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XI THOMAS 'LORINOj' j !' I . . u!'i-;,'.((ii p.vtw "',',. y.iH lLtt-.A 'tyj ,y,J ! 'unTHB COMMERCIAL (vi:v?Yr? ' J published every TWfay. ?u'-al' "J Saturday at $3 per annum, payabta, to cm". 1 advance,' ' D Y T II 0 M AS L 0 RI N O , 1 " WIIMINOTOX, M. 0. tATXH OF ADVEBTMIKO. I square, 1 Insertion, 40 50 1 square, 2 months, 14 00 1 do. i ao, a 1 So. 3 do. 100 1 do. 1 month, 2 50 1 (JO. i do. 6 uu 1 flo. 6 do. , 8 00 1 do. lyear,' 12 00 Twelve lines or less make a sqnare. If an advcr l Isemont exceed tWshre linca, the price will be In pro portion. m All advertisements arp payable at the time of their insertion. ,: Contract with yearly advertisers,' will be made on the moat liberal terms. DR. DANIEL D'uPR E, RESPECTFULLY oilers his Professional Ser vices to ths oitllens of Wilmington and vicinity. He may be found tit his Office, in London's Build ings, on Front Street, south of Market. June 26, 4l-3in GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, AND HARDWARE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY C. W. BRADLEY. April 4. MYERS & BARNUM, MANUIMCTURK11S AND HEAt.EnS !! HA TUS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS, A ND WA L KING CA NES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. C. Mvebs. J. M. Babnum. Oct. 6, 1846. 85 RICHARD-MORRIS, NOTARY PUBLIC, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 13. 12G H. S. KELLY, MERCHANT TAILOR, MAIiKKT STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17. JOHN H ALL, (LATE OF WH.MINUTON, NOUTII CAROLINA ) COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND AOENT PO the fAt.r; or north Carolina naval, storks 33 GRAVIER STREET, cw (Means. January 4, 1S47. 12 DEROSSET, BROWN & Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. BROWN, DeIiOSSET & Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 15'J FRONT 8T. NEW YORK. A . MARTIN, GENERAL AGENT AND C ommission Mcr c li a n t. North Water, ! Doors above Princess Street, (Murphy's TJuiliUnc,) WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 3. 84 J. & W. L. MHJARY FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Aqests or tiik Merchants' Steam Boat Co. WI.MINGTON, N. C. rdw lTi yTasiiburn ER & CO. General CommU&ion Merehanti, Nos. 5 & 0, South Wiiabvis, Philadelphia. WV nrc prcpired lo ni'ikc iiieniR of NhvmI Slorci, &l liler il advances on ship , consigned to us for sale. Reltr la Samuel Potter, Esq. ) vvilmlnr ton. IV. U. Jons (S ahmell. Lsii. ) Jannary in. 123-ly. EU.i AH DICKINSON, COM MISSION ME R CHA N T, Penior partner of the late firm of Dickinson & Morris , W I I.MINCiTON, N. C. RKFF.n TO Mesar.. B. DcForert Co., ) N y k Ncsnnih Jk Walsh, ) V VTrAC0,i fusion. Means & Clark, Wnltc.S&Souder,)Ihila(icl A. Ucnson to., $ 1 Oct. 3, IHlli. Hl ly-p GILLESril:fc ROPESON, AGENTS FOR THE BALE OF TIMBER, LUMBER, NAVAL STORES, f Will make liberal cash advances on all consignment of produce. March 17. 1 SANDFORD fc SMITH, 11XT10SEERS k COMMISSION MEBCI1ASTS, WILMINGTON. N. C. TMO. SA-NDrOSD, t,ot. 17, 1846. L. SMITH. SO .1. HATHAWAY & SON, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 3rd Door North Water Street, WILMLVQTON, N. C. J. IIatiiawav. J. L. Hathaway. Oct. 27,1846 64- WILLIAM II. MEAD, 0 UOCV.U AMD Commission Merchant, RALEIGH, N. C. Liberal Cath adtami mad t'l ContlgnmcnU. Raleigh, Aug. 16, 1847. &5-y. tt'r- ,Mt'!.'.-.'i--i'i iii; I.-.-.-ij',.,! -t.s- -r ' ' "' " ,', L ' L" V,' ' ' 'vi'f, -r i i- '- . t ,:,!! r--i .,.,..-: ...,. nisi . v VOL. 2 BARRY & BRYANT, I COMMISSION MERCHANTS WILMINGTON, K.fctf.l Mnretl If. !' t . 1 -z: in COMMISSION MERCHANtZ AND GENERAL AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 10, 1846. 67 N: li. HUGHES, COMMISSION MERCHANT AND GENERAL AGENT ' For the sale of all kinds of Goods, Country Produce and Real Estate, RALEIGH, N. C. Business entrusted to him shall be promptly and faithfully attended to. Refer to the Editor of T7te Commercial. Jun 42 G. W. DAVIS, COxMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. 1 March 17. BLANKS PRINTED TO ORDER. AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE. L. S. YORKE, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHAN T NORTH CAROLINA PACKET OFFICE. 43 1-2 NORTH WHARVES, PHILADELPHIA. June 9, 1846 1y37 CHARLES" I). ELLIS, COMMISSION MERCHANT, HAVING transferred the agency of the Cape Fear S. S. Mill, he is now prepared to trnnoaot any business committed to hia trust. Office on W. C. Lord's wlmrf lately occupied by Russell iGainnicll. May 13. 25 THOMAS SANDFORD, NOTARY PUBLIC, WILMINGTON, N. C. Mnrch 25. 1847. NEFF & WARNER. WHOLESALE AND BETAIL DEAI.EBS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, SHIP CHAN DLERY, Slill' STORES, dc. April 14. 13 R. H. S T A N T O N H. STANTON & CO. WIIOI.r.HAI.E AND R IT AIL G ROC E R S, AND DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Hals, Caps Boots, Shoes, Furniture, Hard ware, Cutlery, Tin Ware, Crockery, $'c. WILMINGTON, N. C. R. II. Staxton. L. N. Bari.ow CONSTANTLY on hand, a general assortment oi COR DA GE and PROVISIONS. Also, For eign Fruit, Wines, Liquors. Tens. Porter, Ale, Ac. YY Ship Sioncs put up with despatch Oct. 31. IMG. 96 Copartnership Notice, THE Subscribes hnvc this day associated with t (1,0111 Mr. Kit W. IT a 1 1. in the trnns-irtion of ihfl Auction and t'ommiwdon tus:m ,s, under the mm ol CBONLY, WALKER i BALL. Grateful for the pitronaijii heretofore extended, wc ' hope by promptness and taithlul attention to business to merit a continuation of the snnie. MICHAEL C.RONLY. JNO. WALKER, Jr. Reter to P. K. Dickinson, Esq. H. R. Savage. Esq. Messrs. Hall A Armstrong. G. W. Davis, Esq. Ji.hn A. Taylor, Esq. John Walker, Esq. Aug. 17. C3 PIANO FORTES FOR SALE. NE Elegant Piano Forte, in Roso- wood case, of L. Gilbert's manuiae- tnre. Boston. Alao. one aeeonu-nana Plnno Forte, for sale by the Subscribe!, at his Music Room, oppo.ite the ChrrmicU (Wee. Piano Furies tuned ond repaired in a satisfactory iiuiintr. G. F. B. LEIGHTON. 147 March 3. PLANED LUMBER. TMIE Subscriber havinc become Agent for the L s.ilc of the abovo arilcle, for Central Planina Mill will k.pn rnnsinnilv on W. C. Lord's wharf a full sun- rlv (at in In in tola to suit Purchasers. C. D. ELLIS, Lord's building It HAY CORN, FLOUR &c. OAA BALES prime Hav, IcUU 600 Bushels White Corn, 53 Baruls Supor. Fino and Cross Flour 20 Boxes Pale Soap, 20 " Adamantine Caddies, 100 Bushels Cow Peas, Just received, and for sale by SANDFORD & SMJTII. July 8 1847. Just Received. Paw TUST recalved, direct from the manufactory, HiTJ an nd for sale, cheap. Light tall skin pegged Boots, do. Onst skin peuged Boots, Ladles, Mintu, and Children's Kid sllppei G. R. FRENCH. era July 16,1847 C o m c 61. and Examine: v- i u i i ..rhnon ou are not compelled to purchase 'Villi full and fresh lock of Confectionary conslM l ing of STEWARTS, SPOTTEN'S, and LAN- J. Illy ui utw"ai.l w , . v a AIIAV'S Si ram Rtintd Catuiiet Almonds, Pecan Nuts, Filbert, Brazil Nuts, F.ng lish Walnuts, f-c. Oranges, Lemons, Apples and Smyrna Figs. French Ennlish. German and American Toys of A LOU, every variety and description. Ami a mi oi .auies coveren J"g2t ? vary. 0p,Mor make. E.R.wOoD. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY, WILMINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1847. G l uc Agency. SUPERIOR quality American Glue, comrtantljr n hand and for sale by ! BAKJ1Y J- OKI AiV. July 20. , 63 A1V Af V V HAVING been appointed ageqt for the celebrated Shot Factory in Philadelphia, Messri. T. AT. Spa bkb, Jr., Proprietors, I now offer to sell hslfV one ton or more of any kind of Shot, deliverable here at the wholesale factory pricesforcash, or 90 days, ad ding Interest, with only charming the freight out and insurance from Philadelphia here. ; E. DICKINSON, Agent. June 9. -45 ROSIN STRAINERS. QHfl FEET No. I Rosin Strainers, just received XJJ and for sale by HART fe POLLEY. June 26. 44 THE subscriber having made arrangetncntllo close his present business all persona Indebted will please settle promptly. Accounts against me will be handed in for settlement. ROB'T G. RANKIN. July 8, 1847. 48 TO RENT. THAT larp;pand commodious Hotel, the HANOVER HOUSE, situated on se cond street opposite the Cape Fear Bank, in the Town of Wilmington will be rented on reason able terms, from and after the first of October next The Hanover House is a new brick building, four tile ries high, tin roofed, and built expressly for a Hotel. Its location la Ona of the best In the town of Wil mington, end should ihc person wishing to rent It desire ita enlargeaaent the undersigned is prepared to enter into arrangements for that purpose. For terms, &c, apply by letter or personally to the Subscriber at the Journal Office, Wilmington. DAVID FULTON. July 10, 1847. 49-tf. Chronicle copy till forbid. NEW CONFECTIONARY. IP HE SUBSCRIBER, would respectfully invite i. the Ladies and Gentlemen of Wllnington and vicinity lu Ins assortment ot Ojiftioniy, Fuits, Nuts, Toys Fancy Aticles &c. Which has just been selected in the northern market. I of the finest quality, and which he will endeavor to sail at the lowest cash price, and give satlsfntction tn all. JOS. WILKINSON, Market St. under Mrs. Coitan't dwelling. April 15, 1847. 13 ! taLce6tic. THOSE who are in the habit of purchasing my CAMPHINE, will hereafter find it at the store of Mr. D. W. WOOD, where ihey will always get a fresh and genuine article. THOMAS SMITH. August 3, 1847. 69-tf. Fresh Drugs & Medicines. 1 fi) DOZEN Congress Spring Water; J 4t 50 lbs. Peruvian Bark ; 8 dozen Henry's Magnesia ; 6 do. London Mus tard, half and qr. lbs i Gum Camphor; Calcined Magnesia HI Carb Sodai Cr. Tartar; Seirilitz and Soda Powders Fresh Hops; Extract and Oil of Lemon ; Acetic, Nitric, and Sulphuric Ethersand Acids; Sp. Ammon. Arom. i Chloride SodR; Dover Powder; Alleppo Scam mony; Strained Honey; Scales end Weights, on Stands and common ; good assortment m Lancets. (Kvans' ten., Imitation do. ; SorWeTtnriif Silver and Brass Spring do j) Horn and Glass Cap(ng Instruments; sup. Spatulas, from 12 Inch don; Leather Drinking Cup; Dominoes; RrandrtLh'a.fitickwith's and Wistar's Pills. Also, 40 gross viuli. For sale at low prices, at the Drug Store of A. C. EVANS. June 26. 44 SUGAR AND COFFE1 ' OA TUGS Rio Coff. 10 bags Laguira CofTue, 2 mid. St. Urolx Niipar. vorv line. Forsnlehy HOWARD & PEDEN. July 22, 1S47. 54-tf. COFFEE. "" H AGS Green Rio Coffee. 13 " Lnguiro " For sale, at J. & W. L. McGARV'S. Aug. 3. 59-Im. Brouditon's Confessions. MJlVUft TUST puMlshed. and f..r sale at th Commercial .1 nfr.o .;ii..iriu. nf ih. I.lfa nr Juno IUnrm n j0H Bsocohto!. who was executed for the , mardernf Dc Silva, on the 21st of May, 1847." prfe jjj 0ft,. July 2-1. 1-27. B"j. FOR SALE. I P HE valuable dwelling house and lot now ftccu- I 1 pied by D. J. Gilbert on tho Western aide of . Boundary street, between Dock and Orang streets, , will be sold on accommodating terms. A Appiv to tne subscriber. J. G. WRIGHT. July 22, 1847. 65-tf. Family MiU. THE subscriber respectfully Informs the citizens 1 of Wilmington, that he keeps constantly on hand f 1 I I f ul.kW....II...O. ' - . . IT. i.iwH, wmuuua wJiwBioiore prices. lie He Is prepared at all times to grind Com at the shortest , aouce loi aimiues. Call and try the Sttxm Mill be- I . .1... W . n mevu i lie mcssr. uaASTsana hanklis motel. JONATHAN LEES. I Sept. 1, 1846. 72 COFFEE. RIO, Laguira, and Si. Domingo, for sale by CRONLV WALKER. A HALL Aug. 7 61 TO RENT, Tp ROM tho first day of October next, the l lu mrrrp iniir iinrv nil i in l net nnw niiinD mi. on the north side of Prince, between Wa ter and Front Street. Th building Is so divided to make two comfort iblo privet dwellings i but Is well l.icated, and can easily be converted into a ron- venlent boarding house. It Cmtalns, Including 4 in lhc bswmonti 20 aTgeand wen ventii.ed mom.. Also, from the same tim, Office No. 1,2 11. I . r l a.l t II It e .! lf Street. Plf T CvDtP A. DnDTCiiV Aug. 3, 1 8 ST. Molasses. j 1 Xf HI1DS. Muscovado Molasses, a prime aid ! y L;7i r i f T k " , " 'w DAVIS j Q. w .davw. BY THOMAS LOR1NG. fVra the Horn Journal. THE MISER. An old man aat by a firelota hearth, Though tht night was dark and chill, And mournfully over the frozen earth The wind sobbed lone and ahrlll, His locks were whlto, his eyes were gray And dim, but not with tears, And his skeleton form had wasted away With penury mora than yearl. A rushllght-waa casting Its fitful glare O'er the damp and dingy walls, Wlwrt the Ulard hath made his slimy lair, And the venomous spider crawls ; But the meanest thing In this loathsome room Was that mlsr all worn and bare, Whero he sat like a ghost in an empty tomb, On the brokon and only chair. He had bolted the window and barred the door, And every book he had scanned, And felt their fastenings o'er and o'er With his cold and skinny hand ; 'And yet he aat gazing intently around, And trembled with silent fear, And startled and shuddered at every sound That fell on his coward ear. I'a ! ha ! laughed the miser I'm safe at last From thia nlghl so cold tnd drear, From tho drenching rain and the driving blast, With my gold and my treasures here : I am cold and wet with the Icy rain, And my health Is bad, 'tis true, Vet if I should light that fire again It would coat me a cent or two. But I'll take a sip of this precious wine, It will banish my cold and fears It was given long since by a friend of mine, I have kept It for many years ; So he drew a flask from a mouldy nook And drank its ruby tide, And his eyo grew bright with each draught he took, And his bosom swelled with pride. ' Let me see let me see,'' said the miser then, " 'Tie some sixty years or more Since the happy hour when I began To heap up the glittering store; And well have I sped in my snxious toil, As my crowded chests will show ; I've more than would ransom a kingdom's spoil, Or an emperor could bestow. From the orient realms 1 have rubles bright And gold from the fumed Peru i I've diamonds would shamo the stars of night, And pearls like the morning dew; And more I'll have, ere tho morrow's sun His rays from the west shall fling ; That window, to free her prisoned son, S.iall bring me her bridal ring." He turned to an old worm-eaten chest And cautiously raised the lid, . And then tt shone like the clouds of the West, Wiih the Sun in their splendor hid ; And gem after gem of it precious store Are raised with exalting smile, And he eounied and dounted them o'er and o'er. In many a gBttcYing pik. Why comes the flun to his pallid brow, While his eyetlike diamonds shine 1 Why writhes he thus In such torture nowl What was there In the winel His lonely sent he strove to regain To crawl to his nest he tried ; But finding his efforts were all in vain, He clasped his gold and died. THE DREAM BRIDE OF ROSENHEIM. BY Sl'TIIEllAKD CIA VEX. CHAPTER I Hcnnon Von Iiosnnhpim was the last of hia ruce , lord of a fair and wide domain, he wan as lonely as a solitary of the desert A constitution delicate, almost to fragility, had, in childhood, consigned hirn to the care ami .supenntendancc of his lady moth er and her bower maidens, and his proud father chafed inwardly at the weakness of his hov, who shrank from the glitter of steel, and the wild meminent of the hun- Iter's carouse. But he was hia only son; all his children had perished, save him, in ' their earliest infancy,and there appeared no J 1 1 , , C ,lrtirr iH ,f nf t , in o heir of a mighty name and fair possessions, but by the gentle nurture and quiet seclu sion which his timid nature and we an health caused him so decidedly to prefer. Instead of cultivating himself in chivalric r ssays, the young Herman cultivated roses, and was too deeply absorbed in the study of manuscripts, stored (or rather forgotten) in the ancient library, to hcaflhe gay rev- tile of the chase, as his sire and his stal wart train of foresters swept forth from the castle, to the fearless excitement of the boar hunt. Time glided on : I Iennnn insensibly pass ed from childhood to youth, amid the same studies and fanciful delitrlils. His tutor. ' 1 LUIMCU U lilt: niniirf ui iV lAtiwiivoo. liCMl I never attempted to give Ins thoughts ano ther bias, and when the bold liaron of Ro senheim departed thi3 Life, his successor - was but a Vjawnary and a dreamer I He ' Ugni noi in gay amusements oi me cap- taL nor culUvated the society of theneigh- 0ffn- iorrS- the bright eye of th roririg NO. 71. village maulm glanced not in hia thought, and the smiles of thfl fair tnA noble ladies. who visited his lady mother, fell on ms in sensible heart like moonlight on a frozen IaIta Tint B-lAwrtm IhA la at ftf Hid Cn and it was now indispensable that he should seek a bride worthy of the name of Kosen heirn. The charms, the wealth of the no ble maidens, alternately selected hy the Baroness, as eligible, were the unceasing theme of .nor maternal lectures; yet the visionary Herman heard not, nor heeded not, and the ladies Bertha, and Agatha, and Ida, were the daily topics of the worthy matron, but alas, in vain l his mind was too deeply tinctured by the mystical ro mance of another sphere. An order of beings was supposed, by the cabalists of tho middle ages, lo exist, superior to our mortal nature, superhuman' ly beautiful, and invisible to all but the true worshippers of the mytenous science ; and entranced by their glowing descriptions of serial sylphs, the sole object of Herman's existence was, to render himself worthy of beholding one of those radiant daughters of the air, and his vigils were prolonged far into the night, while engaged in studying the almost incomprehensible rules for per forming aright the cabalistic ceremonies which were to call forth the spirit beauty to the enraptured gaze of her earthly wor shiper and lover. As a natural consequence of this, his health, meanwhile, declined so rapidly, that it soon appeared the last of the lords of ttosenncim was more iiKeiy to occupy me family vault, than to lead a bride home in triumph to his castle hall I On the night of the full moon, as Her man paced the long picture gallery, wait ing for the auspicious moment to enter" his study, and complete the last of the myste rious rites demanded by the laws of the cabalists, his eye almost unconsciously traced the passing of the moonbeams on the wall, until, at last, they gleamed lull upon a veiled picture, which had never, to his knowledge, occupied the hitherto va cant space ! With awakened curiosity, ho sprang forward, and drawing aside the veil beheld a form too fair, it seemed, lor mortal beauty I The picture represented a secluded spot a portion of his own grounds, where a fountain scattered its silver rain, and his own hand had raised the bright flowers of other and fairer lands the rainbow-like blossoms of the tronic sun trees of for eign foliaere and gorgeous bloom, overshad. owed there the statue of a sleeping nymph, but her place was in the picture, filled by the irraceful form of a maiden, whose beau- tv wai almost, for earth, too glorious ; her attire (which glittered in the moonlight as if woven from its own) was partly classical in its arrangements, and partly of that seri al character with which we invest angelic shapes : her white and rounded arms were bare to the shoulder, and her slight and swan like throat, encircled by a collar of gleaming emeralds: ft transparent vei floated around her like a cloud of green and glistening light, and down almost to her small sandalled feet fell the lair ring lets of her silken hair I Entranced en raptured Herman gazed, as if spell bound, and started wildly at the voice of his ancient tutor, now his fellow-student in cabalism. "Come, come, my lord," saidUlric, "the auspicious moment has arrived ! and you stand gazing on the moonbeams, forgetful of the liour and its destiny V u Who placed this picture here ?" was Herman's reply nd it was only by the wondering gaze of Ulric that he became sensible that to hia eye alone was it visible. After passionately describing the beautiful maiden still smiling upon him from the canvass, a cloud came over the brow of the aged Ulric, and he exclaimed, "Have you, then unhappy Herman, gazed upon the fa ded picture which can only be JooKOd upon by the lords of Rosenheim, and then only when death and danger threatens tnem f "Danger! death! these words should be altered to rapture, to idolatry! By Heaven, I swear, no other image shall fill this heart no other maiden become the bride of Herman Von Rosenheim !" " A fearful oath, my lord ! She whom you describe is no longer, of this earth. Three centuries have elapsed since Ermen grade of Rosenheim died by the hands of her father, a baron of your race; for daring to love a peasant churl. Her picture was also torn by his hands from its place amid her ancestors and ever since thai fatal hour it has never been yisib but when rlftnth r dnmrera threatens the race of which she was once the fairest flower ! You, yourself, my lord, must have often heard vour nurse relate the legend of the vallev of the fountain, and the mounful doom of Ermnngarde the fairT Herman gazed upon the speaker with a wild intensity, and his visionary and excit ed imagination was at once awed and en tranced by the remembrance of hov his in fant fancy had dwelt upon the sorrows of his beautiful ancestress, and how his youth ful enthusiasm led him lo select the valley of the fountain as his favorite resort . Uthc paused, and Herman looked once more to wards the faff t,rmengarde ; but the pic ture had vanished ! una the moonbeams played only over the carved work of the vacant waill - rfXnV:t&it.-,: " The draught-the draught, gooa vuki Let me quoiftho oblivious stream let to ; leave life and its' cold realities behind, and, in the world of dreams begin a new exis tence J is not such! the power of these en chanted jKrtwbttr;r r. M It is, my honored lord, gathered at the change 0 the , moonand distilled, penealh her waning beams:,tt; has. the .pwer to cause whatever wish you may breathe ere you sink, to slumber beneatK iu , influence departed centuries I : But pause, roj lord-- too well I know jour UwiigiV'ji -uive me we cup j i anna, to -nnen-garde the fair r---i,''tlor4;ilof';Soe heim snatched from the hands of Ulrio the enchanted goblet, and draining its contents, cast himself, yet apparelled, upon his couch. Herman dreamt that he passed through a dim and misty void, and that, -with a seeming struggle for life, he became sur rounded by a delicious yet overpowering atmosphere of . jxrwerful fragTance, and a woke from that strange trance in the valley of the fountain I and there, indeed", upon the throne of flowers, sat the maiden of the picture the mysterious Ennengardef . To cast himself at her feet-tcr pour forth the unpassioncdjanguage ofa heart, naturally fervid, but diverted by his mystical enthusi asm from earthly passion was the impulse of the moment, and the fair idol of his dream shrank not from her entranced adorer, she smiled upon him with a bright and radiant glance, and for the fir$t time in his life Her man Von Rosenheim felt the thrilling cow er of woman1 $ eye! The large, blue lustrous orbs of his dream mistress awoke the slum bering pulses of his being, and his whole nature was absorbed in the rapture the first look of love I Kneeling down ather feet, he clasped her fair and yielding; hand and drank in the music of her silvery voice, as the low sweet words fell, each, like a golden link in the chain of his enchant ment! t , . ; j -i Herman I" Bhe murmured, three cen turies have passed since Ermengarde lis tened to the voice of love I Jr atai was then her doom as fatal as thine to listen my words : thou art pledged for 4 ever mine lor weal or woe I and darestthou abide what may befal the wooer of the Dreary Bride of Rosenheim r ; (.y l.f "All all for thee, bright clunneKof my destiny I so thou art mine it ,., ., ,.,v "Pledged! doubly pledged! AhUyfair love, only in dreams canst thou .behold me, and then but for a short space 1 When again the moon changes herorn, the en chanted draught will , brim; me .to . thy dreams, and ere it wanes, thy desuny'and mine will be accomplished ry . .,f,t ' :. As the fair vision spoke, a faint stupor seized upon the senses of llefman ,,her white hand fell from hU nerveless jgrasP, and amid a chaotic cloud of miatanddark ness, a passing pang recalled hun U life and the solitude of his own chamber in tjhe Castle of Rosenheim). ,. .fjj v !; n'i CHAPTER It ru With tli eorVmt lio-ht nf -tfiwn Merman visited the valley of tho louniaia, the, scene of his interview with the dream maiden but all there was undisturbed and still- the dew glittered on the statue , of sleep ing nympli, and her couch of glerwing flow ers; the wind of morning sighed through tho towering trees, but no trace of the lore near Loof neirlected .i,,rin Kia ahnli!r stiuliea an Air of wild- IIU.UIX UIO . - - . , 1 1 , . T . ness and desertion pervaded the retreat, ana a veil of green moss bad crept up the pe desul of the statue. :,, , t ,-, ai Herman cleared . away the .weeds, and kissed the unconscious flowers, as if in the enthusiasm of his spirit, he fancied. ihey had acquired new fragrance from the , ce lestial breath of his visionary mistresa ".Only in dreams," he sighed, "only! in dreajntf canst thou be mine ! Welcome to ma will be the shades of night, and dear the slumber that restores thee to mj. enrap tured gaze!" -.a'.'i'i On his return to the castle, hi; first, mi pulse was to communicate tq Ulric the suc cess of his enchanted sleeping draught; but to las surprise, he denied aU, knowledge of theevenuof the Preceding night, and in sisted that the whole must .have, been a dream, produced by their conversation on the subject ,1 ' . '.-!,- " I waited long for vou. dear Herman, in your study, but you.- never appeared, and therefore the mystical rites lor wmcn tou required my aid remamimpenormeqi, snau we to-night essay again t U is prepared, and perchance the sylph beauty of Uat .air may be rendered risible to mortal e yea P " 1 seek her no longer, Line 1 pawner form can make such rapture in my sou- as. the first thrilhng glance, the first smil of the maiden of my dream I Deny then, no longer. Ulric, than thy hand preseotetl draught ensuring; my felieity, give KT5ugniiJ to drink of that enchanted cuft .WJjj whatever rewarji weabh. ai tee'tov Hia thine." .i.s-fiifw.ijV,- Ulric was, however unshaken m hia de. nial, and the bewfldered I lermaa withdrew to meditaie on the Inexplicable ad.nrr. The picture gallery ira eplored,v but all iiierc ttncboiiged.knlhts frowned, and ladies smiled from the ancient canvass, but no Teuea portrau repaia nis anxious search Night came, and the earliest to seek his touch was the yormglciw of the 'castle. . His sleep vras still and profound, and prcv longed far Into the ensiling . nmnig--'.but no dream maiden smiled upon Ma $hnn- hbers, and though refreshed by his VP06 ne leu disappointed oy nxv Dftipgaoiayruiu recall the shadow of b,i dream, A4titt ha sought the valley of the fountain, for ithai
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 31, 1847, edition 1
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