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MISCELLANY.
From Reynold,'* Miscellany.
THE ESCAPE OF AN HEIRESS.
It was the fashionable liour for morning
calls, but the drawing-room of Isabella
Cir?D?lby was unoccupied, save by the fair
heiress and her chaperon ; for tho world
had already learned the days when she was
"at home" only to Sir Philip Deverill, her
accepted -lover; and the elegant French
clock now marked the hour of his coming.
As its chimes struck on her car, Isabella's
unusually palo cheek became still paler, to
the alarm of Mrs. Manners, who arose and
bent over her with affectionate solicitude.
"I am quite well, my dear aunt," said the
young lady, hastily, "and you must confer a
favor unon me. I wish to see Sir Philin
? r ~ a
alone, quite alone.'1
The elder lady looked surprised and half
oiTendeil, but Isabella went on.
"I know how very kindly and discreetly
you havo always acted, but yield to my
^5$ whim for one hour, and forgive my withholding
the reason for the present."
The gentle, coaxing manner of her pretty
relative had already assuaged Mrs. Mauners's
ruffled feelings, and she smilingly gathered
together her vast assortment of needles and
wools. Isabella watched her tn silence;
but, as she turned to leave the room, abrupt- j
ly asked? I
"Dear aunt, whv have vou never admir
? ? , ^ , J
ed my chosen husband V*
"My child," said the the old lady, startled
at the. unexpected question, "I have never
told you that I did not like him."
"But I have seen it," replied Miss Grandby;
"seen it in your eyes, in your manners,
and reproached inyself for acting in what I
felt was opposition to the wishes of my best
and truest friend."
"My dearest Isabella," said Mrs. Manners,
droppiog<ber work, that she might return
the affectionate embrace of her nieu?, "if
my distaste to Sir Philip has given yoaone
hour's uneasiness, I shall be very angry
with myself for having, though unwittingly,
betrayed it. I have never dreamed of Attempting
to biae your ctjpice; you are of
?ge,"*od withgood t&nse and penetratidn to
aid you in y$nr Attention; and if I have not
exjK^tly approved^BtB>'bpcau?B 1 fear uiy
child fttfd <00 thoroughly a
man of tin World?or the London world?
to becorae ber companion in purer and simpler
enjoyments."
At this moment thedaobSng of a Cabriolet
to the door, and > announopd
the expected anrir^l a?d, aa.Mr?- MinnerB
vanished at op<r<&>0rf8ir P. U?irertll,%iirry^ng
pa^the servant, who hastened to anndunc*
him, entered at thf othort
oRBmed, AdvMoiDg to #h^ lMteTY?^lo<Ht.
4i iee ?y y<ror ?6tmfcpuca tb$
EW^tr^y you I
i. ii riifctoiaiifiiiaiif'rtit' .ittM-n ii mftWnli
pressing the bund ho had taken, "and yet
your looks belie the kindness of your words.
Your manner is constrained?you shrink
from me, and those eloquent eyes I love to
look into are turned away?but you tremble! 1
?you are again ill?let me support you to
this couch 1"
Isabella hastily extricated herself from i
the arms that so tenderly encircled her,
seated herself beside a work-table, and point- j
ing to a lounge opposite, replied?
"I am quite well now, but haVe had much
( to make mo uneasy and anxious since we ,
I !?*? ... -~ i T ? "ii
j IMOU uiub j Iiau il IU IlJtJ ! illlU L Will j
: recount the circumstrnces to Vvliich I allude." j
Sir Philip composed himself into an atti- j
j tudo of attention?doubtless his fair bo- j
hotbed's miserly uncle was dead, and his will j
in her favor likely to be contested. With
a great effort she steadied her voice, and fixing
her sorrowful gaze upon him?
"I need not remind you of the very unjust j
anger you displayed the other evening, but,
after a sleepless night, I endeavored to for- <
get tho annoyance by mitigating the sor- j i
rows of others, and left home yesterday j
morning on one of those visits to the poor ,
of which you have so often expressed your ; <
disapprobation."
' Simply for your own sake, my dearest," j
he interrupted. "While admiring the beuev- i <
olence which prompts them, I cannot but i ;
feel alarmed when vou exnose vour health i <
to the pernicious influence of llie unwhole- | J
somo air in the miserable dens you enter." j
Isabella proceeded? I '
"As I was leaving one of the miserable j
dens you describe, the mistress of it begged ' f
me to visit a young woman residing in one |
of lier garrets. Sbe was a poor seamstress, r
who bad worked very bard to support her- a
self and child ; but the little one was ill? , k
dying, the parish docter said, for want of ! t
fresh air and proper nourishment ; and, ! J
with her wailing babe constantly in her ! L
arms, the unhappy woman could work no | 1
longer." j i!
Sir Philip drew forth his c-legant port- | t
monnaie, but Isabella repulsed it with a j
gesture of disdain, saying? I li
'"The smallest of those silver coins is , _v
greater than the average of her daily earn- !
ings, and ibo price of that glitteiing bauble "
might have saved the life of her child. I V
i,...i ...* i? i.. .1 v i
iiumicu uj? iu i.ci wiciuiwi iooiii, sue continued,
rising in lier excitement, and stand- ' t<
ing before the perplexed and dismayed bar-- p
onet. "Slie was rocking lier moaning infant
and her song struck a cliill to mv heart; it >
was tho Spanish air I had learned because u
you loved it, Philip. Nay, hear me out!" v
?for "lie would have risen?"At first, this e
unhappy mother seemed suspicious of me ; a
but when 6he saw I wept at the sufferings tl
of her boy, her own grief burst forth in sobs o
and words, and Rhe told mo her sad and
mournful history. I need not tell you her '
name, nor that of her betrayer, nor recount | j,
the broken promises in the impassioned i v
letters sliQ jfjhowed me. Yet a little longer,'* I >'
she smd, t^straining his impatience, "and I i v
have aStie. While 1 was yet with them, J "
the babe became worse and died !" j i|
And at the remembrance of the mother's o
passionate grief, Isabella covered her face 8
with her hands, nod wept.
Sir Philip turned to the window to regain
his self-possession, and collect his ideas t<
for the penitent speech he felt himself un- t
der the humiliating necessity of making. ?
Taking his seat beside his still weeping
mistress? l(
' I deeply #gr?t," he 6aid, "this unfortu- b
nate circumstance, but my Isabella has too b
much good sense, to punish me for events
whidh occurred before I knew the delights f
? c
of a pure and life-lortg nfTection?events, a
too, which I have bitterly repented." t
Miss Grandby remained silent, and Sir i
Philip felt constraiued to proceed. c
"This is a most unpleasant subject to ^
discuss with a lady, but my beloved may c
rest assured tliat I have, in every way, acted f
honorablyby this young person." *
.."Honorably!" Isabella repealed, with I
bitter emphasis. "I heard that your steward (
punctually doled but a weekly baif-oown, {
for the maintenance of your child ; a pit- t
tatice that Las just sufficed to afford it a 1
shelter. Wheu I looked round the miser- J
able room, I remembered with horror and 't
indignation, Sll* Philip Dererill's proud t
boast, that no English genllemau more care- I
fully sti}di6d the comforts of his domestics 1
thap hiftuelf, even to providing^e steward'a '
tajoie.wilti wine!" r; aK* i
i Utterly abashed, he extended hie hands 1
imploringly, and asked? J..: J
"What can Ieay^batyillaofScieriUy ex- ,
^reffl my sorrow and repentance ?* \
"Your actions, sot yon r word asb e q u i c k
Iyteplied, reality; for my- '
self, it oidy remains to gay faro^tel!.''
t'^01 ,
sli ^,-rr-"
I cannot marry tlie man I have ceased to
respect."
"Tliis is Mrs. Manners' doings !" he exclaimed,
angrily; "I have long seen that,
in hor selfishness, t-he has striven to disunite
us."
"Not another word I" cried Isabella, with
an imperious gesture. "Your accusation is
false and unjust. Though I would willingly
have spared myself the pain of this interview,
yet I could not bear that even my
best and truest friend should know ho\v low
Sir Philip Deverill has sunk in the estimation
of Isabella Grandby."
lie bit his lip, but restraining the angry i
feelings waning in his bosom, ho answer?
O ' - i\ '
ed?
' It in evidently useless attempting to reason
with you now?to-morrow wo both
shall be calmer."
She extended her hand with a calm, sad,
farewell, and thus they parted.
As soon as the cabriolet drove from the
Joor, Miss Grandby rang for the-..butler, an
uld and attached servant.
"Christopher," Bhe suid, "I wish to leave
England immediately?to night if possible;
san you arrange it for me ?"
Christopher bowed assent.
"I shall leave all my pensioners in your
i.-are, and thereis a young woman?whose j
id dress I will give you?who will bo revived
by my housekeeper in the country
is soon as she is ready for the journey.
Christopher withdrew to make the bur- i
ied preparations for his young lady's de
larture, and she sought the chamber of her
iunt.
M rs. Manners Wa9 seated with her hands |
estiug on her open Bible; she glanced <
inxiously at Isabella's perturbed face. That '
:i(id look destroyed the remains of her forti- ;
ude, and sinking at the feet of her mint, J
diss Grandhv gave way to a convulsive ,
urst of tears. Mrs. Maimers was too sensi- <
ile to check them, but her tender endear- '
ncnts at length* restored the weeping girl '
o composure. j
"My kind aunt," she whispered, 4'1 must j ,
save here direiuly; I fear mv own weakness; 1
ou will go with me, will you not ?" '
"Are vou sure," asked Mrs. Manners, 1
that you are not acting too hastily ? that t
uu will not repent this slep?" r
*;Quite silrej" replied Isabella; '"I cannot ?
^11 you more tliau that Sir Philip and I arc 1
larled forever." ,
Fresh teare accompanied the words, and ^
Irs. Manners wisely sought to know no c
lore. In a few hours Isabella was on her 1
,-ay to the continent, where her welt-order- ^
d mind soon regained ils usual serenity; S
nd thus, after a few vain efforts to discover
hi9 retreat of the heiress, ended the hopes '
f Sir Philip Deverill. ?
Wonders of the Human System. C
Paley, says the London Quaterly, ap lauds
the contrivance by which everything c
,'e eat and drink is made lo glide 011 its 11
oad to the gullelt, over flieeniranee of tho v
find pipe without falling into it. A-little I
lovable lid, the epiglottis, which is lifted a
? u'lmti u.'u l.i.viflw in nmuml ilnu n nnnn t
lie ebink of the air passage by the weight t
f the food, and the act oil the musics in &
wallowing it. Neither solids or liquids, in
hurt, can puss without shutting down the S
rapdoor as they proceed, lint this is only v
part of the safeguard. The slit at the !l
ap of the windpipe, which never closes eu- v
irely wjyje w? breathe is endued with an c
CUpe p*SESH?ility to the slightest particle ?
^flatter. The. least thing which touches 3'
he margin of the aperture, causes the sides v
i> come firmly together, aud the intruding *
iody is Btopped.atthe inlet. It is stopper',
nit unless removed, must drop at the next 0
n*pi ration into tl)J lung?. To effect its ex- v
tulsoin, the sensibility ot'the rim nt the top "
if the windpipe "hctuidjy puts into vehement 1
ntinn a lulirtlu i.luftQ m" fTitlftl*! A nla/iA/1 t?ninM ^
vviwt? i? "?wiw ^ I V VJ r
ban its bottom, and which, compressing the
:hest over which they are distributed drive
>ut the air with a force that sweeps the of- !'
ending substance before it. The convul- 1
live caugliing which arises when we are c
shocked, is the energetic effort of nature ?
or our relief-when anything chances to have
ivaded the protective, epiglottis. Yet this .
jroperty, to which we are constantly owing '
>ur lives, is confined to a single spot in the 8
hroat. It does not, as Sir Charles Bell af- a
inns, be'ong to the rest of the windpipe,
jut is limited to the orifice, where alone it
s needed. Admirable, too) it is to observe, j
bat while thus sensitive to the most inaig' .
lificant atom, it bears without resentment
hat Atmoapherio current which are inces- 1
lantiy paBsing to anu iro over its irratable
lips. "It rejects," says Paley, "the touch of *
i crumb of bread, or a drop of water, with j
i spasm which convulses the whole frame;
pet left to itself and its proper office, the in- ]
.roiniwion of air alone, nothing can bo'so 1
^uiet. It does not dveo make itself felt;
% man does not know that he b|^atraehea? ,
rUis capacity of perceiving with such acute- ,
new, this impatience of ^ffenqe, yet-perfect
rest lni easo when let a lone, uro properties* ,
>no wauia.nnv? taougot, oos?uK?iy u> re- i
rife-fa totb^auo-^ |
tiort of these jjifaMt .io<jon?Ut$6l .
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i irfitf'-inMliii-il-fj1VT"'"Viv^iSiif 4.- /,?.>./ < ',. .> _
Scenes on the Ocoau Floor.
Besides the countless varieties of the facus
tho bottom of the sea is overgrown with the
curled, deep purple leaves of sca-lettucr,
with largo porous lichens, and many-branched,
hollow alga:, full of life and motion in
their rosy little bladders, thickly set with
her moving tiny arms. Thete plants form
submarine forests, growing one into anotlu r
in apparently lawless order; here entangling
their branches, there forming bowers
and long avenues; at one time thriving
abundantly, till the thickest seems in penetrable,
then again leaving very large openings
between wold and wold where smaller
plants form a beautiful pink turf. There a
thousand hues and tinges shine and glitter
in each changing light. In tho indulgences
'of their luxurious growth the fuci especially
seem to gratify every whim and freak.?
Creeping close, to the ground, or sending
long-stretched arm", crowned with waving
plumes, up to the blessed light of heaven,
they form pale-green sea-groves where there
is neither moon nor star, or rise up nearer
to the surface, to be trancedenilv rich and
gorgeous in brightest green, gold and purple.
And through this dreamlike scene,
planing in all colors of tho rainbow, and
deep u'ider the briny, hollow ocean, there
sail and cliaso each other merrily gaily
painted rnolaeks, and bright shining fi-hes.
Snails of every shape creep slowly along
tuo stems while huge, gray-haired seals, I
with enormous tusks, hang oil tall trees.?
There is the giguitio I)ngong, the siren of
the ancients; tlio sidelong shark with his !
leaden eyes ; the thick-haired sea-leopard,
and the sluggish turtle. Look how these
strange, ill-shaped forms, which ever keep
their dreamless sleep far down in the gloomy
deep stir themselves from time to time.? 1
See how they drive each other from their
lioh pastures, how they seem to awaken, in
storms, rising like islands from beneath, and
snorting the angry spray! Perhaps they
!jaze peacefully in the unbroken cool of the
ocean's deep bed. When lo! a hungry
shark comes slyly, silently around that grove.
Its glassy eyes shine ghostly-like, with a
yellow sheen, and sees their pray. The seaiog
first becomes aware of his dreadful cue- j
my, and seeks refuge in the thickest recedes i
if the fungus forest. In an instant the)
whole scene changes. The oyster closes its
shell and drops down into the deep below ;
iho turtle conceals head and feel under her (
impenetrable armor, and sinks slowlv down- .
a-aid ; the playful fish disappear in the j
tranches of the moivoystis, lobster hide 1111- ;
lur the thick, clumsily shaped roots and I
,he young walrus alone turns boldly round'
?nd fares the intruder with his shaip point- j
id teeth. The shark seeks to gain his 'in- '
irotected side. The battle commences, both j
eek the forest, their tins becomes entangled I
n the closely interwoven branches; at last ;
he more agile shark succeeds in wounding
lis adversary's qjtde. Despairing of life, the j
deeding walrus tries to conceal his last ag- |
my in ths woods, but blinded by pain and 1
>lood,?ho fastens himself among the
tranches and soon falls an easy prey to the
hark, who very greedily devours him.
Arrest of a Fugitive.?Information
fas communicated on Thursday afternoon |
o Mr. F. L. Schuboe, State Constable, that j
2ol. H. Falk, of ltobinson country, North j
Carolina, who had escaped from jail of that
ounty, was*at the l'avilion Ilutel in this
ity, with bis family. Proceedings were
ininediatelv taken to secure bis arrest. A
warrant was issued by \V. D. II. Kirkwood,
?sq., Magistrate, on the oath of Mr.Schuboe,
nd Mr. T. E. Strollier First Lieutenant of
he City Police, was detailed by tlio Magisrate
as a special ollicer to'aervo the warant.
After one o'clock, Friday moring, Messrs. \
itrother and Schuboe proceedeil to the Pa- 1
inon noiei, wnere mey iounu i_,ui. I'alK
nd wife, his two sous atid several servants,
rho had mado arrangements to leave the
ity by Ibe early train to Augusta. Deputy
Sheriff Henderieks and ox-Policeman llieks
oined the officers at the house. The arrest
kas made quietly and without resistance,
md Col. Falk was conveyed to the Guard
louse, whence, upon return of the warrant, I
ind examination before Magistrate Kiik- I
ifood, he was committed toTlic jail, to j
iwait a requisition from the autinriiies ot' I
'forth Carolina. Information has been sent
o the Sheriff of Robeson County that Col."
alk is in custody here.
We arc informed that Col. Falk, whose
nanners certainly bespeak him a gentleman,
s a planter of abundant means. Ho was
omplicaled in May, 1857, in an unfortunate
flair, hy which a neighbor's servant lost his
ile, and for which he, with one ~of$Br, was
icld to answer. Before trial, he succeed?d
a escaping frout confinement, and had for
ome months been at liberty, when ho was
ir rested on Friday morning.
Charleston Mercury.
Nf.w Steamers Longer tiian the
jBviathian.?While public attention has
>een attracted so strongly by the unusual
nmensions 01 me ljcviaman mat me name
>f Ibe vcsael is in everybody's mouth it hnp>ens
singularly enough that two vessels of
greater length and of a more remakab^e'
jharaeter bave been advancing to completiono
Liverpool, whhout tbe general public bengeven
cognisant oftbeir existence. Those
vessels are each .700 'feet long: Tbey bave
t>een constructed by Messrs. Vernon and son
For the Oriental Stesm Company, and are in*
tended lor the navigation of tbeludiaO'riv?r*.?Th$
pus pose of their peculiar features
>f construction is Co enable a. large cargo to
wW wmym TO'.ajnir;
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From the Home Journal.
Been Abrcad, Sir.
For, inasmuch us Mr. Richard Raynard,
Mr. Nathaniel Xixworth, Mr. and Mrs. John
j Anthracite, ami many other fashionable and
! distinguished individuals, have visited LouI
don, Paris, Vienna, Milan, Rome, Florence,
etc., c'.e., it has heroine absolutely tieocssa|
ry for everybody, who desires to ho anybody
in social circles, to take, make, or "do," the
' Jour at Kurojif.
! Mr. Richard llavnard "did it," and came
1 home a full-grown lion in a very few months
I iiis mousiacue?wntcii, wnen lie Icttus, was
j of the size and consistency of a diminutive
camel's hair brush?lias improved wonderfully,
during his sojourn abroad ; in fact, it
now actually becomes visible to tlio naked
eve?being poiualumed and twisted, in true
Parisian btvle, d la kuilttrif/nccdla d la
i j\'ajjotcvn III. And then his cane?such j
a dear little cauc?a Parisian cane?with a
dainty little ivoiy crook for a handle .which |
(should you chance to meet him in Broad- j
way, or 011 the Avenue) you will observe
invariably insulted between his lips. His
hat?a I'arisian hat, with a three-story
crown, and a lurncd-up rim, mid which appears
to lie a great deal too large for him
?is certainly the most conspicuous part of
his costume.
His coat (Parisian, also) is faultless, and
his boots (patent leather, of com si*) were
manufactured by a c< lebrated lmt(icr of line
do?never mind what.- Altogether, in his I
; outward appearance, Mr. ltavnard shows
' unmistakable signs of having been abroad.
But this fact is not only apparent in the
external appearance of his person, but also
in Ins conversation ; lor, on the slightest !
provocation, he will call to uiiml something ;
that happened "whore he was in Vienna,''
Koine. Kluence, Milan, or some celebrated I
locality, which he is quite certain that his J
unsophi.Meuted friends have never seen, ex- i
ecpt in the pages of the geoginphy or the i
columns of the newspapers.
Reclining on tho ruse-eolercd cover of a j
superb divan, in the presence of some of his |
lady fiiends, he will often grow quite enthu- ,
siaslic in his praise of the "glorious s-key-i'a i
of Italy"?"Italy, the land of song?dear, |
deliglitfuly Italy"?"Italy, the land of pri- j
lint </o)tNi', the land of tenors and barytones,
the land of dark skins and big inoiistaehios" j
? which our belles invariably fail in love I
with at llist sight?"dear, delightful j
Italy."
Oh, y?\s ! slie is certainly diur enough, if '
we may judge by the neat little fortune
wiiich we pay our prima donna yearly, and j
which her husband (the baron) invariably I
loses f??r her at the gaining table.
Mr. Havnard sojourned for a considerable j
period in the metropolis of la belle France !
and, of course, was completely fascinated*
with l'arisian society and manners. lie
learned to "parley roo," to a limited extent,
(though 1 should not like to be reponsible
tor the correctness of his pronunciation.)
and can give you the French names of all
the ingredients of a~good dinuer, even to
the wine and cigars.
lie at present resides at one of our fash
ioliablc hotels, and can be seen, on any line
afternoon, standing beneath the porch, with
a cigar on the delicate ivory crook of his
dainty little cane in his month, bewitching
tint ladies with the brilliant external appearance
of his person and his fascinating
glances, and, no doubt, thinking of the nu
ineious conquests tlint he iuteuds to make
at Nowpoit, tliis season.
Mr. Nathaniel Xixworth had spent sevcral
seasons in {jthe midst of "our bust society,"
had regularly visited the most fashionable
watering-places, an<l,at very tender
age, found himself completely "used up," or
hlaisc, as the French says; so he. went
aSroad to find something how?southing
to interest liilil.
lie travelled in Germany, saw the Rhine i
thought it a very pretty river, plenty of.
sour wine, old ruined castles, etc.; but
he did not see why people wanted to make
such a fuss about it.
He travelled in Italy?thought it was nil
very well in itS way ; but it was jusfr what
lie expected. Home, Florence, London, ami
Paris, ditto. In fact I- verly believe, had
Mr. Xixworth climbed Mbuut Vesuvius, and
looked into the crater, like >ir Charles
Coldstream in (fie play, he would have found
"nothing in it."
Mr. iNix worth thinks travelling a bore
and says that, for Ills part, lie shall be quite
contented hereafter, to stay at home and
eat good dinner*, drink goud wine, and
uiiolce good cigars ; and he further remarks
that lie considers^ Solomon an ass, to have
taken so long to discover that there was .
"nothing new under the sun/i
Mr. and Mrs. J oh u AuthrfntHe, a loving
young couple, went abroad to 6pend the
huney-moon and a portion of their surplus
funds. Th6y uaw everything, and'wero delighted
ivillnuverything; in tact, I am told
that Mrs. Anthracite's lips have become
fixed in the shape of an O??that being the
exclamation iuvariably used by'her as an
expression of admiration. ' r . '
They brought hoinu with tlieiii numerous
relics, fossils byjous., which they have distributed
freely umong their mend#.* One
of these reinemberances I have recently seen;
it was a curious brooch?Hie design -being
a chubby little cupid..on the back of a donkey
! A disagrecablft-felloWj who has been
looking.overju^^oflfter, suggest that the
donkey w*g|mcAed to personify John, and
tbe cupid mswife; but I do ridt be Hive a
word of it. I'boDe that yob have already
seen, by the briefly narrated eYperience of
FT'.Vv. . - ^ r ? v
* i.
Wm. Randolph Bargee, the Sculptor?
Another Vi?it;tohis Studio.
Wo paid anothdfiSbort visit yesterday
afternoon to tho studio of Mr. Barley, tlie
distinguished American seulptor, situate at
j llio curner of Baltimoreand Calhoun streets. !
1 ?Wo found him busily cngagaed mould- j
i ing the bust of an opulent and distinguished
I gentleman of St. Louis. This, we loam, is '
I :.ii uilmirnl.l.. ..r .1... I
, j/-?. ?. v? IIIV Vll^lllcil.
| ll certainly gives promise of a superior artistic
triumph.
Another new creation by the artis-t, entitled
'l'ride,' is gradually assuming shape,
form and character. This represents the
, bust of a proud, haughty female, with
I independence in her contour,dignified scorn
j upon her lip, tire in her eye, icicles in her
j heart. She looks as though hearts touched
' with all the tenderness of Love's sentimentality,
weie made for mere playthings, to
be used as iiinignilicaut foot-balls in sweeping
through a career of desperate, determined
coquetry. She would be a tyrant, indeed,
in the Kiugdom of Love, with no ambition
but to conquer, take captive, and treat her
prisoners scornfully?coldly indifferent.
There is much character in the entire figure,
and, when completed), we think it must
prove a masterly representation of the passion
intended to portray.
That masterly and beautiful creation, the
Fisher ("Jirl, is now nearly finished. It will
b-* ready for exhibition in Carroll llall in a .
fortnight. This figure speaks life and beau-I
ty in every lineament from the cold marble. t
It* we mistake not it is destined to attract '
lin^ts nf mlmii'oi-i
The busi of-'Gratitude,' executed to the ;
order of lion. Mr. Bruce, of Virgin in, is 1
rapidly assuming its delicate and finely
moulded features.
The Coquette,' for a gentleman iu St.
Louis, is under process of ohizeling, growiug ;
into form and beauty.
The 'Young Republican' iu form of a no- i
hie American boy, celebrated the recent an - !
niversary of American Independence some- !
what further advanced. This will be h su- !
perb work of arl.
The bust of our well-known, much esteem- 1
ed.and venerable citizen, Philip E. Thomas, '
lriist President of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, has been transferred to plaster,
and is waiting to bu outworked in the per- 1
fectiou of marble. 1
It is with a degree of pride find pleasure
we note the success and encouragement, bu :
stowed upon this truly meritorious artist,
who. from choice, has located in our midst, i
Genius and talent must make their yiark? '
are sure to attract attention?and wo are
happy to behold this truth exemplified iu '
the case of one so deserving as Mr. Barbec.
Jiult. Patriot.
The Bukial Place.?What a mulitude !
of thoughts crowded upon the mind in the |
contemplation of such a scene! How;
much of the future, even in its far distant;
reaches, rises before us with all its persuasive
realities ! Take but one little narrow space J
of time, and how affecting are its associa- \
lions! Within the flight of one-half century,
how many of the great, the good, and !
the wise, will be gathered here! How J
many, in the loveliness of infancy, the bean- !
tv of youth, the vigor of manhood, and the j
maturity of age, will lie down here, and I
dwell i.i the bosom of their mother earth! j
The rich and the poor, the gay and the |
wretched, the favorites of thousands, and !
forsaken of llie world; the stranger in Iiis j
solitary grave, ami the ,patriarch, surround- I
I'd by tho kindred of a long lineage!?
IIow nianv will hero bury their brightest
hopes or blasted expectations ! IIow many
bitter tears will here be shed! IIow mnyy
agonizing siwhs will here bo heaved ! How
many trembling feet will cross the pathways,
and, returning, leave behind them tho dearest
objeets of their rcvereucc or love.
Everett.
Of newspaper writing, a reviewer very
truly says:?"Though everbody affects se->
orecy, it is a secret known to all tho town,
that almost every competent man in political
life has now and then used the newspaper
press?the most powerful engine there
is for acting upon opinion. An acquaintance
of ours, calling on one of the bishops
had to wait besiJo him until he finished a
leader for n daily paper. Several political
chiefs affect little secrecy respecting the
fni t of iheir contributing to newsnaoers. t
though thi-y of cotirse do not wish to be
identified with nil their contribution*. 'You
may think it very easy to write an article
for a newspaper,' said n cabinet minister nt
a public dinner recently, 'but try it? In
truth, to 'write a good. leader on an occurrence
of the hour, acute and ready in its
arguments, and humorous or forcible in its
illustrations, with the brief statements of
facts and the skilful management of personalities
.which it demands in reference both to
the newspaper^and its party, is one of the
most difficult of all kinds of composition"
Takino a Showbb-bath.?Docfon?
"Well, *?how did your wife ratrbage her
shower-bath, deaconf
Deacon?"She had real good luck. Madame
Moodw told her ?how she . managed.
Slid said she had a lflrgq oilccF'-sUJc cap,
with a eapfiSlo it, like a fiwflau's that ?arae
air over her shoulders, nod?* ?
Doclor?"She's a fool for h^Jwuus ; that's
jjottb^way.V ' " ' ,
DiMoo-^'So my vwi?i*hot<J[htt'? .
Doutor?"Your..*if? did nothing of 4be
?orti "Wrop*." -0 ' 5? A & ' - '
O&ctorv'She used an urn
The Dinner to Senator Hammohd; ! J
The Charleston Mercury bus a very full
account of thejjroccedioga,?t 13e*ch.Island'
ou Thursday Inst.'* l&nnlfo^^Jfii^ond's 1
speech, of course, was'tin able onlly^ !
I Mercury publishing a full report, lliiis sums?<
j up the proceedings of the distfifgyiSJiedSenator:
i" j
1 1. That if we were well out of the tJaiohv
1 with our constitution and political institlij
lion established nnd acknowledged, the
! South would be more prosperous " llmn^sl^e
I is now, or seems likely lo be, in the tJnion. ,1^"
'2. That we are not likely--., to dissolve the
i Union until some very substanlial'>issuo;i3
i made, viz: tlur Forth ruling us by-a continued
sectional majority, or a renewal of
fl... lorUV ? i? t- *
, ? u.iuKn, itc., or uireul tampering with
our slaves, ?k?.
3. That we have already achieved great
i victories over the North, and that-if we
would unite and stand firmly, watchfully-* 1
; with our arms in older, on the constitution,
truth, justice and our rights, with the'dlternutiff
ut a dissolution, there is reasort td
i feel cotdident tlmLjfre'canuoL only sustain
J ourselves in thtfVUfiion,- but control the; s
: country, and through it, tho world.
i 1. That the South should review minutely
! and analytically the ground of the prevflleiit
; opinion that we want expansion of -slave
j territory, and should also ascertain whether
i the tli fug he possible for the South with
our limited supply of slaves, \yhich the'Senator
intimates he is averse to increasing by /
re opening the slave trade, and whictrb'e re- /
garth as wholly impracticable. ? _ /
Wo subjoin the report of tlie remarks of /
Mayor Tradewcllaud Col. Maxc'y Gtegg, of /
this city : /
A IV-.. -i: 11. - ? '
.kuci uiiiiiur, ioua niui unanimous calls
wore inailo for Hon. James D. Tradcwell,
I Mayor of Columbia, who being escorted to
iho speaker.-.' stand, spoko ill h manly.pairiotic
manner. A tier complimenting Senator ^
Hammond, and thanking the audience for
their call, he stated that lie hold lib political
posiliou and served no party/" Htf'had all"
the feelings of a Carolinian, and looked tfb-.
ly for his StateVadvaucemenf. Taking ?
retrospective and prospective viow of public
matters, from the present disjointed platform
of the country, lie could see little to hopo
for, for the prosperity .or security of tho
South. Thftielection of President Buchanan
was jusfr only not a defeat. He regarded
Senator Hammond as true and faithful'
to the convictions that had borno him, byf
tho people's voice, to his exalted position I
Ho felt assured that the sturdy trees arbiradi
the spot of this meeting would winter frofiv
branch to root ere Senator Hamiu$nd;woIild
yield to foderal corruption or. spccuryU'vtw
the seductive influences v.f Whshir.gtoU coif
servatisin. .* JAs
a Senator and statesman, Senator
Hammond would he followed by him ,to.
uuuui- war or peace. liut be could npt jndulge
the saiuc hope for the futur5f?s thd _-j
honorable Senator. Nor didlhe see'thflgreat
benefits to be derived l?y the South'-^
l'rom the National,. Democratic parly. >?lt;
was the same wKiose^uuibling thi^udefs anil
dark clouds, whose cruel hours and atotmy
days could not be readily forgotteiA ,* was
the same parly whose banijer inf. the .year
1832 wa-4 emblazoned with "The ifnion
must be preserved at alt hazards?'" ljg
could not look at the National. party*of tot,
day and forgfct its past history of treachery to
the South. It,\?as ever regfly to bylchd?^
those who did not how down to the JackSOn"
standard. With this tend^ndj and fi constant
proclivity to sacritici; its^priiiciplesand
fche South for st&cess, ho felt that it was dangerous
to our section. For one, he could
never l?o\v down to it.e Thanking theaudience
for thcirXHlcnlinn, and again complimenting
Senator Hammond. Mr. Tradewell
closed his speech in Jhe ' midst of ap;
plause.
Repealed eaHs were now made for CoL
Maxcy Gregg. who stood tip frQjm hia*>eat
in the centre of the company, and remarket!
thai the invitation (o speak was wholly^inexpected
hy him. He had come.to hearth a
speech of the statesman who had receiy^jj
from the Legiidatuic of South Caroling the /
iiigiu'ia compliment over received by/any
one from any people. lie had "heaYd hion
and whqn lie turned lo Ins home he would
ponder on tlio honorable Senators (jptnignpIle
desired lo joiji in-the ' STenato/a^uppes.
But his only liopc and tl^e- oW^'cI^ftcedt?
saw for the Souih was, thai the State Rights
party,.placing no relinpr-e for tfie protection*
of the South "upon the^arioiffifrjDenjecratic
party, should rally, together and reiaam
steadfast and ready icsist a^grAaibn. If
the honorable Senator"coald do(\ugh^.for
his hope it would be done. -i '
;t> v <
J?*fect op Titles.?The" tew, Tork
Evening Post, in referring, to
ercises of the literary institutions arjt?qjt?
number of graduates thrown upon tUe cCftjntry,
gives lb# fallowing- Ulua^tion trf1 the
magical effect which the beBtCwalAf^^ei
somdtim^s*p^uces,:-' -V '. ' 5* ?" gtk
jTiiii f* Mm 8o?inii-?/i? Ca? '
annual vrd$ of flootorale*. In-fher^^wng
rfuny- perrtbni will arl^'men and fid ttie.
avetwig jviH go to* bed dfi^Dhrinfijr
or Doctors of Oivilrfnd CunjMv^w."
are 6oroo*o?HQ8' when the ooftfoiajng'o^.y^ t
e^me? putB a sudden erfd to (fio^Wr I ]
pi too^ f*utt41 tfd i ng^