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THE GARLAND
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—"With swecteFt flowercenrich'd ,
From various gardens culi'd with care."
From the Baltimore Clipper
WHERE Is LOVE VOUNDT
=II
Where is love found l Ia it in pleasure's throng.
Whore dance the youthful hearts to giddy Bung
(Jr where voluptuous flows lifc's spank e t.trelon.
In hope's delusive power or fancy's dream "!
Where is love found ! Is it in blooming bowers,
I'Vhcre rear their heads in pride 1,1;e swectr,t
flowers
Or is it in the balmy silent vale,
Where gently whispers the soft zephyr's tale?
Not there
Where Is love found—enshrin'd in hearts as pure
As the wild waves that dash on ocean's shore;
Unchanging and unchnng'd through every scene,
And bears the youth of what we o'er have been.
'Tis there.
From the Eitisemml 11( cordvr
Man Dleth awl Whcrc 13 /IUI
The spitit who can tell,
The mystery of its birth t
.Qr !Ate rrptein the bidden chains,
-Which hind it to the curth
And when those chnini dissolve,
Oh whither does it fly ?
Are guardian angels ever near,
To bear into the ss}• 1
Or does it hover siiii; •
Around the loved of earthl
Or dumber in tho grave until
filo Archangel calla it forth I
I asked the learned of earth,
Alas! they cannot tell;
They have not seen the Fruit's home
And know not whore they dwell.
• I asked the whispering tweeze,
As it kissed the opening flowers;
It answered not, it had not breathed
Among the spirits' bowers.
The traveller returns
From earth's remotest strand,
But none have o'ro come back to tell
Us of the spirit's land:
But see the siladows fly, ,
Which gathered round'the totnlo - ;
Hays from the Prophet's deatldeas ram
Its darkness now illume.
Thanks for the glorious truth,
By revelation given ;
That when the spirit leaves the'earth,
Its home is then in he.vcn.
saYlo(92 l l3lalifillT,Tjo, ;
"ZEE COISI'3 vow. y•
"Love is lord of Truth and Loyalty ;
Lifting himself out of the lowly dust,
On golden plumes up to the purest sky,"
Sri:sera
CHAPTER I.
'Casimir, I have a request yet to make
nay a command—before i die.'
'Say on, Sir. You ghatl be obeyed.'
'You know what 1 have sudi,red, you
know the injurietil have experienced ; I
would have you swear eternal hatred to
Russia!'
'Father, I swear.'
'Heaven bless you, my son. 111 y perse
cutions, my misfortunes, my bodily suffer
ings, have often caused your heart to bleed
for me, Casimir. It is not a common hatred
to these Northern despots, the tyrants and
usurpers, that I would urge upon you; it is
a deep rooted detestation—to the death—
ha, ha I—hatred to the. death, my son.—
Form no friendship with thorn ; cherish no
affection; tend no sympathy; give Ahem
nothing but your curse !'
The old man, as he concluded, rose in his
bed, and his on repervehl the oath, which
he dictated. The sight was even as that of
the youthful Hannibal obeying the summons
of the veteran Hamilcar, to wage a constant
war upon Rome. Exhausted by the effort,
the dying warrior sank on the young man's
shoulder, and presently ceased to breath.
It was some eleven Or twelve months at•
ter:the above described event, that Count
Casimir Varenski was seated in his lodgings
at Vienna, engaged in earnest conversation
with a young Austrian dicer, whose ac•
ROBERT 8. P.IXTOOY; .EIPII + IR .31.7 VD PROPRIETOR.
WaW"i 4 r.n.V243VZ.2a o VA.V2VI.II2)tiI/r 3Zalli aaaQ.
quaintance he had but lately made, and
from whom ho hoped to experience more
real friendship than from the generality of
individorils into whose society we are thrown
upon first entering the world.'
'And where did you see this matchless
beauty, this charming incognito?' yawned
forth Leopold Orlitz to his comrade, throw
ing listlessly away from him the elegantly
carved pipe his business with which he had
just brought to a conclusion, and fulling
bark in his chair,
'From this very window,' was the reply.
'So, so, her house is opposite to your own
legcmcnt then? This is admirable; you
can interchange seers and glances, transmit
billets, and perform a hundred other pretty
love like ceremonies from morn till night,
or if you %%111, till tram again, nud, if
manage:l, a7q f•ar of detec•
Lion.'
'Nay, nay, you mistake: she walks on
the opposite side of the street almost daily.
I have watched her r'
Orlitz 6omew hat sharply interrupted—
'And had she seen her admirer ?'
Varenski colored— Once, indeed,' he said.
'And was the imoression favorable ?'
!lupe— I Mink it was.'
'lnd. ed ! Nilho aceo::.penies her in her
promern:de?'
'ln elderly lady, her mother, I should
I Illtll2l'.e
'A h, well. And her hour of ?'
Varenski hesitated.
'Nay, answer me. I have 'special rca
sons for thus quest.uning you. The hour
'About three.'
'Excellent ! We are upon the strcke
now! Ilark ! do you hear tho chimes? To
Ihe window, Casimir ; the day is fine—the
limy pass even as we look out.'
'impossible ; go not, go not, Leopold.'
'Non.ense. This is absurd,
You ask me to aid yOU to your 10‘ e suit.
and actually decline to point cut the elje,
which attrac!s you. If you would blindtidd
hettei dispense with my services alto
gf. her.'
'Well, as you will; but rur my part—'
'Quick, Casimir! quick to the window,
to the window ; tell me, is it, is it yonder
maiden—there—there?'
The Austrian's face was in a glow of ex
citement as bespoke, and Vurenski perceiv
ing it, rota hurriedly and tterabling to dis
cover the cause of this eact.
' 'Tis she !' he exc!aia.ed, 'ls she not
beautiful P
'Bab ! There are a thousand like her in
the empire, there is a thousand whom it
should suit you as well to admire as that
coquetiisli fair one. Take my word for it,
she is a coquette—a determined coquette,
Ciwiniir. Love her? Bah
'What ! do you know her, then 1'
'Know her ? I have spoken tu—danced
with her.'
'",, ,t Ilitrt
'You are a happy man.'
'Ott that account 1 I shall, in all proba
bility, he made happy to ni g ht then.'
'ILA! will bile at the Cuuut
'She will. „C)o !jou wish to accompany
nic? — thit is—shall I play the iioinclucor 7'
' 'lndoll is a Ituzsian. I cuiniut set lout in
his house.'
It seemed as though a sudden and happy
thought had flashed across the brain of, the
young ofticer as he quickly and anxiously
added, 'True, true; I bad 1;11-got. But you
shall come witli me to the English Ambas
sador's to morrow night, and there I will
introduce you.'
'Agreed. 1 base no objection to that.'
'Well, for the present, then uu revoir.'
As his friend quitted the room, Casimir
Varenski could not help observing n sinister
expieszaon upon his usually frank and open
countenance and his thoughts recurred to
the agitation evinced by his demeanor and
words upon firsqigifeiving the fair one in
ga.ostion. Mar4tll., he had left so abrupt-
Ifi r- Wicut the name nr st:,Uun
of_ OK maiden, although he knew her and
rfariced 'with her ! But then, he had seemed
really anxious to introduce him ; and with
this reflection VarenSki endeavored to sup
press certain unpleasant reflections.
When 01 litz came, according to appoint
ment, to accompany his friend to the soiree,
so light and joyful an air sat on his features
that it seemed impossible to d,,ubt or SU3.
'C. M. V
pect any further. They entered together
the spacious apartment devoted to the em-
bassy ;—the first object which met the gaze
of the young man was the identical beauty
who engrossed the Pole's every thought,
and to his mind looked mere beautiful and
o o•raceful than ever. Orlitz advanced, and
alter a few casual complimentary words pro•
rented his friend—but in so hushed a tone
was the whole presentation made that Va
ren6ki was totally unable to catch the sound
ifbearing the name he so coveted to hear.
Yet did this form no impediment to the easy
flow of words which he called up for the
occasion. lle had prepared a few trifling
compliments to open with, such as must
have proved inoffensive to the proudest:
these were followed by the natural and
studied language of sentiment and romance,
which finding a speedy echo in the bosom
of her to whoin it was addressed, was soon
emerged in the more engrossing theme of
love. Ay, start not render, it was love at
first sight, born of deep and searching looks
to which words were but secondary.—Start
not, such a love does exist as love from the
eyes!
Tire band struck up a waltz. To escape
the scrutiny of the over-observant, the iov.
ers, (as we may term them) arose from 'the
spot where they had been engaged in their
little drama, filling up scenes, as it were, of
vhich the plot and arrangement had been
previously sketched out, and mingled with
11.0 dancers.
An approving nmrnaur resounded the
fa- Fill AILI.ESS AND .P DEE . dlqj
salon de danse as Varenski and his partner
took their station-
Suddenly the cheek of the young Pole
turned pale, his eyes rolled in wild excite
ment, the big drops of perspiration streamed
heavily down his brows, and when his beau
tiful companion awaited the pressure of his
arm upon her waste, violetily stamping his
foot upon the ground he tnrued his back
upon her, and instantly disappeared.
Amid the getwral murmur, one voice had
whispered, 'Casimir Varenski has &no
%vis - cly to tr e it et his rash oath. The lovely
Russian, taus a ['size nut to be despised!'
CHAPTER 11.
Catharine Abell' was the only child of a
Russian General, %vim. dying in the service
of his country; hed left her t. the care of an
affectionate and indulgent mother.
Ldarr
ted it. the rules of strict propriety and (Le-
Catharine had karat to moderate
and soften down a natural sprightliness of
character and youthful !evilly, into a thought
ful, yet highly naive and unaffected de
meanor; and slight outbreaks of childhood
whirl), under a milder system, might in
utter life have run in an adverse direction,
were dim; brought back and tuat.elled into
the right course. She was, in fact, at the
tune tt•at her ever watchful parent inoli
her ki bude in Vienna...a very model to oth
ers of her sex :mil hekuty, though to this
latter rest,ert she had certainly few reit/As;
and it is little to be aou at, that in due
course of time the talented and beautiful
Russian became environed with admirers.
She received flatteries, compliments, even
declarations, without number, both from
peer and plebian ; but her own natural Good
sense and discrimination bore her-triumph
antly through the test of adulation. and at
the samo time, left her vanity in all cases
without wound. The most h:voied of her
suitors was unque,tionnbly the young Aug
ian, Orlitz; but the flame of love never
burned with the true briokiness in her
breast, until she had beheld the Polish st ran
gri. Their eyes had often met. Often
times t il!:;:owe to him, she had, watched his
footstrps ; but as we have shown, their
meeting at the ball, while productive of a
mutual avowal of love, was terminated in a
manner so strange and inexplicable, that
the pride of the lady was, for the first time
in berlife, galled and taxed to the utmost.
But to revert for the moment to our hero,
with a throbbing heart and burning brain',
did Varenski throw himself on his couch,:
and yield up his mind to agonizing reflec
tion ;- for he had *molly loved, and was now
determined at all hazards, by reason of his
vow, to shake off - that lute. At earliest
Udell 1 - 0.74`, and Wrote the follewing let
ter, which was dispatched with all speed to
the party addrvs-4.-d:
•Sir lien I first courted your acquaint
ance, my me :ivy was to Ih.d one in whom
I could ceofide, aped whose confidence I
might in like manner share; in short, a tine
and sincere friend : and I deemed that such
a friend I had found ii, Ice. I have
da
covered Tay error; and though the lesson
be a bitter one, it is nevertheles: not nitro
' I . :laid:a, nor shall it be unheeded, if destiny
ever place me in-a sit; atien similar to that
in which you found me—a wanderer and un
known to to all. I have now to demand '
Setisfaction from you; satisfaction accord
ing to the customs of society. This you .
earmot deny rue. You are a votary to the t
world, and must obey its dictates, at.d prove
hew worthy and zealous a charripien you are
in its came. It is my intention. should I
survive, to quit, era morn, for Paris, con
sequently the bearer will arrange fur our
meeting this day at sunset. It is needless
fur me to explain my reason for this step;
you know the secret of no; heart, and have
betrayed the confideece reposed in you.
To Leopold Orlitz, &c.
Upon the receipt of this epistle, and after
having arratt;: ,, d all matters with the bearer
rta to the proposed reel - mire, ()glitz, with a
Ain and res , dute s'cp bet cut for the abode
r
of Madame ktlotr, to pour into her datigh
ter's ear a renewal of his love, and turn the
conduct of the unfortunate Casimir to the
best advantage for himself. He found the
maiden seated in her boudoir, abAracted
and melancholy : but a curl was upon her
lip when he entered.
" '1 trust,' said he, 'that the fatigues of the
past night have left but little trace of their
existence in the frame of the fair Catharine
'Oh, I have sustained but little.'
'Nay, it was late when you stood up for
the waltz with the young Varernki. By
the way'—and Orlitz assumed a careless
and indifferent air, while his listener was
stung to the quick at his words,---1 regret
extremely to have introduced one who knew
so little of polite society as to start away
at the very commencement of a dance, and
abandon his partner, because, forsooth, a
creditor, or an injured husband, or a disre
gat ded protegee was discovered in the apart
ment.'
'And was this then the causer
'Nay, 1 know not ; it is merely from pre
sumption, built upon appearance and general
observation, that 1 speak. For myself, 1
regret the acquaintance of the man from
tho blutorn of my heart; but, alas! he was
in trouble; and my pity was excited for him.
Leonid not have expected that my friend
would have proved unworthy of it.'
'♦Yell, it is over now—let us drop the
subject.'
'True, we will so; and our meeting, this
evening, ends my part of the business with
him.'
'Speak! do you refer to a duel r
I eutliw such behaviour to the
beautiful Catharine to go unrevenged
trust remain so, Oilitz, for my sake.'
I C.:LSO:In VARENtIii.
'Should I accede to your request, will you
to that which I have to make V
'What is its purport?
''that you will become my bride.'
'lt is a bold one; yet give mo time for
thought.'
'1 hare none.'
'Orlitz! 1 entreat-1 emploro of you, be
not so obdurate; consent to this.'
'Do you give me hope—much hope.'
'AI), that will I, above ally cur rivals.
'All, Catharine
'All whom you have told mo that you fear
Orlitz bit his lip, but added, 'Catharine,
I will endeavor to conciliate toy adversary;
I am unable to promise morn.
And at sunset. that same day, did ()dim
and Varenski meet, as they thought, alone.
The rude attempts at conciliation on the part
of the former, sere rejected with scorn and
indignation. The Austrian smiled at the
failure he experienced; he knew his skill
as a swordsman; he had the choice of weap
ons, and at the commencement Of the affray
Casimir Varenski fell wounded.
It was lato in the night; a light, however,
was viriLle in the drawing-room at Madame
A liortrz.; a►xl 0111(7., relying on his intimu•
ry w.th the owners, sought admission tutu
11.0 houee.
A dismal spectacle met his gaze on en
tering toe chamber now occupied by Mad
ame Alma and her daughter. The one
was pale and apparently lifeless, while the
other was busily engaged in bathing her
much-loved child's temples with vinegar;
As he approached, however, Catharine
slightly opt ned her eyes. lle was about to
speak, when she interrupted him.
'This is au unusual hour, an unusual
mode of intrusion, sir.'
thought it would please you to know
that I Ulll safe; the duel is over, and'.-----
.AtaZ
Catharine gazed upon 'Orlitz for a 'mo
ment with speechless horror, and then fell
funting in her mother's arms.
Orlitz approached, 4liJowe Altera' rais
ed tier arm, and frowningly motioned him
to leave the r 00M.
He obeyed
A letter was on the table. it was 'from
Vareeski, and ran thus:
'Much fearing that my hours in ..this
world are numbered, and vain enough to
think that 1 have succeeded in oingaging
some share of your regard, I cannot •quit
this troubled scene without explaining the
cause of my agony—the madness, which
one word breathed into my ear lust night
occasioned. Forgiveze, lady; that '1 loved
you—still love you-=with the •pureitt,and
most disinterested affects...., Ir , ••
perhaps the final Lour oi my e....:enee; but
I have an osth registered in heaven. My
father I;ad been persecuted by the Russians, •
and it was his lustwish that I should swear
eternal enmity to those of Russian birth.
My lather's thingeYes shone brightly upon
me, and his lips blessed me, as I took the
oath. You are a Russian, but you will
pity and pardon the dying
CA statin ArAritexsltr. •
On the following day two females were
'observed by the couch of Cassimir, watch.
ine• attentively the countenance of his med
ical attendant; and when the latter pro.
flounced him out of danger, the younger of
the females fell upon tier knees, and while
the hot tears streamed from her 'eyes, she
poured cut her heart's 'feeling in thanks to
heaven for the preservation of her beloved.
It was Catharine Altorff.
She was not Russian, though she bore a
Russian name, but the orphan of a Polish
patriot, who perished struggling for lode•
pendence. Thu General's .ear caught the
dying lather's prayer for protection of his
orphan child, and making inquiries, ho dis.
covered the girl, then but three years -old,
in the care of strangers. He adopted her,
gave her his name, and having no child of
his own, he bequeathed her 'a part of his
fortune when ho died. This intelligence
may be said to have rescued tho lover
from the arms of death.
With the tear-gemmed eyes of Catha.
rine hanging over him, and the music n
her voice fulling upon his car, either speak•
ing encouragement and hope, or engaged
in prayer for his recovery, he gradually
became convalescent, and eventually hap•
py in the enjoyment of the affections of
the ono bright object of his heart's idul•
atry.
ALIONITUDE OF TOE LASES.—Lake Su.
perior is 400 Miles long, 80 miles wide, 900
feet deep, and containing 32,000* square
miles. It is 596 feet above the level of
tide water.
Lake Michigan is 220 miles long, 70
miles wide, 1000 feet deep, and 578 feet
above tide water. It contains 22,000 square
- Lake Huron is 240 miles long, 80 miles
wide, 1000 feet deep, and contains 20,000
square miles. It is 578. feet above tide
water.
Green Bay is 100 miles long, 20 miles
wide, and contains . 2oo square miles.
Lake Erio is. 240 miles long, 40 miles
wide, 840 feet deep, and contains 9,600
square miles. It is 5J5 feet above tide
water.
Lake Ontario is 160 miles long, 35 miles
wide, 500 feet deep, and contains 6,300
square miles. It is 232 feet above tide
water.
Lake St. Clair is 20 miles long, 14
miles wide, 20 feet deep, and contains 360
square miles. it is 570 feet above tide
water.
The American lakes are computed to
contain 1,900 cubic miles of water—more
than COO half the fresh water on the &lobe.
• [WHOLE No: 496.
-- -
[From the N. Y. Express of Tuesday.)
DESTRUCTiVE CONFLAGRATION.
A Theatre and three Churches burned.
Yesterday afternoon, at a little past four,
a fiie broke out in the National Theatre,
at the corner of Church and Leonard sts.
which entirely consumed the interior of
the house, and communicated to the three
churches in the neighborhocd—the French
Chinch, adjoining the theatre, and on the
corner of Clime]) and Franklin streets; the
Dutch Church, on- Franklin street, a few
doors below Church street; and the Afri
can Church, at the corner of Church and
Leonard streets, opposite the theatre; the
interiors of all three of which were entire:
ly consumed. A dwelling house next below
the theatre on Church street, and ono on
Franklin, between the Dutch Church and
the block of buildings next adjoining the
French Church, were also burned. Other
buildings on Leonard and Franklin , -sew
were considerably injured.
The fire originated ill the theatre. Lights
were kept burning under the stage all day,
and n workman who was employed in re
pairing the gas pipes, when he left the
work, turned off the gas, as he supposed,
but it appears that instead of doing so, 'ho
turned it on, and in a short time the whole
space under the stage became filled with
gas, which, as soon as it touched the light,
exploded with greet violence, blowing up
the whole stage. The scenery and light
frame work around was almost instantane
ously in a blaze, and when the alarm was
given the flames were bursting from every
part of the house. So rapid was the pro %
gross of the fire that. the person had hardly
time to escape by jumping from a windoW.
Of course very little was . saved front
the house. Mr. Kean, who - happened to
be in the house, wo are informed, succeeded
in saving a part of his wardrobes, but the
other actors lost all. The books and most
of the contents of the box office were saved.
The cost of the theatre was about $BO,-
000. The building was insured, as we
understand, for about 530,000.
The fire was communicated to the roof
of the African Church, on the opposite cor
uer, and in a short time the, whole interior
was inflames. The walls are left standing,
and are apparently uninjured. Wr. could .
not learn 'that there was any insurance on
the building
While the African cbuich was burning the
fire extended in the 'opposite direction, and
at about the same time communicated to
ilitc French and Dutch churches.
The French Catholic church was one of
the most chaste , and beautiful buildings in
tee city. - It had - qeri" finished but a short
time. The walls and pillars were of highly
finished granite, and it was' supposed till
yesterday that it was fire-proof: The in
terior was fitted up in a very costly man
ner. The fine organ in this church, we
are happy to learn, was saved. The walls
and pillars in front are still standing, and
appear to be but little injured. The lose,
however, must be great, and we arc inform.
ed there is no insurance.
The Dutch Ref nmed Church had been
recently repaired, and had been occupied
but a few weeks previous to the fire. The
walls of this church also are standing, and
in good condition.
The three story brick houses between
the two churches in Franklin street, very
fortunately escaped with scarcely any dam
age. The intense heat, while the churches
were burning on each side, and the theatre
in the rear, placed them in so much dan
ger, that it seemed impossible to save them,
but the well-dnecied efliwts of the firemen,
aided by a good supply of water, prevented
the fire from extending any further.
The whole loss is probably $2.50,000 or .
8300,000. e"
CANAL COSINIIS.SIONERS.
The election of these important officers
By the people, or by the Legislature, is a
subject which merits the attention of tho
public. The patronage of those offiqers
immense, and they are altogether under
the control of the Executive. Efforts were
made by the Whigs of the Legislature last
winter, in obedience to the implied injunc
tions of the provisions of the amended con
stitution, to wrest this patronage from the
Governor, and give it to the people them
selves, or to their immediate represents.
lives; but these efforts proved unavailing.
Tho Van Burenites seemed determined to
leave the patronage where it was—unmind
fill of the petitions of the people, and of the
almost positive injunctions of the constitu
tion, they resisted every motion which had
a tendency to carry out the truly democra
tic measures proposed by the friends of
General Harrison.
It remains now for the people themselves
to do their duty relative to this matter. If
they elect a majority of representatives in
favor of altering the mode of appointing the
canal commissioners, they will do more in •
checking the onward stride of corruption—
more towards diminishing the canal expen
ses—more for the attainment of a faithful '
administration of public affairs—than they
may at present be aware. The locefocon
are apprehensive of a defeat at the next
election; and defeated they can easily be,
if their opponents do their duty and turn
out. There is great dissension among
them, in many parts of the' State; and it
requires but little oxertioh to elect a =Jo.
rity of sound and efficient men to the Lelia. •
lature. Let this be done, and one itop
be taken towards the restoration of a pure
administration of public affatra.--/aettattost
Courier.-
"Perttit me to trouble yeu with a line,"
rie the hangman said to the thief.