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XPCoIitiTICAUCJI.
TO lIIT BED,
Melted tenement on which are spent
The dark and silent hours of time;
Who many a time and oft has lent
Repose to this sick heart of mine:
Accept the tribute of my loyal--
A poet's only gift is praise.
To thy soft breast fatigue may fly,
And siailas, ennui. anti grief.
And achin ! head, and tiruws e e
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In thee can tt a sweet relief;
The rid' the poor, the young and old,
Alike are fain to seek thy fold:
Mahood of sleep, and downy chain
Theilinks dull night with joyous day—
That bears us through ihe gloomy reign
A`fmidnight to the sun's bright sway—
l makes the dark and dreary bourn
. 1 11te sweetest in this life of our's
This world—this noisy world—bath still
A balm for its distractions here—
A quiet spot, wheron,at will,
We rest the burdens that we hear;
And calms our feelings, harsh and rude,
in thee, esqlt twin of clolitudel.
Knit to thiaonl id things of day--
Busied
. in the fleeting phanwins—here
Crouching for wealth, like beams of prey,
!Submitting to the great ma We sneer—
There, following objects low and vain;
With eager, aelhah, groveling ala»;—
Gott! how truly cursed my life,
How abiect, wretched would it he,
fl this heart•with"ring scdni of strife
Were but to last continu allyt—
If nought of kst—of quiet nought—
Were mingled with the bitter draught!
ffly bed! my bed! to thee I steal,
'thou simple unpretending spot—
Where men their great eat pleasure feel,
(Jr where their sorrows are forgot;
•
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lip th t e 11 , 1?;n born--in Owe We die!"
!ONES.
J love to roam, when twilight grey,
Steals on the !limiting west,
And hem] my solitary way,
Wherelife's worn pilgrint§ rest.
The stillness of thr grassy irtantilit
The quiet of the dead,
The frail meow: toes scattered round,
With gatherdig moss o'erspread.
All tell ofentled cares nn.l pain
Of calm ant peaceful rest,.
All tell that &mew hath no reign
Within the elunalierera.breast.
They tell of beatiterlo realms of peace;
To ransomed spirits given,
Where Fotigs of gladness never census
To oven the joys of heaven.
~VtIa~I~7I~L?.a,A~„NY.
SKETCH OP GEN. SHIELDS.
Aciion ri Major General James Shields is a
native of the county of Tyrone, in Ireland,
where he was born in the year 1810. Ile is
consequently alp ut 52 years of ag e . Ile first
came to this country in the year 1826, being
then only 16 years of age. In 1832 he went
West, and settled in Kaskaskia, one of the
oldest villages of Illinois, where he devoted
his .energies to the study and practice of the
law. He was soon after elected to the State
Legislature, and in 1839 was made State
Auditor. Four years Wier he was appoint
e4 Ju4gq of the, Supreme Court, and in 1845
having received from Pripident Polk the ap
. -point eat of Commissioner of the General
Land O7free, e removed to Washington.—
Upon the breaking out of the Mezicao war dip
• ing the:following year,. the same President
with rale discrimination and appreciation i
of character, appointed Mr. Shields a Brigo- j
dier General of United States Volunteers.— j
• His commission was dated July 1, 846. He
was present at the siege of Vera Cruz, and
even there was particularly noted. AC the
battle of Cero Gordo the distinguished, him
self greatly, and was the second time natur % l
nlized a citizen of the United States by shed
ding his blood in defence of his adopted
country's honor. A recital of Gen. Shields'
- deed* at that battle , seems tuella like the de
- tails of the great actions of some- famed hero
_of romance than the plain narrative of The
conduct of 'one of Yolks' raw generals,' as
the opposition styled him when appointed.
Severely wounded; he continued on the field
urging on his men, until a ball passing
through his lungs %trite% him ilowu.He
was carried from the - battle field, and was re
ported so near dead that obituary notices ap
peared of the -gallant General in nearly alb
'the" papers of the country. Even in the
neighborhood of the battle ground his life
was for weeks despaired of, and the anec
dote of his care is remamable, as it would
• appearlozprobable chid theman not live at
mong ns at the present to vet*. the state.-
oient.' It appears that , he was entirely
gn over by the army surgeons, when a .Mex
lean doctor said he woild live if he would
let him remove the- coagttlated • Wood fro%
the wound.. Shields,-.as a kill or cure rime
tly, told him
.to try, and a fine. silk handker,
• ckef was worked and filially drawn .thriinkli t
the wound,. removing the.extraxest4tedbloo.d.,
when - daylight , could be seen throp.„7,l2.tbe
the holi3; And yet. Shiehle , O;daY is a hale
- and hearty man, free:fvek dismae or any ia
.reomfenienee from his wound; whiolk..was. Poet
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Imeats 'composed of - New York - and :South
Carolina volinteers. He was distils the.bat ,
tie of Chepultepec,•'where,. being unhorsed,
he fought on foot, bareheaded and in 'his
shirt sleeves, leading his -brigade; — eword in
hand, with a 'bravery that has made. -his
name yetnarkable in American history. He
was again wounded, and_ that dangerously,
but with cafe and -a good constitution he re
covered. '' His brigade, after performing val
orous deeds, endina ° in Abe. capture o the
city 'of*Mezioo, was disbanded on the 20th,
,f July; 1848. The war being ended, Gen.
'hields laid down the sword, and assumed
once more his • place' in civil life. He was
brilliantly received on his arrival in..tha Uni
ted States; and when he returned to the
State of his choice . (Illinois) -he was elected
to fill the positionracated_by-Mr.-Breez
that of Senator from that State—to represent
it in the Capitol at Washington. This was in
the year 1849. Owing to some technicality
he was refused admission as aSenutor, when
he promptly resigned the post and was as
-promptly re-elected. lie returned to Wash
ington, atid for six years proVed himself to
be astible in council as he was on the
field. He was unostatious and modest, spoke
but seldom; but when he did, it was with
marked effect, and secured for him univer
sal attention. He represented the interests
of the democratic party, and was firm in his=
position. In. 1855 he left the Senate, leav
ing at the same time Illinois, and went to
fettle on the lands awarded to him for his
services in the 'army, which lands he had se
lected iii the Territory of Minnesota. When
that tract became a State Gen. Shields was
returned to represent it in Congress as a Sen
ator, and took his seat after its admission in •
May, 1858. Gen. Shields having drawn the
short term, he had to vacate his seat in 1859
and, not securing a re-election, he went far
her west hitt) California. From his retire
nt he was again brought out by the pres,
ent war, Navin„ been appointed by Congress
a Brigadier General, with a commission da
ting from August 19, Mil. This commis
sion he at first refused; but, deeming it his
. - • and-Isty-his-adopted-eenntrsy-is ;
troubles, he came forth, and, after a long
voyage, reatied tbii city and the capital,
where (his name, in consequence of his re
fusal, havino• ° been stricken ' from the army
list) he waited some time before he obtained
a command. The lamented death of Gen.
Lander left that division without a head, and
Gen. Shields was at once appointed to the
command, with the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral, his division for Ming a-part of the corps
il'arxice of Major Gen. Banks. He hats a
gain brought himself before the public by
hig deeds, and once morn our country rings
with the name of Gen. Shields. --
Gen. Shields is of good personal appear
ance, about five feet eight inches in stature,
with dark hair and complexion. His style
of speaking,*easy, fluent and agreeable. He
is still, of course, a progressive democrat; but,
at the, same time, is a strong supporter of
the government of the United Statii4i~ its
unity and- integrity. •
Bible Texts on Injustice.
. He that—oppresseth the poor reproaelreth
his Maker.
lle that oppresseth the poor to increase
his riches, and he that giveth to the, ieh
shall surely come to want.
I will be swift witness against those that
oppress the hireling in his waggs.
' Deal justly. Whatsoever you would that
men should do unto_yon, &, ye even sa unto
them. honor all men.
What mean ye that ye grind the faces of
the poor.
An inheritance may ba gotten hastily at
the beginning; but the end thereof shall not
be blessed.
• He that getteth, riches, - and not by right,
shall leave them in the midst of his'days,.and
at the end shall be a fool. .
He that by unjust gain inereaseth suh
stance gather it for him that will pity
the poor.
Woe unto him that inereaseth that which
is not his.
There is no respect o ersons with God.
He will judge the worl 'n righteousness.
He will be a refuge to the ogpresse , l.
Hp remenxbereth • them;,helnygetteth not
the cry of the humble.
The Lord is known by the. judgment he
executeth; llp judgeth the littherless and
the oppressed.
The needy shyall net .always bq forgAtte.lry
the expectation of the poor shall not perish
forever.
The Lord is governor among te nations;
the wicked are His sworct,
The Lord shall laugh the oppiusior, for he
seetrthat His .day is conang. • „
The Lord hateth iniquity; the oppressor
and the evil man He will judge.
The Lord hath made of one blo6d the
nations of the earth. -
Woe ttnto hink that hoildeth his boost by
mirighteonsness. Ye .shall oppress one a-
Aother.
He that horkerethVed bath moron on, the
poor: ,
Wrong not. the poor beeanse.he is poor.-1,..
Oppress not the. affijeted, • (or the lard will
plead their cause' and Bpoll tho.sc: tit, spoil
. • Tki . • Lord, extutoth
jddgemAt.for aa-.that are . eppressed, -
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iteelogliia4 shall ImeCemraveil osifa bk!le.
'The (4n*Ofrof Agiorici.t t9:igar ,kBC,Om
batant.', TlA).howelf,4s44:l43.l*Ekritiipsed
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WATNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYINAI4II;_fiIDAy ORNING,IIIO . --2, 18m.
Cal=
The raison on his Travels.
'Parson Bran:le* reached Philadelphia
last week, where he met with a fitting recep
tion from the city authorities. He made
short speeches at the different-points along
the route, and was everywhere received with
the wildest enthusiasm. At Harrisburg he
made - the following characteristic speech from
the ears: -
MY Go vernor
Curtin
6 -
FELLOW CITIZEN ' When Governor
Curtin introduced me arson Bro3vnlow,
be shoUld have said tb lam what is left of
Parson Brown low. 2he Secessionists of my
State had very nearly, done with me when
they despatched me into, what they called
"Lincoln'vKingdoni.' But lam not dead
yet, and intend to go back to the Lord's town
of Knoxville, E. Tennessee,with a new presl
X l l7'! ave—torn--
shot into them o gis I have always done. I
ivant to'go back with a cocked hat, on horse
back,' and waving a sword, as soon as the
Northern troops under Gen: Fremont have
advanced into my country, and point out the
traitors and the limbs whereon to hang them!
We have suffered much. Wehaie been
hung, shot demi on our own properties, tied
to trees and whipped to death; and all this
because we wound not .desert the -flag of our
fathers, the Union, and, the Constitution_—_,-
These had protrected us for years, and we
wont give them up for the world or the devil!
[Cheers.] I tell you, my friends—l t'o
speak advisedly—when Andy Johnson, our
new Governor orders Eth old-fashioned State
election, and the withdrawal of the bayonets
of Secession leaves us free to express our
will; Tennessee will give the Union and the
Government a majority of fifty thousand!—
[Cheers.] . • -
In my home of Knoxville, seven weeks
ago, an election was ordered for
. mayor and
aldermen. The Secessionists gave out that
the Union caiffdates were Abolitionists and
Lincolnites, and proclaimed their candidates
advocates of State Rights and the Southern
Confederacy. In every ward of Knoxville
we beat them two to orie,and_elected Lincoln,
the-Chicago platform, or whatever they chose
•The name of Secession is almost done.—
The ardent spirits in Secession have almost
got their rights and will soon come in to re
new their allegiance. Your blockade is ru
ining them at a greater rate 'than fire and
sword. Although cotton is said to be king,
there is not a spool of it in Knoxville, and
they have no calico or domestic goods of any
description. ..Why, the week I'came away
there was 'not in Knoxville—a large town—
among twenty or thirty stores, a single fine
tooth comb, anti the heads of the little Se
cessionists were swing . * w itb spotter
sovereignsseeking-their rights in - the - terri-.
tory of the cranium. [Great laughter.] •
I am very feeble, my friends, .and would
like to take s cup' of coffee before L 440 on to
Philadelphia. Bat I eanno' cot..e'ude without
expressing my admiration for the great State
of Pennsylvania, that has furnished so many
gallant soldiers—more, I helieve..in propor
tion to her popUlation,,than any other State
—to fight for the recovery of the Union and
the establishment of the laws. [Cheers.]
A gentleman in die crowd inquired of Mr.
Brownlow as to tiro ixedltli of Col. LeaAtjAell,
and other citizens of East Tennessee. lie
paid .Ichigh eulogium to the patriotism of
these, but said of a certain Dr. Jaelison,thit
he was one of the biggest and blackest trai
tors that made tracks in Knoxuille.
Gov. Curtin then introduced ex-Gov. Por
ter and numerous members of the executive
staff, who accompanied Parson, Brownlow to
the refreshment saloon. As the moment had
nearly arrived for the starting of the train,
Mr. 13rownlow emerged from the depot with
a cup of cone ik his hand,,. whioh'he drank
leisurely as the lrain paned through the
town.
Depth of Planting Corn.
, A Communication, Which we find in' the
Germantown Telegraph,-gives the. following
suggestions and facts, respecting the
,proper
depth for planting corn : .
than
the corn carefully; and never more .
,than from one and a half to two inches deep.
If planted deeper than this, it will be longer
coining up, it will grow very well until it is
three or foal inches high; when it will re
nipin stationary for ten days or two weeks.
Ily examination-we will find- that the first
joint :is below the surface of the soil, also
that the roots are decaying, while new ones
are being thrown out from the joint; 'these.
new roots require sate ten or :fifteen days j
'for their complete formation ; and during
this time the plant is , stationary as, far as
growth, is concerned, , As soon as the tiew .
roots are fully tbrinektlie iild linen - will 'en
tirely disappear; anil thc - growth . will pro./
cpeti :is usual.. ' ' -',`
From actual' experiments with grains ta,.
ken from the same oar did same, part of the
%IN I have arrived nt the following
,resulti
Corn planted one inch deep eamenp,in eight
'days;: that planted one and a,
_half inches
'deep re•cinired- nine: days; that. two inches;
'deep, ten days ; twos and a half iliebes creep,
eleyen:and a ggartetr days; three, inches sleep,
twelve', days`;' throe and' a half inches ; deep,
thirteen days:; five-and a half ,inclies„ deep,
'eighteen days;- six•inches deep, :twentyone. . .. _,, ~ •
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T11"111B inESlllololT4iPATlllitliii
TO YOU.
be tbankslo you, good sir!
'Twill be no thanks to you,
When our troops conic; marching home from war
The Red, the White. the Blue,
Still Boating o'er them like a cloud
Of glorYi vs they tome:
While r ia i nallon's blessings, long and tend,
Shall shout their welcome home!
Oh! then,'i will be no thanks to you!
You frofted upon their toil!
At besti 'twas'folly in your view— •
Untiryon saw the spoil.
You sighed end looked minting Wise
At Justice's long delay;
And talked about a "compromise"
To keep the hounds at La .
Oh! yea, twill be no tha nitlrto you!.
You ndvet spoke one word
Where heart and band and all were due,
That I have ever heard—
One cheering word of sympathy,
'One patrloti^ prayer—
One word of faith and hope, to be
A charm against despair.
Yet you shall reap what they have sowed,
A country shit be yours;
For heroes' blood in streams that tlomedi
A richness that endures.
Go, eat the lat, and drink the sweets
Bought by the brave
,and true—
And yet remember, as you eat,
It is no thauks to you!
A Sunedt
I stood upon the summit of a lofty moun
tain. It was indeed a glorious, view from
that mountain top. Before me I beheld for
ests and torrents, fields white with the rip
ening grain,
majestic rivers, snow=capped
peaks,, c ' and far away in the mazy distance I
saw the foam 43f a mighty ocean. It was a
scene which it is impossible to describe. So
glorious was the sight that for a moment I
stood almost transfixed by its dazzling splen
dor. I had often gaied on that broad pano
rama before, but never - had its beauties so
deeply impressed me. Each object in the -
1 •cr. d--w4th-a--mg-ge
celestlia brightness. The sun was low in
heaven, and it ameared as if nt the close of
his daily journey he was more brilliant than
ever before. LEach ray of light that pro
ceeded from the expiring luminary was like
a beam of gold; the whole firmament was
crimson with the reflection of his glory.—
Oh, in the hushed stillness' that pervaded
the atmosphere, how solemn 'were the
thoughts that arose breast. • But
before f recovered from the first shook, as it
were, of delighted amazement, the , bright:
ness had departed, and the gloom of night
'began to fall upon that lovely landscape, on , -
ly,'howeVer, to be succeeded by a morning
equally translucent in splendor.
Never shall I forget the impression made'
upon my mind that evening. The day had
been cloudy, and most of the sun had been
obscured. I thought' how like the Chris
. tian's life was that day. , Clouds and, dark
ness may surround him,. he may lie east
hOmeless and friendless upon the charity of
a selfish world. - The sun which lights his
_pathway may-be hid by dark shadows of trial
and suffering, but although these black clouds
may hide that sub, does it ebase to shine?
No, behind them it still sends forth
,genial
rays of undimmed lustre; and when the end
shall come, when death shall lay his chilling
finger upon the poor, down •trodderi . Man,
the darkness which has often- 'crossed. his
Pathway.shall forever flee, and amid ivy"
low flood of glory streaming forth.frok
very throne of God, his ransomed soul;
leave its tabernacle of 'clay arid - aster
- dwell( forever in the never-ending b!
heaven.
- "Presently."
Never say you will do presently_
reason or eonseienee tell .youshould,
now. NO man ever shaped his own
or the deatitty of, others, wisely
who dealt much in presentlieS. ,
ture; she never postpones. ,Whei
arrives for the buds - to' open; ahoy
the leaves to felt, thou fill— , Loot
the shining worlds never put off'
or their settings. The comet's' eves
as they are,,skeep their appointment
elipses are always punctual to the int
There, are no delays in any of the move
of the universe - which have - been • - pro
mined by the absolute
. fiat of the Crc
Procrastination aniong the'stars'rnigi
volve the destruction of innumerabli
terns; procrastination -in the. ,operatic
nature. on- this earth might result.in
'pe'stiferied,' dad - ibe Matting — bat - of - tl,
man :race: - MatChowever;. being :a-- ft
gent, can postpone the performanee.-t
duty--and he doease, frequently, to h,
destruction.: , The drafta.drawn bi, Ind
upon; theluture, ar*pretty sure f bed,b
tui.
ored.•..Mako.N, wyciur, banker: '„,..1 . )0n!'
you, will econom e ,-preseatly, for: pk.
, youluay be b rupt;' aorthat youottil
pent or makeatefirmentlires.entlY,.ilfftr.
sently you.may.he - ..judged.,::Bver ,in, ;; _i
the imp - tstught ,alik,by' Abel.
,ort:ant' faef 7 -
-
Itary-of r.iatioui, rulers, and ._private ; indi'
ualti r that:hr at. least three r .-cams..out ef..-1
ntfq .1041;142114.-:
Anecdote Woohington.
- .Many yeafilage in a desolate little 'cabin
in the subitrbs of_PhiladelPltia, sat - a , lonely
widow Ourraunded by her fatherless - children.
Her husbandhad fallem in the battles of his
country, but since then - she had earned a
scantysubsistatiee by her owls - hen& 'with , '
out being burdensome to any one and her
little dues, though but , poorly fed apd, cloth
ed, had never felt that, bitterest iteedient
of poverty—alms seeking 'from the public.
But recently sickness - had laid its heavy
hind Upoit het, and Stern want` and starva
tion, almost, had .followed closely in' ts foot
steps. Yet did,n6t her faith, fail.. She
_re
peated the words that often boroie had
cheered her sad heart : "Leave the fitther.:
ess-children-mid I-wilipreservetheura '
"I have been ,young;
.ittid am him - old, yet
never saw I the '
righteous - fors:ikon, nor his
seed begging bread ;" and her heart rose in
humble yet firm reliance upon their divine
Author. -
As-her children had eaten riething all day
and as she Was still too feeble' 10 rise from
her bed, she now felt compelled, though re
luctantly, to send forththe eldest of her
children on his first mission of. begging, to
seek from some charitable stranger a few
shillings to buy bread', lipping she should.be
again able • to•earn some by her own `efforts.
The child a noble little fellow of ten years,
shrank from such an errand; but, seeing his
mother's look of anguish, he hushed regrets,
and rushed forth the streets, line think
ing in his'grief, which course he took; but
a higher power, thoughunseen, guided his
steps. , _
As the child walked lotirnfully on, look
ing wistfully into the face 4 of the'people. he
met, he was too much disheartened by their'
cold indifferent looks to venture to address
them. The longer he_put it off • the more re
luctant he was to ask alms ho feared night
be refused, and weeping bitterly, hurried on i ,
unknown and unheeded by the busy thrown'
Suddenly a kind voice spoke to him and
looking up he saw, a mild, benevolent look
-latleminrAressed-iri-144-and—wearing-,
a three cornered hat. Taki.W? the child's,
hand in his, and leading him g ently onward,
the strange gentleman soon- d raw from the
little boy the whole history, the father's
name and death, the mother's struggle to
gain support, her recent sickness, and the
subsequent sufferings ; anti thewhe bade the
child lead him to hie home ; . though stopping
at a provision store on the way to order a
supply for the poor family. •
Entering the house,' the quick eye soon
discerned the Cause of. the mother's feeble
ness, and introdu,l.lg himself as a physician
quite - suited - to - her ease,,though not a regu
lar.practitioner, he offered to write a prer
seription, which he said he 'wee . ..ante Would
prove beneficial. LeaVing the paper %n the
table, after saying a few kind, cheering words
to the mother, he left the house, promising
to repeat his visit-in a few days, and then to
renew the proscription if necessary.
When he was gone the • widow looked at
the paper,•ancl found it' n order for a hun
dred dollars, to be paid on demand, and was
signed GEOR6I.I WASMNOTON. - ' • • •
This is a, true incident. Such was the
father of his ootintry,,_ a , qod , fearing man,,
not less pitiful to the smirks • of
• a weeping
ehild,_and anxieties of 'a 'widowed mother,
Aran great in the armies of his country and
councils of the Nation. Thus were. a wid
ow' wayers,a7 ' the seed of the
~iwo::.:
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,el' 444'
1 41- •
' •
sit
I passed up in the natural avenue and
came out upon the gieeit.` ) . 111tfeellegeitreid
Vary poetical walked aleity tetitdi t the
village ohurelt.„.. }isitered; iegdar
preacher. waft holding- : forth, . and the,, littlu,
meeting house, was_ much crowded.; Several
persons were stamling',4, _ and 'tioatin
co'fisted that lintist retain My'perpetidicidar •
position, as every seat wes , croWded::,Jl how=.
ever passed up the able until . l could-haTe
fair view of the faces of all present. I 80011
perceived thati was au .object ',of , attention.
Many of the congregation looked _curiously
at me, for Lwas a stmoger to them' etll. In,
a few momelits, howeiret '
' tlin attentldfl' 'off
every one present seemed to' beittbserbod
he_embassador-ofgratabir , egan o
take ; interest in the-discourse.,. The speaker ,
was fluent, , and many of his flights was sub
lime. 'The wood ttinl i fitigratice
of health seemed to respond to his eloquence
Then it was not a great stretch of
'nation to fancy- that the white headed crea
tures around , me, with their pouting lips anit
artless 'innocence, Were Whigs •of a -higher
sphere. While my feelings were thus divi
ded between the •beauties and., the blessings
of the two worlds, and wrapt in a sort, of pe
etical devotion, I detected some - 'glandes at
me of a most aniteated iharecter.• - I' need
not describe the sensations 'experienced by a
youth when the eyes .of a beautful ' woman
rest for a thus upon his countenance- r ancl
when he imagines himself to lifiari object of
interest to her. -
I returned her glances' with enterest,' and
titres, all the tenderness into my (Vas; which
the scene, my meditations, and the preacher's
discourse had inspired in my, heart.,
doubted not that the fair yOung damsel pos
sessed kindred feelings with myielf, - that we
were dritikinftogether at' the fourftain .of
inspiration. How could it be otherwise—
She had been born and zurtured.amid 'these
wild and vomantie scenes and :WM made, of
romance, - of poetry' and tenderneis: And
then I thought of the purity of woman's love
----heidevotion—Ner truth., I. only. prayed
I t '37 — her. -
t tat might meet with her where we em
enjoy a sweet enterchango of sentiment.—
Her glances 'continued—several dines - .out
eyes diet. My heart ached Wall rapture.'-L-
At length the benediction.. was• - pronotineed,
!lingered ab,out the premises until.j. : . saw
the dark-eyed-damsel sot outfor some alone
on foot . ,
." 0 that the • Customs Orieelety
wou'a'permit•nie : fur we artiiiirely:' oire 'in
soul l Cruel fOrmalitY, that throws
harrier between hearts that ,:tre made,fornach
other !" Yet fdlowed after...he i r.
looked behind, /Mai ,thought eleei , theed
notion .oerecognizin g-iner-as—the — stranger
the day. I quickened my pace; and' she ac:
ttially slackened hers;•as if to "let , nut jambe
'upoiritli•her. -
"Noble yonnr , ., m:eaturey".. ,thoustlit. Xr--
"ller:artless and warm heart'is anporiii to
the.Stackles of cuSte'inl 4 ' • •
I atlen - gth enthe:within s stone's thrill, of
of het. - She sullenly halte I And-turned
her face towards me.:My ;heart sweVei to
bursting., I reaehed,,the.spot Where she
stood. She beFau
,to 'speak:, dud' I' leek off '
My fiat; as if doing revetence ttr aWangel."
"Are yinuat pellerr , -
"No, my dear girl! that is not tay oecupa 7
Lion." ,
very
don't' know," continued she not
very bashfully, and eyeing-mesterely.:
thought when I saw you:•_irt the Meting
house that you looked like the peitler, ,that
lapsed a pewterltalf-dollar -- • few
• and - • r
ear.