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ii;oM MU I
I t I J.IIAUY U \ZF. I r»
Tin: A ILT.Atir. CHUUCli.
.\VFIT home nt peace ! Uie
S'ill phiys ujji'fi thy tiirrets j.tc). ;
ihit silent now the >oicc of jtrayir
M'hich oncc uprose so sv cctly tin ;
'I'lit cncket’s iilfut c!} aloiic
Is with t!ic low wind's moan
SaiUy they stem to v:nl tlie futi'.
'I'hat left 111 :iU;ivs ilcso’.itc. '■
Sweet home of pe.iro ' how -ft I've stwd
Amid thy lilti-v- solitmle,
A triKiiit hoy stolen forth to i;;et
'['lie ciaiie's-bill anil the \lolet,—
Aiul listcniAl to the \illape hum
•»V!iich on the q-.ii:t aiv wouhl come,
the lonp: eelioinjj l;iu;-,h a:nl sliout,
Scv.t shrilly irom tiic uixlun roul.
AnJ oft at AtiH'ir.n's balmy eve,
^Vhcn the In-ight tlo'.ers began to lc:;ve
Tlic failed grass, and gloiiou-ly
Tlie harvest moon wciit up the sky :
from tlve far distanl g-rrti:wood tree,
The klf*s li.ylil ii^tes fif ii.elody,
-tolc ui>wird to the holy proimd,
Asjoyuiisly the dance went round.
ilere, \\lu n tl.e Sabbath day was doin'.
Anil nuUhly the Siinuncr sun
Shone o’er the little vale IjcIow,—
Tpri'se the hymn so sv\ei t, so shnv,
The traveller in the distant i;len
Paused on his w 'y to eateh ai;;’ain
Tiie iinijerin};-i’('t-s. till i)arting day,
Threw its cold :had«;v:; o’er his way.
Those d.ivs have passed ; and mournliilly
The chilly wind poes rustling l>y,
Rut tinds not there those beauteous flowers
It sported witli in happier hours ;
And pcntle forms who loved to pa/e
Vpon their bloom in youthful day*-.
Like them have passed away am ed,
^ud humbly here filctp side hy side.
,-I I .i \ j ;;s t(. L: n r-ioxt i.l 1 ;:^p s
I oil the t'l-(juottc oi’a (Hnnrr. 'J'h(> h'.''!r
; f'! ilin.'1.^ is .Tbnut (i o'clock. Ail
j ;,'U'.(s ('i)tci' th* (!)'cvvii);!;-roo!n wcariii*;
I Ihcir hnls and c;iovo.?. Durinfi; Ihe^rea-
' ter j)arl of'our bhick has i)cen ne-
ccssarv, as a bai'ljji; o( inourni.ii!; lov the
F.iiipi)Vur Vioxaiah'r. At tlic tloor of
t!ie apartment, name of cac!i ])er>.')t«
is ani’otinced liv the* servant, and lie re
ceives no oflier introjhirtioii to any (if
the coirspany. in poinfr to liic tai>ie,
tlicre is no lormal allofinent ol j'lr.ec'j—
but eaeh one nmst look ot:l for havisc;!!,
ami fur the' lady of iiis char^c. 'I'lie
I'rencii, a!fhou'j;li fond «;f jrood livinp;,
make a Inisinc^i insKtad t)l‘ a plensiiio
of eating';, and lln- j:re:\t object i> to get
throuirb as soon as )/Ossil)le. An hour
and a half is the loiip;cst tir.)'' occtipieil
in a iashiotirdjle diiioer, iltirinu; \viiicli
tlif £;ijc?t lasVjs, perliap:r\ fftjiii ty iHlier-
ent kinds of fViotl, and as many varieties
of wine. A siu;re>i,io:i ol dishes is cfjn-
j^tuntly (‘irculated by u train of v/ai-
ters,^and enc!i jR.rson, even tbc ladios.
bel])"t!;enisi lves to what is prescnteti,
ready carved at tboir side. Another
lar in secii'i'b o! i’.c:ni;na;, v.i'.fii U’C;
ha'I it near r.t hand ; that ^ve were in
t!;;; midst of the Pope’s army, marpii-
ins; to the coiKjuest of Ferraia, which
had devolved to the pope, Uy tl>e death
of Duke Alphonso, lately (leccasetl.—
That Don Ca-sar D'Kste retained pos
session of il, contrary to all riu;'nt ; that
ilay liC vc .clvfd tlie :,o'd.;c:/ion ficni S;;’
II. JJut’.bury, that it was dt'tcrmiticd'to
send him to St. Helena, lie chnttcd and
conversed with the same cheerfulness us
usual.”
lie adds tbc following anecdotc, which
i.hows the Emperor in y.n amiable light.
“I shall here relate a circumstance
this war was not less jnst and holy than | that occurred durint; the passage to Eng;-
that of lhni2;arv, and was so near, that land, which will show in a strung point
in a week we siionld be within reach of! of view ihe freedom that subsisted be-
tl'.e enemy : w’hereas, if we went into
lfun2:r.ry, the armies would not take
the lielii lor four months. These j)er-
suasions prevailed on our minds, and
wc lietrimined that we would all p;o
next (iay to I'orli, to olVer our scrviecs
to I’ardinal Alemanni, Icji'ale of the ar
tween him and those of his attendants in
whom he had confidence, A conversa
tion took place respeclingf the relative
state of cultivation in France and in I'.nj?-
land. My opinion bein;^ asked, I said,
that though the climate of France was
much superior to that of Kngl.tnd, t be
lieved that agriculture had arrived at a
my. a'tid that I s’nouM speak in the naine j ,rre.iter slate of perfection with us than
of tiic wiioh
way I rould
which I did in the best
But the legate received
us so coolly, and "ave us so poor a u’el-
come, that in the eVenins;, at our lodg
ing. V. e did not know' how' suflieiently
to express our resentment &. anger at his
neglect of our oiler. Then my brother
began to .say, that, in truth, we had on
ly got what we deserved ; that not
train of servants bear round all sort.- ot | iieing subjectjj of the Pope, nor in any
Stf.nirto.
Mixing tog’ether profit and ilelight.
Jin
FUFACII MANNKHS.
The last letter ])ublished from the
senior Editor of the New-York States
man bears (late “Paris, .lanuary 20th.’'
it gives a sketch of some of the French
inslitutioiis and amusements. In the
following extract, our readers will find
an account of the manner in which our
Minister lives in I’aris : and also of the
forms and ceremonies of a French visit.
They will repay our readers for a peru
sal :—
“From the American ^Minister and
his family, we received a liberal shar
of their characteristic hospitality, ur
banity and linflness, manif^ested on all
occasioiis tocitizensofthe L^nited States.
■With a jialace lor his residence, a fiw-
tune at his command, and a lady for his
partner, whose aecomplishmbnts pecu
liarly qualify her lor the sphere of so
cial and fashionable life, our Ambassa
dor is enabled to show those attentions
to his countrymen, as well as to the ex
tensive circle of his friends abroad,
Avhtch some of his predecessors could
cither not adbrd, or had not the dispo-
j.ition to manifest. His expenses pvol)-
ablv exceed twice the amount of his
salary. Ho lives in one of the most
splenilid houses in Paris, tHe rent of
which is somethiing lik(' i^irjOOO a year.
It was formerly occupied by the Danish
IMinister. Its entrance is by a spacious
court, and on theotherside is a beautiful
garden, w’ith a promenade planted with
ornamental trees, containing an area of
six or eight acres.
“'I'lie suite of apartments arc not, sur
passed, cither in extent or elegance of
furniture, by the ciiambers of the king
himsell’, and the style of liis table ex-
teeils in last", as will as in splendor,
any thing of the kind w hich has fallen
within the sphere of n-y observation.
Pluteof the richest descriptions, brilliant
ehamiileeis, and nyi:inii(!s of flowers,
almost uinko the guest forget that he is
at tiie festive board of a plain, subs'an-
tial citi/.f“n of the I’nitud Slates, Avho is
ultra repid)lican in his sentiments, and
devotedly altoched to t!;e institutions
of his e'liinlry. 1 do not myself lay
jitucli stre.ss ujion tins disjilay of style ;
but at a I'romii I’ourt, wiiere ( very
liiing is done foi’ show, it is in s(;nie de
gree rendered i.eci -ssary, and j)roeures
a iTi’eriter weiglit of inllufiice linn K'. O'jld
ine philO'Ophy of a I'ranklii;, )he /jlabo-
w ine, naming them as they ])uss. Tiiere
is no diiidiing of healths—no loun t.ilk
across the table—and none of tli it lu^sy
festivity observable at an Hngliah or
American dinner. Fiach guest ctMiver-
ses, in a low' tone of voice, to the j)er-
sons who liappcn to sit next to him. A
Parisian weuld think it extremely rude
to attiact the attention of the taMe, or
to disturb the almost whisjicred collo
quies of othei s. Ladies and gentlemen
retire to the drawing-room at the same
time, where coffee is served up, and in
the course of the evening, a dis,h of tea
sometimes follows. IS'o refreshments
are subsequently sent rotmd, as with us;
and l have passed five or six hours in
fashionable French circles, without ci
ther eating or drinking.
“Atone of these splendid entertain
ments, accident placed me by the side
of a beautiful and accomplished young
lady, who fluently converses in three
or four dijlcrent lar^guages. The pres
ent king once paid her the compliment
of saying to a tliird person, that she was
the handsomest huly in a large and
fashionable circle ; and I saw no reason,
in this instance, for doidjfing the taste
of his majesty. \Vith the utmost frank
ness, she related to me the incidents of
her own life and family, \Tliich would
form a fine Subjcct for a novel. She
has' thrice traversed the w aste of the
Atlantic, and met with many adven
tures both l)y sea and by land. Her
randmother was a maid of honor to
ouis X\T. and her mother, after los-
ng two brothers by the guillotine, at
the turbulent period of the revolution,
narrowly escaped herself', by being
smuggled on board of a ship, and sail
ing for America, where she nnrried in
to one of the first families of the South
ern Stf'tes. Her husband was soon af
ter sent on a diplomatic mission to South
America, of which this young lady is a
native ; the glow of her cheek having
been kindled by fervid suns, and fanned
by the breezes of the tropics, liut I am
taking a greater liberty than any thing
'but a narr.'itive of the same romantic sto
ry by another jicrson would justify.
“ liy being obliged to leave town on
an excursion to the environs of Paris, it
was my misfortune to losr* an opportu
nity of seidng all the lir.st circle of J^aris
together at a ministerial “soi/i. ” I'he
party consisted of upwards of one thou
sand persons, embracing diplomatic
functionaries, military and naval oflicers
of distinction, nu;n of scientific and lit
erary eminence, together with a large
sbarrj of the beauty, taste, and fashion
of the metropolis. 1 have an(jtlier in
^ itation to a similar party on my har.ds ;
but oidy three weeks have yet ek'pr-ed
since it was received, and be.foie the
fourth expires, the fa>hi;mable circles of
Paris will be left far behind. A jterson
!i)ight (TOSS the Atlantic with the ut
most ease, (in the manner that Mr.
lvand(d]tb went to diiiner,) betwe(.*n the
time the cards of invitation an; issued
and the fete.*’
in France. Mobt of the I'l cnchmcn treat
cd the idea with ridiculi*; upon which I
said, let us refer to Moiisicur Las Casas,
who has lived sever-al years in fjifjlanth
“You are ri,ijhl,” said he ; “ there can be
no’doubt that agriculture has airived at
much greater perfection in Enghind tluin
ill France ; but what I admire most in
England, are the country seats of yoiu
noblemen and gentlemen ; iheie you sur
pass France very jnucli.” (ieiieral Hiir-
tratul then took up the‘con\( rs.'tiun, and
said that he was assured tbut thirty tfiuu-
sund j)oundsstei ling v. asaniuially expend
ed on the park and grounds of lilenheim.
Hona])arte immediately reduced.tfiai sum
into iivres : and ol)st;rved, “ Tlie thing is
aiiieu, uui impossible : the English people are not
•e froni whom that 5 know the value of money, and
' no individual eilhtr could or would ex
pend such a sum for such a purpose.”—
He tlien spoke of the expinse of keeping
up r'dahnaisun, one of tiie countiy pala
ces in France ; stating the sum it cost an
nually, which did not cxcet cl five ibo'js
and pounds, liertrand stili persisted in
his statement, und n»ad« a reference to
me. 1, however, conld giv.- no ind’orma-
lion further than saying, ’.!ut from what
1 had heard of the Duke of Marlborough'a
finances, he could not possibly lay out a-
ny such sum on Jilenheiin. Bertrand
would not gi^\e up the point, but repeat
ed his assertion. On w.hic'i Buonaparte
said, with quickness. “ I5,ih ! c’est i»n-
possible.” “(^h I” said liortrand, much
ofiendcd, “if you arc to reply in that man
ner, there is an end of all ar;.',.imentand
for some time would not converse witli
him. Duonaparte, so far from taking
umbrage, did all he could ' > soothe him
j and restore him to good huniour, which
w ay implicated in the war, wc had gone
inconsiderately to otfer to attack a prince
of the house of H.ste, to which France
had so many obligations ; which liad al
ways be(‘n so courteous to foreigners,
aufi particularly to Frenchmen ; and
which was so nearly allied, not only to
the kings of France
family was descended in the female line,
but also to the families of Nemours
ami Guise ; and that, if wc were good
we should go and of
fer our services to tliis poor prince
whom the (’ope wanted to desjicil of an
estate, ]>ossessed hy so long a line of his
ancestors. As soon as ho had finish.ed
these words, all the company testified,
not only their approbation, but'their
firm resolution to go next day, strait to
Ferraia, to throw ourselves into the
town. 'Fhus wo, w’ho intended to bear
arms against the 'Furks,, did, in' fact,
take them uj) against the Pope.”
Capt. Maitland, of the Dritisli Navy,
in his “ Narrative of the surrender of
Jlonaparte, in 18ir>,” gives the fuUowing
description of bis prisoner’s person and
hab'its on board the ship :—
“He was then a remarkaijiy strong,
well-built Iran, about fne feet seven in
ches high, his limbs particularly well-
formetl, with a fine anch and very small
foot, of which he seemed rather vain, as
he always wore, w hile on board the blii]),
silk istockings and shoes. His ha!ids
were also very small, and had the plump
ness of a woman’s rather then the robust
ness of a man’s. His eyes light-^rey,
teeth good ; and when he smiled, the ex
pression of his countenance was highly
plea'/nig ; when under the influence of
disappointment, however, it asi^umed a
dai k gloomy cast. His hair was of a very
dark-brown, nearly approaching to black,
and, though a little thin on the top and
front, had not a grey hair amongst it,
was not verv difTiculi to efiVct.
fon THE eATAWil:V JOlliNAI..
i’HtST KSSAV OF (JUli FvtULTIF.S.
1 all
‘M.:
scl'.olaiship of ail Adams, (»r the;
of a Gallatin. Doth Ihe
b lady liave been fauii-
!;il talent
3m .ir.str r ;uid ii
I;:m- wiili tl'.e language, manners auc:
cu'to!-!'.s (.f France, I'ur iriany years ; ami
Yi-.\ iij)iii;nn now is lii-j sann; as it was
piiiMicly l■^p!■es^,ed at the time the r.[)-
jMiinliiK'nt W!,s maH'', t!iat th(,* embassy
could not possibly b'- l^ctter fdled.
“As f have had an opportunity of
v.-itiiessiiig a perf(;('t spcciauMi of l*aris-
an vivle and la.^!iion, it. may be jiardon-
ablc 'su far to violaVe tlie cf tiie
'I’he following extiact from the cele-
bratc^l Mtrnhal J}a,ss()?7>pic)'e's ]\Ie-
moirs, is a pleasant illustration of the
tenqier and habits of the young I'rcnch
nobility of the sixteenth ccntury.
“'I’hcri' were n grent maisy ether
Frer.cli g.' ntlemen at Lorctto, besides
oui .>f.! v( s, and we ,dl tot)k the i (■‘olution
of guii.g togc'hcr, into Htingary, to the
w.irs, before we returned home : having
mutually promis('d this, w’e .set out in a
body, tlie (hiy afler ( liristmas, to go
Ihitlicr; but, as the natui e cf Fi('nrli-
men is flcklj, .nt the end cf three davs’
jr.nrney, sonu; of us. wlio bad not their
purse sui'riciently well lined for y long
juoriiey, or who had a stronger desire
to return to their own homes liian the
rest, began to s:iy, that it useless to
liuffon supposes a man, such as the
first crcated man must ha\t been at the
first, moment of bis creation, with organs
perfectly formed, but unknovii to himself,
and ignorant of every thing il.at surround-
eci him, and causes him to describe his
feebngs in the following mari’.er.
“I remember, the moment, replete with
joy and amazement, when I felt for the
first time my astonishing fxistence; I
I neither knew what I was, wiicre I was,
His coiuplexicfti was a very uncommon nor whence I came. 1 opened my eves j
one, being of a light sallow colour, differ- what an, irici case of sensa ion ! The
ing from almost any other I ever met light, the celestial vault, the verdure of
with. From his having become corpu- iho earth, the transparency c/the waters,
lent, he had lost much of bis personal every thing, in a word, aniinp;ed my spir-
activity, and, if we are to give credit to and gave me an inrxprcfc-ible feeling
those who attended him, a very consider- of pleasure. 1 at first belitved that all
able portion of his mental energy was al- these objects existed witlun r and form-
so gone. cd a part of myself. I Was tr ally absorb-
“It is certain his habits were very ed in this idea, wiien I tuined tuwurds
lethargic while he was on board the Bel- the sun. His si)Iendor overj jwcrcd me :
Iero['hon; for though he went to bed be- I involuntarily sh'it my ey ^, atid felt a
tv.een eight and nine o’clock in the even- slight pain. During tiiaL moment of
ing, and did not rise till about the same darkness, I imagined tiuit ) had lost the
liour in the morning, he frequently fell g. eatest part of riiy bring, f Wiiilst I re-
asleep on the sofa in the cabin in the tlected with gi ief and f.stoiii Innen* upty.i
course of the day. His general appear- this great rhange, Ilieardi;i variety of
ancc was that of a man rather older than j sounds. The singing of b| Is, and the
he .was. His manners were cxtieme-, murmuring of i!ie breezes fc -med a con-
ly pleasing and afl’alje : he gained in ev- ceri, which exrited within [)..• the swcct-
ery conversation, related numerous ancc- j est emotion. Toially occnfc -d with this
doles, and eiuleavoured, iii every w uy. i new spccics of existence, phad ah c:uly
lo promote good hnmoui-: he even ad-j forgotten the iigiit, tliough jl tii st part
mitled his aitendanis to great familiari-] uf my Ijcing, I had recogtjijj. 1. I again
ty; and I saw one or two instances of their j opened my eyes, and v. as dt^;ted toii.ul
ct,ntradicting iiim in tlie mo'-t direct i myself in jiosses'ion (d so i^.ny iiiilliani
tevms, though tliey get;erally treated him j objects, 'i'his pleasure sn^jissed every
with much respect. He possi,'r.sed, to a | iormcr sensation, and suspeii ed foratime
wonderful dei^ree, a lacilit) 'in mukiii;; a i the melody of sounds. I £ cd njy eyes
favourable impression upontho: e w iiii ! on a thousand object. I ;« m perceived
whom he entered into coiiver::uiion ; t'hi:. ; that I could lose and recov them, and
appeared to me to be acrompIMied b> i tiiat I had tiie jiov.er of d«!r.>ying and
turning the subject to matters he siippos- j renewitig this beautiful par of my e\i:>-
ed the ppi son he was addressiiu; vi'a.s \v ell I lenee. 1 bei^m to see wilbut astonish
ac([uainted witii, and on wliieli he coald i ment, and liear without an:.eiy. wlun a
show him>.ed : iilier which it was nut a j gentle i)r(;e;’.o waned pcrfiitn s which afi-
very diflieuh matter to u ansiVr a ;,ai i of; lated me strongly, ar.d gavimc a feeliV.'-
that feeiiiig to tliu j;crson who hud (i>.i;a-} ol’self luvr.
sioned it. i.ord Keith app'cars ti> iiave j ^Vll!^n totally occujiied by,11 ti.rse sc:n-
formed a yei y in-i, o,).,,,o,, fas-1 satio?is ai.r! jn-netraied wit pleasure so
cinatioii of hiseonversatioi;, and express- d- l'.cate. and so extensiv-,. i.-.udderdv a-
ed it very empha'.icaily to me, aiier he j rose, and ielt myself tran nj ,r’ed by tlie
had seen nini : speal.n.i*; (>1 Ins wisii for 1 j)ciceplion of an nnkho.vij uwir. i h ul
an^ intervievv will, t!,e. p- inee Kegent. j made but a singie sfep, wht, the nov. liv
•‘i)~n the fellow,” he ;iaid, “if he had | of my situation lendered trti immovable,
obtained an interview with his iN.yal I My sui pnse was extreme, nd I thon-ht
Highness, in half an iioer they would have | that my c\i-tcnce escaped fom me. ’Hie
been ibe oest fntiids in r.ni;Iand.” Jie ; movement 1 l.ad made liadronfuscd tbr
appeared to 1. . c great ( on.mand of lem-1 objects of vision, and I imiuined that cv-
per : lor, Uiu'i,e,i no man I'odld have had I ery thing wa'; in disordn i kdd mv
greater tnais lliCii fell to iiis loidiiim;: hand on my forehead. fuiu;h!.cl
tnalK
ihe time lie remained on board tlie ikd-
lerophon, he iicve", in iiiy pre‘,'.:nce, or
as lur as 1 know, jdiowesl u fi eil'nl or rap-
lions ex lU’C'-! J' ;!i lo eM'f!'!' i;;ll! ' vt 1| l|ve
y
‘I'V
eye . and every pai t of m) body. IMy
hand now appeared to me ttbe the pi in-
'.iltal part of my exi- trnec :Kliai 1 felt by
mc.iii: was so iii-.i u. l'>e:l’c';, t!;uC
i attached :i;y;cli criLirtiy to this si.’o'tai
‘-la! part of my existence, and I percei- ’
ed that my ideas begati to assume soirV
consHtence and reality. I soon learn
that the faculty of feeling was exn&nde'd
over every part of my frame, and I ber^^r
to recognise the limits of my cxiste-’"c'*/
which, until then, had seemed to lie
immense extent. I surveyed my boiiv
and I judged it to,, be of sc great a size'
that all other objects in compai i,on,seen^
ed to be luminous points only. J folioj.!
ed my hand with «^iy eyes, and obscrvfii
all its motions. I brought it near nu
eyes, i’. then seemed to be^ larger than n!v
whole body, for it concealed from my vie v
almost every other object. I bejran
suspect that there was some illu'sio',, i,',
the sensation conveyed by the eyes! j
distinctly perceived that my haml 'was
only a small part of my body ; but I was
at a .loss to comprehend how it should ap
pear so enormously’ large. I therefore
resolved to trust to the sense of feeling t.
lone, which had not liitherto deceived me
This precaution was extremely useful to
me ; 1 renew-ed my motions, ’and was
walking with my head turned towards
the heavens,- when I struck agiiinsit a
palm tree. Seized with terror, I la'ul mv
hand upon the object, and felt it was a
being distinct from myself', because it
gave me not a double sensation. I uim-
ed from it with horror, and perceived
for the firs, lime, that there was someth’
iii|^ which did not constitute a partof niv
exisience. 1 resolved to feel every thing
that 1 saw ;T had a desire of touchui^Uie
sun, ^tnd I extended my arms towards the
heavens; but they met, without finding-
any intermediate object. The txpcrf-
ments I made served only to increase my
astonishment, for all objects appeared to
me equally near ; and it was not till au
infinite number of trials, that I learned to
use my eye as a guide to my hand. Rc-
ilecting deeply on the nature of my bciti'-,
the contradictions! had experienced filed
me with humility. 'J'he more I meditat
ed, my doubts and difTiculiics increased.
Fatigued v/ith so many unceriaintic:,
my knees bent, and I soon found myself
in a situation cf repose. 'Fhis state uf
tranquility • gave new strength to mv
senses. I was seated under the shade of
a beautiful tree: fruits cfa Vermillion hue
hung down in the forrlS of grapes, with
in reach of my hand; I touched them 'gen
tly, and they instantly separated from ilic
branch. I imagined I had m'ude a i,nTat
conquest, and 1 rejoiced in the faculty oi
j containing, in my hand, another boitig-,
.which made no part of myself. I had
I brought the fruit near my eyes : I exam-
1 ined its form'and its colour ; a delicious
j odour allured me to approach it near niy
j lips, and I inhaled rich draughts cf it?
perfumes : my mouth opened, and I dis-
covered,Ihai I had an internal seasc of
smelling, whicii was stili more delicate.
A* last 1 tasted. The novelty ofthe scnsa-
tioti, and tlie eX(iuisite t.a\oiir, lillcd me
with astonishment and transport. I con
tinued to pull and cat; but ;rti agreeable
langour gradually overpowered my sen
ses; m>* limbs grew heavy, my mind lost
its activity, my eyes closed, and my hand
reclined ujion the grass, 1 soon lost the
consciousness of my existence, and my
sleep was [irofound. My awakening ap
peared to be a second birth ; for I per
ceived that I had ccascd to exist for some
time.
'i’his temporary anniliihtion gave n;e
the idea of fear, and made me conclude'
that my existence was not permancnt.-
I suspected that sleep had rubbed me of
some part of my being ; I tried my sen
ses, and endeavoured to recognize myself.
Whilst I was surveying my body, ia or
der to ascertain its identity, I was a.?ti;n-
ishctl to find at my side another form
similar to my own. I conceived it to be,
another self, and, instead of losintr by
sleep, ! imagined myself to be doii'ikd.—
I lai(’ my hand upon this new bciifij. r-i"-
I perceived, with rapture, tliat it was no:
myself,.but something infinitely more
glorious and desirable. I'perceivcd lur
to be atiimated by the same admiration
as my.self; I saw her catch the expres-
r-.ion in my ('yes, and the lustre and viva
ril> (d’ her (jwn created ncv/ sensatior.^
v. iihin me. I ;t.rdently loved her, ar.'l
that l(!ve co’npleted tny esistencc.
Diogenes, the famous (.!yuic pliilosn
phcr, was called by F'la'.o, “a inal-o
criiii.'s,’’ in corisccpience of his vvar/uii!-:
good nature, common sense and mcKlc=:;i
w bile lie displayed shrewdness and kno« ■
Icilge. A certain nicni!)cr of tlie An'!-";
r;ui Senate might be thus nicknanicd Ic
the 5>amc reasons.
Vv’luit a ])regnant lesson is contaiiK-
in tiu! (orumnu beginnitig of epit:';'"-'
/lit £cc. Bi neatli.—pii!''^=''
(.i-rit lie',]), or ijoncs, oi’ ashe;:, whaii-''’'
iiiay l.’te t!'C magnificencc of the tond'* O'
bow ever e.\alt( (l or powcri’ul may U‘"-
!)ec!i the defunct I — Dust to dust;
to a dies.
’I’liC best wr-y to secure rcputatioH, i'
!iot by a p'l out! ilcH.'»nco of public cpinif’”'
!jut by giiifiinj'; our actions in siichani3.!>'
tier, t!i-.>r public ('pinion may, ii' •
end, be sccuiely defied, hy havii-!;’
[iieviously lespccled and dreaded.
'I’l'.ere arc in the Union some |
no’T, »,f Slatc.s, ih.t.t resem!>le the
Hisr.op ol Cordova, who “jjrctcrrcl
[.as.oral rni '- of the whole churcii
“O'. ■ ! iimcii’ of a j)i’.rticn’ur diocjs'''* _