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BY J. ROSS BROWNE.
1. Tiir ('onultatiox.
Yoo-ti-hn, the handsomest and
infinite poodness an<l wisdom of that spriphtliest Pape in the suit of Pohato-
ka, Kinp of (»n»aret, imprud ntlv fell
in love with Omanea. the flower of the
kinp’s harem. Pokatoka. thouph sad
ly afflieted with rheumatism, was par
tial to the ainn«enient« of the harem,
’t happened that he had a ‘diyht sns-
; lo he trusted. In America, the “rox
, vapidi ” is now far—very far from he- j
i inp the “vox Dei.” It is much nearer
the voice of Anarchy and misrule,
i Where th°n we ask apnin. shall we
, look for Southern Redemption ? The
■ eonfidinp r« lipioni t may reply, to thr
ln«ei.i n at 05, a year.
POLITICAL.
[From the Edprfield Advertiser.]
WHENfE MI ST lll'R REDEMPTIHY CII11E ?
The future condition of the Southern
States is covered over ami obscured by
all manner of doubts and uncertainties.
That there are danpers bemre ns, of
the most fearful character, cannot he
dUMieved. That these danpers are
daily iucrcasinp in uiapnitnde is equally
true. The spirit of A (mitt inn, which
commenced breathing its |K*sti emus
thr hit »raw—tflilt It Is Uy *llH*
active and untirinp use of means, with
the hlessinp of Heaven, we are to sc.
cure either temporal or eternal pood.
If we slumher and sleep, it is in vain
we look to the Riphtenus Ruler above
us for that which we need. If now, as
a people, we lie suninelv ni>o:i our
harks while a political \valanche threa
ten* to overwhelm us in min, we will
offend a inst Providence hv an emptv
faith which shows itself hv no outward
works. There is a faith in the just
(lovernment of Heaven, which ha* and
will have apain redound to the benefit
o' - nations. It is a faith, similar to that
pic inn of Ynn ti-hn's inteprifv. and this
rendered him perfectly miserable.—
Tallv-yang-sanp.f»reat Narir, or (’ham
lieil iin of the Harem, was sent for.
“ Mirror of Vipilunre.—Quiotes-
ccuice of Piety.—and Disciple of Wis
dom."—sueh were the Crand Naur's
titles, and so the kinp addressed him.
« \v
ell we kiiow thv skill in the* affairs
of the heart. Well we know thv pen
etration is never at fault. We have re
quired thy presence to demand if thou
hast noticed any thiup |ieciiliar in the
conduct of our |H>erh>ss Omanea, since
the addition of Yon-ti-hn lo our suite?”
“There i* a lone dove.” replied the
influence upon the American mind hut which animated Patrick Henry, when ("rand Nazir, in his own mysterious
a few years apo, is now being felt in
every part of nnr vast Republic. North
of Mason's and Dixon’s line, it has al
ready lieeome potent to direct and con
trol the ballot-box, to a lamentably un
due extent. And South of that line, it
has tainted its thousands. In lookiup
he exclaimed, “To trust to aim and way, “ whose ne-t is in the prove o r
to thc(iod of Host* is all that i* let
ns!” And here is indicated the only
instrumentality, we verily believe, which
will disenthrall our Southern homes
from the doom which now seems to
await them. Let us dare to do what
over its past history, tiie conclusion is was done in 17711—and the same Pro
forced ujain every observant man that vidcncc which conducted that stnigple
this wild and disorganizing spirit has to a successful issue, will lead us out
of this wilderness of despair into a fair
and happy condition once again.
Some may think that these exp^es-
“ions are out of season—that they would
have done well enough for the exciting
love. Even as this emblem of tender
ness awaits the coming of a prisoned
mate, so pines in secret my lady Oma
nea.”
“ And hv whom think von, wondrous
Tally- yang-sang, is this change effect
ed ?”
“Your mightiness would scarcely
thank me if I made known my suspi
cions, since they implicate yonr great,
est favo'ite.”
“Ha! ’is Yoo-ti-hn! I thought so!
I knew it!—he shall die.”
“ («nd is great,” muttered Tally-
been rapidly progressive. Nor is there
any thiup, at present tmnspi iug, cal
culated to lessen the probabilities of its
career becoming more and more sweep
ing with each succeeding ve in Every
effort to impede its onward course is davs of’51, but are not suited to the )’ nn -sang,
scattered and*driven off, like chaff he- indifference and depression which char- | " Let the |»ape'shead he hromrht to
lore the wind. Even the high function- aeteri ethe opening of ’52. It is a me.” said the king, “ as a token of my
aries.of the Central (lovernment, with conseimisnessof this very apathy which displeasure.”
all their accumulated power, are inefli- has led our thoughts to this topic. As “ M ith all my heart, sire. I di«like
eient to decrease its terrible momentum, an imnihle sentinel upon the watch the youth, and your highness shall he
Tlie reasons, we fear, are too clear to be tower of Southern interests, we feel it obeyed.” '1 he (Irand Nazir bowed
doubted, going to show that Power and to he our duty to keep our peiilous po
und Fanaticism are hastening on, hand sition ever before ns. What tonui'li :»
in hand to the destruction of Southern particular mode of Southern resistance
pcos|iei'ity by a subversion of that Insti- has been set aside as inefficient! Is
tutinn upon which it mainly depends. our work therefore at an end ( Is the
And where are we to look for the Southern spi'it therefore fled ? We
redeeming angel, destined to roll hack would not yet indulge the dread sup-
very low, and left the audience cham
ber.
this dark and daslii ig title? It may he
answered, to the honesty, the justice and
the generosity of the great American
People. There was a time when there
might have been something consoling
in this reply. Hut that time is not now
—may never he again. Our fathers
before us were sustained in many poli
tical trials by an abiding faith in the
American “rar populi.” Hut as o'ten
as they trusted, so often have they been
position. And yet without a powerful
awakening, the South is gone and her
“lovely plains” despoiled of all their
wealth and beauty. Among others,
we have had serious fears that the sleep
of deatli had well nigh taken hold of
our (ample. Hut no! the end of our
struggle for equal rights is surely not
yet arrived. Let us not suffer oursel
ves to iN'Come callous to our country’s
fate however disheartening the chances
deceived. Until, gradually, the patrio- may l»e. Let ns endeavor to keep the
tic impulses which led them to instil flames of Southern resistance lim ning
intn the youthful minds of us, their high and bright. The enemies of our
children, a zealous admiration of the
II. The Three Wishes.
A on-ti-hu, being accidentally near,
heard that had passed. In the bitter
ness of despair, he rushed from the
pal.fee, and roamed to a solitary reireat
in the gardens.
“How miserable am I,” lie cried,
“to love so hopelessly and so madly.
(Irant, oh, inventive genius! that I mav
evade the vigilance and persecution of
Tally-yang-sang. (Irani that the fates
may aid me in this dilemma.”
j “ A oo-ti-hu,” said a voice from the
shrubbery, “thou hast incurred my dis
pleasure; but, nevertheless, since thou
art in a dangerous situation, I promise
three such things ns thou shaft choose.”
“ Verily,” ' Yoo-ti-hu, “thou
art a honritMil genius; and it is a sin
to reject aid from so high a source.
Know, then, generous spirit, that I
have |>eculiar occasion for a how and a
q liver of arrows.”
“ A moderate request,” observed the
(icuins, “and fortunately I have by
me sueh a one as no living archer ever
shot with; for look you this way or
that, such are its virtues, that it will
hit the mark exactly in the centre.”
“ Rless thee a thousand times,,” cri
ed A’ oo-ti-hu, in an ccstaey of joy;
“ and since thou art so kind. I fancy I
may crave a lute,—with which I shall
Ik* satisfied were it ever so small.”
“Thou shall have one, my son, of
peace ami well-being are even now
American character, became chilled madly adding fuel to that flame; and,
and blighted. And their Inst teachings if we stand firmly at our posts, it may
p-irtook more of the nature of solicitous vet become a “consuming fire,” to the
warnings against n great and a grow- destruction of all their hellish purposes,
ing evil. Would that it were so, that Brethren of the Press! let ns arouse
the faith of our fathers still dwelt seen- ourselves once more to the strife. And
relv in Uie bosoms of the present gene- should Southern freemen continue hlind-
ration of Southerners! But it cannot be. ly to run after their idols of gold ami
A change has passed over the Republic silver to the utter neglect of that higher
and over Republicans;, and every one, and nobler work—the work of Southern
who will not obstinately close his eyes, deliverance—let us at least lie certain
must perceive it. Our Ciovenmeut has that our duty has been faithfully dis-
been basely perverted to unholy and charged.
unconstitutional purposes. The sim- Men of Carolina! Let us unite once
plicity and frugality of former days more under a common banner—let us
have been replaced by complexity and set an example of harmony and union j ^ ‘ ^ "that "when" the
extravagance, among our people as well to our Southern brothers-and let »s, 8aille | iv ; t |, m , rs K |,. 1 ||
as in the departments ot State. I he while awaumg the Ume and occasion 8kip t |a n cc,-so peasant is the
old Saxon and Norman blood, which for unlurimg the Southern flag, keep , liag j c .»»
jdanted the tree of Liberty on this side arms burnished and our ranks in [MmMIui! excellent'” ciied
the Atlantic, has been strangely mixed good order. __ Yoo-ti-hn '
ami corrupted by an influx of men of Givk Y ou« ChiT^ a Papkr.—A
all kindreds and tongues. And this ^ |g u , k . cotm , s de .
lighted with a newspaper, because he
reads the names of t.iiogs which are
very familiar, and will make progress l' ve on birds, ami amnse myself with
accordingly. A newspaper in one year my lute,—so I need nothing more.”
is wm th a quarter’s schooling to a child, “Hut son, I solemnly swear thou
and every fnt.icr must consider tiiat shall have three things, he they ever so
substantial information is connected costly.”
\t itn advancement. 'Hie mother of a “ Well- good genius ?tm e thou art
family; being one of the heads, and kindly di*|>osed. I shall choose an
— . iii having a more immediate charge of inexhaustible jairse.”
every ship-load of emigrants landed c | l j| c | lVII| •hould herself be instructed. “The very thing I have in my pock-
u *04 our shores is hut an ncreas.- ol A||({ |llim j becomes fortified ***.” q"oth the (lenius, and handingthe
thoa* feelings and pAm iples, wtiicli a , rM ; llgt ^ ills of li/e and isb.aced lor inexhaustible purse to Yoo ti-bu, be
te id to rai*e the Central Power u|Hm n)|y emergency. Children amused »y disappeared iminediately.
tiodnwiifiill of local interests and Mate rem |j llg or g t a( t Vf Hre ,>f course more HI. Tally-ya.xgsamj in a Plight,
. , e -iV* n< V,< *!; M . *'.• considerate and more easily governed. Yoo-ti-hn seated himself on the steps
“T. r n 11 i • “i 1 many paiwnts who have not spent of a fountain to Admire his how ami
AlM.l.t.on h«v,ng already the uunwncal twe(|(y du|| . ir> , HM ,ks forU.eir f*mi- llis i ule . Tally-yang-sang, chancing
s eng i, mse •• ‘ .! 1 *. " ' , lies, would nave given hundreds to jv- ! ^ mam in the vicinity, espied the Jiage,
am sam an , ' * 1 • e | M ini a son or a daughter who had ig- I whereu|Min he assumed a very seveie
Mil asMirtM y < u • i°' v ' I mirnutly or thoughtlessly fallen into countenance, and approaching the t|iot
last evil has but just fairly commenced.
The American (ample are not now what
(taev wert* twenty years ago. Twenty
years hence, ami no man may la* able
to delineate with any accuracy tbe
thousand phasA of American society.
True, the National amalgam may ce
ment the various heterogeneous com
pounds into one solid mass. So much
the worse for Southern welfare. For
“ VVhat next?” said the (lenius.
“ Indeed thou art too good,” replied
Yoo-ti-hn; “ I am going now to rove
the wo hi as a simple minstrel. I shall
And such are all. or nearly all, who are
now Hocking by timuwiods to American *
■oil. No? The fi isl deci ion of the f Drunkenness i* a pair ol s.iecUcles,
m to *
Poopto is no longer worthy ' to too
Uo: devil and 41 hit wu.k*.
spoke thus: “ Yoo-ti-hu, tlmu art an
iiniaithful wretch! Hiou hast lietray-
od toy kinjj. Thou hast entered W
1 harem and stolen the heart of Omanea!
| Know, then, that I am commanded to
| carry him thv bend, as a slight token
j of his displeasure.”
| “ Verily, great and worthy nazir,”
I A oo-ti-hn, “ I can show thee
pleasanter sport than that. Seest thou
yon biid of Paradise, with plumage
more Light than the colors of Iris?
Behold, your highness, how I shall
hoot him !” A oo-ti-hu drew his bow
j —shut Sis eves—and let flv an arrow.
The bi-d 'ell quivering among the hush
es. . Tilly-yang-sang was no less pi
ous than philosophieal, and this feat
surprised him exceedingly. With cu-
'iosity depicted in his conntenanee, he
walked forward to where the bird had
fallen.
“A little further,” said Yoo-ti-hn.
, “Here?”
“ Still farther.”
“ Here, then ?”
I “On.”
“Now?”
1 “ A es—there lies the bird. Put tell
me." said A oo-ti-hu, with a boldness
that snrpiised the (irand Nazir, “ do-t
tl ou certainly mean to carry my head
to the king?"
“(lod is great,” quoth Tally-yang-
ang.
“And Mahomet is his Prophet!” ad
dl'd Yoo-ti-hn ; with whien he started
up sueh a tune on his lute, a* mused
the venerable chamberlain to skip and
dance like one possessed of the devil.
“Thu spirit of Ehris seize thee!”
roared Tally-yang-sang, capering about
among the hushes, and leaving a strip
of skin on every thorn, “the devil
take thee• for a musician!” and on he
skipped and danced till the tears ran
down his cheeks; the blood streamed
j from his jagged and scarified limbs;
and Ids capacious breeches were torn
: from his legs. A'oo-ti-hu continued the
music with unabated ardor. Tallv-
ynng sang forgot hi* orisons and pa
ternosters; and up and down—left
hand and right hand—ladies chain—
balance—reel—jig-and Spanish waltz.,
danced the hare-legged amateur, roar
ing with pain, and uttering horrible im-
piecatkins.
“(lod is great!” quoth A oo-ti-hu.
“ II s curse he on thee!” roared
Tally-yang-sang.
“ Exercise is the stall' of life,” (ihi-
losopidsed A oo-ti-hu.
, “Blast it!" shrieked Tally-yang-
sang.
“ Piety is pleasant,” moralised A’oo-
ti-hu.
“Horrible!” roared Tally-yang-sang.
A oo-ti-hu perceived the vigor depart
ing from the limbs of the Great Nazir,
wheroupon he struck up with a still
livelier air. Tally-yang-sang curvetted
and pranced; whiiled hither and thith
er bis hare spindles, and leaped madly
among the thorns. In an agony of
pain he cried, H Dear, gentle Yoo-'ti hu
j —I beseech thee to stop!”
“Verily,” ' Yoo-ti-hu, “ I value
my head.”
“ I shall not harm a hair,” groaned
Tailv-vang-sang.
i “ Words are cheap,” said Yoo-ti-hn.
“ Hut I swear—I solemnly swear!”
piteously cried Tally-yang-sang.
“By what?”
“ By the Prophet.”
“ Nay.”
“ By (bid himself!”
“ Swear by thy beard.”
“ Never!”‘
“ Then dance!”
Another good hour did Tally-yang-
sang cajier about, roar and blaspheme,
till cruelly excoriated from head to
loot.
“ Do you swear ?”
“ I do!”
“ By that which is sacred ?”
“ By my Ward!”
In a truly pitiable condition the
Grand Nazir limped toward the palace.
Yoo-ti-hu followed, admiring the ban
dy and scat died legs of the Great Tnl-
ly-yang-sang, and muttering benedic
tions on the genius.
IV. Yoo-ti-iic in Danger.
j The great rajas, moguls, and lords
of Gaznret, belonging to the court of
Pokatoka, had sallied out with the
king, (o take a stroll in the gardens.
“ Ho!” crier! A'ptaleeu, high master
of the festivities, “ what fantastic
■ clown conies hither ?”
“ An Egyptian dancer,” quoth the
king.”
“A self-punished Musselman,” add
ed a raja.
••True,” said a grand mogul, “for
behind him walks his koran hearar.”
“ Rather a shin with his talisman,”
uhserved a lord of Gazaret.
“ Or a sowui,” whispered a pious
Mohammedan.
“A blood-stained spirit of Ebiis,”
remarked a famous Astrologer.
" Hush!” exclaimed Yptaluen, “ by
all that is terrible!—by monkin and
nnkir! ’tis Tally-yang-sang, the grand
nazir of the harem !’’
And 'I ally-yang-sang it was, whose
woful figure approached the pageant.
“Mirror of Piety!” cried the king,
‘ wh it means tins outlan lish fre k ?
Mcthinks it ill tiecomes thee to tramp
about, hare-legged and bloody, after
this fashion. Propriety of conduct,
and dt licacy, should distinguish a
master of the harem ; ami I much re
gret that thou hast infringed, not nnlv
on these, hut on the law s of decency.
“Sure, mighty monarch of Gazaret,"
replied Tally-yang-sang, wringing his
hands and smiting his breast, “thv
page deals with the devil; lor verily
he hath a lute of such bewitching tones
that when the same la* played, I could
not help skipping and dancing among
the hushes till my hones creaked—my
head whirled, and I was flayed and ex
coriated within an inch of my life;
as yonr highness may see.”
“Tally-yang-sang,” said the king
gravely, “ thv character is imiieached;
thou hast spoken of impossibilities; in
fact, thou hast lied.”
“ By all that is solemn, I have spo
ken tin* truth,” cried the grand nazir.
“ And nothing hut the truth ?’’
"As 1 live!” protested Tally-yang-
sang.
“Then Yoo-ti-hu shall loose his
head.”
“ Nav—I have sworn by my beard
to save it.”
“GenerousTally-yang-sang!’’ cried
Pokatoka, “thou art too lenient of of
fence. Nevertheless Yoo-ti-hu shall
he punished.”
“ Certainly,” said said Tally-yang-
sang, “ it was my design to have him
decently flayed to death.”
“ Which shall la* done,” quoth the
king, "if thou proves! the-offence.”
Without further delay the hare-leg
ged and excoriated Tally-yang-sang
led the way to thepnlaee; and caliphs,
rajas, moguls and lords of Gazaret,
follow id admiiingly in the rear.
V. The Trial and its Effects.
The grand couucil-chamlier of the
palace was presently crowded with
courtiers, officers of the guard, sica-
ries, mandarins and pashas—at the
head of whom, seated by his queen,
and attended by a magnificent suite of
pages, sat Pokatoka, King of Gaeeret.
At a desk, immediately under the
throne, sat a venerable Arabian writer,
versed in hieroglyphics, and ready to
take minutes of the w hole proceedings.
Ranged around stood a numlier of
iieautiful Circassians, Georgians, Nu
bians. and Ahyssiuiaus—slaves and
witnesses from the king’; harem ; hut
the diamond of these gems was Oma
nea, arraigned on charge of having
unlawfully bestowed her heart on Yoo-
fi-hu. The fact is, Tally-yang-sang
was determined that the lovers should
both he condemned, and had thus pre
pared matters for the prosecution. In
order to establish the truth of his
charge, he remained—much to the edi
fication of the young slaves by whom
he was surrounde I—in the same plight
in which the king had met him.
“ Quintesceuce of piety and disciple
of wisdom,” said the king, “ proceed
with thy charge.”
“ Know, then, courtiers, rajas, man
darins and officers of the guard,” quoth
Talfy-ynng-sang, “ that Yoo-ti-hu hath
stolen lha heart of Omanea, ami that
his highness, the king, commanded me
to rid the offender of his head. This
very evening I roamed in the royal
gardens, meditating on the most agree
able plans of decapitation, when I es
pied the wicked Yoo-ti-hu. Having
lured me info a horrid hush—he struck
up a tune on his lute, the infernal
strains of which caused me to dance
till I was fairly torn to shreds—ns you
all may perceive. Then”—
“Stop there!” cried Pokatoka, “this
story of the lute must lie established
ere you proceed farther.”
“ I so.emnly beseech your mighti
ness to take my work,” groaned Tally-
yang-sang, eyeing the lute with great
horror. “ Do, Great King of Gazaret!
and the blessings of be on thee!”
“ Nay,” cried the king, “ we must
have a fair and impartial investigation.
Yoo-ti-hu, thou art commanded oo pain
of losing thy beard, to stiike us a tune
on thy lute!”
“ For God’s sake,” implored the
grand nazir, “ since ye must hear it, I
pray and beseech ye to bind me to a
post”
Exactly in the middle of the court
-tood a (tost, ornamented with divers
lieuutnul designs caned in wood and
in gold; and to this was the chamber
lain firmly tL-d.
“ Truth is mighty,” quoth the king.
“ and wil] out So proceed Yoo-ti-hu,
in the name of God and Mahommed,
his Prophet!”
A oo-ti-hn forthw ith struck up his
liveliest air; and lords, rajas and mo
guls; pages, philosophers and mama-
hikes; officers of the guard, gccaries
and mandarins; slaves, young and love
ly, and old and ugly; disciples of .Mo-
hammed; priests, friars, saints and hc-
"‘tics; pages, trainboarers, and virgins
of incense—sprang to their feet and
danced hither and thither—hornpipe,
jig and merry reel—in such glee and
confusion as were never heard of be
fore or since. The venerable writer
had leaped from the desk—the decripit
Pokatoka from his throne; the sharp-
featured old queen from her chair of
dignitv, and joined in tin* general me
lee. But the groans of the gouty—the
blai ^ v of the pious—the laughter
ol the’young—and the remonstrances
ot the sage, were all drowned in the
lusty roars of Tally-yang-sang, who
cruelly bruised his head against the
post in trying to heat time; tore the
| live flesh troni his hack, so eager was
f he to dance—and uttered a horrid im
precation at every ornament on the
; pOSt.
“A oo-ti-hu! A oo-ti-hu!” cried the
breathless Pokatoka.
“ A oo-ti-hu !” screamed the dancing
queen.
“Yoo-ti-hu! Yoo-ti-hu!” wasacho-
i ed and re-echoed around hv the lords
and courtiers; and to and fro they
skipped, as ) oo-ti-hu plied his merriest
tunes—the floor groaning—the per
spiration streaming from their cheeks,
and their breath failing at every jump.
“ Dear, pleasant Yoo-ti-hu!" cried
the king, in the heat of a (Spanish jig,
" I do beseech thee to stop.”
| “ A thousand seguins for silence !”
groaned a gouty raja, prancing high
( and low in i: German wait/..
“I am shamed—disgraced forever!”
muttered an Arahian astrologer, in the
middle of a Scotch reel.
A r oo-ti-hu—the devil
seize
thei
shouted a pious Musselman.
“Have mercy!” cried a lilasplie-
mous heretic.
“Mercy! mercy!” echoed the dan
cers, one and all. “ Do, gentle Yoo-
ti-hu, have mercy, and cease thy ac
cursed music!”
“ Pardon him ! pardon him!” roared
the magnanimous Tally-yang-sang—
his rib* rattling frightfully against the
post; “in the name of the prophet
pardon him, ere I bruise myself into
an Egyptian mummy!”
“ Ron.ti-hu cease! thou art pardon
ed !” cried the king in a piteous tone,
“ my seal—my life on it thon shall not
he harmed!”
“ Very well,” said A'oo-ti-hu, still
striking his lute; “ but I must have
Omanea as a Inido.”
“Thou shall have her!—take her!
she is thine!” shouted the rheumatic
monarch.
“ Thy oath on it,” quoth A’oo-ti-hu.
“ By all (list is sacred—by my
heard she is thine !”
A oo-ti-hu ceased—the dancers,
groaning and breathless, returned to
their seats; the grand nazir was taken
; from the post in a pitiable plight—and
the pious Musselman ejaculated, “ God
is great!”
An Arabian historian says that A’oo-
ti-hu, having espoused Omanea, carri
ed his bride to the kingdom of Bucha-
J ria, of which, in the course of time, he
became the king; and with his inex
haustible purse built a palace of gold,
wherein be reigned for half a century,
: the mirror of monarchy, and the ad
miration of mankind.
A Beautiful Idea.—I cannot be
lieve that the earth is man’s abiding
place. It cannot he that our life is cast
up by the ocean of eternity to float for
a moment on its waves and sink to
nothingness. Else why is it that the
glorious aspirations which leap like an
gels from the temple of our hearts are
forever wandering about unsatisfied?
VA by is it that the rain-bow and the
clouds come over us w ith a beauty that
is not of earth, then pa*s off and leave
us to muse U(>on their faded loveliness?
I Why is it that the stars who hold their
festivals around the midnight throne are
set above tbe grasp of limited faculties,
forever mocking us w ith their unapprn-
chablegloiy? And finally, why is it
that the hi ight forms of human beauty
picsented to our view and then taken
from us, leaving the thousand streams
of our affections to flow back in Alpine
torrents on our hearts? We are born
for a higher world than that of the
earth: there is a realm where rainbows
never fade—where the stars will be but
liefore us, like islets that slumber on the
ocean; and where the lieings that pass
liefore us like shadows will stay in olf
presence torovor <