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POETRY.
DILARGARETTA.
When I in my teens,,
I loved dear Margaretta.
I know not what it means—
I eannot,nocr forget her.
That vision.ef,the past,
My head is ever,,cra-in
Yet when I saw her last,
I could got speak for gazing.
Oh, lingeriag rose of May!
Dear as. when Ffirst met her :
Worn in my heart aiway,
Life-cherished. Margaretta!
We parted Dear the stile,
As morn', was' faintly breaking;
For many weary Mile •
Oh, bow heart was aching!
Bat distant, time and change
Have lost me Margaretta!
And yet 'tii) sadly strange •
That I ettnnot forget-her!
06, queen'lif rural•maids,
Dar dor - b-eyed 31argaretta—
The heart the mind. upbraids
That struggles to forget her.
My love, I know, sill seem
A wayward; boyish fully ;
But, ah, it, was a dream—
Most swat—most melancholy
Were mine Oho world's domain,
To me 'twere fort , ine better
To be a boy again, -
And dream of Margaretta.
Oh ! memory of the -past,
Why linger to regret her ?
My first love is my last;
For' that is Margaretla.
EXCLkSIVE LOVE.
Go—court the glance of ever- eye,
Invite the tonoh of every
Be free to all who flutter
I sip not whetx the many sip ;
The blossom of my heart must be
A "flower that blooms for me alone,.
Divided charms. tire not fur me—
No, J.Lir s it,SSNy.eCtS must be my owe
Go 7 -spread thy,nharms to every sight, t
Impart to all iby favors sweet ;
I am not like the bee - , to light
On flowers wlier'e all a weltotne meet !
Te blossoms °Orly heart mast he
A flower that blooms for me alone.;
Divided Charms are not for me—
No; ALLItS sleets must be my own.
MISCELLANY.
TUE TITERS BIT.
Some days ago a story went the rounds
touching a man,-wlio, having presented himself
in his shirt-sleevesfat the American Museun,
N. York, received Oie loan of a coat from Mr.
Barnum, and after 'sewing the curiosities, sh)-
ped with the garment, thus obtaining a sight
°Pile elephant and , a splendid swallow-tail for
twenty -lye cents. ; This reminds us of an 'af
fair that occurred iu 1840, on board the old
Columbus, when she lay tt Charleston Navy
Yard. One day, - ,a long, green Vermonter
straggled on board'the frigate, and examined
everything on deek . witif curious eyes. The
officer of the watch; from his bearing and the
neatness of his imifOrm, attracted the Yankee's
notice,
\ ''crot a pretty good place here—hey ?' he
inquired.
•
The officer - assented. •
What wages de you get
' One hundred itnd twenty-five dollars a
,month, sir.'
' One hundred aud twenty-five dollars ! All
tew yourself IS.1•41 I'
Fad. sir.'
, Wall, I wonder! if I couldn't get something
to do here,tiyilfir
Oh, yes ! you'd make a pretty good mi&
Shipman.'
• what's imidshipman's wages for a
green hand? '
' Forty dollars & month; only.' ,
Only forty dollars ! Jerusalem! Why I
-was goin' to hire 45ut for ten., But where can
I be made a midatipmaion7 7 -say, quick.'
,' Down below, sir, in the 'steerage. AS soon
as I'm relieved, - rp see to
Down went thek Muer and the qulized. 'A
bevy of youngmi4hipmeln reqiiiied no prompt
ing. to perpetrate it piece of A Bps:I
-nnis warrant wig soon. made otit,, and • the
greenhorn, equipf*d in a splciidid tinifOrM, in
°eluding an clegatiechapeau and' Costly . sword,
by a joint contriiiiition of the mess. 'Thialtir...
nished, •he was difeeted to present hiniseltto,
Commodore S. it the cabin, and ieportisAY
for duty. He wss told that, the - COMnindore
might be prett y .. gruff—' it was a'WritV:
-.4nt not to mind it. The steerage beingf i nili
the new midshipniiin was to demand quarters
in the Commodor#:'s eabin ; in fact, he was' or.
dered to take pivisessiOn of a certain
.state
room, The Oomiliodore's black looks'idia. an
gry words were regarded as.notbingz4ie
had no right to uo.either, Thus petted up;
the victina presented himself :to the coniniodive
`Pith;
Old hoss—hutv are you •
S. stared—he had eome,across,s, raraaris—,
Take *mat,
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do,' Os the reply of the Vermonter, as be-bung
himself into one seat, and crossed his legs Upz'
on anOthet. '
YOu are one of the new midshipmen; I sup=
pose?! remarked' the Commodore, who, -froni
the first, ';suspected something:
' ain't matliih' else.'
Shall T troubre'youfor your warrant ?'
`Catch hirdd,'Old boy.'
The . Commodore looked at the document
'then' 4t his
Who, l gate you this?'
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tie felines down stairs ; and I'm ready for
• t,.
'That'S enough. Now' you can•go.'
'N'et air you knows on, squire. The cellar's
eheek!ful?, and I ain't d g6in' out of this ere in
:it - hi:trip-4 tell you, now. Oh, you needn't
rare iv old felliir.. I see what's the matter— ,
you' , 4 a little cracked up here I' and the briP
liant 'outh touched his forehead with his fore
finger, going into this_ ere chamber, to
' fake d right good snooze—boots and all,
gravY r
Amine was proceeding to execute this me
nace,l,-the commodore took him by the. arm and
led him to the gangway. Pointing 'to the sen.
tine!, remarked ; mildly ; .
Thin see that man with a imisket—now, if
you 4't clear out directly, and leave the ship
. and y'aird, never to 'show your face here again,
I'll oifrey y liiin to shoot you!' •
Broke—and in two seconds his
blue 4mit, tail was been floating in his tear, as
lie dashed out of tfle yard with the speed of a
llying , inekass.
• In minute afterwards, half a dozen terrified
Tri;dsliiinnen rushed 01 deck, and asked for lib
erty tri l go on shtire. ,
'l7:wag gentlemen,' said the Commodore;
I alit no liberty to-day.'
Sid races fell a feet,' and six young jokers
returimid to thcie n - eis-room as melaneholy. as
mutes id an 'alderman's funeral. They never
saw Orlreard tnything of the Yankee afterward
—nor he unifGrra either..
• . • THE OLD 'UN.
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TIE WILL;
A TALE OF THE LAST CENTURT
t From Sharp.'s Slaratlnc 1
The fllti lady who related the outline of the
Voßoling singular s.t,Eiry, heard it told, in her
youth, lby no tneans-as &den. but as a 'real oc- •
I'e-it-re - nee. She even onze knew the name of the
lold northern family concerned in it, but that
With:the exacrtiat,!s. has now forgotten,
'she over knew the latter: and havim: never
rwrittoaidowo the story, sl:c has no means 0f..,
.recoecninc: them. ll.cwercr. f:,nri her empress
mentnoe of a tight wig, warn by the benevolent
''old here of the tale. we have fixed the strange
,occurrence net earlier than the last-century.
Towards the end of s gusty • October day,
alyuit the year . 1730; a barrister of the temple
was sitting reading. when the opening of the
door, and the servants announcement of ' a
gentleman,' interrupted him. Ike, rose to•re
eeive his visitor, who proved to be a perfect
stranger, a person of very gentlemanly, hut ex
treniely old fashioned appearance. He was
dresSed in •a grave-colored suit,' of an antique
put ; a neat, tight gray wig surrounded his seri
ous,' and even solemn, physiognomy; silk
stockings, rolled at the knee; enormous shoe
buckles of gold; a cane, beaded with the same
metal, and a broad-brimmed and uncooked bat,
completed his equipment ; which was in the
fashion of the last year of William the Third,
or the first of his success. Having stilly bow
ed, :in the enact way prescribed by the eti
quette `of the erg to which he seemed. to be
long, 'he took "possession of the chair offered
lira iby his• host ; and after a preparatory ahem,
thug began, in a Slaw and serious manner :
think, sir, yeti, are the lawyer employed
by the family, whose property in
Yorkshire you are, therefore, aware is about
to be sold.' c
have sir,' answered the barrister, ' full
l insthictions and powers to complete the dis
(w.al of it, which, though a painful duty to me,
mutt be, performed.'
• 'lt is duty ybu 'bay dispense with,' said
Otel wavibg big hand, ' the prcperty
need not be sold!
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Na . 'yi I presune to ask, sir, whether you are
any relation of the family i' If so, you must
be acquainted with the absolute -necessity or
Selling it; in consequence of the claim of an:
'ether, branch of the family. just returned from
beyond sea, vbe,tas beir-at-law, is naturally
obsSessotiuf:the'eigate, in default , of a will to
the: contrary; rind who desires its value in
Money, instead of the land: The present pos
sesior is unable to buy it, and must therefore
dirAnt.P - (?. q ~.
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'Aron are mistaken,' replied the old gentle i
mab, : ratheritestily, ' you seem not to know of I
the will, of Mr. S------'s Treat -grandfather,
'brifhidkheinotvnly left , that, his estate, to
his,ifamite gmndSon, , this gentleman's father,
bttt eenrentalled,it on his'great-grandson.' . I
V Snelra will, sir,' said the barrister, " was,
1 iiidt4; 54084 for. '
many yeirs to exist ;aid,
Hirtue'of it,iMr...:----- has, until now,
Yetteefully enjoyed the property, but, on the
+balsa's; ailalialstion;Pa.renewed - search hay
itlg 'been madefor it,either the belief proves
. iiliolly unfoUnded, , or ,it. ILO been lost or, des.;
ileti4Yed. Cabinet*, chests. every, runTn, in ll o- .
and uninhabited,- base been ransacked' in
itin. kr. S—+--, hu now given up nli hnee_
44 . 11'044U ; the 'sale is, to be completed, tix
eottraCof next meek.; , and the fine old Ogee:
16104'pese into theimnds of strogers;, ~ • ,
- , ,•,Yoir are miqakee onee - againanuPg ) 33 W
lsaid the stranger, strikingtds time ott'the floor ;;I
'. - 4say,rsiv, the Will exists., 9-9 1 -inWdiatgYi
000tinaekbei4,1 AlLauthoritivi, tone;,. ~trsivel
ttitht mad day. 1 Yon may Save ;in oldinglilYi
dingviiPe 'And Tuin. ~ In, 6441-4 , room ofJ
tbelot wuig, -Ow uninhabited, is 'A s einOset in
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11 MONT, PA; Tit
depositid there', no 'matter when, or h
itMiind id worth your thubl
name,'fir,is 'Hugh S , lam
persontilly known to the proprietor
; Jut I am hiiirelation and. have h
fare . at . ..heart. Neglect not to follow
riee4! '
So lying, the old gentleman arose,
bowedhend• at the Moor put on his ha
'fashiatitivhieh wouldhave enchanted an
of Qui* Ann's day; and sliding thl
string 'Obis cane on the little finger of h
hand, dii`which the lawyer had remarkei
fine brilliant ring, he'deseended the stn
departdO, leaving the barrister in the
astonishment. At first he felt half inc
eonsidei the whole ds a hoax, then agai
he thoit:;ht, of the old gentleman's gray
ncr, mai the intimate knowledge he mu
poasesid of the ,house, to be able to d
the roe pi so exactly ! 'in which the chest
could riliebut belies-0 him to be sincere.
At fin g th, after 'much deliberation,
eided' upon immedia e departure ; and
on theVevening oft ie fourth day, at
Hall.
.he sale had been the only t
converillition, at every • place he had
through{ within twenty miles of his desti
and miloh and loudly was it lamented, t
squire lihould be leaVing his house fores
that petit' Mr. John would never enjoy hi
as thegi persiated in calling the posse.
the estate.' On his entrance into the in
signs op approaching removal every wilt
his eyed ; Packages I filled the hall ; se
with slirrowful countenances, were b
about *and the family were liugerint
over clip last dinner they were ever to 1
of in th,eir regretted' home.
Mr. $-- greeted his friend with a.s
whieh.4'hanged to incredulity when th
rister, tequesting his private car, decla
reason 'Of his appearlince.
' It 4annot he,' said he. , ,' It is like
no ,onehould ever hear of the hiding'
deed bro the old gentleman you mentim
peed upon it, you have bean deceived,
friend #l . l I am sorry inn should have t
much ttpuble, to so little purpose.'
The ;barrister mentioned the name df
itot. i'l
' Hulili S—. l' exclaimed the gen
iaughie*. ' I have 6ot a relation in th.
of tha4iame.'
, • olr
' It it worth the .trying, however,' E
lawyer t ' and sires I have come so fa
finish tWe telventurei .
Mr. ii— s , ein , l his friend so 'dete
at I n' ill r-r.: , - , .1:t0 io satisfy him, and
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pa:stel2liiru t, % , .-*,!s, the apartment he
ed. A'6l t' , t•r I' l';' ,SI . 11 I e.l. of t Ile rooms'
way, Itisnddenly stripped be'ore a lam' .
length Oicture. • For herevery'-osake; e
• wlio ii , this ?'
' 314 grand uncle,'' re turned Mr:
good fellow as ever ]lived. I wish, wit
heart, Ile were 'alive now; but he ha
dead tliseThirry years.'
• I'Vlfo was ILL: nalme ?'
.H4ll S—. The only one of our
of thaqiaine.'
'l'h6 i's the manavho called upon m
dress, iiis hat, his very ring are there.'
The proceeded to the closet, lifted t
botton4of the trunk; and found the de
The lind old uncle was never seen a
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tbr a Place.
; W4l, Johnny, 'ince you succeeded
my sonfr
NOthine good to-day, mother. I 114
all ovet town ajtnolt, and no one won
me. Vie bookstores and dry goods stis
groceries have . plenty of boys already
think it t yon had been with me, I- sho.
stood Oetter chance::
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Oh , you look so thin and pale, nro
s'orgeboft would have felt sorry, and '
me;-4itt. nobody knew - me, and nobo
A tei r stole down the . cheek .of the lift
as he itiake, for he was almost diseourag
when W: mother saw the tear, not a
down 4rs also. •
It ults a cold bleak night, and John
been oft all day looking for ' a plac e
had petsevered, although constantly
until it was quite dark, and then g.
that' his mother' must be tire
ing foripm.
Bistcotber was a widow, and a vb .
one. ,Phe had maintained herself b
work till 'a severe -spell of sicknen had-.H
het to I)er bed, and she was unable to di
helitold her little son to sit down by
whilte prepared- his sapper. - The
thequttiOr - were very scanty, but Joh
they re . the best she could provide
felt, that he-would rather share such ,a .
snehfaiiiipper with such a mother tha
the, beit -tilled table. with any body c .
did. notlove him As.she did andwho ~
n0t.,100 as he .did her. ,
- Aftat a few moments of silence s A'
lookini up into his mother's face with m
-iistial'Oriousnesa. said::.- , • • - ,;
• - 'l-..Nilitheril. said- he, 'do you thinkitA
wrongibto ask My : -Ise* , Sunday.: school,i,
abnutlt on a Sabbath r. ~ . _.
1 N(i: my . son ; netig you have !teethe
tunitY:i r mid I. think he, would. be, a, ye
able person ton i at Jeast,,A should ' th:,
hel woild.be interested in getting you
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SDAY, SEPTEIIf4ER 16;11_17,
Nett morning! was tr,
breakfaSt was. inere scant-^"6l 'ever,• biit 'be
said not a word about that, for! he saw that his
mother ate Very little of it, ;But one or two
sticks of wood were . left outaidelhe door-where
it was kept-4nd ho knew that both food and
fire might alb gone beforei4ght. • They had
had no mug to • buy any With for several
days. , it' •
whom
My
of now
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s wel
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gill
, in a
legant
silken
s right
The Sabbath Veil rng.. The sun Was shin
ing bright and clear, but the 'Ohl was exceeding
cold. the child had no overcUnt•and Was still
Wearing 'a part - df his summe. -clothing. He
was in his seat just as his suplrintendent• and
his teacher entered. •
a very
rs and
I tmost
Who is that little pale faded -boy in your
class `. o ' asked the superintendetit of the teach
er.
His name is Jones—be lives in Stbne street,
and I mist visit him this veryliVeek. He is a
well-beliaved boy:',
' I should like to know moretabout him, and
I will see him after school: '
nod to
, when
1 man
t have
scribe
. as be
he de
rrived,
s—
eine of
The superinteioent did not Efor t him, and
when the class broke up, sceid - 4'hini linger he
hind the other Scholars, went ap and took him
by the hand kin*.
' You , have been here to seho 4 bl several Sab
baths. have you Pot, my boy?'
Yerysir, Lennie just a math ago,' to-day'
Had 'you ever been to schipl before that
time ?' -
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'Yes, sir, befere mother was' taken sick, I
Used to go to street schohl., but that was
a:great way off, and when mother got better
and yoa opened this new sell*, she advised
me to•eomp here,:as it is so mach nearer.!
passed
ation ;
at the
t er, and
rights
Rion of
:. uston,
re met
'ants,
rrying
sadly
artake
- -•-
• Well, did 1 not see you yesterday looking
for a place on Water street?'
Wasliiwn - there, sirJookiilg 'for a place.'
Why did you:not take that plaee which the
gentleman had for You in thei large gmieery
'store
rrnse,
bar
ed the
v.that
of the
De
dear
I ken so
Do yo'n mean the store whe* the great cop
per Worm stood dn the sidewalk ?'
Yes.'
Oh, sir, I didh't know theysold TIM there
when I firstwenCin, and when I saw what kind
of a storo it was, I was afraid.]
' Have you a fiither
No, sir; father is dead,'. said the little boy,
hanging down hies head. I
• What did year father do, 'my son—chat
was his business;:'
rliiEl
eman,
world
id the
I will
Sir, he once kept a large itore like that,'
and the child 'shuddered when lie answered.,
Why you not keep the piece of .oltl
money that, you found on the 'flour as you !was
coming into the stoke ?' •
' Because it was not mine,;l , ' and I thought
that gentleman would find the owner sooner
than I should.' :
mi nod,
MEM
pecia
n thiir
• full
i&I he;
He did, my biiy—it wns.mit money. Did
you not get a plae yegterdny
• No sir, all thei 'places were full, and .noliody
knew me.'
all my
been
Well, my boy, you' may now and tell
your mother that ; you have a tilace. Come to
me very early iii the morning,--your teacher
will tell you where
family
Johnny went home with hi+ heart and his
eyes so full that he etuld hardly see thestreees
or anything else as he went along. Ile knew
that-it would cheer his dear mother ti cry much,
and so it‘did. his superintendent procured a
good place for hirti , and they ii , ere made coins
tenable and happy:
Surely this story carries its own moral.
BE
,c false
o-day,
THE CITY OF '3IIIIXICO.•
been
d take
es and
but I
have
The presence of the An4rican army in /
the . Me.xican capital revives all that we ba.-el
ever read - on that interesting subject. As bY
far the most graphic, original and edif,)ing_de
scription of the city of 31.exice!ove have read
anywhere, we copy the following from Brant! i
. l ifeyer's fine book.on " Mexica ; as it was and'as .
it is." Long as it is, it will li:e found singu
larly well Oaten. Our soldiels are now, be
yond doubt, quartered in one 4f the loveliest
cities in the worldi-4/bany Atlas.
It was the middle of. Neve4bCr, but there
was a May mildness in the atilauspliere. The
sky was of that deep .ultra-mai' t itie blue pecul
iar. to eleVated regions. As' litanged my 'eye
down the street fCom my baltiony,,'the town
was alive with a teeming Popufation; the win
dows of the housds stood °pin; fair women
strolled homewardfrum mass; ;old mbnks shuf
fled along in theirieowled robda ; the butcher
urged along his a4,s with its O'dripitetie stall
i huaz around with'variousibeat ; fre'slify-kav
ed bowers and trees in the:,courGyards, of
which I caught glirepsektlireu'll the ppeapor
tals; and in the balconies lotiged j , the early
, risers, enjoying a eigar - after t Mr cdP of oboe
elate. It was lively aild . be l au ill'il scene, woe- I
f
thy of the pencil of efiat ina.4 2 pailiter of tit- I
i..
lies, Canualetti, wFo - would liaqe delighted in I
the remarkable transparencY rind purity of the
atthosphdre throt o herh which 'te distant hills,
some twenty miles off, seenteeht a barrier at i
thC end of the-street. ' - 4 ,1 t. , ' ' '
The plan. elf thd' City' cif 'lll - exce, ii "precisely
that of a eloquerihOard, with Ii krkiter variety
of squares. 'Straight streetgf - Cceiti 'cleft Other 1
at right 'sitles, and it mtgrtli laterkottli. ' The 1
i
houtses Tut piitited withlOybilori-;-':-light•bfUe,
faivii and green; ititcispcertied Wtth 'a Ore white;
;that 'remain's longunkaiicd hp their atiiips
j~here. " • ' ~,, ~ ..: • ••,.1 -.11 : : ~ ( , . 2 j
The view of alEtbege frclie he elivafpitiow,
t of•tlecathedisa, (16'wliii ioOti repaired'
after by arrivaliirthetiiiithl; ' preit3iits'aiiiiss
Of'dOines, 'steepleil . !'ileiluillt4TOofedkdtielliui, , s,
freqttently; hOe'reilgitte'ffangltig.gikich4;ll; With
' flowers arid felia&"rilcialid•th6 kiteigo'hielt
you would scarcely think•lioitOodifotulatioi
of •200,000/) the
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eveiy 'aidet lie the tueuntiink ' airorsedini son"
• places by louglin4 of - aquMu4s , ltiweeiSingi t, '
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the , city frent -the iiilli,''and theis with lali
cultivation;:aid beltutifullioiirs;`,llOtittho c i 's '
tanti view is closed , .by , thoriilkiitioisi , whoa .
snows rest iiiiiiitihelblue 4 i , uatovereal a
this peasctaby.aaingla ~e,loud,i inl• . 1 qfr.; :
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of ag,ain, is the, • an a a Eel
musette] • ,
edifice recently builtin tasteful style for 4\
ket. The corner of this WAS laid after ft I
rived in Meiice, and.befere left the
was nearl3k completed. ;- Until that tin 4,
I fruits, ftoWers, and vegetables, andninstt s
necessaries a the table ; had 'been, sold:o4: . !
spei, in shambles and booths built of bath!
and reeds, sheltered from the rain and:A • il
.
thatched roofs.
•
In the soUthiyestern*corner, of the sq.l,
the Parian; unsightly .building, •( .ereefe
believe,' shim the revolution,) greatly ma -!
'effect of the Plaza. • It is a useful •esta.).)
ment, however, as it affords a large rev 4.!
the municipality; and is the great bazaarlw
, every article requisite for the 'dress Pfl,
cans, male' or, fainale, may be purchased at
sonable-prices. On the pavement
round it, 'sit numbers of coachmen;
stands are in tbe neighborhood ; and eroNtd,
women with readyjnade shoes.:
Not the least curious, however, amens
multitude Withwhich the side-walks are,
lerally thronged:arc . about a dozen "Wm,
(lists, or "letter writerk" Whose post is
ways oft the eurhstoneS:of the eastern frim
I the Pariah. ! A huge jug of inkis :placed
side them, 'a .board rests across their kahe
pile of different :Oolored paper, (most a*
is either eat Valentine fashion, or float.
over and-adorned with pen.4nd-ink amnia ,
is placed on it, and on a stool before
some disconsolate-looking damsel or heart
ken lovpr, pouring out'a passion which . 1
scribe puts in becoming phraseology..
important trade, and more money is urld
Mexio: by this prosy making love, than
haps anywhere else. You caw have a "
ation" for one rial ; a scolding letter fora
dio ; and an ;upbraiding epistle, full of dk ,
jealousy, love, amu tenderness, (leaving the
fortunate recipient in a very distracted ail'
mind,) iione itpon;azure paperbesprinkleil
hearts and doves for the ridiculottsiiriedo;
cents !
West of the Parian, and `all around the
southern 5,n4 western sides' of the Plak. or I
those portions of it which are hot directiy oc
cupied bylthe cathedral and: National P ace,
run the arelied polies, similar to the . arcades
of Bologna. These are filled with gay ; f ah*,
pedlars, cafes, old clothes, tpys, flower winders,.
sweetmeats,- book-stalls, cutlers, curiosities ;
hunters, antiquities, (Veritable and doubtful,)
and the usual crowd of loungers' andl quid
mines. Here the lot resolution, or tho prob
abi:ity of a new one, is in centinual:disetission
by knots or idlers. Above stairs, in sine of
the dwellings, are gambling-holises, as former
ly in thePulais Royal, with which thel - scene
here presented does not, of course, vie iji taste
or 'splet dor.'
Opposite to the Zontherrratid the Parian is
- the Casa Municipal, or !Tont:al - all; in ti)e low
er story of which is the:Lonja, (the Exehange
of the merchants of Mexido) a noble room, fill
ed with all the gazettes of the republie,?pf Eu
rope:and of the United States, and adjoined
by an apartment in which readers mayi occa
sionally amuse themselves with a game 1)f bill
iards. ' * * '* * *
,
Descending from the tower of the cathedral,
let us enter the doors of the sacred edifice:
Its floor is of loose, disjointed hotird4 filled
with dirt and filth—the covering;of theimany
dead who tie moulding beneath: But with,
this, all meatiness ends; and whether we .eon
template the dim.entions of the edifice, in..
.the.
millions tliatl have' been spent' upon its. decora
tion, the Mind is 104 in wonder. It is Impos-
I.sible for ine to describe the. 'wholetif this'
buildiug tb you—a book would not :suffice for
I the immeoei and minute detaitidth which its'
altais.are
In order M' afford you 'some idea if the
I wealth of the church generally—and
over plate glass and eiti.,- - stat. silver games,
I lanips, Carving Midi gilding-eneugh•to miike an
ordinary. .metropolitan church blaze witlAplen-,
dor—lwill only mettiGn ..ond object In the
body of the building;:xtho akar and'its.a4cesso-
s .
The Cathedral occupies 'a space of SQO feet
by 420 front. The main alta,rii - not 4reeted
against' the wall, but, near-thc;Contre'ef t he ed
ifice, beneath the dome: - ..From' this, etezid
ing around tbe choir 'probably goo' feet, there
is a rail bet Ween four and' five' feet big, and"
'of proportionable thickneS,"ciUnpoied o gold,
t
silver, and a+ small alloy of brass. 'This is sur
mounted with silver statues for candles. 'ln I
front pi the altar is the Choir,,itielf - a eiburelt,
built of drlt wood, of the'ratbSt antinuW•Car
int,. The altar (placed uporhi atarbliildat-1
'form, elevating - it from the 'Mar Of tbeibixibl-:
inf, and covered with gold - and ;Silver urn buts,-
candlesticks, and crosses) is•.of wroug Vim('
polished silver; and the whsle' is' suit; tinted
in
by a small' temple . in which rests tinifittre' of
the Virgin. of 4etnedios, who enjoysilte.*elu
sive right foil three s—one enibtiiider
od with pearls, ahother - With ''enieraldi,l-and a
'third 'Alf diamonds=-4he 'i'aiun. of liviieh, I I
am erediblyi:nforrned; is ribt - lesi ilia* thee
million Of dullars! I Thii,lyOu , will - Ti+ollect,'
is ' only , one part ~ef (site ` Chureh InMek , i
ice, 'and ; that and saidnot tb 'birth, rich-
`eat!' .1 ' 1
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''..Paggin4 from ihe Cathedral door tethidiouth- I
eastern portion'Of itio 014: yolf ibaelo ttie lent
'Skiiti, - cresidrig,in . 'ybir w ay ‘ pip, 'canals from
1 thd'lake: l' 'twig' ritielY.' ison' . i inibli4l 6*tile, 1
subiiibii: rt ei ini:lill6a*iik:lk , iitilir VI tivith
1 .4iiisdiie4 'A's, 'afeti *Ortilw . itli g ther, ' Wher
1
IAo Itio `ohaipti 'Or - 4168 'VI ' piCtiuk'ii le'', on•
their elitthetn flo6io - 4iiii;'*je,liiii;iitiliiiiil,
thq; - tlitill34etoboalo4sll#4 pffiilitiOitiffililo,
~ • - t --I- ~. ~. • ,il , '.K=4; ",-, , a,
~.:._: T. its i 4
.../ tidi o i e c., fi i .. i v ) i,ci . . - 44 ...ii giria b,,, ,
tt,
1110. is llcew 4 striginallY.,,i,,ii! *A,),fl4Wtht
li
calii*ll 10* or 40.Orkik,4.tic.:ttiY46
lk4q#frer'4o 3 :Vi at ,'‘,o 4 . 1 4:':,.".74.:PY:4 tc,
!F L O t ig , 4 l •o4i n g 11 ' .:al;;..iii - frt ,
lgooliloik ii mikj . ,t4t304-lIIS 144 - ,,' . ' :1..' If
long AO 4 1 4 1 4 L. to! . 3 9PA!4. 11 44 rigiVOlm a
let him p 'about 4 0044 rol4. Itin'as:,Q
45 ci vet
or towel; or i water liron*sentit in' 'atii*tiO t lit
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IdmiPut ,toko, petr oflemher ;breeches_ typo
ty, and *earl - hens ur, til forty, WithO4L, l 4,,nP 3 .
or ablution;Attld, over - all„" place. A : WO" it 4 '-
blackened 1 1 0, , :andntetteredblOtel, ~.I t li,i'l 3
with' aboininettensflet lila - haves 71111 " r e.) . ,eg ,
and shinipg teeth, ied features pinche d„ ` by
famine iPtm.' ,-44rfilOss; breasts - 1 4r0- . 44
browned; •and,_(ir females - 1, With two Or' - eliteu
miniatures of thu.same Speaks tottering after
ber, and itriother Certainly str . apPedtO:her 40:1;
—combine tillitliese layout'. : unagiretiet4 And
you have a receipt for a Mexican lepeio._ .::
• There on the canals,- aroupdthe 'Markets and
Plow) shop's, , the Indians and these Milisroble.
Outcasts hang:all day; lm g; reeding*: fiiii-
I meats, quarrelling, drinim&,,steiliag,.l nd ly
ing drunk abOnt the' paveMetits,:',•:Wi ;1; ' , their
children crying with hungeilaround them. , As
night they idiiik off to
1 thesesuburba; - ,stid_ecil
themselves ap, on the damp fletil.of t .' - 11gito. , w
to
sleep of the effects of liquor,_ and 7,, *Wake,
to another day of mi;tery and CAMS , Is, It
wonderful; in it, city with an immense
of its, inhabitants of Snell a eleSS,ll:(h4*.=
rp,s in the present and flitare,) that :therfe ate
murdereis.and robbers? . . i 1 -- •
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In the.,lndiUn population which lnto
the, capital from the lakes, 'I must, , this
there is, apparehtly more worth andeintraoter,
You see Alietelolling about in their •,.,toet,s on
the canals, and passing and . repaishig ;iii their
canoes, plying between the city and!: Cimino
and Teiboco. It is a beautiful sight tin behold
these tiny vessels, skim like floating gardens to
the quays in , the morning; laden` to theiWatefa
edele with the fruits, flowers, and .veketableS„
that hide thaekiff that bears them. 'l'
The old houses in this neighborhood;
~iiiiittg,- . ,
,
out of the _ cartels; the sluggish watera,!and the
dark.multitude of the better classes inl'faileifal'
dresses,remitidone strongly of Veriiee',',..": . 1 .
, Skirting the canal, and leading to thcf.iiii*
I which adjoins the Chenampas, or fOrnier floitr
iag gardens, is the Pasco, de la V.,ega,li Pulite '..
drive frequented by the bcau moncre,lbotli is
coach and op horseback, during .the season of
Lent. Scarcely an afterinion puke* I at. that
period of the year, that the • obserier litill'iot ,
find the'canal covered with gay boatloads 'of
l.ndians,
.passing homeward from market,datia
inc., singing,ilaughing, iitrcuriming .the' gaiter, •
krowned with wreaths of poppies. ' I " do, net
now the.origin of the - eustcm of Wearing, the
Iforgetful flower, bit it is, both a 4altluer.,and
more poetic oblivion than that resorted to' tiy .
!
many folks in other lands, after a dayinf tell.
Turning Once more westward, we-agitir - reiclt
1 he zreat square, ' '(` • H'
• The departure of the President f l romlt lie Pal
e has .attracte.d a crowd: The 'a`
arket, ever tilled , with people, po#ra4brthite
multitudes iu the square. , . i ,.. ii'
~f.
_ First, th4re is_ the a quador,
. Or wOt e riugAir,
'di his tiro earthern Jers-;-onc ruspetide&,hy
1 es fe t tr in ie g k o e n ns 4 l : a b , a t e u k i: , a ey n s, d o th : e s o cra th t e:7 folvt iT en.
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leathern
t t he i 'l b
a ti :k i t ofh thrown i
:head the
around
frontf:hp;lleii4Fo-iiiia
, erring the; equilibriuin.. •,. 4 ; 1:,
I Next there is the Indian - with til,h ' ,OOOP
•are, - or a pannier of erariges, bernq lea his
seek like the aquador's jar. Theii, ,al wtimin,,
ith peas, or ducks, or fish frnmjAleililtso;
i , nether ; With. potatoes; another dnve4 'slops; a
, oor stuntia,ass; laden with;radishei and 'ail
one :,and all the members tifilifs'ilete 1 *Wit
re fiyihg•il;eir wares and merchan - ' it the
ciu ;3r
op . of their voices. It is a . laliel. ~
Atnid_the throng treads onward,;' t - * a 1: 1
iiajestie, the
_queenly Spanish, ointin 4- ,t R.” .
ide is a . friar, , and bard 74: a coup, e, of
riasts in,i their ,grave black aleaks "indithov
.l hats.
.i. ; • .•,- ~,- -4--
_fir the shedei of a p il lar of, the porkalasisalre
, miserable .:looking wreta, Wrapped:4, uti4t,
end blanket-- r a lepero, porter,. 4 - gifity'thret
as the . oceasica offers ; and lie' takes 44*tige,
of the latter employment in this moment 4,f 0-
eitement : to ease an unsuspiciote:•it,ter i of
•his handkerchief L. . , - ~_ -
I- A tinkle of a-bell at the dooref_ th e.baille-•
dral samiskt and a roll of drams: calling ant
the guard q l bonor at . the palace ,gtite,,giye
• arming-of a change of scene._ .; I -
Slowly issues a gayly-painted_ ,
lass oindoWs. on all, sidesi, drawu: k
ujes- . a piieit in his vestmentantits•
and o f boys `-walked on each: side,*
'Poo ; - andiin a moment, : a , deithlike.
icrvades the whole square:: From ti
I* . an, , , sellinilis tapes under the per'
1
bier, - wholoM-barely. time. to conceit,
- erehier irilbis, dirty blanket; :.the *hi
s iiritoirered:tind kneeling ;, the hat it
o theihoude of:setae dying , Catholin i''
• ' The carriage turns a corner, arid.the..,
s alive agt#n; the tradesman to-, sellA
i ro`to'steal t 'and-the lessonof.:deathil
en . foreverl, ' i• ' '' - ~,.,.:,3 .• ! ,, t ,
• Turningl ,- WestWar from'-the. sqr
cached the:Alameda, tt velf itheit walk
he Calle 1
Platere4,.a street'suea l -- --
I f goldsititliq,:w.th -uraketir
.ers, French': 666 ' Fiiffeli.
( drs:atid'Aleil, and: im
nd we pass . on lir Waythe ;I
' i'ofesgn, or P?c:. ,erinits, ankle
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iii4liji, 4,* iir4odrifith with: stone
failli o ,* ti iikeP • here hi 4
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