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THE SPIRIT OP BEAUTY,
fcY *. A. T.
I have been <x> tlio woods, 1 have trod the green
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And the Spirit of Beauty was there ,
I uw her fair form ia the snowdrop's white
bell, - '
I heard her sweet voice in the air 1
She danced in the aspen, she sighed in the gale,
<She wept in the sliower, she blushed in thevnle;
Her mantle was thrown o'er the misty brake,
*Her splendor shone on the snarkli ncr lake.
I felt her breath in the breezes of even,
Her robe floated over the blue of heaven,
"Wherever I roved, over vale, wood, or bill,
'The Spirit of Beauty would follow me still.
Notau elm ita graceful foliage wreathed,
Not a wild brier rose its fragrance breathed,
Not a violet opened its eyes of blue,
Not a plant or flower in the valley grew,
Not an ivy carcssing the rock, or the wall,
>But the Spirit of Beauty was over them all!
OABIBALD'S WIFE.
Garibaldi, in his autobiography, gives this ;
account of his meeting with his wife :
"I one day cast a casual glance at a horse j
in the Durraj.(the eastern part of the entrance
of the Jayuna,) and there observed a
young female whose appearance struck mo
as having something very extraordinary.
So powerful was the impression made upon
imA q( lino mnmAnl f" ?
..UV ?? >uu UUIIICIII, IUVIUI1. UUIIl auiuu UilUMj
which I was able fully to ascertain, that
I gave orders and was trasported towards
the bouse. But then I knew of no one to
whom I could apply for an introduction
I soon, however, mot with a person, an inhabitant
of the town, who had been aci
"
quainted with mo froiOthe time of my arrival.
I soon received an invitation to take
. .
coffee with his family, and the first person
who entered was the lady who had so mys- J
leriously but irresistibly drawn mo to the j
place. I saluted her; we were soon ac-i
quainted; and I found thai the hidden :
treasure which I had discovered was of rare [
and inestimable worth. ^ But I have since
reproached myself for removing her from
her peaceful, native retirement to soenes of
danger, toil and suffering. I felt most
deeply self-reproached on that day when
at the mouth of the Po, having landed in
our retreat from an Austrian squadron, <
'while stitl lfopirSg to restore her life, on
If&ing her pulse I found hor,* corpse, and
sang the hymn of despair. I prayed for
forgiveness, for I tbo't of the sin of taking
herttfih Lor hpuse.
Tbd rest of the lady's story is soon told.?
She accompanied her husband in hia^. dangerous
advcDturea, fought by bis side on sea
<tnd land, received a ball through her bat,
cut off-a. tress: of her hair; and
* (raveled along from Caritabani to Lages,
sixty wild miles.
"Anna pa^ed^tbat dangerous way by
nighty apd'eucb was .ber boldness. that the
assassins fled at the sight of her,_ declaring*
they had been pursued by an extraordinary
being. And, indeed, tbeyapoke the truth
forthat courageous woman mounted on a
nery Dorse, which she bad asked for and
obtain?A *t a house on /her-way where it
wouliHiave bctyh difflotilt for a traveler to
hire one, she gallopped in a tempestuous
night, among broke&t rocky ground, by
itie flashes ?f lightning. Fofff of the en
^njy'a cavalry, who were pn . guard
at the river canvas, when (hey jaw her
approaching, were overwhelmed with fear, "
enppfllMOfir^ lo he a vision, and fled. Wherr
fpPireachdd, Ibe bank oT that strain, wbich
V*? -4wo^fen-by tbe rahja to*a dangerous 1
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THE COMING CHOP.
Messrs. Cutser, Harrison & Co., in
tbcir annual, circular, liave tlje following io
regard to the present crop :
The position and prospects of the growing
crop do not, in the main, vary much
from those at this date last3*ear, excepting
that the overflowed lands were relioved
from waler several Weeks earlier this seasoti
than last; and, consequently, half to threefourtlrcrops
may be looked from this scource
a3 the occurrence of killing frost may bo
early or late. Though the spring was gen
crally late, yet good stands wero secured,
and the prospect up to tho first week of
August was higly favorable, except on some
upland districts, especicte, especially of
Mississippi, Northern and Northwectern
Louisiana, and tho contiguous portions of
Arkansas and Texas, and in South Carolina
where littln r.iin luul fnllrm f,?i- ?.??
months. The cousequcnc of the August !
rains on stunted and almost sapless plants !
was a very heavy shedding, leaving little
or no prospect of recuperation, unless tho
most favorable and improbable combination ]
.?il.? -i?n A i '
VI ntmuci cuuuiu UCUUT UJTOUgU 1116 full.
The bottom land crops are everywhere
good, and will yield heavily, notwithstanding
the prevalence of rust and rot, result
of August rains. It must be borne in
mind, however, that though the Mississippi
river and bayou crops aro as forward ns j
last year, still the upland crop generally !
is about a week later than then ; on the !
r _ _ lit.. - - 1
uriiKT, as wen aa oouom lands in general,
a large crop is certain ; but on uplands the
yield ihust be very short if frost should
come sufficiently early to prevent the maturity
of anv second rrrmvlh tlmt ?nnv
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taken place since the middle of August.
It was to the uyueual fact tlrtit slieh a second
growth d^id mature lust year that the
large crop must, be attributed.
The Gulf coast of Texas will fiend forward
this j-ear a much larger proportion of
1110 rrfin than over rn?~ ?: -
|-x-??v?v. V%>iviw? *uo CiHiy JJICK- I
ings of the present crop were discolored, i
and some of^tliein dusty, in consequence i
of unftivoral>]o weather, but they arc now
improving. As regards quality, the staple I
is likely to he goodf-but much trash may be !
expected as the result of the exuperance of,
the river cropB. Taking into* nccoutit the j
natural increase of 150,000 bales, and flic
same amount from overflowed lands in ex- j
cess of^last. year, wc think the crop likely '
to reach 4,000,000, though this estimate is
liable both to diminution or increase, as the
rccurrecc of frost may bo earlier or later
than the average date of the past fiflcen
years, which lias beou tbe 10th of November.
No reliable estimate of the crop-,al
largo can now be made, having reference
solely to the receipts at the ports early in
the season, as compared with the previous j
rears, ill cnnscminnon nf tl.o I? I
, ? ? 1?? ? "? tj'vrtlljr IIIcreased
facilities for bringinfftbo crop forwar(^*
jt
Lord Talmerstok at Home.?A correspondent
of tbl Manchester Guardian,
describing the habits of Lord Palmerston
during the vacation, say6: "At Broadlands,
though no man tramp* the stupples or beats
the cover with kcene^est, or carries a surer
llnnlllx-Jiorwil n?'l ?i'l L
nuu IIIUI LW, W IL11 *J U L RpGC"
tacle?, at -74?Ibis is but the mdrning's
amusement. By two or three o'clock, Lord
Paftrterston is'in his room, elbow daesp in
despatches, and walled about with office
boxes. Visitors at the house Bee nothing
of him till the lato dinner at 8, and that
despatched?though-there may be an-adjournment
to the drawing-oom, and even
the biiliflfrl-rnnm ttliou ilm '?'
^ v . VV,W| ,f mvi v ?uw |7baciiiil^l UUSb
stilL.handles bis cue like a master, and agalfc"
without kpa^tlea-^jljord Palraerston is no
more t&iWPfe fier 10, but the lights arc
^prning .ih .j}iB private room till 12 or 1
o'clock, o*ev?n -later. In the intervals of
this sqVeti'^ptfd protracted labor no one can
Kegay^i'?r *pnghkfe^tbftn Lord Pntnjerstcn
pr readiqrlo_iaVe aj^PpW the mot pour
rire\ \T^^glV>Jjord "i^almere ton declares
be-lits no time to read "anything but manuscripts,"
he seems ait fait of the current
literature. Perhaps lady I-'almereton evis-"1
serais it foJ1 him. anfl lf'aen* him *M?nnli<wl
. ' *7 * ~~ " ri""""
wftn the essence of convoraatfon."
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Xrr.TOR XAT. ?:'A \4Sig Dbvsi&fcn..Ii>fAlo
married, and jo&t cofhmencitfg the practice
of me^idd?, scan yeMtp tinp^witb quite
horae and vehicle, and b'ia young
wife ridinff with Mm
Jj?S* 'jg?fi.wIlo, ?ith his Vifo' aod am
drivinrf.
SWSir?'>h.;yioH. for.
W^ifa . Od COlhfhdi tm*- . ill * .
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From the Waxhiugton ContUlulioii. <
"THE IBREPBESSIBLE COftfllCT."
The question cannot be too often or too
earnestly pressed upon tho public mind,
"What would have been the result of tlio
Harper's Ferry insurrectionary movement
if Mr. Seward bad been in tlio Presidential
cbnir?" The avowed champion of "liighcrJuwism,"
the author and propagandist of j
that false and iufainous doctrine of ' irrepres- |
siblo conflict" which seeks to convince the
people of the North thnt tbo only torms
upon which the Union can he maintained
is the extermination of llio institution of
slavery in the Southern States ; the man
who bas done more than nil others to consolidate
tbo anti slavery feeling of tho North
into a political organization pledged to an
unceasing war upon the Constitution of the
country and the rights of fifteen sovereign
States of this Union: the Presidential
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candidate who relies for success upon the
support of men liko Wade, Wilson and
Giddings; who proclaim to the country
that the m eat ohicct of Amcri?an n.itrioLism
w rf - 4
is to tear asunder the bonds of friendly
brotherhood which bold this great Union
together; who, by their ppublic speeches in
the Senate Chamber, in the House of Representatives
and upon the hustings, have
phrenzied the public mind on the subject
of slavery, ntwl sonic* nf wlinm bnvn not
hesitated lo invoke lite aid of British arms
in the fou! gnd bloody, xvork of negro rebellion
an&igwrrsclion.?AVo . repeal the
question, ^bat would the President elected
by 6uch men, and surrounded by such influences
and associations, do in the event
of another Harper's Ferry outbreak ? What
would have been our condition to day if in
the -place of President Buchanan, tho
Constitution and tlie Law, we had Mr.
Seward's "higher-lawism" ftnd "'irrepressible
conflict" in possession of the Federal Government
? Would Mr. Seward bave Btayed the
arm of tbc bold marader who had been
stimulated to his murderous work by his
own doctrines and teachings? Would Wade,
I *'
Sumner and Giddings, as his constitutional
advisers, have counselled the enforcement
of laws which they pronounce infamous,
1 ii -i -i?-i~
; OIIU IIIU JUKI I^IIIIICIIC Ul UJCII- ? MUMJ U\JCU?
are glorified by them as acts of the highest
heroism ? Not only so, but what would
have been the effect upo?i Brown and his
associates if they had felt conscious that
the President of tho United ^States and
the party in possession of the Government
sympathized with their movement, and
would therefore hold them harmless for
their crimes and outrages? These inquiries
need no answer at our hands. Tho man
whose in'md does not realize tho truths
which weBeek to illustrate is lost to reasoti
and argument.?No man who love9 his
country, and would preserve its institution,
will fail to appreciate the magnitude of
the subject. The danger, for the present,
is past. Wo rest again in peace aud security.
The Constitution and laws of the
land have been vindicated; the prompt
and decisive action of a President true to
bis oath of office aqd faithful to tho, requirements
of the Constitution,. has effectually
quelled* this dangerous movement,
and at the same time, rebuked the lawless,
spirit which instigated its iuception. So
much for the past. We have now to. deal,
with the future. Let the people sec to it
thai no man and no payly is elevated to
office and power who wi|) fail in a like
emergency to do their duly. Mr. Seward,
and the blagk Republican party, rely upon
the North for nuneess. Tliftir nrnrnni^fltirm
is sectional and ttfHfwrilf&iples arc sectional.
If ejected to p&WffjML musWbe dcino by
North ; and responsibility
of saving frora tbe
machiqjflions and d^sf^Sl^w>tI)!ir man and
his parlyrest <#th our' NdrtfreYn brethren
?To the good and,true men of all parties
at tljp North these feets appeal ;*'atid we
cannoL-douht thft annwur-thnt. ?n infolllnranl
? 0?and
patriotic peojfte will make.
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A Question in Oi'Tfcs.?At Col-*
lege, th?*er?pr class was under examination
The^ pffig of Natural
1'inlotopBy was badger;?piBe l^arys in opticsThe
point, tinder illustration -was- that,
strictly;?||U,<>ciebliBcally, speaking, wo bo?
not pbj&cU but their images depjcled on
",i 'rtn . - -i 'it -
me reuoA. ine wormy protessor, woraer
at mnko tho tnatUr plainer, said lo (be wag
of thepta*, *Mr, Jack^qn, did you ever
actually se^your fathersir," Lilf^
il.J |
iv|inwi. a. fCApmru IU iu?
committee whyyou never *saw yonrowo
felber."-r-^IJftc?uic,M replied.. Mr, .Wfrliato
Jackson, very gwfrelf, "bfc| died before 1
Mttiorn? . V .
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, tomp?rp(t>re
Jttb* Jr^Rnd
YjiW^totoiliA "Jfonfl
I.TkerA Bd^iM i*w?.
r?plt?d duotk on
PHILBOPHY AND DEFEAT.
Sfc? senior bf the Vicksburg Sun, do- I
feated for tlio Stale Sjiyito in the late elections,
discourseth as follows on bis disappoinmont:
It is well known to our readers (and
their name is legion,) that wo, (the senior*
editor of this paper,) having the greate^
confidence in our ability to serve the people
of this county in the State* Senate, with
i j if / t * ?\ i -
nunur iu uurscu, ^iiiicm .) aim usciuiness to
our constituftncy, vouchsafed to give them
an opportunity to elect us. Tboy did elect
k us?to stay nt home, and more's tho pity.
Lord forgive me, for they knew not what
they did. Republics fere proverbially ungrateful.
Wo aro not the first.dUiotcrcsted
patriot who has been immolated by tho
I people whom he desired to serve. Not wo.
I Wo Riihmlf '*1- I?
.. W Wkwiaim IV kUVU UV.'V>I31U11 W I III UL'L'UIIIlllg
grace, premising at tlio same time that they
stood mightily in the way of their own
interests, when they rejected our overtures
to attend to their interests at the Capitol?
for the small consideration of fotfp*dollars
per diem. This may seem like exalting
one's self at the expense of modesty?but
not bo, we. are a modest man?too much
so, we fear, for our own good; and what
we say in praiso of ourself, must not be
construed as being?halfscandal. We liave
no complaint to mako of the people for
not electing us. They were free lo do as
they pleased, although, in our case, they
pleased to do, wo b&ng the judge, a very
Strang thing?very. We are surprised at
them.
We expected tohavo accomplished things
at Jackson ns a Senator, but, alas! for the
uncertainty of all human calculations, our
hopes have been blasted." our ambition
chilled, and our aspirations quenched in the
waters of defeat. Tim ni>nnli> liavn
I ???1
with remarkable unanimity, to permit us to
remain at home, where wo can cultivate
the joys of domestic bliss at onr own fireside,
without^ping interfered with by the
duties incident to a member of the Legislature.
They did not love us less, but they
loved as we take it, our ease, quiet, contentment
more. They loved our society and
could not pear to see us leave them to go
to Jackson. They wanted us to be with
tliem, that lliey might have at all times the
beneflt of our wise counsels, our sage advice,
and our patriotic outgivings?hence their
decision at the polls.
Vanity of Students.?The lictersburg
(Va.) 'Express' takes off the self conceit of
the students in the University in that Stale
in ftie following style.?Tho students in our
Georgia University are not quite so puffed
up, perhaps they havo no reason to bo :
"Of all vain creatures, undoubtedly the,
University student is the most self conceited;The
prido of the unfledged. 3'outh who
leaves behind bim tho villagST school for
College groves, is unworthy of notice. Tho
grand climacteric of human vanity is
consummated in tho walk, lounge and
laugh, of tlio University student; all other
vanities sink into insignificance. On his
way to the University he is anxious that
ill! should know the fact ^ he lies bis card?
not omitting "University of Virginia" on
liis umbrella and talking cano ; takes it on
valise and trunk ; prints his name on liis
'Harper,' on his beaver box, in his cap, ontha
fop 'bf bia*koots. and. in fact, on overv
available spot of bia clothes visible and
invisible^?He registers his narae at IFot9ls
?uUoivcrsily of Vp }" talks about tiothlng
else in.restaurant^ and clothing stores ; at
tbo streets corners ^in Depots; on tie cars,
and off; ho. speali^of it everywhere; in
every coudition, every hour, and in every
manner possible.?Colleges are derided ;
oj^fcfogics despised; "mean whiskey"' ab
Ik>wW> and indifferentoignra detested. A
short residdflcellt tUi?d?vftJ.ed place* like a
(nstQ^of^ tbe fablc^lbgtls fruit, ttir/i?. into
oblivion, (be part scenes of life, une begins
a$ew existence; tbe past becomes an
ill-d?fined tlrenrn and matriculati6n issues
inthedawu of a glorious future.
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ANtfPiCTonK0.?If, indeed, women
were mere outsido, form and "features
onlyjiitid if mind made up no part of ber
composition, it ft>uld follow tbat a balliton\(was
quite as, appropriated place for
obtaiitag a wife as. an exhibition room' for
cbttoftini* a nWnrA. Tint inn?rti?n1i
?t.t?p -- r * ?
women are not mere portrait*?^J;?lr valtfe
not being determinable by a glance of tber
Lye, it follows that a different mode of ap^t?cfating
their vBlue, and a diffident plica
for viewing. tMto, ant&edein^?tt4j> being,
individually Mleeted, i? tw0
bring it to"
^H^ttilillAlli rIBin rr najtvi '!.
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MAISCELLANEOUS.
A Suggestion.?W? make tlio following
suggestion for sonio enterprising typo, v
.^ lien tho Great Eastern is in successful v
operation and making regular trips, as she s
undoubtedly will do, between England and li
America, there is a grand opening for a f<
good printer on board that vessel. In the (1
first placc there would be any quantity of a
daily printing to be done for the bhip itself I
?such as table bills of faro, and notices of i
all sorts that it. innv Tin nncpaenrp to rvnet n
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about the ship as directions for passengers, ?
and to those connected with tho ship itself, r
Then a small Daily Journal, which would ji
publish an account of or.ch day's sail, the s
number of miles made, tho^arious incidents I
of moment which would naturally occur *
amongst so many passengers, tho ships met '
on tho passage, and all the matters of note '
that happened from day to day during the i
voyage. Nor would such a paper lack in c
tho matter of advertisements, The prominent s
hotels on both sides of the Atlantic would a
be glad of a mekium th:it would bring their 1
establishments to tho daily notice of travel- *
lers in transit to either country. Tilings >
lost on board would bo advertised, and in- I
deed, a journal published in a community <
of, say 5000, passengers, would present t
many of the Features incident lo a paper
printed in a town of similar population. f
Subscribers to such an enterprise could^ 1
hardly bo wanting, in the swarm of passen- t
gers, to whom such ji daily publication <
would bo the best relief to the monotony I
of sea-voyaging and the looked-for event of '
every mormug on ttio stup. lhe tiles ol <
each voyage would bo valuable Uffy news- 1
paper ashore, in making addenda tojpreign <
news of each arrival.?Hartful (Ct.) <
Times. 1
Ancccolc of the British Ex-Premier.? (
Loul iDerby is very ill again with his old |
enemy, me gout. Jie was out shooting at
Fazaekerly, with a part)', when he was
suddenly seized with pain and fell so ill that
he did not wait for his own vehicle, but
returned at once to Knowsly to one of llio
keeper's shandries. The sportsman, how
ever, g^euommaiea in me pauenr, lor his | (
lordslup observed, '"Tbcso shooting pains 11
will, I expect, finish my shooting this year." j
We trust the noble earl is mistaken, and ]
that a few days will see liirn again in the (
field. * ,
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Fancies of the Great.?The Tidinburgh
Review observes: "Peculiarities of dress, ]
even amounting to foppery, so common ^
among eminent men, are carried off from j
ridicule bv ease iu some, or statelinoss in
olliers: We may smile at Chatham, scru- |
yiuiously crowned in bis best wig, if intendMng
to speak; at Erskinej drawing on his |
blight yellow gloves before he rose to pleads,
at Horace Wajpole, in a cravat of Gibbon's
carvings; a^Raleigh loading his shoes with ^
jewels so heavy that he could scarcely wllk ;
at Tetrarch pinching his feet till he crippled
them ; at tho rings which covered the (
*ikilosophical finjjers of Aristotle; at the
-vr ? . I
bate throat of Byron ; tho -Armenian dress |
of-Rousseau; the scarlpt and gold coat of
Voltaire} or tho prudent carefulness with (
which Caishr scr^ched liis head, so as not
to disturb the locks arranged o^or the bald
place.*"r 13ut some of theso meif we npprc- .
bend, found it easy to enforce respect and '
curb impCftihencG. 5
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Woman's ijAnniAGE.?To. marry one ]
roah, white lovihg and loved by another fi
is about the most grievous fault that a wo- (
man epn commit. It is a sin Against t
kindness and truth. It involves giving ,
thpt to legal right which is guilty and (
shftmoful when given to anything but s
reciprocal affection, It involves wounding ,
llifi llin KmI4
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blighting and soiling the soul-?of tfie one ,
who is abandoned and tfylrayed. It involves j
the speedy disenchantment of the one whor ?
is nu>cke<fV'By the shadow where ho was r
promised the substance/ and- who. {gasps 6
only the phantom* soulless beauty,<?^Pne (
husk, tho shell, the skeleton of a jkactF- I
.fection; Tt #fc?ils' cteatolcM d^ptipn, 4flh
homo and abroad, by tla^Bi^-ight; t>4^{ c
our' downsuuq^ and our npmH}^4Tt
tion in every relation?tteou^ion^
^ndorest^-'anJ; niest. endeahdfc.momentrflj||
our existence. \l makes the whole of irfl
"j t_ J! 4?. (?? IT 'i2^K
? . wojit)"! /.uegrBUJi'g* uur^aTO?Ufin^ ^
rfgbtroinded wonwn ^ Q$W scarcity \
deeper ajtf upon ter 6Q^l,x)r oite-oMire^pr-. jj
Uia lo /irinfif down |r.f?tfrfpi j\
Fop a woman - in ye^troUyllm if gjj
agalnsl Uia Holy tShbrt-^^Kfiin ?
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TKs-Kenn.beo ^uriiSllis' ftri J Jw f
THE DOMESTIC m.YBITS OF MltTOtf.
At his uicnli ho n<g?or took much of
'iue or any other fefijicnted liquor, and lie
pas fastidious m his food; yefhis faste
eems to have been delicato and refined like
lis other 6enses, and bo had a perference
or such viands as were of mi ngrecrtble'
lavor. In his early years he used.tojjit up'
ite at his studios, and perhaps.he continued
his practice whiltf ^iis sight was good ; hut
u his hitter vcarsyliJljfo^U^iotUeverv niglit
,t 0 o'clock, and 1|y tiiiM? in summer-, tillj
i in "Winter, and ii^ftolrdipposod then.to
isc, he hud some one to sit at his bedside
inrl ronrl In W1*a?\ V?.. 1 --1
M<M?* *? HVl 41V IUDU JUJ IiaU
i 'Chapter of the Hebrew Bible rend for
lim, and then; with of course the interention
of breakfast, studied till twelve.?
Io thou dined, look some exercise for an
lour?gennetally in a cbair, iiuwhieh lie
ised to swing himself?and afterwrrd played
>n the organ or the bass-viol, and either,
aug himself or made his wifo sing, who
is lie said, had a good voice but no ear.
Io then resumed his studies till 0, from
vhich hour till 8 ho conversed with those
vho came to visit him. He finally look a
ight supper, smoked a pipe of tobacco, nnH
bank a glass of water, after which he Weired
to rest.
Like many other poet?, Miltor. four.d the
.tilhiess, warmth and recumbency of bed
avorablc to composition ; and his wife said
hat before rising of a morning, he often
lietatd to her twenty or thirty virscs. A
uvorito position of his wljcn dictating l?is
erses, we arc told, was that of sitting with
>ne of his legs over an arm of Lis chair,
[lis wife related that he used to compose
:hiefly in the Winter, which account is
:onfirnicd by the following passage in his
ife bv Pliiliris *
- - > >
**TIicio is n remarkable passage in the
jompositilion of Paradise Lost, which I
lave particular occasion to remember;
or, whereas I bad the perusal of it from
he very begining, for some years, as I went
roin time to time to visit him, in.a parcel
)f ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time,
vhich being written by whatever'hand came
icxt, might possibly want correcteon as to
he ojtopography and pointing ; having, as
ho suQimer camo on, not been shown any
or a considerable while, nnd desiring to
% ' ?
tnow the reason thereof, that "his veins nev
;JL ??pp>?y nowca but ?rom tlio autumhal
iqufhox td the vernal, rind tl?!ft wliatoVfit he
attempted (at other times) was nevcrjoliis
satisfaction, though lie courted his fanc^
lever so much so that in all the years he
was about -this . poem, he-may be said to
lave spent but half, his tiirto therein.
Milton's conversation is stated to have
jeen of a very agrccabl^fjfeature. His
laughter, Deborah, 6aid that bo was "delightful
company, thelifeof tlin conversation,
and that on account of a flow of subject
unalFectod cheerfulnesk and
livilipp^tlichardsnn, to whom wo are in
jeuiea lor the prescrv.ition of this testimony,
adds that 'he had a gravity in his
temper, nq^melencholy, or not till the hitlerparL
of his life, not sour, not morose oril
riatured, but a certain severity of mind
?a mind not condescending to little
things.' [Mr. T. Keighly.]
Winter shoes.?//all's Journal cj
ILcallh gives the following sensible advice:
'Like the gnarled oak'that wi^ptoo<l the
itorms and thunderbolts of centuries, ?mnn
niunuu L u uiu (11/ 11IC V A U^|li I MVS
[yeep the feet dry nnd -warm, and wo may
map our fingers in joyous trinmph at dislase
and the doctors. Put od two pairs of
hiok woollen stockings, but keep this to
;oMr9olf; go to some honest son of Si.
Crispin, and have your measure taken for *
itout pair of winter boots or shoes; shoes
ire better for oldinrfry cverj drfpytttfe, nd
hey allow .the ready. escapo of die odors,
vhi'e they strength?!! tho -?ftk!es, Accustomng
them.tcf depend on tberosolves, A Very
ilirfht-rinftirlrtnt i* sufHttiftnt tn rvniiso n onrnt.
0 ~ ?j:;.?
>ed hnkle*to on habitual booF* wearer. 13ai'Jes^n
shoo compresses less, ami hence
idnma of. a ;moro vigorous circujation o(
ilood. But'wenr b'Soft whfcri you ride "or.
ravel . .Give dfreotiqlfe also, to iinvfe ,ip
mm .India ttibber aboitt the uliofe,"
o p?ac<fcit)etweeb~ (lie* Jfl)'era fcfctho scles^.
totit to?oat,a piad^of stout hemp, of
nen, whichhj^wen dipped iff melted
? This ^39"^ibt'imPPrvio^ 10
n particle, .tfWIe
ifckf*?Lb?t corfcxfe#, ?nd nfttfr. a wlnle
rT***v?>v "vae>J- ...
frliervyou pus lhotn,o:i for the firittjljic,
pu may aland. ontJRmp j)}R?*s.f?r, hyirs.
' ? L, . I 4**'
COMTE A1W>
The celebrated ventoiloqalU'^paid me a . *
visit at life Palais Royal, and I acc6ti)j?
BTiiod liitti to the foot, of tile stairs otj bis
(departure. Comte walked down before me,. *'
still talking, *MT that the pockets of .his oolit
were at iny-mercy. The opportunity wai
fop good^to neglect Hio' clinneo oT playing
a trick on my talented confrere, so I filcheq ;
his handkeruhief'amVa handsome'gdld*m>ffrl?AV
nn/1 T f"??!?
vva . auu A iuuiv umy nj vui 11 iiiu |;uy^V
Irt'sido<o?t, as proof thnl my pcrforiurtric*
had "beoii properly efcfecttted; * ...
I wp.^ laughing" at the coiSio result, yfijr *' v
triolHmist have when I return^ Coirile^SS '
properly; but* it ?w?s "diH|iu>Dd"tJu]^<ii$?*,
inond for, while*! was thus vioiating&uife"*
taws of hospitality. Corot? was scheming v
nnrnind rt?A- T lu.l
I j,.....-- |%JV? ? ??MM ?WOI ^UUU'.'itlUU WHO
! handkerchief and box when f heard a
| strange voice on the first floor landing.
'Monsieur Robert Houdin^will you be kind
enough to step up to tlto box-office i
I wish to spin!: to you.' * I
I readers .wjllfgue?* thnf'the ventrilo-.
! qufcl *had piaved rjffifctsrfcfc ; iiideedtotf
! reaching the oiiice, t oftfo/oiitid tho ctfcrfr,
who could not .understand what f Wfi$I
. . : *,A - -
j talking' about-. l jieragiVcd^loo late, tljai
I was victimized, an<f^tJ|ic;?rJ'Cuuit6^fl--. ?
ebrating liis victory by pliouts of IftU'g^'tori " iv
! For a moment . 1 confess I ktelt ^exed. at
f having Leen taken in, but 1 soog regained
my eqhaniitijIj^bVy iliiukipg I might b?vd<
llio best* 4Trtj^t. So I we^t down Btiri
very calmly. . , ..."
" *Wifat did tbat peKonuflnt^.r GoWla
askcJ, wilb ill-rcpfessecTaelight.
Cali't y<j^"gue9S ?' * "
I ??co.' *
'It was tlii? itiinortfrni rrift
I H
to return you tlio articles lie hafl BJched
from you; Here they. are, 4j?y master !'
I* perfer it, lo eud so !' Corotesaid, returning
hia^pocket to its pl^g.V'^YF'e arS
now quiet, aqd I hq{? tfe shall,always b8
good friends.'
m n __ ' *
I J HE CHINESE A8"15fiATJpXjiJJ?INKKRS.
{ThotvChinese consume great quftlitiliga of
cheap American branny. t^nt|T recently
we were not aware of the frict,'/supposing
that 'tliev, as a class w^& remarkably
absteitiiotfs' ih the -its? of MqudtB; but .*
reliable wlioltfltile dfealgf egjs thrit*tffe^import
largely, and drink irarttoTig tHferW.RQlvMj
At all events, Chinar^en tire sehJoriv*if over
seen itiastyiiaor into&icatiorr. < T^eir., mS<hod
of buying bas been .to gpTround. to
* ever3* place where "Melicgn" branny is for
bale-, and whoever offers to sell the cheapest
gets their, castoQi. This,, of coursf^ itjduciSB
, many persons ta^cqjjipete for -^be trade;
i and to be abj^to dfrer tlto a fpte
low enough to suit Iheir ideas ofecon^piy.
Some of thfe dealers add n ljwge- qtiahtit^
ot water, tbus w;duc?ng AvhaU;,^?|^beioro *
jpthing else Lut-Jileohol'Hnd purc^^jsiU to
an even w&lcer consistencyj Bti^grndu^Jly
Tolin fcfcgan to sliielj the rat ih^pw-; ofjet**tion^nd
lrttj^rly tlj% Cbjne& when, ttoSy
go to. .buy brniwh-Hflffloceed-^jn' .couples,
! benrftfg \n saucer anLa bb'x inalffig*.
Into tlio first is nnnre'd n naantilv df tho
? I IT J W .
Melican" branifcfe a n dw1 jjljj; qrlfe!ialda; s,
the otlier^flpplies a I'E^tcd^huitch^a^fl if it
rproduces iio blqe^i^^j|j^.proneupj^^!bt)
'"liquor "no good'^lSTO refqijjp -4&? ptfrctinsQ
except nit*a re^u6etj^lJ.pjylf6.i'- This testing,
thafcproof of lifl?prlgPj(fpeatw? novel, idea
nhd miglit bo^W'ifattd-.wit^ ndyrtli.tngo b* .
5' try
3ftjfa8? tbnir itf BiClfcJfey ffiji)} tl^Sui
If.yoa'lwfG Tores41 wlui
Las studied ^ou^i?F<'i|
> ^et hi nV
. ;teel n^pr^fiQted1;
: ?S?*PP&& ''V^kW' ?* '
powffT- who u^cr-jovcd!* frjj^d',^rjRlK>rea
MPPN# (mM'ripf-t. r4-i Sir *
- :- *???? -**7 wtf.
ffite'Ja Aimntflrprgres
.that Dr. F*ank?n ha\jrrtf> ti<6&?<Ip?pir *
c^iflin- roeojianic, vfl|o yfar!8jfi?j^r*6iB
offico, wrs nlw^^ppy ^3|B^ Vjjn,