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UIK IAItTIMi'Kf!.
From a Ladtfi rflbum,
IT MIRACEAU B. LAMAS.
act did not o'crtake his
bad intent.
tt
i therefore roust be buried ts an io-
tcot '
t perished bv the war. A'AolrBr
fne dnvc aounded his lipm "and in
boot more. I was to denart ia fhe
s for mv native .8tt TJtiJ
uatingtho home of my rlu'MhfKd-
ltics with mv brothers and si-tefi.
bfhc'Uin ence nnire rnv, a?ed ra.
i keforc the crave s-huld hkie ihrm
l r . r . .V.
v "w riwuiu unit; i'yl T --- . ,
m tnf view; filled ire with I iiuB evening a favorable for poetry, and
lich 1 had never, expcricDccd 1 "t wi'n vour writing." . 3
llready tracrport in imgie8.KAl first I thought Ihis was merely in-
nzr irom
ere wi
'a. Already tracrport in imagiea
i ever tee lens Kurnev,
kn-oua welcome c.f the
with the kindest demonstration K
onMrati ji K
fiwhld w i:h 1
Jction t my mother, now feehl w i:& 1
rs, ana-tremoiinj mth CJrtKn,,,,,, PI"J ",l'u,.'r ',u"Sn i , capanie
ked half waj down Ihe srtpt toj,fsur, pefpetratK.n j but in a few mo.
lwn Ihe srept to j
enable to restrain t
Piny hand, and unable to restrain" 9 w i,H' r,,? esse a
Wines, burst into tearai wliil-t mt 0M,LV bVund Album, and reading it
V iis?cr Clara ran to my cpua; at
til ttfr .Imi-t Kin VaV . 1.1 H
at eve rt
iiaeven in the m?di i f hrr M 4 task wiUi. en air cf.f toimiir..hich
' front alTcctionatcIv V)tdin;'ne For c0uIiJ oot 'ai' 10 "fovijK e moVtlTar Ihe
aajwerin tier letter B!!kmM litJ reque? was maJo Jice earnest than
tcrl 1 kWJ ber pretty b!ackte,l,hrf Mh four,c) IWh.U rold I do!
promised to do better in future U1 n0M,et 'bcaititn refufr, rot tlie
iWwasjoy ay a rapture, even mu,V cply My rain wai cj
f reverie of imagination, which u if dr.vl,M a the.remain.lel b jwuit Whr a
uM b.t !nnt, I would net barter it' Toyage.",. e er iiti I st4i.d if much
otlii s wealtn and all iu,honorsl,n "cwi n mmu, or nepioru uawaats .j
ieti - .. jmuohason.thts tjccasion. Tnv, iImj
LIms has itt hinf. , Th eyemnc wns serene ana ixjautUu'. and
cti in that J hadlo part with Fanny :ht nave arucd the
akn, whom Jsomurh; loved:vcolhe kut prV of p.wtic
1 'adoration, soon Put an
fcf b s itov fcplin ff. a hd
I , -t n. rv
oeart a corronondirg poigna
'TV. Tti! ia th MliiM'
'X t.i'." i .' L'-t. ? '" 1 t -
It is thtfA Kir lr,n.;in n,...n..
--v v J iV IIUII.IVI pilM l
!' M surely experience an equal de
wnather departure, r' JJcr srtifles
like iha vivid flashy ff lihtnin
1 ry wpon tho lroun chcrk of nirht.
V&nikh in an tnclfint nil Ipuva ' Iu.
... OIIHUI V I fV4 IVH V 'VW
l I . I ft ft'ft a ' a a,
("wur-ioid darknerfl, 1 lnou?!t cf
"-.na mv soul expanded 1 tnougnt
"snnyand it sank in dejection.' I
cniiair and excellent crcn'urc,
1 the beanltf nf hfr vrhnfrt ba
i d : Cliitomiznd in hrr fnrm and"
' but more for tho brighter brillian
1 her p.liHhed mind, and above alt,
'11130 01 hef imSiintiUltn! nnrtlw'nf
f- "y love was reciprocated dai
D'Iy wo renewed our vows of
i Pr'tal conrtanrv nnd tJii ir.n
'( n.tfr, Jcalouy, ndver rultied
'ItlU or r!isl!ir!ifit Anr i m.,.. . WmI
u f.onf.dinK,- wo'enjojed all the
'"y Of tl ftrt.fm l
i n tho bittct ncss of dcult and distrust s
, Ultra La rrh lhiiw i.Wn
ri'ma-ir. - m a a a, a.- a - a .j . -
Vw i - 1 III! l , OJ ;
era I most delight to hear; and she coulif
play too with such eix-hanting- ekill to
touching to the heart I a I entertd
the room she cealed . the music but
quickly resumed at my request and ac
C'MPpanied the instrument w ith a voice
that breathed all the magic harmony ol
Nourmahul. She sans: " .
,raethce well since thou must leave
' i .
Cut Oh 1 Jet nit our partrjr grieve thee,
Foi I uilj jtill be ibioe klteve me."
And there was an applicability in these
vtnrdstomy tuatiin, snch a ruitaUe.
nestothe occasion that made them
sink deep into my lcart ; and although
feannotaaythptlhemtjRirvlike ifntr
te!ia drew an Angwl down," I will
say sIhj san.like an . Angel, and wore
all the celestial lovclii.es of -one
Could the song never cJc i" and her
beauty never die, whe would ak ft a
brighter ileayen J ; iw f ;
- As she finished the strain. Kr rWft
the lid of, the piano, and 'Ujniitig her
beaminff face with bonW blm-evM
upn mc, she aaid, I now haie a' tak
for yor.mr&iri. fi''V f
VAnd what ir that task I enqnired.
"H f,?wid she, "a eorplyhigwith
your promise, made a lung time ago, to
wnie an ortgmni piece in my yfibum ;
.-puiies wii carm, - a, is una: tf tt
j''. From my first acquaintance iih
Fa tiny, I . had never been separated
from her a week at a time-to part
with her now,, and possibly forever,
awmcd lite-de$ih. ' .t :
I bad already Jaken leave of her on
the evening of ihu preceding daybo
now that' i was about id voter on my
joorney immediaiely, I could not resist
the inclination whi" h increased in ar
dor as the time c( departure drew near
er, to gaze upon; her innot-ent fare once
more, once more to seize her lair Wi
hind, and say "good I hw rd
to her dwelling JShe tyaa at her piano,
playing the plufntive air , of Jf.,y
I rcreicd , cntlt4 .. ur" y onita irom ine met
happy (anti.' 8' ' hi;hshe perceived ii gaih
et me at ihe ltrir: arotiiMl it; lor I was ao far fnwi
?vcr 10? of writing itry, that
'r ' ng po
1 rei"y, 'u'a believe lur a
1 rei"y, "u!a believe tur a moment.
' f surh perpetratK.n , but 10 a
nif'n!s W."" fr'n b4
adiH'"" "c ,4,u,i7 were pen mi iuk wero
Win - . ,. 7 , 7 r . , -viv
tirevK Uslv i-'artd. 'ia invitpil nm Ia i.
t. - i i i i . i
IOC
in-'aiMut itt
nt - inahifiTt - rrrThfinn - Twaniiiiii"it'
ivvom ivfM vi ovi v.-ivinf nii.i v
to dp it must inevitblv' infor her most
a . m t a a.
swus Tispie!iure, idetcrinmcd, how
ever, 4i ritk tqe attempt j mid seating
mysflf bv the table, 1 siezed 1I.0 pert iu
despair, dipjcd it in the stand, and turn
ningmy eyes upward., but not in "Jim
frtnty A'r,,, I legnn cogitatingori
what iibject I should fix for my fanci
ful clTusion. t ' ' , .
! had remained in this atttitude but a
short time befoiV my musings appeared
to be uncciemoriously interrupted.--The
.whole fatyi'y wra in busy uproar,- Tito
Rt rvumn vvuiu luiiniiig jn pvcry oirqr:
lion, front room to ootn, all actively
enzsged in 'cleaning and docorating the
mnrn. voo"re were nansnnff. new
damask curtains over the wmduvvii
some regtilatitig tho" glasses on a w ell
Iovd side board others replenishing
Iiq flour4wtg w'ilh waterjind t'resh ros
a .a . 1
cs; whilst f annv s youngest, sister was
funiatic
bre$t tlut had
istical!yornimenting a pair of large ISlia is leaving the scenes cf her child-1
!Kj sticks with paper; 4cavc.,c-XheJ-; Ish mirth, 'ij,' ;;;v,tr
candi
AsiiKnoho', (N. c.) FninAy.'PTKMftRniao', is?;
usua lv made for ..nnrr
usually made for a dancing partr were .
.uSunu appareniiy ior;inai pur.
im nHm wn apundle..ol IveNffeena;'
thoughtful ind ln mnn r. Wl
r; r , . .-"rp , .
ff' Vlth ?1
flight melancholy but now it seemed
o weai n detpgi.K,m. Ifcertai ily had,
never seen her lace so douded bv
gadgets bticrej her miwB appeared to
be abstraeted. for the loo
no notice of
w hat was going on, unli
maid a.ked her il she uVti
tne servant
rned to have
tlie walls of the parlor U
itoonedwfth
t ho vines. M Do as you pUage,' the re
plied,and risin? from'. the Uia she left
rhs rm with a tear, as Ilhociiht. oui-
vcring in her soft blue eve. What was
the meaning of all ihisf -I could form
no possible conjucture. I "enquired of
the sa vant - her words were as a das
er to my heart. Why have you t
heard' said she. that this i M
not
Fa troy's wedding night V couKJ hear
no more; the maid would .have proce-
tss
ced, but ny brainjeeled nd 1 fcil upifm
entrance ot av tall young seiitlcman of
attired, with a " broad fccilitv of face "M
bespcakintj a light mind awl V hapv
hfart. It was for (lis coti-ing'tliai all
J,liese prcprrations were made,, lor he
was" my happy rival,, who was that
n'inki v J ... .1.. l ' f
iMi.111 y u ! nv-u ly hit; I4T. ' BUII,
Prompted by desiicratKii J rew at tle
vilhan. throat; II ffcdj" fftjftny
friend; weVere btrn in me sfein)e vil
lage, educated at the same IscKool had
been intimate from our, bo) iih days, I
wore him in my, heart's cre,w and
not a circumstance had ever transpired
until the present oeeurrencci toy eaken
the bond of brotherhood that bound us
together. Of all my acqnaintarfces, Im;
was 1 the only -one to whom 1 ha com
municated the secret of my atta'i bmeni
to Fanny, He abused that conldce
to supolant me in her afftrrtinna. Arwl
rr : r
shall J bow in degrading bumi!i?(ion to
mc wrong I 'io rattier M me ptnsh
Er!, Cursed be tbo'cWard ansthat
flatters in a just revfinje, Within pre
cations on my rival's head, 1 fled tic bab
All idea of mv faurry waVnt bT-ii-hcdJrom
mj:tnfnd, my every thouirta
was devoted to revenge ; Vy tteart nas
ai furnico ff .rxiij-jraJed pesskes; my
very Mood boiled fV vet'Lt ance. .
, - - Q - - "
ifrirg to my room, I whetted my dagger
8id re.:oaitefl my pis', u f I wnl mar
this mirth.' said I to mvsrlf. tItui!l
bt rrt upon him in the midst 6fpf his an
tieiifaTcd heaven. like ah nnexooctpd
li'Miko." And let not imMtikcfl pietv
denounce all human, vengcence as un
righteous, -j The serpent was cruslird in
the earth because of" his guile which
converted he?lc'uftiJpJ Eden to t wil
drnlss f voc, And Kvah.'ulJ iheHdj.
men still bo iruicd.wlun lorsikin!?
hi rchtilflf shane.'hf: Sssurr e ihn tinman
r j 1 i r- 1 .1 j
iorm, ana sprqaaa over ine paradise o
k intry desolation. Header,
ill love as 'l have luvcd
PDiantea bv a wretch ca m? I
htmKeu vour Inend. but whose ami tea
are the; very - fiend 9 arch moQk, then
.i?VS l!MeMy hi exclaim whithme
44 Wbo'J sleepin safety, thai hath done
I know not how the timd 'nnewd nfli
but nightfall had come oiif-- Pressing
royticH m npparfl suited for the vvrdding,
to Mpeak daggers to ihe. bride, and to
. t a ft k m
use.them ori tho treacj serous author of;:ha blight -of ruined' afiection. Cheer
mr nilVrr rlnn. Tl.j L. l i .1 L J .L l ! 1 .1 '. .
v.. ".'miivi( " ". os- j
av-.uun:u nu uiu iiti i'14 iiuur, iiio m
mot;arnved j ,4he, bridoVmaid wsthey alahd in need of-all the conwh
placinff the last flJnenui? ilia bridnl Linn in hit dorttl frim L.'M
wrtulh, and as she twined jt in 'the hi-1
thn bcSutifnl lines of Mr. Ilcmnn,!
" Bring flow'rs, bring floW'rs, for the
. I li V .. ' . ; .i : ,
onuo 10 wear, -
They were born to blush in theshininj?
Her Wee is now by another side, '
IJrinJr fluw'rs rurih locks ,of tho fair
The i,rfi;r '.nli :n.,
.- 7- j' v m9 cuuiiuiuih asauiiiiuv
ir..Li" i7. - .
Pi' '
w ,U5,I5 W meiigni;oi noa
Yn -IA "eriment m
there. Tim Vojinir v.nW mini; J
uprightly crti,viati.n. were so manvt
separate lone,! , of melody and mirth j
was in allall was gladness: and to
rr "" "-"' vecn renaerea
Unpenetrable to, joy, was sweet to f
look Ulon the innnrpnt fcirp ami ii
witness the t)na fleeted vitjs city that
prevailed. Once I could liave "enjoyed
the scene ; but tfie chprd in my bdsoic
that flight have vibrated in unison, was
now snapped asunder ; and amidst all
this gaiety and joy 'and beauty,; my
heart retained Its midnight darkness,
still brooding over its ruin and; nourish
ing itrgfoumy wrath. I mixed not with
the joyous company, but iuliring to the
remotest corner of ihe room.' 1 folded
I .
my aiTOs and waited 1mpaticutly ;the
co.mng of the; bridegroom and his I
Jiride. ubere -r4iUi!l4,4aiwLaii
ipey soon cam?. -There wna a sud
iensllencd in the' hail: I raised mv
eyes and beheld the happy couple stan
ding og the flihir, their attendants rang
ed, on either side." Tlie wholo comna.
ny'p'aswtf forward to look upon the fair
bride. Never had Fannw a
lovetoJrtKjje eve aiheW. 4 A . long
w hite ved ieHTislitfv
. J mrm awfcai
like a milk' white cloud floatin? before
thejevening star; she blushed and the
carnat$a on her cheek shone like the
glancincf sun beam on th If ill nf
iJenloitioa" Her tressea wer darter
than the raven's win? - thev mfe! in
glossy curls ddwo her neck and Ivory
v"t'"-i. iur lorm wn ine periec
lion of human svmmetrv: hhrt.u n
statute M Medici animated to life bv
the warmest, brightest lire of Heaven.
exhibiting a constellaium of twnniv
where everv chann mingled its hht in
...1 t at . - O
one unoourineo blaze. gazed upon
her, and the recollec'tion' of formfti-
times came ruihing upon , oiy. soul. - 1
thought of the Vnanv evening I hnt
spoilt with her "in ibis same hall under
happier citcunmst.incM .f th. "i,,,ni
I - a vm V 1IIUIM
xrottstations of eternal love cxehan'red
between us as we walked arm in arm
to church of Sabbath mornings, , and of
ihe times we had loitered 'on ihe hunU
of a neighborin river, ;and sitting be
nerm ine ujirrageous oaks, would talk
4 the fair prospect of happiness when
wc, should be united in marriage as we
were in affection.' Often had she told
me in these rambles that Heaven had
designed us for each other, I' for her
a i . . .
ana sue lor me rand little did I dream
that I should ever behold her the bride
of another. I couUnot behold iu A
thousand . times wemld I have rather
gone w it h a sprig v( rosemary in my
f And here let me beg tho reader to for
V give tny weaUessv Alock not mv mis-
I. PtV. If I'rtll lhnnnl irmn.)L!. mJl'.tt. .L.
ii'iycia iv ticyt orf fi ruina qi jgan.
ft 1 1 a. a
m.rA lot . t .l -
nf ofW mli(l c U'flk mnn. AfiL 1. .H.
of human kindness "tin their mature
who can feel another's woc,s who love
to bind the broken spirit,- and to pour
the balm of consolation'into the agonis.
ed bosom of despair,4 Tlrere are such ;
and ye generous fow I thank - you in
the name of the afflcted whose sorrows
you delight to sooth j I thank you in
incm oy my Rinaness u tnoo, canst, tor
inc r cans nave rjeenma rifiai. ami
pathies id" fricnd.hipthe : virtuous will
to bestow. " .
- But to return to mv storv. The van
erablo minister who was Jtvimite the
nappy coupic nrwcdioClc, now assumed
lit. am L il 1
ins bhuiuii on mo iioor, ana in a moment
all Was silence. Whilst ha itd rArt,
pqVmtothcm a' few prefatory admoni.
vwu buu piaa.ea myseu at my n
yal's back. ; I laid my hand upon, my
degger 'twas strange my heart began
to falterifrtW slbadineslir:. Tlien it7 was'
hk .u;;::.7 I .V V," . 7
uiut iiirc rriiiirmnv ni i itn nnr . ttrhith
I
, auoui.io -rjtcirgte; nasta, acoss -I
J u , KorrSr. lie still
; looked like the friend .f my - youth to
MoiJUM iu ins uiooa io, mur
; seemed too horrid I trem "
lion oeuewea mv torehead And vnt
must he triumpYin my n-dl
r..nr.0A l. - ",n "! .
and shall 1 rink frmn. .kS ..i ,
blow t There was a mighty conflict in
my bosom, between , its gentle imnuW :
anu angry fassions. liut vengeance
triumphed, 1 thouuht mv rival MwU
'ma anrl ;n tk .'li :l l t..
...v , nnu IU mo mui IIH ilHSKIIV.
ed there se erncd to be- an air, of exulta-
tion and haughty defiance that reinvigo- 1 f
rated my nerve re-animated my re- v
scntmenf. 'Again he st oX)dl before me i
in all ihe blackness of hi guilt, a pre fid 1
ious demon, w ho had mercilessly rob
bed, me ol my -iite'a Iile. s The, aged
minister proceeded in the marriage cer-
emony, tif any ; knowi a awful reason
why this couple should not be ioiqed in J fc
trie holy state of matrimbcr ' Jet them
fpeak." He paused as if for a enlv.
Now was mVtirae.il touched th hri,U
.n
i not alarmed.M cried 'for ! meditafe no'
irjurv lo vou, ; Q Panmi when I
red the diamond brightness of ur 1
beauty, J did not think yoor boso; kr
diamond's hardness too." I could fay .
no more; utterance forsook me; and
in the frenzy. of despair, twisting myV
fingers in Ihe locks of ihe'bcwiWfred ?
brulegroom, at one convulsive effort I '
felled him on the flopr, and planfetf my ' ;
knee upon his breast,., The whole com- ; -pany
were petrified to, marble. 'Before '
they could sufficiently recover from meir
panic, In render assistance t9 the nrplo-' -:
ring victim at my feet, I snatched my '
pistol from the belt an4 cocked il at ha
throbbing temple.;: At tliis moinem liio
fair Fanny caught tre by the hand and :
giving it agentfo and,' afTcctionate pres. "
sure, she said, come, come, are mn
not going to write in my album t It has
been almost an hour since you sat down
for that purpose." "Write io your sN
bum fair creature," said I, why yea. I 1
will write in your alburn and so say
ing , I aroused from the revirie int
which J had fallen from the time I took
my seat by the table, and was much rc-
l'..J 1 .a . . .
levea on nnamg uiat the above drc;J
rul circumstances existed ftr.l in '
dream of imagination. ; Again 1 dippci '
my pen Ia the stand and having nothing
pootic about me, I penned the above
The stage horn sumoned me as I finish. ' '
ed, and J iust had time to print on fan. '
ny'aliptho Parting A7 . r ' ".: .
; v A TOUGH UORSKl! ; : ; "
A French
Ihe relative fituatioa of England
anu ireianu, says that lhe larger .
island devoured; the smaller, but
has never been able to diast it., '
Domake vourselvca at iin-r"
tera one day. s ''I'm at home, ny
eu.anu wisnyouaii were."
On h death hed, a disu'nguish
ed humorist requested that no end '
.... 1 a 1 ..... ..1.
migni oe invited to attend his fu ;
neral JBecause,, sobbed th '
ing man, it is a civilly I can ney
er repay
.-A Missipnl editor savs that men
ey is RCarce, and no mistake, and tha
reason is, there ii not half so much
of it afloat as there used to be.-i-Very
" satisfactory, very, , V
IVELLERISMSL , ,
They did it io fplte of tny teclh
as the jackass said ,ven they phy
sicked uim, j.
I'm not fond ' o races at
terranm said to the criisa!e at A
atf
cof. ' " : ,
'I