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A RAINY EVENING A SKETCH; A
IT MRS. Z.SB HXJtTZ.
A pleasant1 little group was gathered around
unete Ned's domestic hearth. lie eat on one side
of the fire-place, opposite aunt Martf who with
her book in her hand, watched the children seated
at the table, some reading, others sewing, all
occupied but one, a child - of larger growth," a
young lady, who being a guest of the family, was
suffered to indulge in the pleasures of idleness
whoreprooJL --.... . v- .-.'
440htl tors a rainy eveinng,". said little Ann,
lookinj'up from her book; and meeting her mo
ther's smiling glance ; it is so nice to sit by a
good fireind hearhii4 pattering against the
window, k Onlyl-pity the poor people who have
no houses to cove : them to keep off the rain aud
theJd.H
And I love a rainy efenjngjoo, -cried George,
a boy of abeut tv'ee?MI can study bo riueh beU
ter My thought 'stayrat home, and don't keep
rambling ou after ,the, fright moon aud stars.
heart fe'ets.warmei. and I really believe 1
low-everr.body. better thah I do whert .tin wea
therbfcir..r r.TJ) - ; uttHere'was a iumbW Daiidn,ioff'ha1fialin?
hUmile Ned-smiled -and rav the tofwappfo
yin patjodihe shoulder -Every one a roiled but
tbe yoW lady; who-wiShVUngaid discontented
air, nor pfeyd with a pair of scissors, no wturnv
ed over-the leaves df a hook, men wun an-in-sup--pressed
yawri, leaned idly ouher elbow and look
ed mte the 'fire.:1- "" '
. what -rfo vim think of" a'Tainyevenlnff.
ElfzabetKT asked Uncle" Ned.' 44 1; should like
tohear jrour opinion also. ; li "Xiv
fhrrik it over dull and nhmterestmsr indeed,'
answedBKe', T always feel'so stupid,, I can
hardly keep myseir awake one; cannot go aproaa,
or hope to see company at home ; arid one gets
I cann'oi imagine, what Ge'orga au
, auu siuu cue iv
adu,sb nwcha'dlsagregable,
like thia.y. ' . . . . - .. .
. f S'uppoaeJ tell you a sto'ry to' enliven, j 6u, ".
aaidle,NH . - v t - -
"UD I yes, lamer, please ten us a su?ry
claimedh jpkUdren slmultaneau&Jy, ; 1
Little Ann was perched upon. his knee aSf .by
magic, and even Elizabeth, moved ,he.r chair, aaf
excited ifrniteVSgtee ofinttteat. Jtertrge at.iQ
; held his book in his -hand, but his bright ejes,
: sparkL'ng.with an usual auinjfatioB,.were riveted
upon his tincle'aiace. -,
I anf foin V lelLym a rainy
evening," said ancle Nerk w
: 44 Oh! that will be eo pretty I" cried Ann, clap-
E' ing her halida ittf' Elizabeth'! countenance fell
slow zero. It was an ominous annunciation.
Yea," continued uncle Ned,'44 a ramy evening.
But tWtoh clouds darker .than, those which now
mantle the sky were ' lowering, abroad, and the
raiiell heayier.and aster. the rainbow of my life
was drawn most beautifully onlhose dark clouds,
and its fair colors still shine most lovely on the
eight? Jt is no longer, however, the bow of pwv
mi8ettut the' realization of my fondest dreams:'
' Gebrge-eaw hVuncle cast an expressive glance,
towards the handsome mat rob in the .opposite cor-
ner, whose colour perceptibly heightened, and he
could hot forbear . excUiming ...
44 Ah ) aunt Mary is blushing, I understand un
cle'e meUphtJt;' IShe Is his rainbowand he thinks
life Ode long'rainy day.". T
44 Not exactly sd. ' I mean your last conclusion.
But 4oft'tinterruBt-mC, my boy, and you' I shall
hear a lesson, which young as you - are, T lftje
rou will never forget "When I was a ydung man
was thought quite handsome j
44 Pa i as pretty as he can be now," interrupt
ed little Ann, passing her band fondJy over-hia
manly cheek. y
. Uncle Ned was not displeased with the cfcmpli
: ment, for he "08364 terclosjr 'to him while he
continued x;'" '.' r; ''
"mil,.when-l vaaiyen'g,-ftwaa'a,gay ppirit
- companionship waJleasTrig, as thaTofii-maid-'V
n w)in& name tvau MarfrJ . Now there are a
great many Marys .in'lhe 4drfdfio'ybu roust hot
take it for granted tUa'r-jtiean yeor-mother or
aunL At any rau'rjiu ihust flot look eo. signifi
cantly till. T hafe,ished'nvstorMary-.wa8 a
sweet and. lovely, tprlltilfcti'fitifoeni of cheer
r fulness runnibg through 'tier- disposHioii that
made mneic as it flowed. It was jjqder cur-
xenti loweVetilwayfjrisn ite
legitimate chinoi, nerer bviflowmg-'.ntbXeister-ous
,miirth'ivcf nnro'eahthje -fevltjv. Ka 'the
"only dughterjaf he,1nouier, arid she 'a jctiqv;.--Mrs.
Carlton. such 'was" heir mother's name, was
in lowly . circumstance. 'apd Mary had none of
the appliances ot weaun aau iasmon iq.oecoraie
her person . or gild her home. .-A-'very modest
competency.waealf heV portion, and shVwishe
. for nothing more. I have seen, her, Jn isimple
. white dressy without a, 8&gle ornamenVnBreja it
was a natural rose, transcend all the gaudy belhr,
. who sought hy theaurielionsi)f dress, to win ihi
admiration f the. multitude. But alas t Cor poor
iuman: natural .one of these .dashmsr. belles so
- fascinated my attention, that the gentle Mary was J
for a while forgotten. -Theresa Vaneia indeed 1
a rare piece of mortal -mechanisn).. Iter, figure
wsji the nrfection . of .beautv. knd she moved as
k were here gestures,' I never saw.such -lustrous
hair it was perfectly hla,ck anil'shbne J $e bur
nished .steel j ..and then. such; rmglets.J.IIo w
they waved and rippled down- her beautiful neck !.
She dressed-wUb the mtexqujsite'taetedelica.
cy and neatness, and whatever, she w.OreVaBsu-;
roed fr peculiar grace and fitness; aiif arf loved
to adorn what nature uiade so f4ir." JTJtut ivhat
charmed me. most waa the sunshiny -smite ;tlat.
was always .w ait In? to light'up iieroanteoance; i
To be sure, she sometirues: laughed a. litile,;ur
loud, but then her langtj'waso musical, and be
teeth so ' whiteit wis impolaible. to believe ier
euntvorrudness'orwahtof gr.v.Oftert,when
I siw hervih,'the social- circle,, so .brillilht a'ndj
. smiling, Uje life-and cpatm of every thing aroUKd
her, I thought how' happy, the constant coropao
ionship jpf sah a being .jyould make me what
i light, what joy to the darkest scepesof existence!"
- .OhV'uncle,'' rrtefrUpted George, laughing
ifi tvere-aUnt Mary,-f tfoidi otJetyoprw&
any Other lady Ky warm1y. Vorf are.so taRt4X.,irp
rith brb?ittty,-ir6a'haT forgbtten'all abouthe
xainf'evenitrff. rftr t.r ..if
, bTe ihat
. dovn and said Tiothing.- -t J , c
44 DohllsfiriaiDattanc't said uncle" Ned.
: youfshall not be xheaed out ofyour poor sto
rr I-beffaa it for-Elizabeth's sake-rathsr than
Yours, and I- see she is wide awake. X She thinks I
I sr", by. this: time naore- than half; in lowhh;
Thesa' Vine, and, sto twoks. taorettha hM
CiT, ',t: frhrar Jiail been a treat manV oarriea'nd
v jmnaer slipped by almost uncotfsTioaslt.. VAt
lai T, thA autnmoalTeauinox aiinro'acbed. and
gathering, cloflsT 'horttasterd 'gUjia.'and drizj
- zllnar rains, succeeded tdthe s6ft breezes, mellow;
" kiea, and glbwmsuhsetsipeculiaf-td thft
beatiUulseasoiC 'lr'two or three days. I was
confined within doors bv the continuous rains:
v and I am k!tt o coness it- but Jlh bluvdeiil
: got complete possession q w mw whmrmii
mwiAaa nTWh"T-danr.d-n th tOD jo4 :Trt-head,
ne pitched my.Ta aW aJiofthrred tprh
: eu on my ehih:YalauhtIe N;anHy-;
Kn thai, oro tArrlM rrfiatur those blue reJtle-'
men, andl could not endure them any, Jonger
and a CTeatfavorite-in society. ; The young ladies; f"4 --j-.j -
liked me fooanet;intaice?.at the chess f 1 Sf?&. P"1"!' the inooii.
board, or iheemm Vhmei to H'gb t, tte Urs. .Clouds . wiUflftve 0 for me
i .(..' jMAik.. nk f 1 4.AroenJ sliffhtiv responded, as I closed the
uuujt several ui litem wwnu-uo ujw ""4," 1 , - . -.. . T - - r
5 -i nf-vj a. iiJ door. . Whue I was Buttinar on jnv cOat. I over
lion 10. ia&e ujc a-iipww ui j!'S' -.
3 -
t
and
So tfie4hird rainy evening! put 00 my ovejTtoat
buttoned it up-to my chin, aiui taking my timbrel.
Ia In my hand-set out' n the direction ef Mrs.
Vane'W i 4 Hf re,' tbougHI. as my1 fingers press
ed the latch, T shall find the moonlight smile,
that will illume the darkness of my nigh,t-rhe
dal) vapors will disperse before her radiant glance)'
and this interminable equinoctial torm be trans-1
sunbeams in her ppetence. My geatle ioek not"
be incr a DcarentPr heard.1 stepped intoihe t4iodtn
set. dow.iyv.uoxeilatook.iOff jooy tdrenplied 1
. . - - . 1 l . . A t-.
over-coai, arrangea my nair jn me ujubi. grave
ful manner, and claiming a privilege, to which
perhaps I had no legitimate Fight, opened the
door' of thA familv 'sittinjr room, and found mv
j 0 1 - , -
self in the present of the beautiful Theresa-" -
Here uncla Nod Hi audea; provoking pause.
" Pray go pn-V . How j was she Irsef dl"
M And was she' glad- to sefe you asiaHdJim
IIow was the dressed " repeated he, 41 1 am
aot very skilled in the tecKoicalltes of a lady's
wardrobe, bat I can give you toe general impres
I g;n of her on aDO'earance.' Irilh firSt olaec.
Biuii uj tier
Isty towards an opposite' dodre'fSeWtered "but
a'msobliging chair was in the wayanl lft
inaJtiKg my lowest iow, before! . sb$ fbuud aai op4
pqrtuotty of disappearing. Uoatused jand mortu
fied 'alte scarcely returned, my salutation, while
Mrs. Vane offered me. a chair, anJ expressed jn
somewhat dubious ternas, their gratification ; at
such an unexpected pleasure". I have "ho doubt
TheYesa wished me at the bottom of the Frozen
Ocean, if I might judge by the freezing glances
she shot at me through her long lashes. .JShe6at
uneasily in her chair, trying to conceal her slip
shod shoes, and furtively arranging her dress about
the shoulders aud wais It was a most rebel
lious subject, for the body and skirt were at open
4 Warfare, refusing to have any (communion tfith
each other. YYhare-was the graceful snape I bad
tb admired? In vain I sought its exquisite out
lines in the folds of that loose, and slovenly. robe.
Where were those glistening ringlets and burn
ished locks hat had so lately rivalled' tresses Uf
Medusa? Her hair was put in tangled bunches
behind her ears, and tucked upbebjid in a kind
of Oordiatrknot, .which would have required the
sword of an ''Alexander' to untie. Her frock was
a soiled and dingy s'dk, with trimmings of sallow
blonde, and a" faded fancy handerchief over ctae
shoulder. ' '
; 44 Y014 tave.caught me completely cji dishibMe,'
said she, recovering p'aftianyjrqin hex embarrass
ment ; bytw.eY.png'wa.8 so rainy, and no one
but njother.na XuyslJ Cneyer dreayicd cf euUi
an exhibition ofajiantry.as this'?' t.
. ' he could, no'diegv.ise her .vexation, vrit all
her. efForta ,to conceal it,.aui Mr,Vaiie evidently
sqared her daughter's chagrin. I . was .wicked
enough ta enjoy their confusion, .and I never ap
peared more at my ease,. or played the agreeable
with more eignal success. ml waMisenchanted
at o'nee, and my mindj-evelled at itsj-ccoverd free-,
dom. "My goddess bad fallen from the-nedestal
on which .my imagiq'aliou had enthroned her,
despoiled tfte beautiful drapery which had im
parted to her such ideal loveliness, i knew that
I was a favorite in the family, for I was wealthy
and independent, and perhaps of all Theresa's ad
mirers, what the world would call the best match.
I maliciously asked her to play on the.pianQ.but she
made a thousand : excuses, studiously keeping
back' the -.true-reason,, her disordered-attire- I
asked, her to-play a game. of chess but 4 she had a
headatbe I'-sbe was tootupid she never could
do anything On a. tainif eeening.- - -
T44 At le'nitfi T took mv-'leave. inwardlr blessinsr
-themoviittf sSfrit which had led roe abroad that
night,- that tbspeJlviiicn had so long- enthrall
Pote .eicJauiaUotf irom 1 beresa.
Good beayens, mother ! was. there ever any
thing-ee unlucky. 1-never thoaght of seeing. my
. neighbor's dogJoi-night : If I have not been com-:
pletery canffhtt' . ...
44 I hitipe yotf mind nry advice next -time,
replied her mothef m a grieved tone. 4 1 told
you pot to sijf down fn that sjov'ely dress, I have
po doubt you have.lbst him forever.
1 Here 1 made good my retreat, not wishing to
enrtrhe penetralia of family secrets.
The rain sjlll continued unabated, but my social
feejjngs yery :'far from being damped. . I had
the. curiosity to make another experiment The
evening, was not ytfry far advanced and as I turn
ed. from Sirs. Vane's fashionable mansion saw
a modest light glimmering-in the distance, -and.
hailed k-as the 'Shipwrecked mariner hails the
star that guides hitn .p'er ocean's foam . to the
home he has left behind himr Though iVas gay
snd young, and a passionate admirer of beauty, I
had very exalted ideas of domestic felicity I
knew that there was manya rainyday in life, and
I thought .the-companion, who was born-alone for
sonbeams and moonlight, would not aid me t6 dis
sipate?" theW1 irloom: .1 had, moreover,: a shrewd
eHOTicion, that the daughter who thought' 4t .a j
ssfficieirt'excustf fbt' ehairreful personal neglecW
would,' a Vwife, be'equaUyregardless of
nana .5 presence. - v luie i pnreueu cnese reirec
iphs my "feet' involtmtariiy drew Trearer tfjid more
jDear fo tbe ligh'f,JwUithhad bepnhe loadsfbne of
mVi6"Deninffnanht3bt I had continued to meet
Mary n the -gay circle's I frequented, but f 'had.
Iaterylb'ecprh'aln6st ii stranger to Tier trtfnie.
SEalitoea welcome eruest I'-saidlXomysfeuas"'
1 trossud'lhVtKr.eehoJdT
ing-vl hrdA.swet .vpo;reauW,a)o I
opened the idop.r, and 1 kne w Uyas jthe yoichtcp
was once music, to my ears. Mary rose at niy
atrace, laying her XooJt: quietly., ou the table,
and greeted 'Sae , with, a ,nodet , graces aud . self
possessioh pecrriiaf to- hersell-: She looked .sur
prised, a . little embarrasseuV but very far. from be
ing displeased.1-' fgUie -vtede no ..allusion to iny es
trangement or neglect r expressed no astoriish-t!
nientat mj uhtimely visit,, not jewrce hinted that,
being alone with Rer mother asd not antrcipVing
visitors sh thought it -unnecessary - to wear 'the
fcibiflmeirrt4tf a lady." TNeverii'n my l;fe had I
'see'her look sd iovely. ? Her dress was perfects
ly J)lairivhnteveTy -"fold was arranged by the hand
of the gpcace. Her dirlf-hrcrwn hair whichr had
ainafdral VaVe'ra lf,TioVf uncqrled by the damp
nfe8s7'waput batik in smooth i-iriglects frormiier
bfvi HlBng a'face V nich did iiO? considaVits
beautv wasted because a mothers eye'aloneresuiir
on its bloom. A beautiful cluster 'Of anffrnfQrt-nRn&J
placed n;a!. glass-vase bnthe Uibleiinned the
.apajrtmen and aftf'tehi. ljlai 6 theaRhliiffbs;
ed a spirit of cfieerfuli. esjk arpud, w'hiSlf'rVJ ev
ed the atmpsipbere. itsexcessi vembisture'-rr
Mrs. Carlton was jinf invalid, and" suffered 'also
from.;an' inflaormatwa, f,-jbe; eyes. " Mary had!
been reading-to her from her favorite book.
-tWhat do yoaMiil'tJtilX pUif r-tban the
B hie. And Mary' was not ashamed to have such
la fashfonalde TPairo
Lsee what her ocpalidrthad iSeeiC' What afcon-
frast to the "scetref r had, jiiel Ijtiltted f Hew I
loathed myetf fbVJihe' lnfaftiationwlMel&dted
fne to prefer the artificial iriraces of a belie to this
purechfof naKrre.Iirew myhairae ihVtahte,
and entreated that theV would not look uoon me
as a stranger, but a friend, anxious to be restored
ed my 8 rises might beroKeu.' l neresa called
up one of her lanenf istiiiles as I ba je. her adieu.
r XSevericail.aaram on. a rainy. evening ; i
old acquainjinot. V
md without a sin-
I Was Understood m a moment, and
ffle resroach, Nfeas kdmhted asain to confidence
anft amuiaray : jne npurs . 4 naa wasiea. j rui
Theresa seemed a kind of mesmeric slumber,
blank in my existence, oiy at least, a feverish
dream. 4 What do you think of a rainy evening
Mary V asked I, before 1 left her.
eucievWhich,bind us tohe world seem with
dfawnand, retiring within ourselves, we learn
more of tne deep mysteries of our own neuig.r ; -44
Mary '8 soul beamed from herfeye as itturned
withJrinsienf obliauitv. towards heaven. She
pmMedvtstf-fearfal o onseakng the fontains of
ner nean. ,4. saiq toat nirs. oarjionaB"
lid, and cdniequely retiredeaVlf Wlier cham
ber; but 1 1 i ngered till a "late honr, nor did I go
till I had made afullrcbnfessionfiy folly, re
pentance, and awahed.Jond as-Iary did
nut nhnt tJs diinr in jr farA. VfMLtUJV imagine s'lO
was notsoiydjspled A-.'
44 Ah ! fj Trrwhq ary waa,-! knew all the
time," exclameaGeteflqol arcWy at aunt
Mary. A-ifhesbicfrair momeot tell
iiistrJaqved,tVlituibf sileb
i i ):.
44 You Uavn't done, father," said little Ann, in
a disappointedtone ; 44 Ijthougbt youwre going
to tell atory. You haye been, talking about yourv
sejf.all, the time." s .. , .
44-J have been something of an egotist to be
sure, my little irl, but I wanted to shqw my dear
young friend here, how much might depend uportJ
a ramy eventng. -- L.ue is not mane up or au sun
shine.-. The happiest and most prosperous must
have their seasons tf gloom and darknees, and wee
to-be th 88 fion Avhose souls no rays of brightness
emanate to gild the darkened hours. I tjees the
God of the rain as well as sunshine. I can read
His 'merev and Hs love.' as' well ih tbe;tempe3t,
Vhosewing9" obscure the visible glories of His
the soft dews that descend after his setting radi
ance, .rhegob wkfttatDexphor.it Xfaid-e, rain
bow, was, draw nm the clouds that lowerea on that
eventful day, "and that it, still continued.' to 6hine
with undiunriisnedheaUty', ' Vomanmj children,
was sent by God," to be the rainbow of man's dark
er destiny From he glowiag:Ted,f emblemafKr
of that love whicb-wetros and tgladdcne hisexisA
tente, to the violet "melting into tbfe blue of hea
ven, symbolical of the faith which links hm toa
purer world; her blending virtues, mingling with
each other in beautiful harmony, are a tofcen of
Gdd'b "mercy" here, and an earnest of future bles
sings in those regions where no- mtn evenings
ever come' to obscUfeTthe brightness of eter-
al
Fnra tUe New Ojleana Tropic. ,
' CRIES OF HAV-An A.
- .. 4Jiuiaamo a yer ;.,
t. ; ,Cuiia U comer." - .....-.
Trans. Miss, come, ee the" sweet! '
Sugar caue to cai.
Thus sung a poetical sugarcane-seller the
other day, and ere the last notes rjied away
iu the distance, he was slopped by the loud
calls, eager looks and watery mouths at a,
cluster of school giris, just emerging from
their seminary 011 the 44 passoa," to seek in
the open air relaxation, after their long hoars
of study . r
Quite commercially did the purchaser in
sist upon having the best -quality, and the
most succulent dane of the whore pack atid
strongly did she insist on tasting, with' ffef
companions, of every stick before she gave
her "foedfio" as a contingent for the "canita"
Pleased with-the sight, and arrested by. a
desire to witness the-termination of what was
transacting, my attention was devoted for the
time being, to every word they uttered . and
every gesticulation they mqde. At length,
the bargain was made the canes of sugar
ail carefuHy examined, and the best one in
the bunch selected, cut up, and distributed
in four equal parts, to the four smallest of
tbe small girls, who immediately began nibt
bling with their tiny teeth. But there were.
six girls in the bevy, -and two unserved a
tnong the latter was the purchaser, who now
'insisted the merchant of sugarcane, a boy
of 8 vears, iho'uld give the oue-half of the
best remaining cane to be divided . between J
her and-her unserved frteud, as a 44 contra.'
Thi3 was, Opposed with some spirit for some
time, until .live i)f the six gijrls,opehed their
battery, of five tongues and rattled out words
like wo(nu,and.hesidejiot!)ernaughty things,
told him Uiat if he would not do it, he might
take Sack their half-eaten pieees of cane and
get flrs pay, a? he could, and if,on the contra
ry, added Miss Speaker, he would do as they
desired, they would always buy of him, and
eyer so much," and all the school girls
would do the same, and so he had better do
it.; Seeing the boy was not to.be moved this
Lway,- the attack wa3 changed, and the sound
ol.sour. sugar cane, rotten sugar canet came
rom. the lips of pretty Marmita, Aunita and
rranciscauntil the boy merchant finding he
could dd Vo better, cbhse'nted.-' Giving the
oldest girl theVhalf of another cane, he toot
tne ineuiQ. and marched ou, crying, 14 ca
nita canita J vamds a v er ! " tStc . &c . Th e
girls who proved themselves so sharp in this
hargaln, giggled at their successful tnanoeu-
-vre'to obtain half irfore than they were enti-
neu u, aou in tueir see laugueu me louuer
land promenaded down tne 44 passao. I lor-
gpt u mention .tbat of this party there was
one,' a little girl of a bashful m'ren; who kept
sileot Wuriner the dispute, who seemed desi-
pTotist wanted the courage to speak. This
Mttle bashful girl now separated from them,
and excusing herself bent berlepsiu an op
posite direction. Shewalked slowly at first,
turning otten round to see if Jjercompanions
were still in vie.w ; abend in the walk soon
hid thctn, andvthen my little bashful one,
forgetting female etiquette, went romping if,
"'lA.vsrjtawe tqmboy. wm Ueel? in air, - a
lip;the gravelled ovenu. to the alter forget-.
uluess of the art of female walking.' .
--i A few aeconds passed, and Marmita, An
nitir Frartpisca and th.fthaftifdlte ttthe.
DehaH&or tfe banita were airhid by ifrteried
ig. trees and shrubbery, aud't wW occupied
wun tuoiignts anout my poor irjend c,,wnen.
I recall ed to. n i n d :a- request I .uibrgo t tejy
ip-perfor.D.'iAsfcameofjftiy.rgefulfflesal
aVd-rhyonsedue'ut nellecff rcallid a mU
'.Ulii-f-i.v.-: i TJi wt.-- m. -
ante,' jumped irr- and 'was whirKrig hy Che
city .galeVonaeratiohen ; I e wrtifeed' nty
tittle bashful girl and the vendiior de eanita
faee te faci and eeaticulalkiff eo much, (bat
eartng that sh Wajrf bjBpiipided for the
. fa ult pL heLenaJOHj(T ordered jn vde.
my
and
tp6rr4eeirrfftie
they ceased talking, and ackowlerfged'my re-
to ithe forfeited' priv'ikles of an old
mation. There is eomethiofohoinedra'vrina, tiDna 'foF the sake of rtttinrtig after
ibo nearL-Hnutiny 111 11c nnuence.- 1 no ueicuu twit ir sain. i - - .
cognition, ao i wuejcJe me ttf , gi
justice. And (he pleasure I feltRi"! ejoyea
while ItSteningio thenaVwas" deep; tljeTV
mejbrince of$whicIke'ren ' new aSotiI b
gratification. The girt said, she insisted
upotheboy takirrg a 44 medio" froruvher,
as thr girls had rrot acted fairly towards hiin.
x wiiVankrrvMSd did vou Ifrave vout friiUesolne cOnv.
4 Yeair,-and he savs ke iili ooi taWitied iit hie boosr aa portervwer wJ'i
from me," and blushing while she spoke, she
agajn made an"unscoessful attempt to force
iion iwooy.; . . .
I hp fjllill i nf nlhora V1
44 Because,! t is wiched Tor me to cheat, or
t5
to allow, any other person to da iLunrep.rujv
ed. -. . ' .-. .. . ... ... . . i
44 And'Why then did you not reprove-your
companions "at the time they wronged -this
boy?' ' ' ' - "
41 J would liaje done it, sir, had jC bee'n..i
a more remote nlace. Had I dune it there.
Uhey woulil all have laughed at re,aDd caU
fit mft1 tbp. Irlll4 RpnofVriarv trir4J
- -- j L,
' Artd are vou aBeneficiarf , Mrsss
1k:
"No sir! f"l was Iast month, but ftowTam
adopted,! ; .. , , .. ,
44 And now, lad," said I, turning ttl
boy merchant, 44 why will you not take this
medio from the young Miss?"
44 Because, she is so honest, sir."
' Nobly saul, my lad ; now tell me where
you live, and take these two rials frouvmej
as a present foryour answer.' .TV
Si JVorsrr, thankee, sir, I' have not- earned
r thenij? nrrd what I hare of my own I wish to
now, that! have got by honest work. Good
bv 8,r ;,, .... v fn . v ...J
.And off he- went, with . a.hop, skip?. and. the punjshrrJent one ttegTete',below that1 already
jump, .leaving me and 4he--girU to Jisten to -pronounced upon her. :
his shrill cry again of "canita! canita i ThatwMchineifTnf feaknertsSig
cawta .". A . '-v . v, v,. nora's Counctf, though te mosUmihent merlfrom
Horned again tothe-girl and hW.n that .the bars , of Rome,' rVrlMbj
s1,e was adopfed by the Coupes t ? ?PJf e!t t
I urged her' feel 1 WOuM teS3srK
hud the boy and seud huu to her prolector. a , tnrn AiaAnr n,tni Atha onlv a feWas before
I house, when she coujd find jaeana of gratify -
Tng her love of justice,, bydroppiug the umu
.1
ey in the boy's basket. Thus we parted
and once more I entered my " olaiite,"
travecsed the atre.eta-oCJiTVvriS, effefted -She
wish of my friend, and.then oarlled upon thft
Coutitesa of related the'inciderrts al
the afternoon", aiwl -had the pleasure of. hear
ing her say, that if his conduct was like this
specimen, she would, adop'l him. ' '
She made the enquiries -was satisfied
nnd now the. little honest Sugarcane Mer
chant is living under tlie same roof with the
bashful Beneficiary Miss.
A GLORIOUS NIBBLE. -
Those who know any thing of the exhilirating
effects of a glorious nibble, will read with grattfi
cation .the foowing graphic description of such
an one, from the pen, of a disciple o Isaac Wal
ton, who. writes from, his retreat on 4 Rum Creek'
to the editor of the Pennsylvanian :
"Farewell Rum Greek Farewell to those
shelving banks where for bo many hours I havej
watched tbe cork of my nshtng rod with feverish
delight, and the smali circles diluge from its paint
ed Bides as it bubbled upon the placid pool. iSure-
1J 7 , ,u : .?
i r J I i
tly had touched, en passant, the apex of the quill
no, there it is again,, a palpable bite, 1 can no
longer doubt the tact it is a nibble, and what a
glorious one ! All the energies of my mind and
body, a that moment were concentrated into the
handle of the rod. I mesmerised the ' cork per,
haps under that mysterious influence Irnay have
iatused my will into that heretofore ltttle sense
less spherical body there's a discovery which
may cutrival the falling pippin See how it
dances it bobs under aud pops tip and down
I-become delirious with excitement shalj I pull
up or hold on a little longer! Shade of Isaac
Waltou come to the aid of thy disciple t The
world of Rum Creek becomes animated with a
soft of Der Freyschutz enchantment, the wood
pecker taps the old oaks with such phrenzy as to
awake the whole forest the shrill cry of the blue
jay becomes a scre$m, whilst the solemn king
fisher, whose ancient prescriptive piscatory right
I had invaded, 'with piercing eye, from his dead
twig watches the coming event. The cork dis
appears 44 Haul up Bill or you're a lost man,"
at that moment, , a frog, the slimy miscreant,
cried lung ! and the charm is broken high in
air fly my heels with hook and line, but no tinny
inhabitant of Rum Creek was attached thereto.
Disappointed but not "crushed, I disperse some
myriads of musquitoes, those 'light militia of
the lower sky"--who have been uttering their
war cries in my ear, and renew my efforts with
the like excitement and success.
44 1 have been in many-a trying scene of peril
I have stepped in all the wide of aoolause noon
the side o.a recedinr, boat ia the. uresence f- a;
concourse f4adies, with thejvaia bxpef by jnus-J
cuiiir cuuiracsion, oi Keeping, it to tne snore, un
til stretched almost to splitting, likeae extended
compass, I have resigned the conflict and sunk
in four fathoms, my short coat tail being the first
that touched the'water--there is some excitement
in that, and perhaps some "mortification; 1 Kavi
been chased by a mad bull dewh a long lane, with
uigii ience on euner side, running with such su
perhuman speed as made my coat tail project hori
zontally from my body there is-some excitement
there too, and a modicum of peril,-r out no wise
compared, tofho excitement of aglofipu nib
bleafter ten days fishing in Rum Creek with-
- CHICKAMiCOMICO. V. .
Don't you recolloct this ierribly long wordViu
good old Noah Webster's good oid spelling book,
where it stood in the. same category with those
other" juvenile jaw crackers,', Canajoharie and
MichiltmacWek'f '-It'w of your
sphool-boy life-r-epoch m ypuf'hter ary pursuits
when iyott'goutoi hkamicomico t Baker,
Urucinx, Ambiguity,' the picturs, 4 buj JV, lit
aron,Aron and other stopping places of
.iKrfe.tnumphantly k behind AchTftlcami
twaa,the last, stage beforetinmar,' the vg
; WelVwhAtand whexe
vvepanse ror aremy. . nne.m .tesj.tbou,
Web
ster's spellme, hooky atiswer throdestion U-hi-i
Chickanaicomico is ad Island oh rhV&ast-if
No-Cahpa,
mv.
... ' , T
whichibeirjg looseljr tnwslated: mte the vernac
ularT,ma,neth4t'can't live altogether on tear
nor can 1 do without it."
ltkTIiOIU3INARY;NARRTJVE.
Mffnenirer we find the followrngr
extjiQrdi4arjoarrative iBustrative of tUe aayfog,
tha4 truth ieatranger than fiction.'fA V .
"Towards the end of 1841, Sigflbr Antojiio
Gagnirao, an opulent merchant of Ferrara, disap
peared ; and after several days' search, was found
dead in a fojpest, haying been .evidently overcome
and murdAred afterta desperate struggle. Upon
some strong1 grounds cf 'suspicion, two men,Toeti
and'HeirluCSi. who frad freauehtlv been employ-
aiier a Biiuri exauiiuaiiuii, coiiiesBeu uicujbcuco
to have been guilty of the crime, but justified
themselves by protesting that they had not acted
fmm nT norMinal 8nimiitv. but onlV as the a-
nora Bndo ri ft iwj ok ricA uiwoyo
and a woman equally remarkable for neV beauty
and accomolishments, of wbdni they complained
for haviag paid them very inadequately "for thei
1 eed. i -Thip accusation attirst couttt scaTceiype
believed, from the station and character of the fe
male: but it acauired a deaTee of credibility from
circumstances, and Tarticularly from its being
known that the deceased, had made a ;will some
f years before bequeathing the, whpe of his large
F oronerty to tfie:cnijaren oi gnwwiswww.
and had lately'manifested an intention of niafrying
one-of. his. maid servants, . ' , , , c - , . '
Signota Birgando was arrested and brought to
trial together w&l Toeti and Regl ucci, before
tbe Criminal-Tribunal of Ferrara. Upon the coftr
fession'of . these- two men, corroborated by ,the
strong afcd poweasfol evidence of other witnes$es,
the widow Bergando' and her .two jaccomplices
were condemned to death, after standing a certain
time exposed with-ropea round their: necks in a
pillory toe erected in front Of the.Church,. . A
gainst this sentence the -thref convicts appealed
tn th Srmtme Court at Boloffna The fuiicon
firmation of the sentence was universally expee-
T the three advocate of- Signera
Tlir(r5mltf bad tto other hope than that of inducing
1 tj,e heaHntf' of the1 appVal' rd, on the very
1 1 ....-"".-W , A I kin
morning or:the 'new il, ws .thrown from his
horse anS itl0d" Tbe'arth made hrs appear
ance in: Oni'apWate'dlsrBylou evtdenci4;
addinffcertainfacts soextraoraihlTy hajt the J udge
could not help, making, gome observations to him
K .ur --.,Tf-:. VaoiViiTipnAinor him to
on mcir pt;L uiki ilj., ndu a ------
reflect and modify bis sjatptnfintajf he f6und them
incorrect or pver charged. But the man, raising
his hands to heaven, sxclaimed 4 Alay I die upon
the spot ,j all I Jiave.aid .be not 9f -the purest
truth !!. At the instant the-; words, were uttered,
he drouoedead urxm-tbesouad, struclTby apo
plexy. The effect of, this incident on all present
may be easily conceived. ..The President imme
diately .adjourned the bearing tilithe next day. -On
resuming the - sittingr the Court pronoun-,
ced a decrees acquitting Signora . Birgando, J)Ut
corifjrinm the sentence passed -upon. ToetiAnd
Rejrldcci The widow was about to, retire- m
freedom whetr the. public 'prosecuter interposed,
- .i L L ii i
and moved the Court fhathe i should be au
"allowed for the discovery ; Of any fresh-.eidence
there might be against? -her? arlUTiotwrtneianaing
the strenuous resistance of the learned adve
cates,;the Court Issued-the requireri order." v ":
TcHstl 'and RegTucci had; beefi ordertd"-for
execution. ' ' " ,
CHANCELLOR KENT. '
In hia renlv to the invitation Ot the members of
i . . '
Hhe ba of New York State to attend apublic din
ner on his appioachiftg 'eightieth bfirthda, th1sesH
ceflent man says : " "
- -.' . . - .
44 1 can hardly realize that I have attained the
very advanced age yoa mention, for my general
hearrh.actrvity, and cherfaliiess have, by the good
ness of Divine Providence been-unrtormly pre
served from early youth; andTemain unnnpairod
to this day. 'You have, gentlemen, met me in the
rnrdst of my own descetrdants,' down to the-third
generation. . ..--..,..
-" Et nati natorumit qui naseenturo ab itlis.
44 1 am living literally among my posterity as
well in professional as in doraesticJifp ; Mytpn.,
temporaries have 'nearly all departed, and, a'.-,
though during my omciai career i was tamiliar
with the "bar and with the courts in eyery part of
tnis great sstate, mow percerv mat i nave no
nersonal acauaintance w4th most of the eentlemrl
wiro naTe aone uKriwrnniwiu uuw w iniHtu,j
i t . r . l : '
tatitm. " When I first entered iqtopubhe life as a
membefof the Assembly in 1790, there wer but
sixteen counties in the State, Bd nowthe kivka
tion comes from members pf the bar who are dis
tributed throughout fifty-eight of them. ; i
44 1 am conscious of the high character, and dig
nityof the bar of this5: State. J rejoice., rio their
proBpeniyy ana sympauuse wiia mem ia-every
thing that concerns their interests and honor i
and it is with unfeigned etnbarrassraent and re
gret that I feel myself constrained to decline' the
acceptance-' of the distinguished mark of respect
which they have propwed - -. .
' The personal details yoB have so kindly giv
en in your adddressentkleme to plead an apolo
gy, and rbeg leave to mention that in June last I
had the honor to receive a similar invitation" frotn
the Philadelphia, bary- I stated yi. answer to their
respectful and affectionate address, that 1 was then
on the verge of eighty and.that it appeared to me
for some time past to be proper aod expedient
considenrrg the gentle aamouitiops suggested-, by.
that period of life, to withdraw as-much as ptvssi
ble from public duties and festivities of every kind;
and that so long as my life and health were per-
an tie a to continue, to couune uijseu iu uoiuestic
nireinitsedte thefitfldies and pursuits t which
I had been aceiiBtoinerf.and which wfreiitabji
to tnar tramjuii position n . o num. .
44 The ground of that; apology not only exiatsy
but you wril perceive that the very fact of its hat
ing been then assigned has-given to-it additional
andconclusive for.ee." . .
- '; . I ir t;,m I h. , . ;.
, . BIRr ARISTOCRACY.
The Editor of the Newark Daily, in copying the
account lateri from Silliman's Journal, of the Ea-
gle that could not abide rage, nor people out of
their Dlace.a3ds fhi8cUrus fafei
; We tmce kaew.avbkdahbeautifui BahO
nm Ofioie," that niadeHpe cJeaiestdiscrttuinaT.
tions on this subie aadanxM other reraarisable,
to'.a Wack face, bwrse of "wbkb iavaru-
bly. excfid" belliete'nt 'Wepensftiea tos the" hjgh.
est drew; causwig 'it reat TeUeasnessif:coifci4
fined tothe-cage,'nd'ViwtttBteyit would at
tack IheTfacfe Witbr theigtdatest ferocity.'' t.-.
, .; fr "i . 4
i I The Globe; pfofeaees be sdre of thetlefMhf
air. tftanJy. trom worm varojinar,uo wsi whom
a large Doriivn. wi uiB.ws.wa .jfeanajBrea l
Sides Swaeindepeadent re4esBlatiaua4
willxeiftinue to be afearleirtQzealoaa GkhWka.
f . Alexandria- Gazette.' f
4 C All CLICK" IN ENGLAN D.
J udge' Ilaxavaxoar, has' just 'concluded
a new
Voluni bf"lf celebrated series of Sam Slirt
it is temedr; TAe flacie, sikk n
England," and givea TOme'tacy sketches of Eng.
lish society and minneW : e subjoin an ex
tract admirably UlustraUve of the characters of the
Wo principal personages, "Sam and Mr. Honp.
.lMhied! fcthe author foe4 Yankee j."
44 Mr. Slick and Mr. HopeweU are both at die8
The former ij a perfect inaster of certain c herd,;
he has practiced upon them; not for pilosophicai
but for mercenary purposes, HeikoowiithVur'
--aUd tstreUgth, and tone of-ramty, enrioeity, 3
J ' , ' . w- XrZvt . . and local
and general prejudice, He has learned the effL
of these.ot because they contribute to make hi
wiser, but because theyr.roake him richpr . ... ?
1 enable him to regulate his conduct in life Km t
Iivuiuk am Kvuiouic luuMwt oi D,s trade
Mr Hopewell, on tlie contrary, has studied
the human heart as a philanthropist, as a ma
whose basiness it-was to minister to it, to calti
tate and improve it. His views are more pound
and comprehensive than those of the other's and
his . objects , areinore noble. They are both ex
traordinary meu. '
' 4TheVd fcredhowever materially in their oo
inion of England and . ita institutions. Mr. Slick
eviiaaily-viawedthem with udice. Whether
th s.aiosfrop Jh JUf.erciliousjuanner of Enjr
lish, tourisfs in Am4rica,'or from the ridicule thev
have thrown upohrepubliean society, in the books
of travels they have. publisBed after their return
to. Europe, I could not. discover ; but it soon be
came-jnanifest to me.uthat Great Britain did not
stand so high in his estimation as the colonies did.
. ."J Mr, Hopewell, on the con: rar-, from" early 8f.
sociations, cherished a-:feeling of r -gard and res"
pact for England f and when his opinion was ask.
ed he always gave it wkh. great frairkness and"
ifopartiaJity. VVhea there. was any thing he could
not approve ofiV appeared -to be a subject of re
gret to him ; whereas tho-otlier seized upon it at
once as a matter of great-exultation. The, first
sightf we had: of fend naturally called out their
respective oprnione,;- ' 1
TwreJaJjWab between their
ophiions of England jThat of Clockmaker, though
exaggerated, Ja sojna truth and much spirit.
It may be takeaas an offset to Dickens's Notes
of this country : '' "
.There's plentyjpFiyility here in England if
you pay for iyopcaqhuj.as much ipfive minutes
aswUCnaake. you, sick for a. week; but if you
dont pay for.iVJ01 only, won't get it, but. you
get sarcf iusteaof it : that is, if you are fool
enough te stand and have it rubbed iu. They are
as-cold as charity, and mean enough to put the
sun in eclipse4 ae Erglah. 'They have set tip
the braien imateite.-e t6 wjrefiip, but they're got
a gOld one,andlh&t'lhey doiidofe and he mistake;
R's all pay, pay, pay, parqujsite, parquisite, par!
re
s
inVtrisnarnrr, rumblin'ifar bulryin' you out of
yoer money. 'Thee's the boatman, and tide
waiter, and porter, and custom-er, and truckman
r as son.asjpu land; and the servant-man, cham
I 9r'?rm attain iu IUC 1UIL
- j Andthen on theVad -ihera is trunklifter, and
ber gal, and poofa and porter again to the inn.
coachman, ande'uard. and bewar-man. and a r.rit.
ter'that'opena t'ejc"oach4oor ."lhat they calls a
waterman, cause' lie Vinfarnal dirty, and never
sees water They are jist like a snarl o'snakes,
their flame itflegion, and therfr- ain't no eend to
'em! . The Only thing you gelt for nothin' here
is rain and smofie, the rumatiz, and" showy airs.".
44He.now went below, leaving Hopewell
and myself, on 1 the deck. All this tirade of Mr.
Slick was, uttered in the hearing of the pilot, and
intended rather for his conciliation than my in
struction. The pilot was immoveable, he let (he
canse against his-countrygo 4 by default,' and left
us to our process f inquiry,' but when Mr. Slick
Was in the act of descending to the cabin, he turn
ed and give him a' look of admeasurement, venr
1 similar" to that which a grazier gives an ox ; a
iooK wnicn estimates tne weignt ana value ot the
animal, and I am loufld to admit that the result
of that 'sizing or laying, as. it, is technically call-'
ed, was bynomeans favorable to the Attache.
44 Mr. Hopewell had evidently not attended to
Lit ; his-ye-was fixed on the bold and precipitous
Shores t : Waleavand tbe lofty summits of the
i everlastibg'hilhiih'at in the distance aspired to a
corapanionsorp witn tne ctcnas. i toes my seat
at a1 little dustance'from him. and surveyed the
scene with mingled feelings of curiosity and ad
miration, until a thick volume of sulphurous smoke
from Ihe'copper'rarnaces'ef Anglesey intercepted
1 . ... .... .... .
. "esquire," said he, 44 is ltoessibiefor us tocon-
template this country that now lies before us
Without strong emotion. It rs our fatnerland. 1
recoirect wheii I was a colonist, as you are, we
were in .the hahitTpf "applying to It, in common
with i 'Englisnnieh, " (lhat endearing - appellation
4Home,' and t beltve'you still continue to do eo
in the provinces. Our nursery talestaught nur
hps to. Jip jn Eoglisb, and, the ballads, that first
exercised our memories,, stored the mind with the
traditions of our forefathers ; their literature was
our literature, ' theiru religfoa our religion, their
history our history. The battle of Hastings, the
murder of Becker,-the signature of Runymede,
the execution at Whitehall-the divines, the poets,
the orators, the heroes, the martyrs, each and all
were familiar to us. , -
44 Irjiapproachipl this country nowafter a lapse
of many,.many years, .arid approaching it toofcr
the last time, for mine eyes shall see it no more,
I caipot describe t6 yblr hefeelings that agitate
my hearty Fgo'to visit the tombs of my ances
tors; I go to' mjthn.my home knowetn
i me no more. Ufeat and good, and orave aaa w
are the1 English ; and may Cod grant they maj
ever pohtinue'sb.? "
'AN OLD TURTLE.
f Mrl;Ebfro$ t I send-you an account of n
old land tunle, for which I think there was
fome inquiry Jn the JVleinorial a few months
since. A pJt of the account js taken froiu
tha '.Massachusetts Gazetteer, an old puhl4'
cation :
Mln t763,Sbubel.Thompoiv found a land turtle
markadon ib shell K.W. J746, (wippoMd 10 be Jam
WiUiarn, wbotiir4 urtha neigbuorbood stihsi time-J
It bad lost ene foot. He marked bis initials and dw
andlet k'-gb. 1was again ud ad marked by
jah Clipiii,H32,bri4iUMa.Sbaw iu 1775 by ioor
miUm Souleml7pH If aotiaihanSqe t 1790. leou
Smith uf4lUy-Buib $ouly o 1810.
I AftifnaW agh- "it- was" found by
Jbahkn eaKd.rn by him the pre-
ten year, JifyJjH ',e eF. '
seycral days, Bftd waiseeifhyA aumber
Arn.nn. iiU,;iri .lJrt. hit it is the
i. - T E A urn
ire f
orfii
raa .malUd formerly veln the he.ga
Kd wh'u: was afway'a found. Its ha-
ng but threja feei Jsl.atrpbgrdeuce of
teing the same' found by 8. Thompson m
1763' TWI tppeaniTico'it i' likely to !
'sv
(juisit; exicfpop, exuyrtwn, extortion. Ther
is a whole pack o'f yeipin' devils to your heel
here.for everlastingly X crtngin ,fawrrin',and coa
sat7e,nrsitniarKfiyvoir mui. ...-,
kT ve-ar-j 'a3J?M ostlotihiBtoarks nd data
m a aa a. J - lli.tlm mwm nmeil
,iiTTJvr'-"aiih-fpanns ov wm
1 1 1 J 1 Itf lUICl UH ...w ' v - w
)tatfteiddletoicn1 August 1
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