I'oetlo ' TUB KiSI.NU MOON. (sv w. , a roY. --The moon w sr I Ikw tUm swj !w - Wis whools slnvs tbs bill I - ' Tl weary winds get to blow, Aod sll th worU fcettUlL Tbs wsy-wqrn trtvtllsrs, whh dtligbt, T1 rising sftghtMss ses, , . ' Rstsslmf all the paths tad plaint, tod gilding every Use, , Jt glasses where the baling stressi ' Its litu nppU kocrni .... ..; v It fklls apne the liswst shade. And sparklet on tut leaves, , & one, oa Judah'a t suing bills, . The baavenly lustre spread J Tbs fppel smjndsd from the blase, , And shepherds pied with dread. And still that light apno the world, ' lis guiMmg splendor throws; ( ; ' Driglit In th opnnod hours of life, ' But brighter it tht claw. ' The wininf moon, la time shall (til . ,, - . To wsl Ihe mMlnigbt skies; ' " But M hth kindledtsis bright light ' With Ira that Mm A TALC OF REAL LITE. . Vom to flosfim fwl TUB PROMISING LOVER, "Frederick will ba Here this evening," said La titat, m tlie put aside her wheel, tiod mi her clean peon, ml adjusted the hair on br fair furehead. "Hi will surely b her Ibis evening, she repeat. . a 1 a 1 ' eti, seating herw.-lf by an open winnow, ana loosing - anxiously up lite road Diet lead to ber parents, nap py dwelling. ) " But I mutt discard mm lorever, , aaid the to herself, and sigh escaped her b-swrn. Letitia s father was one of those Tew pa rend who can, without detracting from parratAl auihori. ly of liwjr, yinpHlhiae in all th wJi5W the ywtbfiil Un'art, al had, by eudMnir, wxi the en. tiro o wfi lence of jile eliil'InHk Lei ilia vewralod h"r f tt'vr, and would nff fr ih world grieve him, or itive hi in pain. T!iat Atther wa w watching ..hur tnveinnt, arvl I aujiectH her evpecUtitma of j , atvjait tmm Fredariclt, wJay dnuanl'V eat4 he, lotjlorlr, "wtm At you anticipate another vinil Irinn Frederick T r ' - Perhapa thia evening, air, aha replied with de klinth, ., t . - '''.. I (lave ym oVi Jed what eouree to take in regard . to hie propneabr i . - - t I have oVci W to comply -with the wiahee of taf fMrenti, whatever it may coel 108," lite repllod, ,txir nrtinf to her eye. Mr child," Mid Wr Inlher, "ymir parenta' do ' B 4 wib voo to discard Prederick for thnir ankM. Tnrx, we haveconnwIW vmi, warned vw of er H dm T-fi " ' ,r1 otiH lrinWin'ry alive to your bM fntrti 'Phia ba 11 me ta aacerUun Citla Mr n him. I b'tlieva I know bia cbnracter.- I am aired thit he 7anble,M eometiine liitoii. cated, and chooe for his companions "thoae rude ' full m of "the hii-wr sort," whi o infest the ueigh brnood with dee-l of mitehief." " f -i-JI!lIaifiistu.enoijhJ dear father," rried Leti -4il will fvehinta frnaT Ju'i mIi ttff "ftl'Sl tl m ' J oe Ki n, but it paiiia cue to hrhim ilii.lereJ iWI llll I I I -nvrn vrr iioim tsetse," riT.tl'.ii mustto the report of hia enemiea." - ilf fitther turned from her in dinpair lie saw "th.it Frfderick hit I on hr fFM!ioMndlhXeha was deceived, hy hint into a bnliuf tltal he waa an was "lI.r fVLr.,r, r" "Lent mTrsf irgirt ef itTm ivm nf-rwnwl charms, M which was tvi'lH a sjrootueM of tamper, refiaeinent of manners, and a c'jltiatToiMr mTiiiirTirch'TioCiirOa' Ilift lldmir. "till of nwnv. Several gentlemen of worth hadr zrLZ: TpI OTul: 1- . if .1 t l. 1 . 1 a general ifu-al. At the aetirn - . . - - . evil r"n.rt m the ncwior annttwr, resowtingf rfW -eI Uyti, had seeme Tik PeJ VM had teemed Tik rt4f5?!5,! L all lNlioeasW.ltutaW . r . . I sv season save olace 10 one 01 dIoai r AA .l, -w, hi lh. hs s-ss s.r,is reiMl.fed is 'flia " T1F wvtwsw tw miv ews-w 1 M mm 1 as see wwsw ssaw ffdia aiissee n u tn,l n.w reinsrarfn mi ' .u11.aJ:.u1La:a k:- an i pimimmu- Still ahe Merred. .from tirne - - . 1 . . . ' - - 1 of her porent'n ffilngs. r Rite now ss w he pauifut -wrfWlrr.fatlMrWW "'nintfiss of her fthtr ant rHMnn4 to. Jincard him, at.ftico ai l ,f!irever..; She fancied th.it hr rtiu1iun, was'i;iiniputeiriand would now Im VMoriiaia..,. m'.m t rrrrt-r-tr -vAWx-Wj i,Ihwo, ,roHhe jrajfcjittiflg h'jf hed restim on the, win low, when tlie tramp jiiiof a h'ir9 rmwed her from bee reverie.'., Fre. -derick was at thor pte." His tltrmnntyfiiireV " hi genteel" form ans grnccl'ttl manner struck hor witit u tjii il f rce this ve-ii-, and she P-lt that her dnterininatian to discard him already falteaml in lier h nn. , "Aa she. met him at the door, and received bit extended hantVhe seeined more fmct paling than ever, .They seated thmnwilve at (he poe.i winlow from -which Lititia had Just anp. Frederick was remarkauly lonuacious. He re nt ir-ed on tha bonuty of the ereiftiig (He1 jwWt n ! of ttia summer ro, at it sent np to them tM XINli;ai,,PWU4MlC,Jil urflflliwn"- i iwhiii di I lie en leavor to draw Letitia into conversation. "f w ih.krhTMtMn8eT9piod twrwhotn ncartitwaa this, "How qiiv I dismiM Fre-lenckr 'He, sn pectins the p(ue of hor abstraction of mind, eeiied (iio advantage it gave him, and pressing her baud to his hotirt, said I . Ji'i, , p-trtiinity to, seal my earthly happiness or misory. Toll me, oh tell me, at once, whether, by conferring on me tli precious band, you win roiulor uie the linmiient of nen:'dr whether vou nrefer to tintea -...to alie suvuMis.nl wiJors of tiia woxlJ, and Akmdoo. pie to wretchedness tn ' , . , Letitia attempted a reply. Emotion forbade its Utterance, and she burst into tears. ' " Why la thit aaiifution 1" said Fredrick. If you regard ine, why not accept mv proposals T If not, say su nt once,, and I will try and forget you ud my owu sorrow together." . , , Lf'titiajaw JhnLeJjattelrayeijhestjtolof. per atcctiona, and sumtiKwiiHg all her fortitude of mind, replied, " I acknowledge, Fredorick, that f h ive formed a partiality for the being my own fan cy ii-M created ; but, as I frankly ctnfcs, t have my d-mUts whether you possr he character and JunlificntiiMis my imngiiinlion hat portray ed Were asRureJof it, this heart and hnnd were yours for- I am swiwlle " he replied, b.ow tnncb my 'it- emHMi have Arm to rmke yoo AnuU my n but who ran know nm ixMet limn yournuil', Lt lilia, to whom 1 have ao ulireurvcly uuhuaonitKl my dff MTliey," fptied Lflilia MwUo have watchr your cmKlurt, unoboxrved, for the aula purjxe of aavitig me from ruin," "And what haa hoen the lilt of thii rlnrwlo atbe inveidgation r eaked PreoVrick, haughtily, "That you are addicted tu Rainblins ana iiilenv permBce" replied Letitia, eolly, MT have you guilty of either of the vicea, would rewhr me auprerwly miaeralle 1 never can, and never will," ahe added, H be tlie cotnpnnion of aurh a character." Ml admire your Armi," said Fredi-rick, ming a kinder tone J MI rmvor will be guilty of ei ther. I eonCwa," be eontiuueil, Mthat my corn, penione nave induced me occaaionally to play for amuaement hut your auciety and prmciice will be an eternal harrier between me and theae compnniona. I heartily dwjiao the practice, aid here, vow to abandon it." - Yet another question," aaid Lot ilia, " have yoo ever been intoxicated T " Never, never, Lrtilie, believe me. But had I here I am 00 the verge of ruin 5 it U in'y our pw. r tare me. , Dieekrd me, ad you drive me to desperation. Aacept thia band, and my warm af. fuctHMi, anJpijf home, eiKleared by the preaence of my Letitia, will be bappineae enough for me, with. out any t Uwee eitiaiieoua eourcH of t nioymeot. No eacrihee ie too great to be coinpeoaated by J our aorMvs Words of promiae are cheap," said Letitia Mbut it will eoat you a severe struggle to aimnoon your iMocUies, and avoid the temptations arising from that class of society which will bring you in contact with the vices of the present day.Tmd to adhere rigidly to the practice of teinterance and virtue. Do you mean that you will do it, cost whailtmavr "1 do, my dear Letitia," aaid be, elaping her to his boanm, and repeating bis vows who a muiiuuue of protestations of faithlulness aod undying aOuc (ion 1 lie snare was cunningly iski j ine uiiwa. ry bird was cauglU.' Letitia, in an evil hour, pro mised te become the wile of Frederick. ' . The nett day her pareias inquiml what waa the result of their iiitorview. Ilad alie givau Fredo- rick- -docieiv refuaull.-Q jkviJhe desined.ta have done Put f r thia once, my permits must sccuse me of disobedience, said she. "Our mti. tual happiness avemed loo greet a tacrihee to be oik red on the illar ofpatemal authority. Frede. rick 1ia' proiiied an- everlsstin Tefrn.. -The contract is ratified fur life. Henceforth the dcati- nine of Frederick aod Letitia are one T M Deluded child P said her father, in ao agony of emotion, Mdelulod child, bow I pay yon I But," said he, more calmly, we will not reverse your decision, you have chosen for yourself, and frm my knowledge of the hgmaa Benn-srUm I'wviious f nature of vice Ad the. manner m which Freda. rick has been educated, 1 foul ajpurcd that you have ch n disgrace. and orrow for you enrthly portion. - During my pfngreae of owervatyHi on reaaki'id, I have never known a man of Fred-ricVs habits In be recUimed by marriage. Hut spars yoor, We will do whnt we en Pr your hap;iinss, and pray Ood to prepare you, by mock submission, for the futarw."--'."-,;."" - - - From that hour, Letilia and her .family were bu- aied in their preparations fur her nuptials, and a fnw .months afterward, she heame the Tatr and bin ning bnVU of the'ins'tnuating and handsoote Frrlckir'.CaMKk bctwrtHJ whatever ..would . render lief comfurtible, aod re. snectable. Letitia removed to her .new home, anl tiecame ! mistress of her own domain, cheerfully performing "crown domemic labor, for which she wns emi- tr,;fiJ M?tjlrVli nently oualiflod by hnlrit and early instruction. Few wamen had the talent of reiwem-r their fir aidjnoa.4leinljindnyiting, woof of whose character was deception, began well. aiwi mau uiir pnniiisc "i Hoe, Bim uniniT' mis- -TU autumn w a bright and bhssfuinne 1 denekV hileirniv. Kvsn her oamnis took crvirnm - W 'rZ - Z ' " w -r. s- - - r U WLamm f ""-'B .ri y .7 , " ,T. ,e . , Letitm formed plans for mut'ia) 4ms Bment end "u .l r v wl'- "J? 41 mIiaiaa IiKmsmt rmm whirth Kas gwive rrttriH h4 Iimmi . , T - .V - o still nchjsr f rea. jBulitdly enioyed. She UincieTUeT,wfl'f- hnirhand; was bcwipied; by her distajror nee !lo, Frederick would reiiiaher j or she, lay ing axidn her work, would amuse and ed ify, him, bv reading some select pasunjes, over htCb shft' hat;1; ih othemhys,- Uitgered wlt!r rte-1 lighted attention But like the leaves of the sum- rT These hopes of her bomm were withered and strewn. Her plan, though obuiiatig her hashand's pretended approbation, was froin tiine to tune postjKMied, while ha liu uMxl a titttusaiid excuses for nut buiiiK aJ home. aLniMt ever eveuiiur. witluait eiviiig auv definite ; reason for int. absence, Let lUa tried tolhiuk it necessary business which led hiin so earnestly and ' so late abroad, but, in spite ot' her efforts to the con rary, a painful (brebouuig of evil to cop, oUeii op? pressed her, and made her unhappy, .4 t : ..'i' . I: .1.. t i ,tTuOTilAiiir.twaJ byw urayHtty dear. Lutitia'he would say, " but this iiiug,ll4ve i;?. vuU? T ' '""" "T"7" jbrtftyiivtnd end drenching- rain. - On 1 arriving at At llhe "ne eveningd ofsliade, she would again nmke her prepu?iaionforr"J'M st"d here, while f go and inquire for Fre to evening at home and, "adjusting tlie tyruilure derkk." , At that moment, a servant with ft waiter of her twat rwrtmcnt, and sweeping, again and; of doeantcrs, glas.se, dtc crossed the hall., and bet-elea hwrtV JUNJPr..?ar wh,ch WM PeiKHl light shone cheerfurty" The old fashioned tamily jfrom within.- Letitia started iulo UiiVaDt'nflllit stand, with an open hook od candle, 'she aat con- through the half opened door after the servant, and apicuously before the fire. Froderick'a arm chair i ! door was immediately re-locked. ' Frederick the placed by its aide, and then taking her own waa just giving out hand of cards to a profane Pttdo.m derick understood this arrangement, aud throwing himself into the chair, would exclaim "UU that ! had nothing to do but enjoy this bright scene,' and occupy this pleasant spot; but really, Letitia, mf busiuesa is ao urgent, that you must excuse me once more; I hope soon to be mure at leisure.' Then, renewing the promise of to-morrow night, he woujd rise hastily, to evade her expostulations, aud leave the lonely and disappointed wife to draw her own melancholy concluaioiia as to the nature and urgen cy of that business which led him so constantly from home she knew not where I During these solitary hours, ahe was alternately employed with her work and her book. A- hundred times she would repair to the door, and listen in breathless silence, to hear the sound of bis distant fooiwtcps training; her eye tu catch a glipse of hit person, in U- i'li r'iim.!ii.( itai-kM'spensively mi ing tolmr. self " V here can tie bs so I" auJ Ihfi agnin she rf-turiKxl, to stir her eipinng embi'rs, ami ;wivl another awl yet another weary hour alone. , Then, when nature annk beixlli the pressure of btigue and sorrow, she n ttred to k aleeplnss pillow, to wairh the setting moon, and weep." And when at Ut Frederick returned, shs sometiines tenderly e. postulotad with him on the mystery of bis conduct, but often remained silept, aa if unconncious of his MU hoping to win him back from his.wauduriiig by kindnees and eubniieiion. If he thought Lett tia slept, he crept aikmtly to his pillow if not, he labored to justify his conduct by every fklsobood he could invent ( but conjugal confidence is of so de. licale a texture that, when once rent, it suldom be. comes again a seam lex garment." ' , Months rolled on, wiiikf Letitia'a sorrows in cmasnd in oumlmr and magnituvle, but tliey were eirredly kept in the stnetoary of her own bosom. There came a periid, hiwreveri when the anguish of her spirit seemed wholly insupportable a period, of all otliers in wtMnan'a history, the most delicate and interesting l when the cbuping tendrils of her affection entwine themselves around her husband more clow-ly than ever when she eminently feels the need of that support and sympathy which it is his prerogative alone to give hi sy mpnlhy due from mitn to hi milfrring companion. But at this delicate period, Llitin was left more than ever to eolitude and sorrow she even became a mother while l!ie ungrateful buxbnnd wai absent on one of hia gam bling eicgr-i,m.On btarninji tlie flirt at his re turn, aome faint emotions of remorse and awakened afTeninn were kindled in his oUlurete bosom. Fre. derick had often felt the reproaches of Letitia'a si. ktrit glxnce, and now, aa alte looked him up hi the face with aiieochless emotion, and pointed bi n out to the infant nestling in her bosom, ho secretly re. proerhed himself for his cruelty to so meek and un. complaining a spirit. He saw her once blooming and rosy cheek now blanched and pale hy sulWing. Hi gazed at her, and the little IHpkMs being thrown on his paternal protection, and he silently voweji a reform. "I have broken the most solemn vows," said he to himoelf, M I have forsaken this amiable being during those trying mouths when she much mwded ray kindlier and sympathy; I saw the an guish of her spirit, as nhe triexf in vain U lure me back to t icason. virtue, and happiness; I have de. ceived her by a Thousand fkleehoods spent not on- ty my own, but her patrimony, by riot and gam bling, and I must stop, or be lost forever." Huch were his bitter rt-flections, aa he hung over the sick bed of hf ToYi'Ty r wife fani a tear gushing from the deep fNjntain of his soul, escapeil his eye, ami min gled with those which were triuuig their crystal current down the pale choek of Letitia. Hut oh ! bow fitful and Iramtieut are the foclings of remorse, and resolutions of amendment, in' the bosom of one already erulavad in the wilca of vice. Ilef ire one week rUd elapsed, Frederick suflcrcd himself to be led back by the solicitation of his vile companiima to the shrine of BdCchus, and the vortex of a gam bling party. Letitia could no longer be deceived by folse"pnitonc'!s; 1er nurse complained that he neglected his"duKStic aflirs, his nocturnil ah. sences b"came more freqiieiilaiid protracted, aod when at borne, bo was more inoroee aoo un manage able ; his flushed face, strongly impregnated breath, and red and swollen eye, told a tale ivit to be mis taken or evaded. Things about the premises showed symptoms of neglect and teiity." A board on the barn hun? clattering in the wind by one nail the garden gate was off the hinges the fence broke through .and onme.oJcdbe." vrorkihop'famkfiO ; the farm de!rtuVaijona oq protiJe4 for.l'ilrjiig aiid hard did Lelitia siruls against the setting tide ot want ana povenyr biib pkntod her own gardun, cut tier own wood, ted her domestic animals with mif own hand, and made eve. ry etlort in lier power to supply hor own and lie?iiuebis:wa wptlzod hor in fant with a moth:" tears. p "One mr, its TbecmTf N jvetnber "blasr bow led fearfully around her solitary dwelling, aud the rain beat gainst the cement, Let,tia.had eateu nor Uliron. " And where is mv ooor iwluuod husoaiid dirons. u nd where is my poor deluded husbniH) ., t. , A A Mnl! impart aiid ikMiriHhuioiii; " "" Ai he JooHed arouiit her soli tary and cold apartment, a fraaqjuiiie ot her wrclch. edntvnme'-over hr,4 inada. hat frautki slte looked wildly around her-! heart fs tofn ppxe. inenl,"said jlK to herself, I can. endure it no loiyer, D.Hibt and uhx-ortaMf'lOgonyit' will know the ferity sltr a blanket. 1 Will kiww tlie worst," she repeated, as she cloeeJ the djor after her, and sped bur way towardsthe botol of the village, a mito utstaut Wdrttssttiancenrnd aorrow,- had tendered ber. once vigMrtuis frame feeble; a faiutnens seized her; she ctjiitd only totter forward ar rew-stepe,- ana sit down i,t the door-stiaie of a neighbor, and .distant relati w-o- hor- twwuand j-and-uer -sobs-weieiosrd within, and her friend kindly offered all the sympa thy and aid in her power. ; Mia knew the charac- tor of Frederick, and the worth and sorrow of Le- titia. When Letitia had recovered the energies of her body and mind, to reply to tier friend s enfjm- ries, ahe begged her not to question her, but only grant her the favor of a ittje girl in the family to accompahy het a short distance 60 an errand. ed hor request, insisting, however, that she should nis eioow. , jueiuia mu on ner suta uviury uim. the cards dropped from his palsied hand. "Frederick! mv dear Frederick I" the cried "for the lake of jrour perishing wife, your infUnt son, ycair cluiracter oh, for the 'sake of the vowt you made, for the sake of your temporal and eter nal, interestsabandon these cards, leave this house, and return to reason and to duty." ; -. , j : 1 Frederickr as if seized Wit h sudden madness, sprang to hia fret, and seizing Letitia by the thoul der, shook her violently, and-wai about -plunging her hmullong from the room, when, one of his com punhms in guilt stopped him, , r w Villaiul'! said he, ' lay another finger on that anfTl at your peril Had I not pitied that wife," said another, "you would have been in prison before now."' -y " No gnimhling," said another, as Fredrrirk at-temrt-d.i spesk, "IMgniinbliiigj Club-Uw reigns here)" . ' - Frederick raved like a madman. "He cmIio tie csbn," aaid the landlord, Mgo home with your wife, and treat her well, loo; re member I have a mortgage on your farm will youT" Letitia had now git out of the room Y'mU-rwM followed tier, but eraing she had company, inquired, with an oath, whom ahe had there. .t-Nit 1 word more,."ju id grufTyoic near him, "you may get a cudgeling, yet, boy." M Letitia ami her young companion hurried trem bling away from a aceoe ao horrible. "Truly," said Letilia, M the tender mercies of the wicked are rrueL" Frederick followed on the opposite aide of ine way, muttering anathemas on bis heart stricken wife. "And has it come to IhisT" said Letita to her self, " has it come to thisf Is this the society which my once dear Frederick chooses in preference to bis once bright and happy home, and that wife to whom he swore t'ndying kindness f Oh, tlie infa tuation of the drunkard and the gambler I Oh, the infatuation of that girl who hopes to rechim one addicted to these fatal vices! Oh, if I dared, how could I fall at the feet of my parenta and confess my fhlly! But no they shall never grieve over the exteut of my misery ; I will bear it ahsie." Huch were Iter rcflectisis, while retracing her steps U Uer Cold and cheerless dwelling. In the course of a few months, theprojierty Frederick was sold at auction, and he followed Ins lather to what wasthen celled tlie Far West. Years went by, ami Letilia and her sorrows were forgot ten, or remembered only as a troubled da-am in the dim and dirfant recollection 1 of some early friend; her parents had Tong rested from their la bors, and no longer grieved over the fate of their unhappy daughter. The child who had accnina nied Letitia to (lie hotel on that fearful night, hnd grown to womanhood, whru an accident occurred which brought her again in contact with Letitia. While journeying west, she unexpectedly found lienwlf in the neighborhood where site resided. The events of that evening were still fresh in her recollection, and hj fi ll a strong desire to see . titia. A friend off-red to accompany her. Accord ingly", the next day they set out on horse Wk to vi sit her. After riding slowly through a dense for- ext of pine and hemlock, the road risigh aul nar. u , ; J r 1 row they arrived at an arena of cultivated lands, in the centre of which stood a leg building, with isit chimney, d.mr, or windows ; the smoke issued from an opening in the rnof a flat stone set agnife4 the hgs served for a fire-place aome wtiite ctoth, stretched bedre two apertures in the logs, admit ted some light ; a well remembered blanket, spun and wva by Letitia before her marriage, was sus pended from a door. As the friends entered this gloomy abok', the foot rested on the naked earl li the re waa no floor, Another blanket was substitu ted as a partition across one corner of the house, that the daughters might enjoy the privilege of a separate sleeping room ; another waa hung up be fore some rude-shelves, and made their pantry ; a few remnants of Letitia't fbrnilure remained in better keeping than one would Mippose in en exposed a situation but neatneM, order, and Industry, were still risible characteristics of Lctitia's habi tation. " " Th re ie a beauty of mind and feature which the lapse of time nor the pressure of sorrow can not efface. Letitia, though faded and care worn, still retained that in the lineaments of her counte nance 'which IwJ rendered bar so lovely l youth. UttfJSiOfcWTcr of their mother in eafiy hfe f hy-sen ntii;iici;d met liigg "onhercfiiicmont and priHettef bar maune.ra,tluHigh.' bred in a log cabin, and trained up in a forest, with im.ejlucAiiiioJiuiwhat-thcit.jiKther :gve them aa interesting proof of the power and efficacy of maiernai uuiuence ana infraction in ine muei ou verse circumstances. The only son had died at an early" "aglW'viijiriti of his futheT crneltjr-; Lrtt-; tia at once recognized her young friend, and gave n-tr a cordial welcome, ana urgoj ner to stay to tea with an much aroettnc.jsjt.tiat hejwnducd lo stay fif fear of giving wnn bv a refusal. -' Letitm's ugal ujH)cr coositod C a com-oit-al caka, some excclleot butter, of her own mnkinff, and a dish of Wild fruit, gathered by her amiable daughters, as ear expression of good will to tbe-friend of their mother." 77 A cloth uf swwy- whiteness was spread upon a well sciMired table, the furyiture of which was of the nlaincit kind, yet with order and neat- nets, JUOUlia sat dvtfa .W this plain repast With h-frieoditthn blessing of Heaven on the fjod jaud the interview, and recognizing the bounties of God's providential baud in their supply of "C.iiJy bread." 7 At she served, her- IoJiaa xako, she cast 9 glance at h?r daughters, who showed evidently sy mptomt of njor tified pride, aid pleasantly said, WA dinner of herbs and love therewith, my friends." Her gratified friends would have partaken of their simple supper with no common relish, had not an incident occur red which dashed with bittornea their cup of bles sing. No mention had boon made of Frederick, nor had the young friend of Letitia dared to make any inquiries.' When they tat down to tea, the blanket waa removed from the door-way to admit the light. Frederick soon appeared, emerging from the forest, and reeling towards the house. Iit'wHtrned--palei wore a still deeper tinge no- one, however,, spoke. ff. ..1. I... .tj. l ... C. -.!. t. I man. hut a Moated, loathsome AW - Miss II. en. deavorod (o'Yraca' one ioaliire of the' foiwethif vwmjmgm. known Frederick all was gone f - He tfaggered forward to the dour-way, caught hold of the logs for support, but hit band slipped, and he tell bead long into the house, the bottle he l)ld in the other haiid bnike lost its content. A balf-suppresoed "0 dear I" involuntarily and simultaneously escaped the visit ants. The scene was too common to excite either aupprise jot exclamation. w tlie wiie aiMl oughterwl rredenck lay several m nutes wallowing in rum, Wood, and broken glass, ottering the most horrific language, and swearing to be revenged on hit unof fending wife,' at if the wei the causfl of hit pre sent misfortunes.' He at least succeeded in crawl ing upon a chair, still threatening Letitia with stripes and death. The guests felt the expediency of a speedy departure f the further and daughters accompanied them to their horses. Letitia took the hand of her young friend, and fulling a little in the .nar, said, "You tee, my dear, that my sor rows have not decreased with the lapse of passing year. .Your visit hat freshened in my foo vivid memory the incidents of scene which, even to this moment, thrills me with horror, You witness ed the conflict of my bosom on that dreadful night. Tilt then, t had in a measure deceived myself with fule hops. TiH therf, I never belirrrd Frwlenck eiitirrly beyond Hie reach of my io(lu"ls:e, or thut he was as-ocinli-d wilU'ineri of that di'bnscment of "r character. Then I saw, for the Bmt time, tlie e. tent of my miwry, with all its aggravations. I wiihud to die, and was almost tempti d to put aa endtomylifo. Hut these frantic Ihisighl soon gave way to calm and rational refloction. From that hour I have been a ai ranger and pilgrim in thf , world, seeking a better country, and believe I have ; the comforts of aanctified afhictioos thai peace which the world can wittier give nor take away. I have nerved my heart to bear patiently the trials alloted me I never expect to find rest but w where the wicked ceaae from troubling," I have, however, one keen self-reproach, which, -at times, weighs down my spirit I should have believed and obey, ed my U loved father, who so kindly ascertaiueJ the character of Frederick who so tenderly warn ed me; and never reproached me for diwbedience, but sympathised and consoled me to the extent of his power, while he lived. Father in Heaven !" ahe cried, her eyes turned ligbtly upward, and lifting her clawped hands, M Father in lleaven i for give me this sin." There waa souM-thing unearth ly in that look J it spoke of communion with things ( uneen, ami hopes anchored upward in the skies. The young friends mounted th"ir horses, and bade the interesting trio a final adieu. As they s ixiikI lln-ir way along (lie rough twlh through tho dnrk f if est, they reflicted long aod faithfully on lbe la'levilsresulting from iIkhh d-bastn vice, gnml.ling and intemperance. . lu the wartime, Lvlitia re. turned with treiulding sieiis to tier cabin in the (i. rest to bear the reproaclie ami alshies of kv r in ebriate huHlmud, till rmnoveil to thut h'xi", eternal in the h'-avnw, prepan.-d flir thoee who " by pnlienl contiiiii-nce in well d-ing, seek fr honor aud iin mortnlity," while Ikt fair daughters, formed to em-Is-llmh anJ eiiliveu sis-ii-ty, were hfft to grope their wav at'Mig the cheerless pnth, without education unknowing and unknown like rct flowers, ' M Wa-rting their frsgrance on the deo-rt lir. From ih hmg ItUml Star. A VISION IX llARPBIt'Sj B JOKiTTORK. it lueoAurm Ncsav. I stood in the edifice, and gnwd upon tlm un ccHinled volumes tlutt were lyio arouiMl me. I breuthed i,ot the nir which vegitates the earth, 'miI ;Crgetful tiint my feet pre- i(n surfwre, I inhnleil 1.1 . 1 1L..1 . 1 .1 . . the at in 11 .he re thut gives birth to genim. I had a viii, bright and beautiful a feaol of ihe soul, salutary and reviviug. . Tie dead had iWu and ooms forth to salute ine ; I clasped til.' bauds that ha I given theVenlth of irrtelrtct t the wnrtVI. The lips which the lapse of years had held in Ihe bondage of death, were loused, and tongues, that for centuries h.ul last unorganized, xjreJ fcnli the eloquence of inspiration. Foreinoet and Incite! -(km) the fniihful rri and apiwtles, who traimnnttcd In after ages tlie Bonk of Lifer A halu of glory, uudeKnahlc, kih rooodcl them, f a they 44 had looked upon the face of t'hrist " they had witness.1 the dying agonies of a (iod, and knc-lt at the grave of a crucified ReiW-tiie.r, Then came the retinue of ssi!ea who pierced the cloud of darkneM, and rent the veil of tgitnntnro from otr the world. The venernlde Ursolite stond with tlie scroll which preserved 'io solemn tnle of the fated and fallen Jerusalem ! The inspired hen then, the martyr of immortality, stool 4'bleHin the gods," with tlie bowl uplifted. I L-cJ again, and beheld the W':J ,i' r.eca peiiuj tlie pathway Tor h s.-sirt esc ipe ; an-l cleocliing my lit-wls, oesisight Jwpiter to hurl a holr trtlie firail of Serf. - Euclid, Ctpemiro, Newton, and a host of . philosophers surrounded tie" irrsucrrssiori: I . c..l'ighOt!"m : their ; 1 wjimr, the circlfl defined light sod heat, reversed fi mi oC.gx-Ail&tiXU;Th!!U burst jl flood dlmvwift Uion my. ear, ami I bent forward to catch tlie wib limity of ancient herds. "Virgil, Ilrirnrr.Tasso, and Anacreon, poured fourth their numbers copiously and rtirhnrrtittgy ; but- the hsridof the sighlkws po et Milton, led me, awe-struck and wandering, o'er the abyss of hi ll, and ba.le me gnze into the unco vered glories of paradise and peace. Young, itiitirPTnoc tlit-tfne-iKue sT.eavev wlule Uowsimlh, Byrtso, Burnn, ami Scott, sang of Ihe loves of each. I sight amid thnin ir soine bf niy own sex I met a Rochets More, a Porter, and a D StacUttvl re-j.-ieed findlb"! they were not secondary stars in the firmament of literature. I approach them not to crave permission to call thnin my sisters, but. to throw myself as a shtve at their fet. Tlie vimi after the ,vi Jin nf uuldsuuth, or wept for, tlie miseries. of JreUarch, but rushed into the street, aud found myself a stran ger in the. midst of a populous city. tr&jjZw "C Polish gentleman having caught a Stork upon hia estate, near Lei n burg, put round its neck an iron collar, with the inscription, MHc ciconia ex Pdlonia" (this stork comet from Poland,) aud set it at li berty, Thia year, the bird returned to the snmo spot, and was again caught by the same person.- It had acquired a new collar of gold, with the in. script ion, "India cum dunit remittit ciconiam Po lonis" (India sends back the stork to the Poles with gifts.) Tlie gentleman, after having shown ' the inscinti 1 uiucrtjr. . - A Farmer, going to we how us men got on hoe- said they.we thirst for Ihe tpirit, and are faint." iWell, that meant,"' said the farmtfr, that you want grog ; now, aa you try to quote Holy Writ in ' your behalf, I beseech you also to call to mind that . itsays, aUo, . Hl yMWthSrst'": The-men wens' at it again at once Nashcillt Republican. ; ! A Gloriou Cotuolatniru-A.n old lady being very aorelv afflicted with a disorder that is usually oeWroinatecT hysterics.'inXinne breathe, and appealed to her husband on the occa sion, with Mr. ' rennt breathe. ' WeH my' dear, returned the . afflicted husband, I would not - try, for nobody wantt you To. . A ikort tf ory. Jackson 1 taya to Van Buren, "III make you my successor. Kendall tayt to Jacksonj-- make Van Buren take Pick Johnson 00 the ticket with )im at Vice: President.; "He shall do it," taya the old chief and forthwith sev eral hundred office-holders, hungry expectants, po litical fortune hunters, and idlers tf all denomina tions, with long ears, meet at Baltimore am) cry . ditto to what Gen, Jackson haa already aaid, and thit it called imotraci; and the 4 roice of the Pco pit if Wtat a humbug Nev York Star. , , 1 3 1 1 1 T?r"f """T''S'"" 'I' ". '. . ; ,
