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MISCELLANEOUS.
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rrooj tke Pee Deo Ilenld.
ADVENTUJtEJN THE MOUNTAINS.
r u. u clait.
Iliuh up xmor.g the meunlalnt of North
Curolina im lhe County ol Wiike.
The Hlue liufc itrrlchf along in North
ern and WfBicrn-. lounJari", forming a
barrier- that it nlmool in tccsil!e, five
where- th irrpcutiiie' jrojid of tLe while
man, w inds a ung4he cliflit and around the
pieciite. ffoiii.'whoMj tuimniu.ua you
took benratti joi. it neiunlion of awe uteali
ujwin the mind, and makra you dizzy u you
gaze niHtirlhe bndcape far below. While
upon the Soulh, the llruhy mountain, form
ing the Southern buundury, is a Lcauiiful
and idwlarpfflup.iiya'l ttws.rp.a$cd for
luvtlnii-.m iT uiounrain sever in the
workl. In lite- centre of the valley, Wind
the iitujeslic Vadkia sweeping the fertile
pliiiitaiioos in its co urto to the t ujt, and giv
ing beauty aad variety to lite itcene.
Almost a century ago, when Wilkes was
the home of Daniel Boone, and" nany kind
red spires, when its dark envts and moun
tain gorges had never echoed with a w hite
man a voice, and the brar and the wolf
alone held dominion on the mountain top;
the sturdy sclller and enterpriattift Yeoman,
had cleared opening along the bank of the
river, but the pterin and the thickets of the
mountains, had never been penetrated, ex
cept by the daring footstep of aomn perse
vering hunter, who trod ihooe wilda aftei
nobler game than was to be found in the '
lowlands : or, for that ever restiess love of
'wnndiiritig, lUnt characttrizes mr border;
set tier.
On one occanion, two hunters in wander
ing a boot the mountulns, come upon the .
track of a bear and after following it a
long time, found that it entered a cave
among a ledge of rock, whose fiowning as-
f ct Kecmeu to lot but Hie presence ol man.
was now nearly dark, they had followed
the (rail with mich excitement, that they
wcto not aware of tho lapse of time, and to
lire tliearinesa of the scene, a cold drizzling
rain set in from the east ; but to turn back
und loose the object of their chase, when it
was so near nt hand, wns not to be thought
of. Still they were far from home, and to
attack a near in his den was no small af
fair, when the (snapping of a gun or the
trembling of a nerve would instantly de
cide their destiny. But the love of adven
ture, und the oelernnnation not to turn back
upon any foe, decided then to attack the
animal in hi sirongnoiu, ami lorinwitu
they prepared Jbr the undertaking.
Niuht approached rapidly, but they had
collected a number of pine, knots, and each
supplied himself with a torch. Looking to
the priming ol their rules, and tightening
their belts where hung the long keen blade,
the-cerjain characteristic of the early sett
lers, they boldly entered. The narrow-wind-ing
entrunce soon widened and they found
themselves in a small cave whose frowning
sides; reflecjred back the 'light for the first
time' since Hheir creation. -JBut the hear
was toot to be seen, and not even a growl
betoked his presence. They preseed earn
estly in the gloom that every where encom
passed them, and soon found a small open
ing; when it terminated? thru could not
tell. It was barely sufficient lor a man to
crawl. upon his hands to get through. .
Having deoiiled which should enter, the
resolute hunter, grasped his rifle in one
hand, and the torch in the other, bidding
his comrane keep watch, he groped his
way into the opening. He had only pro
ceeded a short distance, when a growl im
mediately before him, told he was discov
ered. ' Two eye-balls blaxeing in the un
wanted light, shone like twin meteors be
fore him. Laying down his torch, he rait
ed his rifle, but before he entered he had
taken the precaution to cock it, and as be
was raising it to his shoulder, it struck a
projecting point of rock, aod instantly was
discharged, a howl of pain from' the now
enraged animal told that the ball had taken
effect. But in a trice the bear had given a
bound and Was upon his intrepid foe. The
light was extinguished, and the hunter found
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ripli-'i ngjiU fciitjr is rliraal nigil k;
Fayetteville, N 0,
himself in the grasp of the wounded nw.
I hen commenced the struggle-for lit ) I
did .that hardy hunter' form, inure!
danger, become impressed, in the grnFj
an animal that would not unloose its I,
(HilinuVnth. It wna tight to ufiicntK
llift blood flew like firo to hlahead, and '
eve balls had btarted front' their ocke!s -Home
and its attractions teemed dts
now that he would never bcholj them,
tho fond wife and children, would u
their brave protector and supporter. ' Wi
his yielding strugglea tho love of . life gre
strong Vrjiliin liiin, and kummoninj; ail I
strcjrigih. for a last effort he .freed hi rlt;!
arm, and grasping his knife dial 'hud ht.i
at hi tide lor ye.r, with a thought'of hoir
he plunged the blade to its belt,, Thatdr
perate raspielased, and tho. htin'ter frc
himself trom th c xintmj lirtcsr'e t
foo; IIS wit u!i If d t'o hiiijiy to periuiutround close by the side of the tent, listen
of attempt ing to go ho;iu; had the nighlbeen
favorable, bo alter building up a fire and
cooking aomety lhe choice pieces from, the
game, they alept within the dreary cavern,
and at the first dawn of day, they started
lor home in the valley. The kkin furnished
a pleasant robe for winter, aud the fire tide
was often enlivened by the recital of the
fearful adventure in the cave.
Emigrants came pouring iu to till up the
vacant hinrfs. and the hardy back-woods-man
retreated before the thick settlements,
and but few even now know the place of
the adventure, or the name of the brave
hunter.
Elk, X. C. t .
AN EGYPTIAN STORY.
The Egyptian story or legend of tle
young Sheik Ilouucin, isbneel those beau-
lilul bits ol eastern Iiction that are well
worthy of preservation. We give it en
ure: ,
There it a mo rent in every man's exist
ence on which turns his future dentin j.
Tliere are many such moments; for often
times life hang on a thread, if that thread
in not cut, it requires but a touch to change
the w hole direction of the future. '? Hut in
. . . . ... .
every man s Me- tbere is at least one, and
in that ot young llousien it occurs thus :
, It was not olten in those days that truv-
elers crossed the ereat desert. Few Euro
peans came to Egypt, and fewer still, went
to Sinai. But there was a time when IIou
sein was called to Cairo to meet a noble
party of western travelers a gentleman aud
two ludiea, who were making a pilgrimage
to Sinia and the Holy Land, and who wish
ed his protection in crossing the desert. He
s.iw but the gentleman aud readily engag
ed tu foWwMt lUekdasiewJ oSJ-.i'ice. C ' .
It wat not till the p.irty had left the Eir
et-el Haj that ho met them, where they
were encamped, by moonlight, on the ahd
that Ktretched away to Suez. As he sprang
fnmt his mnre, before the tent door, he was
startled by audi a vision as he hiiijsiever
sern belbr, hut thought be had dreamed of
in h'i waking dreamt. M
She was slight, fair, and iu lite niooiTftgl.f,
pak'as a- creature of dreams. Was liiin
one of the Imuris of his fjhlcd paradise ?
No; he rejected the thought, if it rose?
There was no spot in all thejlcaven of Mu
hommed fit far an nngel like this. Awayf,
like l'e sand on the whirl wiud, like the cloud
before the sun. like the s.'ars ai daybreak
away swept all his f.iith iu Iilam, and in an
jnht'nt the Sheik I lousaitn was an i idolater,
w rshif picgT as a thouiaud greater lha u he
have done, the beauty of a woman. Jr
haps he ight have quenched his thir&t for
the unknown ut some oilier founcain ; but
this was enough. now. lie had found that
w herewith to fill the void, and hi; was con
tent.' ; . ; - : ,. .
Love waa a new emotion a sensation
he had never before experienced ;
satisfied him. Did the love him f
ana it
1 hat
was a question whicii
him. Vhal did he care
never occurred to
for that ? Ho was
looking for employment for his own soul, and
he had tound it ; and uiat W as. enough.
'Jtie .tradition goes' ti de.-Ciibe his long
crossing of the deserthow he lingered)
among the hills ol. .omai , now re jeu mem
by Akaha and lVtnt, and detu'ined them
many weeks in the city of Kock how the
fair English gii j laded slowly away, for she
was dying w hen she came to Egypt ; and
how, weary, and well nigh dead, he carried
her to the Holy City and pitched their tents
by tim mountain of the Ascension. And
all this time be watched over her with the
jealous care of a father or a brother, .and
the quick heart of the )ady saw and undei
stood it "all. And sometimes he Would try,
in broken words, to tell her of his old belie!
and hit ideas of immorality, and she would
read in his hearing sublime promises and
glorious hopes that were in n languge he
knew nothing of, but which he half under
stood from her uplifted eye and counten
ance. -;:-'"' ' .;. ?".'f ..'.''' -4
IIow he worshipped that matchless eye"
He worshipped nothing else, on earth or ii
Heaven. . - -
It was noon of sight under the walla oi
Jerusalem ; and, in a white tent close by
the hill on which the last footsteeps of the
ascending IajhI left their hallowing touch,
an English girl was waiting his bidding to
follow him. ;
" Outside the tent,- prone on the groufd.
with eyes fixed on the everlasting stars, lay
a group of Bedouins, and apart from theti
a little way, their chief, silent, motionieu
to all that was earthly, dead. A low
voice within the tent broke the stillness uf
the night, but he did not move. A voice
rs uttering again those words, ol which
!.e tound had become familiar to him al
ready the Christian s prayer. ijt .'a
felieik Iloussienr
He sprang to his feet. It was her voice,
faint, low, but silvery. The tent door was
thruit aside, and as a hand motioned him
to enter, he beywl. : : " r """ '
Slio lav on the cushions, her head HOed
somewhat from the pillow by lhe arm of
her sister her brother, who spoke the ua
naj jiinij rtrcia nf JKhVi Iw tan nil
day August 29, 1857.
milage of the desert well, stood by her as
mo young ameiK npproacned. 11 is eoofea
was gathered around his headj only his
dark eyo, flashing gloriously, was visible.
Nhe looked up into it and whii-pered ; he
half understood her before tho words came
through her brother's Iip., as she told hitn
the story of Calvary and Christ, and tho
cloud that received the-King and Saviour
returning to his throne.
It were vain tos.ty he understood all thin.
' j He only knew that she was telling him of
Ik r hope ere long to be ubove him, abovo
u.e woiiu, aDove the skyj and his active
' ..ut bewildered rniud in wf ought all this with
.is annent tradition.e, and havinir lonzaco
I -u. i: i P..
j'-vira nio vi ecu uiui uiu.Rolimcillllin
.! was immortal, as Iuj fell back on the
V that th(? immortals bad somewhat to do
) :!.e fciari ; and as ho U.dvn n the
ingforerery sound from within, be fixed
bit eyes on the zenith and watched the pas
sing of the hosts of the night until she died.
Tliere was a rustling of garments, a voice
of, inexpressible sweetness suddenly silent,
alow, aofl sigh, the expiration of a saint,
rtid at J hat instant, far in the depths of the
fieredian blue, a clear star flatbed on his
eye, for the first time its silver radieuce,
nd he believed, that she was there,
f For tlrce-score years nfier that, there
was on the desert, near the group of palm
trees and lonely spring, a small turret built
of stones, brought a long distance, stone by j
skrne, on camels. And in this hut, or on its
- ' . ,7 - . ... ... .
tumtnil, lived a Rood, wise man, beloved tr
an lira ii ic nuu r!i:uiaiiy toiioweu uy ins
own immediate tribe, who, with liim, re
jetted Mahommed, and worshipped an un
known God, through the medium of the
ittrt, and especially one star, which he had
taught them to reverence above all others.
And at length there come n night when
ih wind was abroad on the desert, and the
vdee of the' tempest was fierce and terri
bl. But high over all the sand hills, and
owr the whirling atonn of saud, sedate,
culm, majestic, the immutable stars were
linking down upon the plain, and the old
mtn on hi tower beheld them, and went
foth on the wind to search their infinite
dittancet. . '
T,Jiat night, sflyeth the tradition, another
tUr Hashed out of heaven beside the star
that lhe Arabs worshipped, and the,Sbeik
Itwssein was young agam in the heaven
of his beloved." "
I Let us leave him to the mercy of lhe
tradition, nor seek to know whether he
feH'hed that blessed abode. . .
i: ECOV PEXCRPF JtfRI JiT.
VA Lespste paper just received mentions j. that a trial furnishes, in witnessing the fail
Kb following incident as having occurred iuga anc short-comings of one neighbors
i New Orleans: . - I and friends.
Z A frenchman, lately arrived, went into,'
a esiaurani and c.uieti lor a gi.'MS oi oee.-. i
A the boy brought it, a tall man, unknown
to him. who had eyed the i renebmau ratti
er insolently on his entrance, snatched the
gluts from the table and drained it off.
have not the honor of your acquain
tance, sir' remarked the Frenchman, sur
p.ijjcd at the lamiliantr. ; .
: Nor 1 of yours," retorted the other.
"iou are scekinir a quarrel with
mo
(hen f
- I should be sorry to leave you in doubt
of the fact," was the inselent response. i
"Look you, sir, said the new comer ; -I
in a tnaaul eaee.jnKl mindjny o wu. hu-
Niness
I rtmilflla with inm art! I rprpivp
no unprovoked insults. I
pas yours by j
uor this time, uoy, urm
a a
; me anottier j
'lass P . . . f i
The Creole broke into taunting laughter, (
and when the second glass was brought,;
'stepped up and seized it, drank part of the
contents, ana mrcw tne remainder away. ;
1 1 tie i renctiman wouiu nave rusnea upon
him, but Was held back by the bystanders, j
"Hold sir !" IheV cried, ." or yon. are lost - i
If he does not kill you on the spot, he will j
in the duel ; for ho is the most skilful duel- j
isl in Louisiana. ' W im p;stol, or ntle, or
with the twordIie is tinequalled He has
killed thirty-four men,- and woune'ed over
sixty more ".
r" What you tell me," 'replied the French
man, " convinces me the more that he
ought to be dealt with." i
lie then drew near the man w ho had in
mlted him and said "Sir, I happen to be
in a particularly good humor to-day, and
am not disposed to lake offence. You have
taken away two glasses of beer I had or
dered : it is now my turn, and 1 hope may
"leach vou better behavior. Boy another
glass I1'
The boy brought it, trembling, as it anti
cipating a-catastrophe. Scarcely aiad he
placed it on the table, when th.e bully
again seized it, and tossed its contents'. . At
the same instant, like a tiger on his-prey,
tho Frenchman threw himself on his eue
my, and assailed him in the fac, breast arid
side, with a tempest of blows and kicks.
The bully, who had not time to recover
himself, was soou stretched on the floor, and
pommelled still more unmercifully till bleed
ing and quite insensible. The victor then
quietly drew forth his pocket-book, took
out a card, and pinned it to the vest of bis
prostrjite foe. lie then said to the specta
tors of the affray :
"If there is present any friend of this, in
dividual, I would inform him that He may
find me at my lodtrinns every morning from
eight to" eleven. Boy, another glass of
Deeri
This time he took the glass, and drank it
off composedly. Then, paying for the four
glasses, he turned and left the place, amid
the wonder oCall the company. , ,
As they lifted the vanquished bully, it
was found that two of his ribs were broken
and one of his eyes was seriously damaged.
The card bore the inscription ; "Lucian
Pettit; FenciugiMa5terr frotn Pari$---wilt
give instruction in fencing, boxing and in
the various methods of hglting, Terms
.modenita.4
ftif Jaflarh rijrj to !".
Some six weeks after thin Kin ih A,n
pfM. Peril's apartment was flung open,
one morning, and a man ttrode in without
announcement.
you know inn I" he Jkrird, in n voice
choked with rage. ' t
' xi'uvu;, 1 1 rjiui urn me KtllCHIg maS'
ler-" What is your wish V
"To kill you," thundered the bully, who'
uno jum recovered trom his wounds, of
wnicn, however, he bore the traces.. " I
know I was fimt in the quarrel; on tlialac
count I give you the choioe uf weapons.
uut make Imafe, for you or I must be a
corpse before sunset.
" Let us rather talk tbo matter over cool
ly." replied" ,the Frenchman. "I have no
more desire to-day to kill you, than to beat
you the ot4crday: But ilreu are hent on
picking a quarrel, you witf find me ready."
" Wretched boaster, we shall see. I have
killed thirty-four men already in duels, and
you are much mistaken if you think to
make me afraid of yon P
There was no help, and the combatants
proceeded to fight out their quarrel. Petit
deferring to the bully, w ho t hose the sword,
in the. use of which he was very expert.
Hp received a wound in the arm, and the
fencing master proposed sn adjustment j
but the Creole insisted that the encounter
should be fatal to one or the other. If was
not long kefore he fell mortally wounded.
The community-was delivered from, a nui-
siance, and Petit's fame so w idely establish
ed as a professor of the science of battle
i-u u!l
that pupils came to him from eVerv quar
ter.
ABOUT-JURIES.
PZTf PlSGE.VT.
Peter Pungent contributes the followinj
to the New York Sunday Dispatch:
Dear reader, diiTyoii ever comprise one
of the twelve men who sat on a jury ? If
so, did you feel your importance as an
American citizen, a freeholder, a man who
enjoyed (he inestimable privilege of settling
the disputes of his neighbors ; consigning
some abandoned wretch to the State Pris
on ; or hanging some unfortunate. -mortal
by the ueck until dead ! dead ! dead I and
all for the public cood f If you have, read- i
er, I pity 'ou.For..inysejf, I have never
been so unlortunate as to be. u juryman. I !
prefer attending to my cwn business to j
settling the disputes ot. other people, an. I
unless compelled by the force of circum
stances never intend to Le. But there are
men who' tike sitting on a jury; who like
the dollar a day received tlu-rekr; who
admire the easy und indolent position of
.iMfliVwho aspire to he standing jurymen
0;i about com
rts of justice, and it triev are
not drawn as regular jurors, which they
somehow mannge to be, are sure to be in
at the lucky moment to be called ucx as
talesmen. The standing juror is frequent
ly a stubborn animal, and Jiis, eais are
just long.cnough to catch every sound of
malace, jealousy niiil ill wifl that clusters
with such luxuriance about the courts of
law, and which too often "sVis a jaundiced
eye in the very seat of justice itself.
" A balky horse, a stubborn mule. or a con-
trarv woman, are nut more fixed in their
wicked purposes than is the priiieima.l
ju4or-4n- his jipiiuujjs and T.coneei;s;. he'
1 n,..-. ,1... Iwntr,. !..... l....-..nn -I!,.
knows the exact boundary
between riht
fluj wrong: he can tell
bv the looks
0 a rua,, jt he
is guiitv or niU umiiv
8tt,i i
he is a perlectyud
oi law, reiitrioii, hum
r .
a$ patient right?, and pcrsonrd iironertv
ne can tell to the diameter of a hair how
far a trespasser stepped bis. loot over a dis-1
puted boundary line ; and can sa in
HlC.l
drk labvrinth of cause ih dear snotalnative the nerofc, in-one wra, me Deauu-
long before any sunshi
irradiated the obscure
ne ft evidence .has
'ir.,. Im.
ntid iiitrii-lrf rminlsiol
in controversy,
to understand.
What he dors not profess i
inil inrv flnil ff!iVm. l j
need not desire to know.. What he has pot
intuitrve knowledge of, it is useless to ex-1
-mim ii.t,-r ..i'iin s,iiihri. i
and self-wisdom like this too often di-srra-1
'the lurrmariV voeation ; and tho i-no--
ranee and stupidity of such a man in many
cases changes the relationship of innocence
and guilt, afTo'rdinz the bad and base a Iou
ger season for the expansion of their wick
edness, and condemning the unfortunate lor
their crimes conunitted by other hands. A
good sample of an igtiorant juryman came
under niy'owc observation not long since,
in the trial of: it highway robber. The
scoundrel had committed the crime under
peculiarly aggravated circumstances, and
the offense vas satisfactorily proved ; but
because the victhrrwas shown to have been
plundered on the borders of a niill race, in
an unfrequented place,, out of the usual
line of travel, the jury acqutttexl the robber
on the ground that tlie offense was a crima
not committed "Upon the. highway,, and,
therefore, not covered by the statute.
'-G M-piLoarENT. An old story revived.
Once upon a time," of course, some high
bred colleger -jraduater hired a horse and
buggy, to have a rl rive put of town. They
went. Arriving at a country tavern, they
sought rest and refreshments for both the
horse and themselves. Oil driving up to
the door of the hotel, one of the collegians
addressed the boy in attendance thus : ;
"My lad, have tho kindness and conde
scension to extricate the quadruped from
the vehicle, subulate and donate him with
an adequate supply of nutricious aliment,
and wheu the aurora of morn shall again
illuminate the oriental horizon, we will
award you a pecuniary recompense for your
Kina no.py.aiuy. ,
The boy ran' into the house, calling
father lather; there's a Dutchman at the
door wants to tee you r i
. -" '! -
Why ought a fisherman to be very wealthy
Becauae his is til net prvfit.
IEHMS: !HO D0I.IAE8 IS ADT1KC&
Whole No 190
A THRILLING INCIDENT.
Returning from a visit to New Orleans,
we were foriuoale er.ousjh secure a passage
in aline steamer, with but few passengers.
Among the ladips, one eiecially interest
ed us. She was a widow of a wealthy
planter, and, was returpiiRwith only one
child to her father's house. Her devotioa
to her child was very touching, and the eyes
of her old black nurse w ould fill w ith tears
as she besought her mistress " not to love
that boy too much, or the Lord would take,
him away from her." " 1
We passed through the canal at. Louis
ville, and stopped for a few moments at the
wharf, when the nurse, wishing to see tho'1
city, walked out on lhe cuard, at the back
of the boat where, by -n sudden effort," the !
child sprang irom her arms into the terri
ble current that sweeps towards the falls
and disappeared immediately. Te coni'u-
sion which ensued attracted the' attention
of a gentleman who was sitting in the fore
part of the boat quietly residing. Rising,
nastily he'iiskcd for some article the child
had worn, The nurse handed him a tiny
apron she had torn off in her efforts to re
tain the babe in -her arines. Turning .to a
splended New foundland dog that was eager
ly watching his countenance, he pointed
first to the apron, and then to the spot where
the child had gone under.
In an instant the noble doir leaped into
the rushing water, and also disappeared.
By this time the . excitement Was intense,
and some persons on shore, supposing that
the dog was lost as well as the child, they
procured a boat and started off to search
for tlie body. Ju-U at this moment the dog
was uten far away with something, in hit
mouth. Bravely he struggled with the
waves, but it wa'seviu.e nt that his strength
wns failing fast, aud mere than one breast
gave a sigh, of ..relief as the. boat reached
him, and it was announced that he bad the
child; and that it was alive. They weie
brought on board the dog and the child.
Giving a single giance to satisfy herself
that the child was really living, the young
mother rushed forward, and sinking beside
the dog threw her arm around his neck
and burst into tears Not many could
view the sight unmoved, aud. as she cares-
aed. and kissed his shaggy head, she looked
up to his owner and s.nd
Oh, sir, I must have this dog ! I am rich.
like all 1 have everything btit give rac
my child's preserver." . i ' .' ' .
The genlleinari suiiled, 'and patting his
dog's head said, "Lam tery glad, madam,
he has been of. service to vu. but nothing-
in tLe world couid inJuce me to part with
him."
The dog looked as though he perfectly
uikleritood vhat they were talking about,
and giving his sides a shake laid himself
down at his master's feet with an expres
sion in his large eyestlmt said plainer than
wordj, " No, nothing siiall part us !"
MRS. HEMAXS.
The following beautiful description was.
meant for Mrs. finnans: 'Others might
be i. lore versatile, niore ieute than Egeria,
but I never sav ore so exquisitely femi
nine. She was lovely without being beau
tiful ; her movements were features ; and if
a blind man had" been privileged to pass
his band 'over the silken length of ha.ii that,
ivhen unjiraU
veil, he would have leen justified in ex
pecting ..softness and a love of softness,
beauiy, and a crci
beauty, and
fpitofi
her m
auty, to be
Nor. would
d i sTi lie n veTra s of
ud.
! he have been de"ei,yeJ. IJer Lir'.h, her elu-
I cation, but, above all, the cenius with which
i . ....
s?e v as gitted, conio.n.'.ea to inspire a pav
sioit iwr ii;c riaeiit, iuis ivnuci, iur uiuigi-
tUt.
it was iu her a (acuity divine, and yet
dally life ; it touched all things, but, like
a sUiitam, toucaea tireiu wita- a -gowen
fl'lS"Cr."
.AiiV thing" abstract or scientific
W!lS uniiiitlngUjIe anu.. u,astetui to ner ;
oc-r knowledge was extensive and various ;
but, true to the first .principle of her nature,.
was poetry that she sought in history,,
scenery, character,, and- .ret.giout Belief;
ptetry that guided a'i her studies, governed
all her thoughts, coloured all Her conversa
tion. Her nature was at once simple and
profound ; there was no room in her mind
for philiisosophy, or in her heart for ambi
tion ; one was filled.. by imagination, the
other wa engrossed by tenderness. She
had a passive temper, but decided tastes.
Any one-might inlluenre; but very few Im
pressed her. ' Her strength and her weak
ness al ke lay in her affections ; these .would
sometimes make her weep at a word at
others imbue her w ith courage ; so that she
was alternately a 'falcon-hearted dove
and a "reed shaken with the wind.' -Her
voice was a sad," sweet melody, ahd "her
spfrits rema'tnkd 0TieTf"tfn :ctd" port's desv
cription'of the orange-tree, With its
.' 1 GolJen lampe hid ia night uf green.' .
or of those Spanish curdens where th
e pc -Her
ntepranate grows beside the cypre ss
gladness was hke a burst" of sunlight; and
if, in her depression, she resembled night,
it was tiight wearing her stars. I might
describe and describe for ever, but I should
never succeed in port raj ing Eseriaj.she
was a muse, a grace, a variable child, a
dependent woman the Italy of human be
int's.' .
A characier in iMrs. llenti's story of " Love
after Maige-loydiTw4h-4w-th4!i If
a roso is not algly enough to ""rightou his horse,
he is handsome enough to marry.
.Mrs. Partington ss she was much elucidat
ed last ?noday. on liariug a fine eoncour oa
, rf h di
i- P.! r
An Irishman was challenged to fight a
duel, but declined on the plea that he did
not, wi
plum.'.
shto
have
his ould 'mother aa or-
r .. H(fr