon, indeed!' she
replied; •aid With' such I can Minos,. fancy
we are safe. You nye another, you say, liko
•
prndueed
Thula. beautiful invention!' Sire? observed
reaching:.tatrand- taking it front my., hand,
Then extendingher hands, - one of the revol
vers in etwli, sheetiatiimed; 'Armed like this,
one might almost count himself safe against.
a host! You say this is fired in this manner ?'
she proceeded, cocking one of the weapons as'
site pointing it towards this road.
•Ilave a earn Senorita, &you willdischarge
it !'
The words wepeeenrcely uttered, wlien her
finger pressed the trigger, and onovof the bar,
i•els was - exploded with a' sharp report. A
minute after, rind while I was gently chiding
her, we heard aloud, quick tramp of horses,'
and sharp, 'rapid- exclamations. The next
mortnent-onr conveyance was stopped Sudden
ly and we i r viir ourselves surrounded by some
eight or ten mounted mob, one of whom, in a
lond.voice.exelaimed:
field yourselves prisoners or die!'
Senorita!' said I, extending my
hand; 'quiMt ! in heaven's name! give rao
one of those weapons-for nowls-our..time for.
Accisbrienct ion !'
'lslay,' she replied, 'putting the weopons bo
ld:0,11er, 'you will IM too hasty! Let them
suppose we yield.—let them open the door!' -
Oh, no! it .will then be too late!'
`As I spoke, the door was suddenly thrown
open, and three or four swarthy, heavily bear
ded men presented themselves to my View.
'Quick, Senorita, for the love of God!' I
cried grasping at her arm. . •
•Ilohl !' she exclaimed instantly presenting
one of my. own revolvers to my head— 'Re
sistance is tisr.h.34—you are our prisoner!' •
•Good God!' exclaimed 1, perfectly aston
ished : prisoner did you say ! It is not
possible that one so fair and lovely as ,your
self is in any manlier connected 'with these
banditti?'
'lt it even no, Senor,' sho replied, with one
of her most bewitching smiles, still keeping
one of Illy own weapons turned against myself
and significantly rioting the oilier to the door.
'You will oblige us by stepping forth and giv
ing yburself into the care of these good gen
tlemen, who will-see that you are treated as a
brave man Should be, but who will trouble you
meantime toe Hoy little change yr valuables
you might hate to spare!'
There seethed to be no help for it—the beau-,
tiful Snot ita Paul Valerdo was a spy and ac
complice of the eadronea. She had entered the
diligence at Perote for no other purpose than,
to ascertain the exact conditiou of things in
side, mid be able tusignalize her associates as
she passed along, so that they, might know
exactly in What manner to conduct themselves
tuttl-stake-their,work_sure—without.xisk._lly
a simple strategem she bad obtained my ovum
just at the point. where she knew the attack'
would be made ; and her discharge of the pis
tol; as if by accident, was the sign to show
them that dfl was secure.
ye is, the
id does not
Is foreig4=
speaker,
-the coun
'I acknowledge myself conquered by being
outwitted P said I bowing to In Senorita.
Then turning Co the robbers who had now
collected in p body, in front' of the door of the
I continued:
'Gentlemen, will yoti permit. me to 'alight'
and make you some valtiable presents ? In the
' language of your country, 'all I have is yours.
The leader of the .party bowM politely in
return, and said, with :Calm smile. .'
'Si, Senor, we shall be most happy to ro•
ceive anything which sodistinguished a trave
ler may Intro to bestow.'
With this I quietly stepped front the veld
ule‘anti one quick. searching glance put are
in possession of the whole state oLattairs.
The diligencia had been stopped ins,
gloomy place. and the driver was sittingcare
leSsly on his box, taking everything as a mat
ter of course. Ile might also be an accost:-
plie of the robbers, or ho might not, but, in
either case, there was little hope of assistance
from Itini—for any ottemptr the kind'would
certainly bring upon hint a severe punishment
sooner or later. I glanced up and doiin the
road, -where it wound between. dark, over
shadowing trees, but discovered nothing to
give me any hope. The robbers, 801110 eight
or ten in number, and all welt armed, were
collected around me. part of them mounted
and the 01110113 standing on their feet holding
their mustangs by the bridle.: Looking upon
my case as a. desperate oue,•so far as being
plundered was concerned, Latin retained o
.
id, ,-*d
presenceof mind, anti e diTi — tot wholly desiift
True. I bad Loeb outwitted and disarmed, and
now stood singly between- numberS; but the
idea of yielding tamely to this outrage' was re
pugnant,tm my very nature,-and I , resolved4o.
mit the least favorable opportunity for defense
and retaliation to the strongest test.
tWill you accept this purse said I, produ•
ping ono .that held several gold coins, and
bandingit to the chief of the ladionm
..Thank you, Seiler you are very kind 1'
he said, as he took it in his hatid,•with a polite
heir. and chinked' the money. ~ •
•This diamond.pltymtly prove acceptable to
your friend V I addd,, as r quietly removed
it from the boson of my shirt, and handed it.
to the gengeman on his left, who received it in
the same:polite manner. , 4,-11ili diamond ring, _
I trust you will retain as a keepsake Uon-..
tinned. drawing the jewel from my finger,Und
Presentingdflo a third.., I beg your pardon, •
Sonoroes, I pursued, glattititig,at th,o Senorita
l'aula, Who, withmy pietolti etjll iiYher '
session, was quietly , standing within que dill
genet*, regarding the ;whale rikooeeding with
one Of her 'sWest est smiles: • mind nolforgi,t , t
this' beaittifnl lady; d have here ;!'t Vent .on;
at, the anmed in) produeing the article,' `avory: ,
beiittiful snulf-box--set, as yon'perceivevith
;diamonds —will - your ladyship honor Inn by ae
carting. this as a slight token of my regard for
the M easure afforded me by your company
:and caliversation •
Ton are a .very gallant? gentletuaut Senor ?'
she laughed, taking the two revolvers in ono
fair hand, and presenting the other.
reached ..the box toward's' her—but -my
hand.trembled a little—and just as: the pros—'
ant, was about to tenets her fingers, it „slipped I
and fell between us. , •
'A thousand
. pardons, Senorita, for my
awkwardricss!' .1 ;mid, as I bent down to-pick
it up.
,---Now—was --the, -all- important-inoinent—the
moment of life and death ; all were in a mea
sure off their guard; and one quick, furtive
glance showed Me that the girl still held my
weapons carelessly in one hand, with ilie"otlt
or remaining . er.lentled for the .prize. lifted.
the bot eafefully; but no I,•rnised myself, t
gave a wild, startlingyell ; and la the t3enori
to started book, I, with the quieknessof light
ning, seized both weapons, and wrenelted.thein
from her.
Vo--wheel and cotnmence-firing. upon the
.party,was now' only the w'ork• of a moment.
The first shot, - K irtunately stretched out the
chief; - the 'second took effect on the one near
est to hint..and by the tittle the third had been
I sent on•its' mission: there arose one . simulta
neous yell, of dismay, and the astounded rob
bers' be , an to scatter in' every direction I
had no ' disposition to follow them, however_
another minute they - might rally and' turn
upon, me ; and springing -forward I grasped the
reign of a freed mustang, and vaulted into the
saddle. One more glance around showell Ole
the Setiorita.Paula upon the body of the chief,
her laughter changed to grief. and some of
the scattered cowards brining, thoirweapons
to_bea.r.ititett !no,
,
t
'Adios Senorita, and Senores !! said I bit
terly,. die laugh's best Who laughs last!'
The next moment I Was dashing away down
the. re:l4.f he half rallied.robbers potiring after
mile a vollo, butfortunately not touching their
mark. They would doubtless have followed
me in• hot pursuit, but for the wholesome
dread they had of aty still undischarged wea
pon. A* it was I escaped, and entered the
town af. Puebla in triumph, where, it is almost
need less-to-addramarrative-of my exploit 'made
tne'a hero and a lion for the time here I
301.1 my captured mustang and trapping for
enough to idemnify me for what l had disposed
of in the way of presents, and the next day
law me a passenger of the same diligencia,
m route 'for' gexico, where I arrived in Safety
without any forther, event. worthy -of note.'
Whot became of the robbers and their beau
tiful aceomPlico; I - never - learned, but the les
son taught me on that journey rlitife never
forgotten„ and
_during the remainder 'tif my
stay In that . country, no pretty ,woman ever,
hatndtedietior of being my business colidante,
and ofgoitingpossessieo of my trusty: and no
failing 'revolvers,
=
'Just before the death of -Webs tor,asever • -
body will recollect. and after his recovery was
despaired, one of -his-physicians approached
hie - bedside, and asked how he found himself.
't I feel like the Jackdaw in the church stee
ple." was the strange reply, The physician
withdrew sadly from the bedside to another
part of the room, where same members of the
family were standing .togetWer; mind .ielveking
his head:confessed his apprehensions that the
brain of the dying stitesnan was' affected;
that. the
_stately oak was petillting: at the top.
He could see no method in the answer which
hir question received. Olio of the ladies, who
know Mr. Webster better, did not believe that
his mind was wandering, and quietly stepping
to the bedside, asked him what he meant by
saying that he 'felt. like the Jackdaw in the
church steeple. "Why, Cowper; don't you
remember ?" was the reply. 'She did remem
ber Costper's delightfdltranslatiom ur ono of
Vincent Bourne's little poems, entitled the
Jackdaw, which we give below :
There is a bird who by tahr coat,
And by the hoarsonese of hie note,.
Might be aupposed a crow;
A groat (requonter of the church,
Whom, Idohop.hke, ho finds a porch,
And dmoilory too.
Alowo the •t•x•plo find'a pinto,
That turn. and turns to tdVate
From what point blown the weather;
Look uv—your bralna begin to aw ,
'Tie in the elouda—that pleases
Ile chooses It the rather.
Fond of:the aperulatlve height. •
Thither ho whip bla airy Melt,
And thence securely sees
The toritle and the titre glow
That occupy nianklnd.helow—
. • Secure at hie civic:
You think, no doubt, ho site and muses
Ntut:e broken bones and bruises,
ho coilfil e hauceto !
No, pot - a single thought like that
Employs' tho philosophic pate,
Or trouhlei It at.
seen that - thtm grant round about,
Th, world, with all Ito unitlor rout,
OIL Church, army, phytic,lawf.
' — ' 44 ata en 3lCanli nod It: bushooss,
Is no conc:Orn eit,nll of Ws,
And says saps bet—taw I
Thrice happy bird! i, too, have ROM
151101 of the vanities of then
And sick el In!{ seen 'em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign,
For pint a pair of wings as thine,.,
Aud such a heed between 'em.
Tnr. PRINCE , IMPEUIAL . OF FRANCS,—The im
perial prince, who, it will be rgmembered,
was 'enrolled in ltit regiment. of Grenadier
Guards a few days : after his birth; and who
has over since'drawn the pay of a private sol
dier, has just been promoted to tin) rank of a
corporal. - The following is the,text at the or
der for his elevation:—
" ilia imperial highness the Prince Imperial
Vannloon Louis-Eugene-Joan-Joseph, metric,-
dated No. 8403 i is appointed to be a oor
ooral in the Ist battalion, let company, in
vhich there is a vacancy by reason of the
minder of Corporal Pruguot to the Bil batta-
lion of the 4th company.
DE DEETTEVILLE, Colonel."
" Verenillee, Aug. 14,1858. 6. • •
AMERICAN' AND • EUROPEAN INME.-00011.111
Inquisitive readers, who think that n newspa
_psr ought to answer eVery questiou,•desire us:
to "give porno idea of the relitlie liiireliillirs
dituntiz, end the topinitnis of the ocean tele
graph in Ireland." Our veply is, that. when
it hi 'l2 o'clock at noon in Valentin, it is near
ly 9:A..sl—at Bt. John's .Newfoundland.
minutes past 8 at Halifax, Nova Scotia; 26
minutes past 7at New York; 22 minutes past
7 at Philadelphia; 15 minutes past 7 at Wash
ington t 23 minutes past 6 at Niw Orleans,
and 12 minutes past 4at Ban Francisco. In
other words, an event which happens at Va
lentin at noon might be reported in Philadel
phia 4 hours anti 88 minutes before noon.
•
SIXTH REGIMENT OP INFANTRY.-:-The.
With Regiment of United Buttes Infantry, Co!. ;
Andrews, - which lett Fort Bridger, Utah Ter•
ritory, on the 21111. - Augutd,•en.route for Boni-,
els California:Ninth() Bear river roitte; "Buds
poth'i- out-off.". and Careen valley, to, Sacra
mento ; • thence - to Benicin,' and in due sieteCn,
to the 800" of Italian difficulties in Oregon and
..,Ornehington TerritOry, arrived. at: Bear Orli
5 - 35' 'the 20thsof.Auguet, and eir.ezted, to react ,
lieut.:dn. wide!) is over , 1,000 rather from [kit.
Bridge4' about tica first.. of • November, k not,
overtaken . by snow 'storms In Carson A•alloy •
.There are •211.601p0rs and 552 men. att itett,to
thd•regiment.- - '; • -• .
• • ~•
ittit 40, were anirom II advance.
- 11 - Itiirp - afiritiradVM - t - e •
rAits"
,gltpaqiitent.
BONNETS.
Of all the dame dear rumen 'Cant;
01:111 ber many traps anti snares,
Tier real greet there's non• eemyiarea
-- - Mtn a truly pretty bonnet.; • .
For when or wherever yoir dome° to !neat
One that le perfectly modest and neat;
Yon may depend 'Oa Proof coorplete
net the hoed vas more in It then on It
-No-matter wli . otber the prettrarmat - , -- ---
16* winch M how little money he got
Whether alto Ileac trt a matielo nor cot, -
' • 'Tin a fact, depend upon it;
The woman to make a man happy, thro' Hfe,
To make a model mother and Wife,
Ta one who, staming the milliner OHIO, '
" Wears a plain sod tasteful bouuef.
Now a bonnet of gettutne beauty and grate,
NyWrit on the headin Itilgroper platr,
Shadowing faintly the wearer's face, -
"Is
a thing for a aonTrSor a sonnete'
lint one of those gdy and gaudy tbinge,
• _Made up of rainbows and butter/1y wino,
A mixture of flowers, ribbons and strings,
is tirenitful, depend upon it
A vulgar mon of "foes and feather,"
A little of everything throlin together,
JrAs bia . touch of windy weather,
A wrotchbd conghimeratiOn—
A, sort of cup to catch the heir,
Leaving the heed to "go it bare," , •
A striking.,oxample of "11+lothing to Worir o "
Is tblt bonnet abomination.
It makes the'ortnnen look brazen and bold,
-- Asslsts bor ' ln CitC/llMl * ltOtbitilf
ra had on the young, abeturd on the old,
And deforms what it ought to deck;
Itur look at her fare, no bonnet Is there ;
fled at ilittattlnit_htinga by it '—
Myr It behind and You udll declare ,
' That the creature ham broken hbr-neok.
No matter where you chance to be,
No matter how many *omen you Gee,
A prof:o.one crowd, or a artain she,
• You may fully depend upon it,
That a'ttem of the veirrareet kind,
A thing most difficult to find,
A pet for which we long have. pined, •
.. el. perfilet-f' love of a bon net"--
TOE AitT OP CONVERSATION.
" There is one defect in 'American -educia- ' •
'en, or rather in American character, and- '
tatis,,,our young people do not•fearn to eon
' verse well. They A t hiok—they act—when .•
rouseir they are. eloquent—but they seldom
converse well. The boy is taught, Co declaim
—fo, store his mind with those ideas that * will
instruct and even move the, Multitude—but
,Vt3ry rarely 'to converse with ease and. cle--
gime!). The girl-is disciplined to sing. and '
.play; and dance and sit gracefully. She is
- eve . - trpreptieed for those-womanly duties she
must perform in after life—duties of the mar
eery and .the-household. -- ller moral powers
are cultivated likewise in this country, so that
she becomes a useful, benevolent, amiable be
ing But she is not taught to converse.
• " She can talk enough," says the crusty old
bachelor, "pray _do not -tench her to any
greater degree the use of her tongue." Talk
ing is not conversing. There is no deficiency'
in the former with our girls. To talk, and to
talk well, are very different. The latter re,
quires ease, tact, self-contidenbe, good sense,
a well-conducted education, a desire to please, ,
any an amiable temper.
" In, neither sex should, conversation' be
high Hewn, declamatory, or above the hearers,
The voice shohld be modulated to the subject.
and never raised to an oratorical pitch. Tho
• style should be easy, natural,' playful, if the
occasion requires it, with no strained andfar
fetched attempts to wit and glitter.
" There are occasions 71ten the very es
sence of entertaining and successful conversa
tion consists in being a good - listener, and in
drawing out others upon those topics about
which you know they can furnish infornitition-e;
' have said before that the great secret of
ple sing consists in niaking others pleased.
with themselves. It is so in conversation.
To b a good listener is one of the secrets of
a con erstttional power. It is said that Dan- •
iel Webster remarked that he never was in
any sensible ntan's company a quarter of an
hour but what he learnt something. • Ito had
thc'tact Of drawing them out on subjects with
which they were tamiliar, and. in this,way
gainitifinforielition himself, and made others '
pleased wilt liim.•
" When the girls think - too much of their • •itirt
beauty, they are very apt to forget that the
powers of conversation are needed to please. , •
Beauty may Strike a severe blow on the heart,
but it requires conversational powers to follow
up the blow-and,reuder-it--01Yeetive. A plain
ivonnin - who converses well will soon cause
the want of beauty to be forgotten by her pow- .
- ere of entertainment Madame De Steel hol
stein was an exceedingly plain woman, but
'Mick Were herhonverisational•talents;•that By •
ran dot:Oared she could talk down her face in a •
quarter of an hour, and be felt to bo pottitively
beautiful , • eO7 ,
"But. the question occurs, how can this '
power be acquired?? It needs some native con,-_
theencohnd lunch good judgment to lay the
/emlation for it.
,Instructors can create it,
by always-requiring their pupils to give the
itleas•of their lessonstin their-own language,
and not in the words of thetext book. Parents, '
too, -can early begin: to encourpge their child.
yen to converse on sensible- topics, by calling
out their opinions. All should learn to con
verse,"
. To CLEANSE TOE AMIDE OF JAHl3.—Thera
is frequently some trouble in cleansing the in. .
side of-jars that have had sweetmeats, or-other
articles put in them for keephig.and that *bon
einpty, wore wanied for future use. This can
be done lit a few minutes without scraping or
soaking. by filling up the jars with hot water
tit need not be scalding hot) and, then stirrin i gX
in a teaspoonful or more of perlash. Wha
ever of the former contents has remained stick-,
Mg upon the sides and bottom of the' jar. will
immediately boon soon to disengage itself, and
neat loose through -the water, Then empty
the tit onceotod if any of the former odor
remsns in iit, till it again with water and ket. -
itStand undisturbed a few hours,'or tit neat .
day; thou empty it agaim'and rinse it with -
cold 'water Wash phials in tiresome manner,
Also - the_hisideofitettlest-nr-anytking-yOU-slak'
-to purify or okay from grease opeditleusly
Mid completely. If you cannot 'onveniently.
obtain porlash, the same purpose maybe
morel nearly as well by tilling the vessel with•
strong ley. poured o 8 - clear ' from' - cle 'om -,
the' wood. - ---
ashes. _For kegs, buckets, creeks, or other
large vessels, ley may be used. • ' •
ger A lady had 00C103i011 to write to one of
her amateurs,' and used paper whiCkwas very
highly scented - A few evenings afterward ho
culled to sealer, and spoke of havingreeelyed:
the. billet dour. and (Cita being so sweetly .
leented:' !Ah yes,' says she, ' you ought to
'mall my dritwor?'.' The young man, f courser
!dashed. Discovering her mistake, she at- -
empted to rectify it. . •Oh', sap oho,. Lulea*.
my bureunilrewers,' , • '
FLOIVEII9.-A little preteetkorf from
frosty nights, will-save sour flowers, dear
.'until 'November, its bright ' and
beautiful and fragrant; ,as° yoursidies
cre their preservation: a month !ringer
not worth the trifling labor op.slight
e g, frostytiverin nightslr'
NO. 7.