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LT MRS. VIDT/1. .14.7. TE PEIRSON
Oh, Fame ! how cold thy laurair lio
On woman's fade() cnro•worn brow;
How polo thy garland to the eye
That sorrow's waters overflow !
Oh ! Fume, how joyless is thy tons
To woman's xvarin and thrilling heart,
Whoa weary, desolate, and lone,
It writhes with many a cruel smart.
Oh ! Fume, how empty is thy cup
To woman's spirit strong and high,
When 00 the weary wings of hope
The heavy chains of penury lie!
Oh, Fame how vain thy record seems
To woman's pure and shrinking *Joni;
While malice thrown• hrr boric] gleam
And breathes her mildew o'er the scroll
Oh ! Fame, to woman's trembling breast
The friendly tone, the loving eye,
The clasping hand, are things more blest
Than all thy gorgeous blazonry,
Tho soul of woman yearns for peace,
Affection is its sweetest food,
And calm domestic happiness,
Its brightest gam, its dearest good,
What boots for woman's foot to stand
Upon the rugged hill of Fame 1
What boots for woman's nervous hand
To carve in adamant her name!
Oh! more cengenial far to her
A bower in some low happy spot,
Wher• all the dewy atmosphere
Is breathing of ~F orget ma not."
Where calm content's puro waters flow
And the soft ring dove builds her nest;
And flow're of pure affection blew
And shed their income o'er her-breast.
Oh I why should woman seek to wear
A crown that robs the soul of rest I
Religion's halo meek, and clear,
Heaven's own free gift, becomes her boat
/answer, Pa.
s3aooamlzaloaria(3o
(From tho Lady's Book for December.)
RANK AND .11.11.1331 ION:
OA S Tao COLIXTLISS IN SPITZ OP /1611HELF
By MILE E. 0. EXIIIIRT
So Mary, you have realty given up all
intensions of going to Mrs. MuHeron's par•
ty to-night," said Julia Mordaunt to her
sister.
"I never thought of going, Julia."
I .lt will be a splendid ufThir."
"I don't doubt it."
"The newly arrived Count flundsfoth
will he thitro."
4 'l dare eay he will; hire. %Heron likes
to form collections of wild animals."
"Mary for shame I your sarcastic temp.
er will be the ruin of you."
"Nay, sister, you misunderstand me, I
do not mean to be ill natured, but I will not
go to the party in question, because I most
heartily despise the mistress of the feast."
"Why so inveterate in your dislike of
poor Mrs. Malleron, Mary? She hag very
elegant manners, is highly accomplished,
and gives splendid entertainments."
"You well know toy objections to her,
Julia; after jilting the lover of her youth,
s he married a decrepit] old man. solely for
his wealth, and now, leaving her suffering
husband to the mercy of hirelings, An i 4
dissipating with a free hand the• price at
which she sold herself, while she is expos
ing herself to the world's laugh by her in
dtscrimmate cnquetry. She may be a wo•
man of elegant accomplishments ' but I
know, and se do - you, Julio, that she ren
ders herself contemptible by her pride of
purse, dangerous by her love of scandal,
and something, more than inc iscrect by her
d. sire for notoriety."
"Quite a cabinet picture, Mary, upon
my word; I did not think you were so skil
ful in malting sketches,but you must excuse
me, sir., ill tell you that such pictures lack
the varnish of charity, which covers many
def; cts, and brings out many beauties."
"It may be se, Julia, hut if! were dis
posed to carry out dour figure, I should
say . that the most hideous poi trait that ever
was drawn by malice, or colored by bland.
er, wpuld be allowed a place in the saloon
of fashion, if it were only decked with a
gi !dud frame. However, there is no use of
discussing the subject; I will never visit one
whose character I despise, so that question
is settled: and now let me help you dress
for this splendid party, sit.ce papa will
soon be waiting for his game of chess.
"You me n strange girl, Marv; I begin
to think you are only fit to be the wife of
a country parson. To think of your giv
ing up such a party to slay at home and
play chess! But perhaps you expect viol
tars?" unil Julia looked archly in her sis
ter's placid face as she spoke.
"I deserve no credit for staying home
pith papa to-night, for I dare say, if I anti•
cipated es much pleasure as you do,
should bo selfish enough to leave him alone
again, as I have often done on other occa
sions."
Julia was silent, for she was busily em
ployed is the arrangement o) aet ray ring
let, and the engrossing duties of the toilet,
put a stop to all conversation tatve that
which related to the important bt;sinese
thou in progress
"There now, you look beautifill,
said Mary, us she kissed her sister's cheek,
"pray do not waste y o ur smiles upon any
terror-faced count to-night."
"flow you do hate foreigners, Mary."
"You are again mistaken, Julin;. hal e
no such narrow•minded prejudical as would
induce me to condemn mon because. they
were born in another country, but 1 do most
heartily detest the ullcetations and pretence
of who come here with no other gift
than impudence and whiskers, to speculate
upon the gullibility of us Yankees. I will
venture to wager my new bonnet, that
Count Ilundsljth is a tall starved-looking
individuals, imprisoned in n tight frock
coat, plentifully be-braided and he-frogged
'L.-with a face covered with yellow hair,
through which peep two little grey eyes
a face, in short, something like that of our
old dog Pomo, only. Without his honest ex
prnssion."
"lie, fie, Mary!"
4. Well, lot me Imre a more accurate dc•
scription when you reurn," said Mary
laughing, RS she tied on her sister's cloak.
"Pray, Mary, where did you ever see
Count Ilundfoth7" said Julia, as rhe took
her seut at the breakt:lst table the next
morning.
"I have never seen him," replied Mary,
with a look of surprise.
"You described him so exactly," said
Julia, "that I really thought you must have
mot with him. I wish you had been with
me last night, fn you would have found
excellent food for your wit among the cir
cle which the title of the illustiious strang
er drew around him. Seated on a divan in
the centre of one of the rooms, directly un
der the blaze of In immense chandelier,
sat a little . shrivelled-up man, such as you
dosei ibed, but with this difibrence, that if he
resembled Pontoot must have been when the
poor dog was very sleepy, for a more stu
pid, heavy looking individual, I never be.
held. A crowd of ladies were around
him, Mrs. Malleron
up
been careful
to take every hotly up to him as they en
tered the room, as if he bad' been a._sover
eign prince receiving homage, until at last
the creature deliberately rose from the
midst of them, sauntered carelessly round
the room, and spying a convenient corner,
settled his head against the wall, and actu
ally went to sleep! It required all Mrs.
Malleron's tact to cover such a flagrant
breach of good manners; but he was a no
bleman of sixteen quarterings, and so was
excused."
"1 suppose his armorial hearings lacked
supporters, and he MO therefore overcome
by their weight" said Mary laughingly.
"13,i was overcome with something, hut
whether it was heraldic • honours, Rhenish
wine, or native stupidity, I could not discov
or. Mrs. Malleron tried to make him
show to advantage, but he required as
much goading as the poor old lion in :ho
menagerie, and when stired up, contented
himself like the wearied beast, with stretch
ing out his talons and showing his teeth."
"Then you did not dance with him," said
Mary.
"Why yes, I could not resist the temp
tation of being envied by all the belles in
the room. Ile
.declared ho should only
waltz once, just to give us an idea of aris•
tocratic dancing I suppose, and he selected
me as his partner; but like most other hon
ourg, it cost me some pains, as lie tramp.
led without mercy upon my• poor feet." •
"Well, Julia, it may be an honor to have
one's toes trodden on by a count, but I assure
you I do not envy you the distir.ction.".
"Now tell me, how did you pass the
evening?" asked Julia, "I don't believe you
• were without company."
"No," said Mary with n slight blush,
"Frank Merrivale came in, and took my
place at the chess board, touch to papa's
sati4ictien, as he plays a far better game
than 1 do."
"I marvel at the encouragement you
give that young nian, Mary; he is good
enough in his place, but really it is hardly
G. W.A.O.7IINGTOINT 7.-OW2III, mniTOR & rnorravroa.
•* The liberty to know, to utter, and to argue, freely, is above all other liberties.”—Mwroze
a&i2vlzeizarzioe cs 2 0 1 ZIP z 3 ri) rt a Wravzomaoza a aoaa%
consistent with your straitlaced notions of
propriety to admit him on such a familiar
footing," said Julia.
"Pray, what is your objection to him, my
daughterr,said Mr. Mordaunt, speaking
now for the-lirst
"Oh, I have several, but I should think
Mary's prejudice against fureigncrs would
operate unfavorably with respect to the gen
tleman in question."
"Frank Merria ale is an American citi
zen, Julia," said her father, "although his
grandfather and father were born in France:
while the virtues which are hereditary in
his family, would ennoble any name. I
have more than once told you that what
you call our prejudice against foreigners,
extends only to a certain class—a species
distinguished by whiskers, mustachios and
pretensions, who with sur.dry titles, often
as empty as their pockets, obtain admis.
sion into our best soctetv, and become the
special pets of fashionable women."
"Really, papa, for my own part, I should
ho as much disposed to favor a foreign no
bleman as you seem to be to encourage a
poor watchmaker's son; I prefer to be a lit •
tle farther removed from the working clas- i
Res•"
"Let me tell you a story before you go
farther, Julia," said Mr. Mordannt, as he
finished his cup of curse. “There was
once a poor little boy, who having lost both
his parents by an epidemic fever, wasabout
to be transferred to the city alma house,
whon an 'Jumble tailor in the ne:ghborbood,
cornpassionatii.g his fo-lorn condition, took
him into his family. Here he was treated
like a son, being fed ar.d clothed and feu
to school, just as were the other children.
As soon as he was of sufficient age, he
learned the trade of his benefactor, and
unwilling to remain a burden upon trim,
set 1,4 to seek his fortune. Taking his
bundle of cloths on his arm, and throwing
over his shoulder the bag containing the
implements of his trade, lie wandered about
thy country, going from house to house, ma
king and mending the homely garment@ of
the farmers, and receiving in return, food,
lodging, arid a pittance of money. Indus
try, honesty, and cccnomy, n!waya meet
with a reward sooner or later. and the poor
tailor, who never eeglected an opportuni
ty of acquiring knowledge, or of improving
his condition, is now a wealthy merchant;
living among thc treasures of 'a well filled
library, and striving to repair the defects of
early education by the researches of his old
age."
duu't duubt there aro inlay such in
stances, papa," said Jolla, a little impale
(Hilly, but what are they to us? Mamma
used to tell us when we were little child
ren, that there were few older. families in
England than the Mordannts."
"That may be, my dear; as I know noth
ing about it, will not dispute the fact, hut
had I been brought up in the poor house, I
doubt whether I should have been allowed
any claims to ancient descent-"
"You! what do you mean, papa?" asked
Julia in a tone ofsurpriso.
"Why 1 mean that I have been telling
my own story, Miss Julia Merciunt;" said
the old gentleman, laughing heartily, "and
however aristocratic may be your feelings,
they cannot he hereditary, since you are
in fact, the daughter of a 'railer."
Julia bit her lip; "You only say these
things to teaze me, papa." •
"No, niy daughter, you have often heard
me speak ofmy early poverty, and though
I spared your pride a knowledge of the
details, yet when I find you so ready to
despise others, 1 think it proper 3cu should
learn to knew sourzell"
"Well, if it is so," said Julia. "there is
the greater reason for our making high
alliances; I never see Freak Merrivale
withoat thinking of ram old clock, with its
Ethiop face and rolling eyes, which his
grandfather made."
For shame, Julia!" exclaimed her fa
ther; "but since you did not like my pleba.
ian story, lot me tell you an aristocratic
one. When the insurrection of the
ne
groes in St. Domingo rendered that island
a scene of carnage and destruction, many
of the whites were, as you well know, glad
to escape with their lives,even though oblig
ed to leave behind theta all their posses
sions. Among these was a middle-aged
nobleman, who with his wife and infant son,
were secreted in an American ship. and
arrived in New York in a state almost of
destitution, a few jewels being all they
were able to save from the wreck of a large
estate. But, though educated amid the
appliances of wealth, the nobleman possess
ed an active and enterprising- spirit which
would not suffer him to sit down in idle la
mentation. Turning his jewels into money,
so that they might have immediate means
of subsistence, he bound himself apprentica
to a watch maker; a trade for which his
mechanical genius, and scientific acquire
ments, rendered him peculiarly well fitted.
Ilia efforts were rewarded with success,
and his business became so flourishing, that
he brought up his son to the same employ
ment. The old man lived to see a mode
rate 'fortune acquired by himself, and a
still more competent one by his son; while
his grandson, after receiving the best edu
cation that our country affords, has inherit
ee the estate along with the virtues of both.
need scarcely add, that I have been tell
ing the story of the parents of Frank Merri
vale."
"1 did not know he came olsuch high
descent," izait! Julia, pettishly, "but be that
as it may (though 1 am a little disposed to
be as incredulous on that subject as you
ottvi are ou eiu,iiar oncs,) should be very
sorry to receive Frank Aferrivale on any
other terms than that of a pleasant acquain
tance."
"Then you must make up your mind to
be excessively grieved, my dear Julia, for
it was only last night that I gave my un
qualified consent to his becoming one of
our family."
"Well, I suppose I must make the best
of it," said Julia, as the blushiug Mary
hastily left the room, "he is handsome,
miahle, clever, and all that, but 1 think
Mary's pretty Pico might have won a high
er prize in the lottery of life."
If Julia was displeased at Miry's hum•
ble marriage, ns she considered it, she was
still more dissatisfied ivith their moderate
ideas of housekeeping. Well knowing that
a wife cannot too soon assume the duties of;
a station, which is never filled well unless
its tasks aro closely and industriously stud
ied, Mary, soon after her marriage, made
preparations for removing to her own home.
But Julia found continued cause of com•
plaint against her plebitir. sister.
"I don't know how to understand you,
Mary," said she, one day, "papa would
give you a handsome house, and the richest
furniture, yet you prefer only a two story
house, and such furnitUre as would suit a
mechanic's wife."
"I will tell you my reasons, sister; if I
were to choose a state:y house, and flu it
with all the costly toys which fashion now
requires, I should wish my whole setablish--
meat to be in keeping with such display.
I should need double the number of ear
via:lts, and would be expected to entertain
a great deal of company. Papa's fortune
can supply me with the necessary outfit for
h a style of housekeeping, but Frank's
means nr6 not adequate to the: support of
such extravagance. His fortune, though
not very small, is all embarked in com
merce, and of comes is liable to the vicissi
tudes of mercantile life, therefore, it would
be folly for us to venture upon expenses
which we might afterwards regret. lam
too proud to risk such mortification as has
befallen some of; our naiaintances; I will
not plant myself on the top of the hill only
to be afterwards rolled into the mire at the
bottom."
•With such ideas, Mary could not but
find contentment, and while the friends . of
her gi r lhood were' ,striving to fern''' . am
bitious marriages, heedless of the charac
ter of those to whom they united them
selvs, she was enjoying domestic happiness
IQ her own quiet way. in vain Julia de
clined she was burying heiself alive.—
Mary could not he persuaded that her books
and her music, together with the perform•
mice of all her pleasant duties as a wife,
a daughter, and a friend, tillbrded . less
!Tratification than the heartless intercourse
of the goy world. Some pitied, many
wondered at, and a few approved of Mary's
plan of life; but the votaries of fashion
were fast losing sight of her, and would
soon have forgotten her very existence,
when a circumstance occurred, which, while
it excited the envy of hot cotemporaries,
k)
made her once mote an bject of especial
interest to the lovers of Mai th and rank.
Somewhat more than a year after his
marriage ; Frank Morrivale received lettere
from France, dating that, during several
years, search had been ranking fin the near
est heirs to the estates and title of the an•
cient house of Merveille; and furthermore
informing him that undoubted proof had
been received •of the fact, 'that a branch of
the family had been living in St. Domingo,
from whence they had emigrated to Amer
ica, where they had borne the name of
Merrivale. The writer therefore reques
ted the eldest survivor of the family would
acrid certain documentary evidence respect
ing his descent, and hold himself prepared,
in case the testimony should prove satisfac
tory, to repair to France without delay.—
The proofs of lineal descent were easily
procured, for Frank's grandfather, amid all
the vicissitudes of his fortunes, had pre.
served the old genealogical parchments, to
gether with a seal bearing the arms of the
family; end those Frank sent, as directed,
but with little disposition to follow them in
to France, unless some more certnin bane
fit could ecru° than he at first anticipated.
The occurrence was a subject of mirth to
his light-hearted wife, and Julia quizzed her
unmercifully, 'telling her that she was re
venged upon her, for all her slanders against
foreign noblemen, since in spite of herself,
she was now only a French countess;
while Mary retalliated by reminding her
sister of her repugnance to the plebian al
liance with a watchmaker's son.
The affair proved, however, to be more
serious than had been expected. In the
course of a few months, Frank received a
letter from the Count de Mervoille, assu
ring him that ho was the undoubted
heir, and that a 'grant had been obtained
by which all vexatious law questions
were set aside, and permission :'given to
consider him the next in succession, pro
vided he should arrive in Franco previous
to the death of the present possessor. The
Count urged the necessity of an immediate'
visit to France, declaring himself weighed
down to the brink of the grave by age and
infirmities. Whether there was a little
hereditary aristocracy still lurking in the
veins of the watchmaker's son, I cannot say,
but certain it is, that Frank Merrivalo
showed every disposition to accept the old
Count's invitation. That Mary felt indif
ferent about the matter, is scarcely to be
expected; but instead of the elation which
Julia would have felt in simi!ar :•ircumstan•
ces:she was sadly pained and disappointed.
She had looked forward to a life of quiet
happiness, and she could not bear the
thought of quitting her native land for an
empty title and fortune in a distant coun
try. But she knew her first duty was
cheerful submission to her husband's will,
and she made every arrangement for their
departure without a mu:mur of discontent.
"Tell me honestly, hlary," said Julia,
"are you not, in spite of your prejudices,
both proud and happy at this change in
your fortunes?"
"Honestly, sister, I am neither one nor
tho other. We have already a fortune
sufficient to all our wants, and as we are far
too strongly wedded to American habits to
find the same degree of enjoyment in a
permanent residence in a foreign land, of
what use to us is an empty title, which I
should certainly be ashamed to bsar in
this country, oven were it possible to retain
it here."
"I only wish I were placed in similar
circumstances, Mary; indeed I have almost
derided to accept the hand of the handsome
Baron Wallenstem, my new admirer, as
soon as he shall offer it, in order that I may
meet you in Paris, and figure as my lady
Baroness beside my Countess sister."
"Do not Jest about so serious a matter,
Julia, it would break papa's heart if you
were to marry one of those strange gentry
whom he so detests. He is unhappy e.
nough at parting from me, though I assure
him I shall soon return."
"But you surely will not."
4 'l have a presentiment that I shall; how
ever, time will show whether my forebo
dings are true, Qo 1 will not dwell on them
now; only let me beg you riot to entertain
the proposals of any one in the hope of
meeting me in Paris."
Two years after the occurrences above
related, a cheerful family circle were assem
bled in Mr. Mordaunt'a drawing room.
Frank Merrivale and hie pretty wife eat on
either side of the happy father, while Ju
ha, with cheerful countenance and simple
garb, was busied in fondling a lovely little
babe who nestled in her arms. The Mer
rivalns had arrived only that very afternoon
and of course all was joy and excitement.
"New tell me the whole story of your
inheritance, and why you came back so
much sooner than we had hoped," said the
old gentleman.
Frank smiled. "I leave Mary to relate
the affair," said he, "you knots her skill
in sketching."
"I shall make a few rough strokes," said
Mary. "To begin, then; we found the old
Count de Merveille, Frank's great grand
uncle, (is not that the relationship?) living
in an old chateau some sixty leagues dis
tent from Paris; as you have never seen
any thing like an old chateau, I despair of
giving you an idea of the utter desolation
of the place. Imagine immense apartments
hung with moth eaten tapestry and fright
ful portraits, uncarpeted,and destitute of fire
places casements only half glazed, and Bap
ping on their rusty hinges—bed-rooms fur
nished with velvet curtains and coverlets of
tarnished embroidery, but withcut a single
comfort so commonly found in our neatly
appointed chambers—terraces overgrown
with weeds, and 'having their stone steps
broken and decayed;--such is a faint out
line of the house; as to the grounds, they
occupied a space of twenty acme, and pro
duced a luxuriant crop of cabbages and on
ions!—Don't laugh, Frank; you know it is
true; the land was farmed out to save the
expense of a gardener. The old count,
proud, petulont, and devoted to snuff and
ecarte, was anything but an agreeable host;
and, upon the whole, Frank soon made up
.his mind that 'Le jeu ne volt pas /a chan
delle,' in other words, that neither title
nor estate was worth coming after."
"Nay, Mary, you are a little too severe,"
said Frank; "the truth was, that the age
and embarrassments of the old count had
allowed his property to fall into a state of
dilapidation,
which, with plenty of money,
might have been repaired. but I felt no
disposition to spend my Anerican dollars
upon a tumbledown French castle, and
when the count died—l might almost say,
went out like a candle, for he seemed to
have withered there was nothing
left of him but sneff---1 sold the chateau,
and relinquished the title to a forty•filth
cousin of the family, who had made money
enough by trade to be willing to purchase
a tountship at a price far beyond its value."
.IT:ien you came back no richer than
you went," said Julia, laughing.
"Oh. you are mistaken, lady fair, 1
brought back some thousands of francs, and
that sturdy boy who clings to his aunt Julia,
as it she were not a new acquaintance."
"By the way, Julia," said Mary, "what
has become of your elegant lover, Baron
Wallenetein? When last you wrote about
him, 1 concluded the whole affair was set
tled, and almost expected to be obliged to
greet you as 'my Lady.' "
Julia's face crimsoned, and she began
kissing the baby with such violence,that she
set him bawling most lustily. Of course
DO questions could be answered, until little
master was soothed into silence, and before
that could be effected, Julia had quited the
room.
"Do - not speak to Julia on that subject,"
said Mr. Mordaupt, smiling, "it is a most
delicate matter,l assure you. irispite of
all my remonstrances she would, I fear,
have married him, had he made definitve
proposals; but before he could do so, the
question was decided by others. Julia
was one day walking with him in
Broedway, when she noticed a man at
rather suspicious appearance dogging their
heels, and presuming that it might be some
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pickpork , :t, allured by the• Baron's rich
di play of jewelry, she was govern( limes
l on the point of warning the noble gentleman
Ito be upon his guard. IloWever, dreading
Isome unpleasant dienubanee in the street,
she contented herself with watching the
man, until she reached hornc, when she in
tended to invite the bnron to Enter, end
there inform him of his danger.. But she
Was saved the trouble, for she was just as
cending the hall steps when the individual
in question, hastening finward, siezed the
heron by the collnr, and with the help of
an assistant constable, dragged him to jail
on a charge of stealing 'she splenilid Spanish
cloak in which he was then exhibiting his
elegant person. The fact. was proved
against him. ho was discovered to be a
miserable adventurer, and his Wghness is
now most honorably accommodated in Sing-
Sing prison. Julia was, of course, exces
sively.mortified, and, even now, does not
like to hear any allusion to the gentleman;
but I believe it has cured her of her love
for titles, and .I should not be surprised if
she should be content now to bestow her
hand on your ald playfellow, Charles Bar:
ford, even though she knows his father Was
in early days only a carpenter. Am I not
a most unforinnate tether? Surely the
curse of plebeianism must cling very close
ly around me, since, with a countship in
possession, and a baronetcy in expectation,
my daughters are, after all, destined to
be the wives of plain American citizens!"'
Tna GENTLEMAN.—True gentlemen ere
to be found in every grade of society. The
ploughman, with his broad sunburnt hand,
his homely dress, and his open honest coml•
tenance,is oftener found possessed of the real
attributes of a gentleman, than the enerva
ted man milliner, who is much more . care
ful of his gloves than his honor; whose
h
shirt bosom must be as pure as the driven
snow; and who, if one curl of his glossy wool
were displaced, would be thrown into etrorg
convulsions. The blood which flows in a
rich and generous stream through the heart
of a Russian serf, is as pure in the eyes of
God, as the life current which eddies round
the princely fountain of the highest of Eng
land's noblemen. It is a false, illiberal
idea, that, because a man cannot claim al
liance with the proud and wealthy, his
name should be atriken from the list of
gentlemen. Which class, from time imme•
morial, has shed honor and glory on the
earth—the proud aristocrat or the poor
peasant? Whose names are enrolled in the
dazzling pages of history— the gentleman
of fashion, or the gentleman of nature?—
W hose voices are most heard, and to most
effect? Why, those men born in poverty,
but clothed by truth with the jewelled robe
of honor. Does the mere fact of a man's
being able to make a bow with scrupulous
exactness, constitute him a gentlemanl—
Shall the children of one mother be divided;
because one portion aro gifted with grace.
fulnss of action and coxcomhy of demeanor,
while the others will not stoop to cringe at
flattery's fawn, or waste the hours given
them by heaven to improve, in the useless
study of the puerile forms of fashion? Oh,
how glad it makes one's heart to see the
'painted lizards' trodden under loot by the
gentlemen of nature! to see them shrink
away at the approach of honest men, fear
ing that they may be called upon to tic•
knowledge their own inferiorily.
Who is the gentleman? He who can
boast of a name, upon which dishonor has
never throtain its leprous
_poison. He who
can lie down on his pillow at night, know
ing that he has done his neighbor no inju
ry; whose heart is never closed to . pity, and
whose arm is always nerved to redress the
injuries of the oppressed. Who smiles not
at misfortune, and who mocks not the af
fliction of his fellows. He who looks spon
'all men as equals, and who fears not to
stand even in the presence of a King. The
man who is guided by moral honor, and not
obliged to have laws made for his obser
vance. He who has true Democracy in
his soul—who desires and gives to every
man the enjoyment of his own opinions,
provided these opinions do not infringe the
decrees ofjustice in its most rigid sense.—
Such a man, and only such a one, should
dare lay claim to the proud appellation of
"gentleman," no matter whether be is
worth thousands or whether lie n is an every
day laborer. Thank heaven, we are in
a country where the field Of honor and
renown is open to all. The lowest freeman
in the land is in part the governor of its
proudest officer. He who tills the earthi n
walks erect in the proud dignity of natu
ral right, knowing that he cannot be op.
pressed while he respects himself. There
is no distinction ofclasces here by govern.
ment—the blacksmith and the Senator—
the shoemaker and the President—all hail
each other as "gentlemen."
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A BRAVE GIRL -A, few nights since,
some burglars broke into the residence ofir
Mr. Gerow, in Ameliasburg, U. C. A
young girl of the faintly followed them into
the bed room of Mr. G., and seizing a gun
fired it and seared the robbers, who tied,
one of their party being seriously wounded.
PANSIES IN CONGRECL—Accorihng to
the Journal of Commerce, there aritt he
137 NV hige, 100 dernocrate and 5 vacsn.
Cio9 in the Hnuse of Representatives' at
the approaching sesbito. It aura he the-,
parties are justly claasified—yet iii tl3r re*,
ent juncture, it is uncertain how politteittifir
stand or where flay are.
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