file which includes the original illustration4 ,see #aadeg-;h4htm or #aadeg-;h4zip3 7http3_/_/www4ibiblio4org_/gutenberg_/#a _/a_/d_/e_/aadeg_/aadeg-;h_/#aadeg-;h4ht m7 or 7http3_/_/www4ibiblio4org_/gutenberg_/#a _/a_/d_/e_/aadeg_/aadeg-;h4zip7 ,,the ,,mirror ,,of ,,literature1 ,,amusement1 ,,and ,,instruction4 ,,vol4 #ad1 ,,no4 #djb ,,supplementary ,,number4 ,,price #b;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,leaning ,towers of ,bologna4 ,illustration3 ,the ,leaning ,towers of ,bologna4 ,the ,landscape ,annual4 ,,london ,,and ,,paris1 #ahcj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,magnifique6 ,,superbe6 will be the exclamation of the ,parisians on beholding the ,plates of this ,work1 at the ,publishers1 in the ,gallerie ,vivienne1 and equally enthusiastic will be the admiration of all ,londoners whilst inspecting them in ,cheapside4 ,the second title1 ,the ,tourist in ,italy and ,switzerland1 implies the contents of the volume far better than the first4 ,there are twenty-five ,plates1 each nearly as large as one of our pages1 by various engravers1 and all from drawings1 by ,mr4 ,prout4 ,the subjects are as follow3--,geneva1 ,lausanne1 ,chillon1 ,bridge of ,st4 ,maurice1 ,lavey1 ,martigny1 ,sion1 ,visp1 ,domo d',ossola1 ,castle of ,anghiera1 ,milan ,cathedral1 ,lake of ,como1 ,como1 ,verona1 ,vicenza1 ,padua1 ,petrarch's ,house at ,arqua1 the ,rialto at ,venice1 ,ducal ,palace at ditto1 ,palace of the ,two ,foscari1 ditto2 ,bridge of ,sighs1 ditto2 ,old ,ducal ,palace at ,ferrara1 ,bologna1 ,ponte ,sisto1 ,rome1 ,fish ,market1 ,ruins1 ditto1 and a ,vignette of ,constantine's ,arch4 ,the ,descriptions are from the elegant pen of ,thomas ,roscoe1 ,esq4 ,by permission1 of the proprietor we have selected one of the plates1 and a portion of its accompanying description4 ,,bologna1 ,celebrated alike in arts and in letters1 ,bologna1 'the mother of studies1' presents numerous objects of interest to the amateur and to the scholar4 ,the halls which were trod by ,lanfranc and ,irnerius1 and the ceilings which glow with the colours of ,guido and the ,carracci1 can never be neglected by any to whom learning and taste are dear4 ,the external appearance of ,bologna is singular and striking4 ,the principal streets display lofty arcades1 and the churches1 which are very numerous1 confer upon the city a highly architectural character4 ,but the most remarkable edifices in ,bologna are the watch-towers1 represented in the engraving4 ,during the twelfth century1 when the cities of ,italy1 'tutte piene di tirranni1' were rivals in arms as afterwards in arts1 watch-towers of considerable elevation were frequently erected4 ,in ,venice1 in ,pisa1 in ,cremona1 in ,modena1 and in ,florence these singular structures yet remain2 but none are more remarkable than the towers of the ,asinelli and ,garisenda in ,bologna4 ,the former1 according to one chronicler1 was built in #aaji1 while other authorities assign it to the year #aaai4 ,the ,garisenda tower1 constructed a few years later1 has been immortalized in the verse of ,dante4 ,when the poet and his guide are snatched up by the huge ,antaeus1 the bard compares the stooping stature of the giant to the tower of the ,garisenda1 which1 as the spectator stands at its base while the clouds are sailing from the quarter to which it inclines1 appears to be falling upon his head1 ',as appears ,the tower of ,cariaenda from beneath ,where it doth lean1 if chance a passing cloud ,so sail across that opposite it hangs2 ,such then ,antaeus seem'd1 as at mine ease ,i mark'd him stooping4' ,the tower of the ,asinelli rises the height of about #cej feet1 and is said to be three feet and a half out of the perpendicular4 ,the adventurous traveller may ascend to the top by a laborious staircase of #ejj steps4 ,those steps were trod by the late amiable and excellent ,sir ,james ,edward ,smith1 who has described the view presented at the summit4 ',the day was unfavourable for a view2 but we could well distinguish ,imola1 ,ferrara and ,modena1 as well as the hills about ,verona1 ,mount ,baldus1 c41 seeming to rise abruptly from the dead flat which extends on three sides of ,bologna4 ,on the south are some very pleasant hills stuck with villas4' ,the ,garisenda tower1 erected probably by the family of the ,garidendi1 is about #acj feet in height1 and inclines as much as eight feet from the perpendicular4 ,it has been conjectured that these towers were originally constructed as they now appear2 but it is difficult to give credit to such a supposition4 ,according to ,montfaucon1 the celebrated antiquary1 the leaning of these towers has been occasioned by the sinking of the earth4 ',we several times observed the tower called ,asinelli1 and the other near it1 named ,garisenda4 ,the latter of them stoops so much that a perpendicular1 let fall from the top1 will be seven feet from the bottom of it2 and1 as appears upon examination1 when this tower bowed1 a great part of it went to ruin1 because the ground that side that inclined stood on was not so firm as the other1 which may be said of all other towers that lean so2 for besides these two here mentioned1 the tower for the bells of ,st4 ,mary ,zobenica1 at ,venice1 leans considerably to one side4 ,so also at ,ravenna1 ,i took notice of another stooping tower occasioned by the ground on that side giving way a little4 ,in the way from ,ferrara to ,venice1 where the soil is marshy1 we see a structure of great antiquity leaning to one side4 ,we might easily produce other instances of this nature4 ,when the whole structure of the ,garisenda stooped1 much of it fell1 as appears by the top of it4 ,bologna1 like most of the cities of ,italy1 has been the seat of many tragical incidents1 affording such rich materials for her novelists4 ,amongst others1 is one which we give in the words of the excellent critic by whom it is related4 ',the family ,geremie of ,bologna were at the head of the ,guelphs1 and that of the ,lambertazzi of the ,ghibbelines1 who formed an opposition by no means despicable to the domineering party4 ,bonifazio ,geremei and ,imelda ,lambertazzi1 forgetting the feuds of their families1 fell passionately in love with each other1 and ,imelda received her lover into her house4 ,this coming to her brothers' knowledge1 they rushed into the room where the two lovers were1 and ,imelda could scarcely escape1 whilst one of the brothers plunged a dagger1 poisoned after the ,saracen fashion1 into ,bonifazio's breast1 whose body was thrown into some concealed part of the house and covered with rubbish4 ,imelda hastened to him1 following the tracks of his blood1 as soon as the brothers were gone2 found him1 and supposing him not quite dead1 generously1 as our own ,queen ,eleanor had done about the same time1 sucked the poison from the bleeding wound1 the only remedy which could possibly save his life2 but it was too late3 ,imelda's attendants found her a corpse1 embracing that of her beloved ,bonifazio4' ,the success of the ,landscape ,annual is very far from problematical4 ,all our travelled nobility and people of fortune will buy it to refresh their acquaintance with the beautiful scenes it includes2 and it is hardly possible to imagine a more agreeable book-companion on the journey itself4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,literary ,,souvenir4 7,concluded from ,supplement1 page #ccf47 ,the poetry of the ,souvenir is1 as usual1 for the most part excellent4 ,among the best pieces are ,the ,dying ,mother to her ,infant1 by ,caroline ,bowles2 ,bring back the chain1 by the authoress of the ,sorrows of ,rosalie2 and ,the ,birth-day1 by ,n4,p4 ,willis1 a popular ,american writer4 ,there are likewise some very graceful and touching pieces by ,mr4 ,watts1 the editor1 one of which will be found in our next number4 ,there are too some pleasant attempts at humorous relief2 but ,vanity ,fair is a very poor attempt at jingling rhyme4 ,we quote one of these light pieces for the sake of adding variety to our sheet3 ,,where ,,is ,,miss ,,myrtle8 ,,air--,sweet ,kitty ,clover4 ,where is ,miss ,myrtle8 can any one tell8 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,she flirts with another1 ,i know very well2 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,she flies to the window when ,arundel rings3 ,she's all over smiles when ,lord ,archibald sings2 ,it's plain that her ,cupid has two pair of wings2 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,her love and my love are different things3 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,i brought her1 one morning1 a rose for her brow ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,she told me such horrors were never worn now3 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,but ,i saw her at night with a rose in her hair1 ,and ,i guess who it came from1--of course ,i don't care6 ,we all know that girls are as false us they're fair2 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,i'm sure the lieutenant's a horrible bear2 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,whenever we go on the ,downs for a ride1 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,she looks for another to trot by her side3 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,and whenever ,i take her down stairs from a ball1 ,she nods to some puppy to put on her shawl3 ,i'm a peaceable man1 and ,i don't like a brawl3 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,but ,i would give a trifle to horsewhip them all3 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,she tells me her mother belongs to the sect1 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,which holds that all waltzing is quite incorrect3 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,but a fire's in my heart and a fire's in my brain1 ,when she waltzes away with ,sir ,phelim ,o',shane2 ,i don't think ,i ever can ask her again3 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,and1 lord6 since the summer she's grown very plain1 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,she said that she liked me a twelvemonth ago6 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,and how should ,i guess that she'd torture me so6 ,and ,i--am left all alone6 ,some day she'll find out it was not very wise ,to laugh at the breath of a true lover's sighs3 ,after all1 ,fanny ,myrtle is not such a prize2 ,where is she gone1 where is she gone8 ,louisa ,dalrymple has exquisite eyes3 ,and ,i'll be--no longer alone6 ,mr4 ,praed has an exquisite poem1 ,memory2 and we had nearly passed by a song by ,mr4 ,t4 ,moore4 ,alone beneath the moon ,i roved1 ,and thought how oft in hours gone by1 ,i heard my ,mary say she loved ,to look upon a moonlight sky6 ,the day had been one lengthened shower1 ,till moonlight came1 with lustre meek1 ,to light up every weeping flower1 ,like smiles upon a mourner's cheek4 ,i called to mind from ,eastern books ,a thought that could not leave me soon3-- ,the moon on many a night-flower looks1 ,the night-flower sees no other moon4 ,and thus ,i thought our fortune's run1 ,for many a lover sighs to thee2 ,while oh6 ,i feel there is but one1 ,one ,mary in the world for me6 ,the illustrations are almost unexceptionably good2 the gems in this way being ,mrs4 ,siddons1 as ,lady ,macbeth1 by ,c4 ,rolls1 after ,harlowe3 the face is perhaps the most intellectual piece of engraving ever seen2 the sublime effect in so small a space is truly surprising4 ,a ,portrait1 by ,w4 ,danforth1 after ,leslie1 ranks next2 and the beauty and variety of the remainder of the prints are so great as to prevent our individualizing them to the reader4 ,taken altogether1 they form one of the finest ,annual ,galleries or ,collections4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,keepsake4 99 99 99 99 99 ,without going into a dreamy discussion on the literature of this work1 we venture to say it has rather retrograded from1 than improved upon the volume of last year4 ,great and titled names only furnish the gilt3 and this fact is now so generally understood1 that readers are no longer deceived by them1 in the quality of the gingerbread4 ,mr4 ,watts is so convinced of this fact1 that he has given the cut direct to many titled authors2 and1 for aught we know1 he has produced as good a volume this year as on any former occasion4 ,the proprietor of the ,keepsake appears to think otherwise2 and his editor has accordingly produced a book of very meagre interest1 though of mightier pretensions than his rivals4 ,months ago we were told by announcement1 paragraph and advertisement1 of a tragedy1 ,the ,house of ,aspen1 by ,sir ,walter ,scott1 which now turns out to be as dull an affair as any known in these days of dramatic poverty and theatrical ups and downs4 ,sir ,walter1 in an advertisement of great modesty1 dated ,april #a1 says1 that being of too small a size of consequence for a separate publication1 the piece is sent as a contribution to the ,keepsake1 where its demerits may be hidden amid the beauties of more valuable articles4 ,the piece has been adapted to a minor stage with some effect1 but nothing higher than a melodrama4 ,we have neither room nor inclination to extract a scene1 but one of the metrical pieces has tempted us3-- ,sweet shone the sun on the fair ,lake of ,toro1 ,weak were the whispers that waved the dark wood1 ,as a fair maiden bewilder'd in sorrow1 ,sigh'd to the breezes and wept to the flood4 ,saints from the mansion of bliss lowly bending1 ,virgin1 that hear'st the poor suppliant's cry1 ,grant my petition1 in anguish ascending4 ,my ,frederick restore1 or let ,eleanor die4 ,distant and faint were the sounds of the battle1 ,with the breezes they rise1 with the breezes they fail1 ,till the shout1 and the groan1 and the conflict's dread rattle1 ,and the chase's wild clamour came loading the gale4 ,breathless she gaz'd through the woodland so dreary1 ,slowly approaching1 a warrior was seen2 ,life's ebbing tide mark'd his footstep so weary1 ,cleft was his helmet1 and woe was his mien4 ,save thee1 fair maid1 for our armies are flying2 ,save thee1 fair maid1 for thy guardian is low2 ,cold on yon heath thy bold ,frederick is lying1 ,fast through the woodland approaches the foe4 ,two of the best stories are ,the ,bride1 by ,theodore ,hook1 and the ,shooting ,star1 an ,irish tale1 by ,lord ,nugent2 and a ,dialogue for the year #bcaj1 by the author of ,granby1 has considerable smartness4 ,the scene is in ,london1 where one of the speakers has just arrived from out of ,scotland2 breakfasted this morning at ,edinburgh1 and have not been in town above a couple of hours4 ,the roads are dreadfully heavy now3 conceive my having been seven hours and a half coming from ,edinburgh to ,london4 ,killing between four and five thousand head of game in one day is shooting ill2 and one of the party has a gun which would give twenty-seven discharges in a minute1 and mine would give only twenty-five4 ,i really must change my maker4 ,have you seen the last new invention1 the hydro-potassian lock8 ,hunting machines1 that would fly like balloons over a ten-foot wall--,a candidate for the ,circumnavigation ,club1 who has been four times round the world in his own1 yacht--,a point of bad taste to make a morning call by daylight--,dining at twelve ,p4,m4--,a spring-door with a self-acting knocker1 which gives a treble knock1 and is opened by a steam porter in livery--,a chair mounting from the hall1 through the ceiling1 into the drawing room--,talking to a lady two miles off through a telescope1 till one's fingers ache--,a callisthenic academy for the children of pauper operatives--,an automaton note-writer--,a lady professing ignorance of ,almack's1 a club where ,swift and ,johnson used to meet1 but ,i don't profess to be an antiquarian--,love and ,algebra1 one of the common scientific novels thumbed by coal-heavers and orange-women1 very well for the common people--,every thing is taught them now by means of scientific novels3 such as ,geological ,atoms1 or the ,adventures of a ,dustman--,doubted very much whether ,english wheat is fit for any thing but the brute creation--,dark times of the #aith century--,six-hourly and half-daily newspapers--apropos1 as the hackney-coachmen say--,turkey1 one of the southern provinces of ,russia--,his ,majesty ,jonathan ,,iii4 of ,washington--,the ,emperor of ,india--,the ,burmese ,republic--,english the language of three-fourths of ,asia1 nine-tenths of ,north ,america1 half ,africa1 and all the insular states in the ,south ,seas--and ,england1 that little kingdom1 with a population of not more than forty millions1 has had the honour of colonizing half the globe2 but these countries are our colonies no longer4 ,such are a few of the wonders of #bacj6 ,in the ,dialogue is an admirable joke with a scientific street-sweeper and a learned beggar1 who pleads necessitas non habet legem1 and embraces the profession of an operative mendicant4 ,but here is a morceau3 ,lady ,d4--,ah6 ,lord ,a46 ,mr4 ,c46 most unexpected persons both6 ,i heard only yesterday that one of you was in ,greenland1 and the other in ,africa4 ,what false reports they circulate6 ,lord ,a4--,the reports were true not long ago1 and ,i believe we returned about the same time4 ,you1 ,lady ,d41 have been also travelling1 ,i believe4 ,lady ,d4--,yes1 we were out of ,england in the winter4 ,our physician commanded a warmer climate for ,lord ,d4 so we took a villa on the ,niger1 and afterwards spent a short time at ,sackatoo4 ,mr4 ,c4--,i suppose you found it full of ,english8 ,lady ,d4--,oh1 quite full--and such a set6 ,we knew hardly any of them4 ,in fact1 we did not go there for society4 ,we met a few pleasant people1 ,australians2 the ,abershaws1 the ,hardy ,vauxes1 and ,sir ,william and ,lady ,soames4 ,mr4 ,c4--,did you go by the new ,tangier and ,timbuctoo road8 ,lady ,d4--,yes1 we did1 and we found it excellent4 ,by the bye1 ,lord ,a41 to digress to a different latitude1 how did you succeed in your last excursion to the ,north ,pole8 ,lord ,a4--,to tell you the truth1 extremely ill2 we had most improvidently taken with us scarcely enough of the solvent to work our way through the ice1 and our concentrated essence of caloric was found to be of a very inferior quality4 ,i shall try again next summer4 ,lady ,d4--,i believe we shall go to ,spitzbergen ourselves4 ,lord ,a4--,i am happy to think that1 in that case1 ,i may perhaps have the pleasure of meeting you there on my return4 ,i must go to the ,pole1 by the way of ,north ,georgia3 ,i am engaged to visit an ,eskimaux friend4 ,still more ludicrous are the following historical blunders3--,one of the party asks how ,napoleon is introduced in an historical novel of #ahcj8 ,the reply is--,he and the ,emperor ,alexander of ,russia are introduced dining with the ,king at ,brighton4 ,napoleon quarrels with the two sovereigns1 and challenges them to a personal encounter4 ,each claims the right of fighting by deputy4 ,the ,king of ,england appoints his prime minister1 the ,duke of ,wellington2 the ,emperor ,alexander appoints ,prince ,kutusoff4 ,the ,duke of ,wellington is to go out first1 and is to meet ,napoleon at ,battersea ,fields4 ,there were open fields at ,battersea3 then3 only think6 open fields6 ,i don't know how the duel ends--,i am just in the midst of it--it is so interesting4 ,the author of ,anastasius 7,mr4 ,thos4 ,hope7 has contributed five or six pages on ,self-love1 ,sympathy1 and ,selfishness--which are deep enough for any ,lady ,d4 of this or the next century4 ,we expected a powerful and picturesque tale of the ,east1 and not such sententious matter as this3--,every sentient entity1 from the lowest of brutes to the highest of human beings1 desires self-gratification3 we may add1 a principle as well understood in ,covent-garden as in ,portland-place4 ,mr4 ,banim has written ,the ,hall of the ,castle1 an interesting ,irish story2 and ,lord ,normanby1 ,the ,prophet of ,st4 ,paul's1 of the date of #aead--which concludes the volume4 ,among the ,poetry are some pretty verses by ,lord ,porchester2 but it is well that metrical pieces do not predominate1 for some of the writers are sadly unmusical sonneteers4 ,the ,letters from ,lord ,byron to several ,friends are not of interest enough for the space they occupy4 ,the ,plates are beyond praise4 ,the ,frontispiece ,portrait of ,lady ,georgiana ,agar ,ellis1 by ,charles ,heath1 is one of the most exquisite ever engraved2 and two plates illustrating ,sir ,walter ,scott's ,house of ,aspen have the effect of beautiful pictures on a blank wall4 ,two views of ,virginia ,water are1 perhaps1 questionable in the same volume2 but they are admirably engraved4 ,wilkie's beautiful1 though1 as ,lord ,normanby says1 somewhat slight cabinet picture of the ,princess ,doria and the ,pilgrims#a has been finely executed by ,heath2 and a ,view of ,venice1 from a drawing by ,prout1 is a masterpiece of ,freebairne4 ,equal to either of these is ,the ,faithful ,servant1 engraved by ,goodyear1 after ,cooper1 and ,dorothea1 the title-page plate4 ,of ,the ,bride1 engraved by ,charles ,heath1 from a picture by ,leslie1 it is impossible to speak in terms of sufficient praise1 as it is1 without exception1 one of the loveliest prints ever beheld4 ,we have had our laugh at ,the ,portrait1 a scene from ,foote1 painted by ,smirke1 and engraved by ,portbury4 ,its whim and humour is describable only by the ,british ,aristophanes4 ,we can only add1 that it is ,lady ,pentweazle sitting to ,carmine for her portrait--the look that he despairs of imitating1 as we do ,foote's account of her family3-- #a ,some nice calculators have estimated that the various sums received by ,mr4 ,wilkie for the supplies he has furnished to the ,illustrations of the ,annuals of the coming season amount to upwards of #a1jjj4--;,athenaeum4 ,all my family1 by the mother's side1 are famous for their eyes4 ,i have a great aunt amongst the beauties at ,windsor2 she has a sister at ,hampton ,court1 a perdegeous fine woman6 she had but one eye1 but that was a piercer3 that one eye got her three husbands4 ,the painter appears to us to be a portrait of ,foote4 ,we ought not to forget to mention1 at least1 ,francis ,i4 and his ,sister1 splendidly engraved by ,c4 ,heath1 from a picture by ,bonington4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,comic ,,annual4 ,by ,thomas ,hood1 ,esq4 ,we intend to let the facetious author have his own say on the comical contents of this very comical little work1 by merely running over a few of the head and tail pieces of the several pages4 ,we think with ,mr4 ,hood1 that ,in the ,christmas ,holidays1 or rather1 ,holly ,days1 according to one of the emblems of the season1 we naturally look for mirth4 ,christmas is strictly a ,comic ,annual1 and its specific gaiety is even implied in the specific gravity of its oxen4 ,so much for the design1 which is far more congenial to our feelings than the thousand and one sonnets1 pointless epigrams1 laments1 and monodies1 which are usually showered from crimson and gold envelopes at this dull season of the year4 ,there are thirty-seven pieces--all in humorous and righte merrie conceite4 ,we shall give a few random extracts1 or specimens1 and then run over the cuts4 ,our first is--7and what should it be87 ,,number ,,one4 ,it's very hard6 and so it is1 ,to live in such a row1 ,and witness this1 that every ,miss ,but me has got a beau4 ,for ,love goes calling up and down1 ,but here he seems to shun4 ,i'm sure he has been asked enough ,to call at ,number ,one6 ,i'm sick of all the double knocks ,that come to ,number ,four6 ,at ,number ,three ,i often see ,a lover at the door2 ,and one in blue1 at ,number ,two1 ,calls daily like a dun1-- ,it's very hard they come so near ,and not at ,number ,one4 ,miss ,bell1 ,i hear1 has got a dear ,exactly to her mind1 ,by sitting at the window pane ,without a bit of blind2 ,but ,i go in the balcony1 ,which she has never done1 ,yet arts that thrive at ,number ,five ,don't take at ,number ,one4 ',tis hard with plenty in the street1 ,and plenty passing by1-- ,there's nice young men at ,number ,ten1 ,but only rather shy2 ,and ,mrs4 ,smith across the way ,has got a grown-up son4 ,but la6 he hardly seems to know ,there is a ,number ,one6 ,there's ,mr4 ,wick at ,number ,nine1 ,but he's intent on pelf1 ,and though he's pious1 will not love ,his neighbour as himself4 ,at ,number ,seven there was a sale-- ,the goods had quite a run6 ,and here ,i've got my single lot ,on hand at ,number ,one6 ,my mother often sits at work ,and talks of props and stays1 ,and what a comfort ,i shall be ,in her declining days6 ,the very maids about the house ,have set me down a nun1 ,the sweethearts all belong to them ,that call at ,number ,one6 ,once only1 when the flue took fire1 ,one ,friday afternoon1 ,young ,mr4 ,long came kindly in1 ,and told me not to swoon4 ,why can't he come again without ,the ,phoenix and the ,sun8 ,we cannot always have a flue ,on fire at ,number ,one6 ,i am not old1 ,i am not plain1 ,nor awkward in my gait-- ,i am not crooked like the bride ,that went from ,number ,eight2 ,i'm sure white satin made her look ,as brown as any bun-- ,but even beauty has no chance ,i think at ,number ,one4 ,at ,number ,six they say ,miss ,rose ,has slain a score of hearts1 ,and ,cupid1 for her sake1 has been ,quite prodigal of darts4 ,the imp they show with bended bow-- ,i wish he had a gun2 ,but if he had1 he'd never deign ,to shoot with ,number ,one4 ,it's very hard1 and so it is1 ,to live in such a row2 ,and here's a ballad-singer come ,to aggravate my woe2 ,o take away your foolish song ,and tones enough to stun-- ,there is 'nae luck about the house1' ,i know at ,number ,one4 ,next is a prose sketch3 ,,the ,,furlough4--,,an ,,irish ,,anecdote4 ,in the autumn of #ahbe1 some private affairs called me into the sister kingdom2 and as ,i did not travel1 like ,polyphemus1 with my eye out1 ,i gathered a few samples of ,irish character1 amongst which was the following incident3-- ,i was standing one morning at the window of 'mine ,inn1' when my attention was attracted by a scene that took place beneath4 ,the ,belfast coach was standing at the door1 and on the roof1 in front1 sat a solitary outside passenger1 a fine young fellow1 in the uniform of the ,connaught ,rangers4 ,below1 by the front wheel1 stood an old woman1 seemingly his mother1 a young man1 and a younger woman1 sister or sweetheart2 and they were all earnestly entreating the young soldier to descend from his seat on the coach4 ',come down wid ye1 ,thady'--the speaker was the old woman--'come down now to your ould mother2 sure it's flog ye they will1 and strip the flesh off the bones ,i giv ye4 ,come down1 ,thady1 darlin6' ',it's honour1 mother1' was the short reply of the soldier2 and with clenched hands and set teeth1 he took a stiffer posture on the coach4 ',thady1 come down--come down1 ye fool of the world--come along down wid ye6' ,the tone of the present appeal was more impatient and peremptory than the last2 and the answer was more promptly and sternly pronounced3 ',it's honour1 brother6' and the body of the speaker rose more rigidly erect than ever on the roof4 ',o ,thady1 come down6 sure it's me1 your own ,kathleen1 that bids ye6 ,come down1 or ye'll break the heart of me1 ,thady1 jewel2 come down then6' ,the poor girl wrung her hands as she said it1 and cast a look upward that had a visible effect on the muscles of the soldier's countenance4 ,there was more tenderness in his tone1 but it conveyed the same resolution as before4 ',it's honour1 honour bright1 ,kathleen6' and1 as if to defend himself from another glance1 he fixed his look steadfastly in front1 while the renewed entreaties burst from all three in chorus1 with the same answer4 ',come down1 ,thady1 honey6--,thady1 ye fool1 come down6--,o ,thady1 come down to me6' ',it's honour1 mother6--,it's honour1 brother6--,honour bright1 my own ,kathleen6' ,although the poor fellow was a private1 this appeal was so public1 that ,i did not hesitate to go down and inquire into the particulars of the distress4 ,it appeared that he had been home1 on furlough1 to visit his family1--and having exceeded1 as he thought1 the term of his leave1 he was going to rejoin his regiment1 and to undergo the penalty of his neglect4 ,i asked him when the furlough expired8 ',the first of ,march1 your honour--bad luck to it of all the black days in the world--and here it is1 come sudden on me1 like a shot6' ',the first of ,march6--why1 my good fellow1 you have a day to spare then--the first of ,march will not be here till to-morrow4 ,it is ,leap ,year1 and ,february has twenty-nine days4' ,the soldier was thunder-struck4--',twenty-nine days is it8--you're sartin of that same6 ,oh1 mother1 mother6--the devil fly away wid yere ould almanack--a base cratur of a book1 to be deceaven one1 afther living so long in the family of us6' ,his first impulse was to cut a caper on the roof of the coach1 and throw up his cap with a loud hurrah6 ,his second was to throw himself into the arms of his ,kathleen2 and the third was to wring my hand off in acknowledgment4 ',it's a happy man ,i am1 your honour1 for my word's saved1 and all by your honour's manes4 ,long life to your honour for the same6 ,may ye live a long hundred--and lape-years every one of them4' ,what will ,mr4 ,gurney's helpers say to the following ,,sonnet ,,on ,,steam4 ,,by ,,an ,,under-,,ostler4 ,i wish ,i livd a ,thowsen year ,ago ,wurking for ,sober six and ,seven milers ,and dubble ,stages runnen safe and slo6 ,the ,orsis cum in ,them days to the ,bilers ,but ,now by meens of ,powers of ,steem forces ,a-turning ,coches into ,smoakey ,kettels ,the ,bilers seam a ,cumming to the ,orses ,and ,helps and naggs ,will sune be out of ,vittels ,poor ,bruits ,i wander ,how we bee to ,liv ,when sutch a change of ,orses is our ,faits ,no nothink need ,be sifted in a ,siv ,may them ,blowd ingins all ,blow up their ,grates ,and ,theaves of ,oslers crib the ,coles and ,giv ,their blackgard ,hannimuls a ,feed of ,slaits6 ,space we have not for the whole of ,a ,letter from a ,market ,gardener to the ,secretary of the ,horticultural ,society1 but here is the concluding paragraph3-- ,my ,wif had a ,tomb ,cat that dyd4 ,being a torture ,shell and a ,grate faverit1 we had ,him berrid in the ,guardian1 and for the sake of inrichment of the ,mould1 ,i had the carks deposeted under the roots of a ,gosberry ,bush4 ,the ,frute being up till then of a smooth kind4 ,but the nex ,seson's ,frute after the ,cat was berrid1 the ,gosberris was al hairy--and more ,remarkable1 the ,capilers of the same bush was ,all of the same hairy description4 ,i am1 ,sir1 your humble servant1 ,,thomas ,,frost4 ,we have lately paid much attention to the subject of ,emigration1 but quite in a different vein to the following1 which will introduce one of the cuts3-- ,squampash ,flatts1 #ith ,nov4 #ahbg4 ,dear ,brother--,here we are1 thank ,providence1 safe and well1 and in the finest country you ever saw4 ,at this moment ,i have before me the sublime expanse of ,squampash ,flatts--the majestic ,mudiboo winding through the midst--with the magnificent range of the ,squab mountains in the distance4 ,but the prospect is impossible to describe in a letter6 ,i might as well attempt a panorama in a pill-box6 ,we have fixed our settlement on the left bank of the river4 ,in crossing the rapids we lost most of our heavy baggage1 and all our iron work2 but1 by great good fortune1 we saved ,mrs4 ,paisley's grand piano1 and the children's toys4 ,our infant city consists of three log-huts and one of clay1 which1 however1 on the second day1 fell in to the ground landlords4 ,we have now built it up again1 and1 all things considered1 are as comfortable as we could expect3 and have christened our settlement ,new ,london1 in compliment to the old metropolis4 ,we have one of the log-houses to ourselves--or at least shall have1 when we have built a new hog-sty4 ,we burnt down the first one in making a bonfire to keep off the wild beasts1 and1 for the present1 the pigs are in the parlour4 ,as yet our rooms are rather usefully than elegantly furnished4 ,we have gutted the ,grand ,upright1 and it makes a convenient cupboard2 the chairs were obliged to blaze at our bivouacs--but thank ,heaven1 we have never leisure to sit down1 and so do not miss them4 ,my boys are contented1 and will be well when they have got over some awkward accidents in lopping and felling4 ,mrs4 ,p4 grumbles a little1 but it is her custom to lament most when she is in the midst of comforts3 she complains of solitude1 and says she could enjoy the very stiffest of stiff visits4 ,the first time we lighted a fire in our new abode1 a large serpent came down the chimney1 which ,i looked upon as a good omen4 ,however1 as ,mrs4 ,p4 is not partial to snakes1 and the heat is supposed to attract those reptiles1 we have dispensed with fires ever since4 ,as for wild beasts1 we hear them howling and roaring round the fence every night from dusk till daylight2 but we have only been inconvenienced by one lion4 ,the first time he came1 in order to get rid of the brute peaceably1 we turned out an old ewe1 with which he was well satisfied1 but ever since he comes to us as regular as clock-work for his mutton2 and if we do not soon contrive to cut his acquaintance1 we shall hardly have a sheep in the flock4 ,it would have been easy to shoot him1 being well provided with muskets2 but ,barnaby mistook our remnant of gunpowder for onion seed1 and sowed it all in the kitchen garden4 ,we did try to trap him into a pit-fall2 but after twice catching ,mrs4 ,p4 and every one of the children in turn1 it was given up4 ,they are now1 however1 perfectly at ease about the animal1 for they never stir out of doors at all2 and1 to make them quite comfortable1 ,i have blocked up all the windows1 and barricaded the door4 ,we have lost only one of our number since we came--namely1 ,diggory1 the market-gardener1 from ,glasgow1 who went out one morning to botanize1 and never came back4 ,i am much surprised at his absconding1 as he had nothing but a spade to go off with4 ,chippendale1 the carpenter1 was sent after him1 but did not return2 and ,gregory1 the smith1 has been out after them these two days4 ,i have just dispatched ,mudge1 the herdsman1 to look for all three1 and hope he will soon give a good account of them1 as they are the most useful men in the whole settlement1 and1 in fact1 indispensable to its existence4 ,the river ,mudiboo is deep and rapid1 and said to swarm with alligators1 though ,i have heard but of three being seen at one time1 and none of those above eighteen feet long3 this1 however1 is immaterial1 as we do not use the river fluid1 which is thick and dirty1 but draw all our water from natural wells and tanks4 ,poisonous springs are rather common1 but are easily distinguished by containing no fish or living animal4 ,those1 however1 which swarm with frogs1 toads1 newts1 efts1 c41 are harmless1 and may be safely used for culinary purposes4 ,in short1 ,i know of no drawback but one1 which1 ,i am sanguine1 may be got over hereafter1 and do earnestly hope and advise1 if things are no better in ,england than when ,i left1 you1 and as many as you can persuade1 will sell off all1 and come over to this ,african ,paradise4 ,the drawback ,i speak of is this3--,although ,i have never seen any one of the creatures1 it is too certain that the mountains are inhabited by a race of monkeys1 whose cunning and mischievous talents exceed even the most incredible stories of their tribe4 ,no human art or vigilance seems of avail3 we have planned ambuscades1 and watched night after night1 but no attempt has been made2 yet the moment the guard was relaxed1 we were stripped without mercy4 ,i am convinced they must have had spies night and day on our motions--yet so secretly and cautiously1 that no glimpse of one has yet been seen by any of our people4 ,our last crop was cut and carried off with the precision of an ,english harvesting4 ,our spirit stores--7you will be amazed to hear that these creatures pick locks with the dexterity of ,london burglars7--have been broken open and ransacked1 though half the establishment were on the watch2 and the brutes have been off to their mountains1 five miles distant1 without even the dogs giving an alarm4 ,i could almost persuade myseif at times1 such are their supernatural knowledge1 swiftness1 and invisibility1 that we have to contend with evil spirits4 ,i long for your advice1 to refer to on this subject2 and am1 dear ,philip1 ,your loving brother1 ,,ambrose ,,mawe4 ,p4,s4 ,since writing the above1 you will be concerned to hear the body of poor ,diggory has been found1 horribly mangled by wild beasts4 ,the fate of ,chippendale1 ,gregory1 and ,mudge is no longer doubtful4 ,the old lion has brought the lioness1 and1 the sheep being all gone1 they have made a joint attack upon the bullock-house4 ,the ,mudiboo has overflowed1 and ,squampash ,flatts are a swamp4 ,i have just discovered that the monkeys are my own rascals1 that ,i brought out from ,england4 ,we are coming back as fast as we can4 ,,emigration3 ,illustration3 ,meeting a ,settler4 ,meeting a ,settler4 ,,the ,,cuts4 ,a clear stage1 and no favour3 a coach and horses on their sides1 with all the passengers' heels uppermost1 in a horse-pond4--,the air adapted to a ,violin3 a fellow flying a kite-fiddle in a field4--,those ,evening ,bells3 a postman and muffin-man4--,shrimp ,sauce to a ,lobster3 a little urchin putting out his tongue at a ,foot ,guard4--,toe-ho3 a sportsman caught in a spring-trap4--,boarded1 ,lodged1 and ,done for3 a wight in the pillory1 and a shower of brick-bats1 dead cats1 c4--,a ,constable's ,miscellany3 a crowd of offenders1 preceded by the man in office1 staff-in-hand4--,unlicensed ,victuallers3 a couple of greyhounds seizing a dinner4 ,she walks in beauty1 like the night3 a black girl1 shaded by a broad leaf4--,boxer and ,pincher3 a pair of dogs taking snuff together4--,a ,round ,robin3 a red-breast in the shape of a ball4-- ,hook and ,eye3 a parrot on a perch4--,a ,leading ,article3 a jockey a-head in a race4--,a ,sweepstakes--,every jockey has a jenny3 sweeps on donkeys4--,soap-orifics and ,sud-orifics3 two busy washerwomen4--,a ,court ,day3 a crowd sheltered from the rain1 beneath ,poppin's ,court4 ,these are but a few of the eighty-seven drolleries of the cuts and plates1 which have more fun and humour than all the pantomime tricks and changes of our time2 they are worth all the fine conceits of all the great painters of any age1 and the pun and patter which accompany them are excellent4 ,we give one of the tail-pieces3 ,illustration3 ,breaking up--no ,holiday4 ,breaking up--no ,holiday4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,emmanuel4 ,this little work is decidedly of a religious character1 and1 to quote the preface1 its contents are in unison with the sanctity of its title4 ,the editor is the ,rev4 ,w4 ,shepherd1 the author of ,clouds and ,sunshine2 and we quote an extract from one of his contributions3 its gravities will blend with the gaieties of our sheet4 ,the passage occurs in ,holy ,associations3-- ,but there are other feelings besides those of mortality which are closely connected with a churchyard4 ,whilst from the ashes of the dead comes forth a voice which solemnly proclaims1 ',the end of all things is at hand1' there arises also to the well-regulated mind a scene of still greater interest--one more in unison with the soul4 ,there is a kind of indescribable sympathy1 which1 like the sentiment of the prophet of ,judah1 prompts us to wish that our bones may lie by the side of our brethren in the sepulchre4 ,this feeling is part of our nature1 and belongs to that universal link which connects and binds man to man1 and continues the chain till lost in the essence of divinity4444 ,what1 indeed6 can mark a greater alienation of the soul from its original nature1 than the infidelity which chooses for the bed of the grave spots unhallowed by religious associations4 ,they who deny their ,god1 and cavil at his ,word1 can have no reverence for places which1 like his houses of prayer and the consecrated receptacles of the dead1 derive all their sanctity and influence from a belief in his mercies1 and a sense of our demerits--hence1 having banished themselves from their ,father's house1 they are content to 'lie down in the grave like the beasts that perish4' ,whilst1 on the contrary1 the simply virtuous1 the sincerely religious1 the soberly pious1 without attaching any value as to the future destination of the soul1 to the spot in which its earthly sister may crumble to its kindred dust1 cherish the pleasing hope that their mortal bodies may repose in those places alone which religion hallows4 ,they long not for pleasure grottos or druidical coppices1 in which to be gathered to their fathers1 but dwelling with chastened hope on the glories of the resurrection1 they desire their mortal particles may be found when the ,lord cometh to complete his victory over the grave1 in the spot1 and contiguous to the house 'in which he has chosen to place his name there4' ,from the same fountain of ethereal purity1 deduced through this genuine principle of amiability1 is derived that love of country which makes his ,alps and ,avalanches dear to the ,swiss1 and suggested that beautiful image to the ,mantuan muse1 of the ,grecian soldier remembering in the last struggles of death his pleasant ,argos4 ,it is this which makes us revert1 with ever verdant freshness1 to our homes and native places1 and binds us to the land of our birth with adamantine links4 ,from the burning desarts of sunny ,africa--from the wild tornados of the gusty ,west--from the mountains of ice piled by a thousand ages1 like impassable barriers round each frozen pole--from the fertile plains and trackless forests of ,australia1 frequently rises1 like a breeze of sweetest incense1 the fond remembrance of our native land2 which1 even in bosoms scathed by storm and pilgrimage1 causes to spring up1 like a sudden fountain in a barren waste1 the gushing images of the scenes of home1 and all their prime deliciousness4 ,there are seventy-five pieces in prose and verse1 narrative and descriptive4--,the price and pretensions would not allow costly engravings2 and1 with the exception of a beautiful architectural frontispiece1 by ,mr4 ,britton1 ,f4,s4,a4 the embellishments are but meagre4 ,this plate is accompanied by a brief paper on ,christian ,architecture1 at the close of which ,mr4 ,britton says1 ,the frontispiece has been composed from the architectural members of the west front of ,york ,minster2 and it shows that the monastic artist who designed that magnificent facade1 gave to it a decided1 unequivocal ,christian character4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,bijou ,is very properly entitled ,an ,annual of ,literature and the ,arts1 since considerably more attention seems to have been paid to the ,illustrations than to their accompaniments4 ,few of the prose or verse pieces present much novelty of matter or manner2 but the following will1 perhaps1 be esteemed a curiosity3-- ,,portrait ,,of ,,ugo ,,foscolo4 7,from the ,italian17 by ,himself4 ,a furrow'd brow1 intent and deep sunk eyes1 ,fair hair1 lean cheeks1 are mine1 and aspect bold2 ,the proud quick lip1 where seldom smiles arise1 ,bent head and fine form'd neck1 breast rough and cold1 ,limbs well compos'd2 simple in dress1 yet choice3 ,swift or to move1 act1 think1 or thoughts unfold2 ,temperate1 firm1 kind1 unus'd to flattering lies1 ,adverse to th' world1 adverse to me of old4 ,oftimes alone and mournful4 ,evermore ,most pensive--all unmov'd by hope or fear3 ,by shame made timid1 and by anger brave-- ,my subtle reason speaks2 but1 ah6 ,i rave1 ',twixt vice and virtue1 hardly know to steer ,death may for me have ,,fame and rest in store4 ,there is an abundance of ,sonnets and short pieces which would dovetail in our columns1 were we tempted by their merit to extract them2 but1 in place of enumerating them1 we notice the ,engravings1 some of which are excellent specimens of art4 ,among these is a ,portrait of ,,the ,,king1 by ,ensom1 from a painting by ,sir ,thomas ,lawrence1 in the collection of ,sir ,william ,knighton1 ,bart4 ,next is ,ada1 a ,portrait of a ,young ,lady1 delicately engraved by ,t4,a4 ,dean1 after ,sir ,thomas ,lawrence4 ,the print is about the size of a crown-piece1 a perfect gem--a bijou in itself4 ,the ,african ,daughter1 by ,sangster1 from a picture by ,bonington1 abounds with vigorous and effective touches2 some of the lights are extremely brilliant4 ,next is the ,portrait of ,mrs4 ,arbuthnot1 by ,w4 ,ensom1 from the ,president's picture1 full of grace and life1 and richly meriting the term exquisite3 nothing can be finer than the dark luxuriant hair contrasted with the alabaster delicacy and elegance of the features2 the eyes too beam with benignant expressiveness4 ,wilkie's ,bag-,piper has been powerfully engraved by ,aug4 ,fox2 and a ,portrait of ,lady ,jane ,grey1 after ,de ,heere1 is an interesting variety4 ,milton composing ,paradise ,lost1 from a drawing by ,stothard1 is far from our taste2 but the ,blue ,bell1 by ,fox1 from a picture by ,w4,a4 ,hastings1 somewhat atones for the previous failure3 its prettiness is of the first class4 ,our notice has extended to all the ,engravings except one--,rosalind and ,celia--about which1 the less said the better4 ,there are1 perhaps1 too many portraits in the collection1 but taken apart1 they are among the first-rate productions of their class4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,forget-,,me-,,not4 ,eighty-three pieces in verse and prose are the modicum of entertainment in this delightful little work4 ,of course we cannot enumerate a quarter of their titles1 but only mention a few of the most striking4 ,among the prose is ,a ,quarter of an ,hour too soon1 by the author of ,the ,hour too many1 in the last ,forget-,me-,not4 ,our favourite story is ,the ,red ,man1 by the ,modern ,pythagorean of ,blackwood1 which we quote almost entire3-- ,it was at the hour of nine1 in an ,august evening1 that a solitary horseman arrived at the ,black ,swan1 a country inn1 about nine miles from the town of ,leicester4 ,he was mounted on a large1 fiery charger1 as black as jet1 and had behind him a portmanteau attached to the croup of his saddle4 ,a black travelling cloak1 which not only covered his own person1 but the greater part of his steed1 was thrown around him4 ,on his head he wore a broad-brimmed hat1 with an uncommonly low crown4 ,his legs were cased in top-boots1 to which were attached spurs of an extraordinary length2 and in his hands he carried a whip1 with a thong three yards long1 and a handle which might have levelled ,goliath himself4 ,on arriving at the inn1 he calmly dismounted1 and called upon the ostler by name4 ',frank6' said he1 'take my horse to the stable2 rub him down thoroughly2 and1 when he is well cooled1 step in and let me know4' ,and1 taking hold of his portmanteau1 he entered the kitchen1 followed by the obsequious landlord1 who had come out a minute before1 on hearing of his arrival4 ,there were several persons present1 engaged in nearly the same occupation4 ,at one side of the fire sat the village schoolmaster--a thin1 pale1 peak-nosed little man1 with a powdered periwig1 terminating behind in a long queue1 and an expression of self-conceit strongly depicted upon his countenance4 ,he was amusing himself with a pipe1 from which he threw forth volumes of smoke with an air of great satisfaction4 ,opposite to him sat the parson of the parish--a fat1 bald-headed personage1 dressed in a rusty suit of black1 and having his shoes adorned with immense silver buckles4 ,between these two characters sat the exciseman1 with a pipe in one hand1 and a tankard in the other4 ,to complete the group1 nothing is wanting but to mention the landlady1 a plump1 rosy dame of thirty-five1 who was seated by the schoolmaster's side1 apparently listening to some sage remarks which that little gentleman was throwing out for her edification4 ,but to return to the stranger4 ,no sooner had he entered the kitchen1 followed by the landlord1 than the eyes of the company were directed upon him4 ,his hat was so broad in the brim1 his spurs were so long1 his stature so great1 and his face so totally hid by the collar of his immense black cloak1 that he instantly attracted the attention of every person present4 ,his voice1 when he desired the master of the house to help him off with his mantle1 was likewise so harsh1 that they all heard it with sudden curiosity4 ,nor did this abate when the cloak was removed1 and his hat laid aside4 ,a tall1 athletic1 red-haired man1 of the middle age1 was then made manifest4 ,he had on a red frock coat1 a red vest1 and a red neckcloth2 nay1 his gloves were red6 ,what was more extraordinary1 when the overalls which covered his thighs were unbuttoned1 it was discovered that his small-clothes were red likewise4 ',all red6' ejaculated the parson almost involuntarily4 ',as you say1 the gentleman is all red6' added the schoolmaster1 with his characteristic flippancy4 ,he was checked by a look from the landlady4 ,his remark1 however1 caught the stranger's ear1 and he turned round upon him with a penetrating glance4 ,the schoolmaster tried to smoke it off bravely4 ,it would not do3 he felt the power of that look1 and was reduced to almost immediate silence4 ',now1 bring me your boot-jack1' said the horseman4 ,the boot-jack was brought1 and the boots pulled off4 ,to the astonishment of the company1 a pair of red stockings were brought into view4 ,the landlord shrugged his shoulders1 the exciseman did the same1 the landlady shook her head1 the parson exclaimed1 ',all red6' as before1 and the schoolmaster would have repeated it1 but he had not yet recovered from the rebuke4 ',faith1 this is odd6' observed the host4 ',rather odd1' said the stranger1 seating himself between the parson and the exciseman4 ,the landlord was confounded1 and did not know what to think of the matter4 ,after sitting for a few moments1 the new-comer requested the host to hand him a night-cap1 which he would find in his hat4 ,he did so3 it was a red worsted one2 and he put it upon his head4 ,here the exciseman broke silence1 by ejaculating1 ',red again6' ,the landlady gave him an admonitory knock on the elbow3 it was too late4 ,the stranger heard his remark1 and regarded him with one of those piercing glances for which his fiery eye seemed so remarkable4 ',all red6' murmured the parson once more4 ',yes1 ,doctor ,poundtext1 the gentleman1 as you say1 is all red1' re-echoed the schoolmaster1 who by this time had recovered his self-possession4 ,he would have gone on1 but the landlady gave him a fresh admonition1 by trampling upon his toes2 and her husband winked in token of silence4 ,as in the case of the exciseman1 the warnings were too late4 ',now1 landlord1' said the stranger1 after he had been seated a minute1 'may ,i trouble you to get me a pipe and a can of your best ,burton8 ,but1 first of all1 open my portmanteau1 and give me out my slippers4' ,the host did as he was desired1 and produced a pair of red morocco slippers4 ,here an involuntary exclamation broke out from the company4 ,it began with the parson1 and was taken up by the schoolmaster1 the exciseman1 the landlady1 and the landlord1 in succession4 ',more red6' proceeded from every lip1 with different degrees of loudness4 ,the landlord's was the least loud1 the schoolmaster's the loudest of all4 ',i suppose1 gentlemen1' said the stranger1 'you were remarking upon my slippers4'--',eh--yes6 we were just saying that they were red1' replied the schoolmaster4 ',and pray1' demanded the other1 as he raised the pipe to his mouth1 'did you never before see a pair of red slippers8' ,this question staggered the respondent2 he said nothing1 but looked to the parson for assistance4 ',but you are all red1' observed the latter1 taking a full draught from a foaming tankard which he held in his hand4 ',and you are all black1' said the other1 as he withdrew the pipe from his mouth1 and emitted a copious puff of tobacco smoke4 ',the hat that covers your numskull is black1 your beard is black1 your coat is black1 your vest is black1 your small-clothes1 your stockings1 your shoes1 all are black4 ,in a word1 ,doctor ,poundtext1 you are----' ',what am ,i1 sir8' said the parson1 bursting with rage4 ',ay1 what is he1 sir8' rejoined the schoolmaster4 ',he is a black coat1' said the stranger1 with a contemptuous sneer1 'and you are a pedagogue4' ,this sentence was followed by a profound calm4 ,the stranger goes to the stable1 and returns4 ,the appearance of the ,red ,man again acted like a spell on the voices of the company4 ,the parson was silent1 and by a natural consequence his echo1 the schoolmaster1 was silent also2 none of the others felt disposed to say any thing4 ,the meeting was like an assemblage of quakers4 444 ',who can this man be8' ',what does he want here8' ',where is he from1 and whither is he bound8' ,such were the inquiries which occupied every mind4 ,had the object of their curiosity been a brown man1 a black man1 or even a green man1 there would have been nothing extraordinary2 and he might have entered the inn and departed from it as unquestioned as before he came4 ,but to be a ,red ,man6 ,there was in this something so startling that the lookers-on were beside themselves with amazement4 ,the first to break this strange silence was the parson4 ',sir1' said he1 'we have been thinking that you are----' ',that ,i am a conjurer1 a ,french spy1 a travelling packman1 or something of the sort1' observed the stranger4 ,doctor ,poundtext started back on his chair1 and well he might2 for these words1 which the ,man in ,red had spoken1 were the very ones he himself was about to utter4 ',who are you1 sir8' resumed he1 in manifest perturbation2 'what is your name8' ',my name1' replied the other1 'is ,reid4' ',and where1 in heaven's name1 were you born8' demanded the astonished parson4 ',i was born on the borders of the ,red ,sea4' ,doctor ,poundtext had not another word to say4 ,the schoolmaster was equally astounded1 and withdrew the pipe from his mouth2 that of the exciseman dropped to the ground3 the landlord groaned aloud1 and his spouse held up her hands in mingled astonishment and awe4 ,after giving them this last piece of information1 the strange man arose from his seat1 broke his pipe in pieces1 and pitched the fragments into the fire2 then1 throwing his long cloak carelessly over his shoulders1 putting his hat upon his head1 and loading himself with his boots1 his whip1 and his portmanteau1 he desired the landlord to show him to his bed1 and left the kitchen1 after smiling sarcastically to its inmates1 and giving them a familiar and unceremonious nod4 ,his disappearance was the signal for fresh alarm in the minds of those left behind4 ,not a word was said till the return of the innkeeper1 who in a short time descended from the bedroom overhead1 to which he had conducted his guest4 ,on re-entering the kitchen1 he was encountered by a volley of interrogations4 ,the parson1 the schoolmaster1 the exciseman1 and his own wife1 questioned him over and over again4 ',who was the ,man in ,red8--he must have seen him before--he must have heard of him--in a word1 he must know something about him4' ,the host protested 'that he never beheld the stranger till that hour3 it was the first time he had made his appearance at the ,black ,swan1 and so help him ,god1 it should be the last6' ',why don't you turn him out8' exclaimed the exciseman4 ',if you think you are able to do it1 you are heartily welcome1' replied the landlord2 'for my part1 ,i have no notion of coming to close quarters with the shank of his whip1 or his great1 red1 sledge hammer fist4' ,this was an irresistible argument1 and the proposer of forcible ejectment said no more upon the subject4 ,at this time the party could hear the noise of heavy footsteps above them4 ,they were those of the ,red ,man1 and sounded with slow and measured tread4 ,they listened for a quarter of an hour longer1 in expectation that they would cease4 ,there was no pause3 the steps continued1 and seemed to indicate that the person was amusing himself by walking up and down the room4 ,it would be impossible to describe the multiplicity of feelings which agitated the minds of the company4 ,fear1 surprise1 anger1 and curiosity1 ruled them by turns and kept them incessantly upon the rack4 ,there was something mysterious in the visiter who had just left them--something which they could not fathom--something unaccountable4 ',who could he be8' ,this was the question that each put to the other1 but no one could give any thing like a rational answer4 ,meanwhile the evening wore on apace1 and though the bell of the parish church hard by sounded the tenth hour1 no one seemed inclined to take the hint to depart4 ,even the parson heard it without regard1 to such a pitch was his curiosity excited4 ,about this time also the sky1 which had hitherto been tolerably clear1 began to be overclouded4 ,distant peals of thunder were heard2 and thick sultry drops of rain pattered at intervals against the casement of the inn3 every thing seemed to indicate a tempestuous evening4 ,but the storm which threatened to rage without was unnoticed4--,though the drops fell heavily2 though gleams of lightning flashed by1 followed by the report of distant thunder1 and the winds began to hiss and whistle among the trees of the neighbouring cemetery1 yet all these external signs of elementary tumult were as nothing to the deep1 solemn footsteps of the ,red ,man4 ,there seemed to be no end to his walking4 ,an hour had he paced up and down the chamber without the least interval of repose1 and he was still engaged in this occupation as at first4 ,in this there was something incredibly mysterious2 and the party below1 notwithstanding their numbers1 felt a vague and indescribable dread beginning to creep over them4 ,the more they reflected upon the character of the stranger1 the more unnatural did it appear4 ,the redness of his hair and complexion1 and1 still more the fiery hue of his garment1 struck them with astonishment4 ,but this was little to the freezing and benumbing glance of his eye1 the strange tones of his voice1 and his miraculous birth on the borders of the ,red ,sea4 ,there was now no longer any smoking in the kitchen4 ,the subjects which occupied their minds were of too engrossing a nature to be treated with levity2 and they drew their chairs closer1 with a sort of irresistible and instinctive attraction4 ,while these things were going on1 the bandy-legged ostler entered1 in manifest alarm4 ,he came to inform his master that the stranger's horse had gone mad1 and was kicking and tearing at every thing around1 as if he would break his manger in pieces4 ,here a loud neighing and rushing were heard in the stable4 ',ay1 there he goes1' continued he1 ',i believe the devil is in the beast1 if he is not the old enemy himself4 ,ods1 master1 if you saw his eyes6 they are like--' ',what are they like8' demanded the landlord4 ',ay1 what are they like8' exclaimed the rest with equal impatience4 ',ods1 if they a'n't like burning coals6' ejaculated the ostler1 trembling from head to foot1 and sqeezing himself in among the others1 on a chair which stood hard by4 ,his information threw fresh alarm over the company1 and they were more agitated and confused than ever4 ,during the whole of this time the sound of walking over-head never ceased for one moment4 ,the heavy tread was unabated3 there was not the least interval of repose1 nor could a pendulum have been more regular in its motions4 ,had there been any relaxation1 any pause1 any increase or any diminution of rapidity in the footsteps1 they would have been endurable2 but there was no such thing2 the same deadening monotonous1 stupifying sound continued1 like clock-work1 to operate incessantly above their heads4 ,nor was there any abatement of the storm without2 the wind blowing among the trees of the cemetery in a sepulchral moan2 the rain beating against the panes of glass with the impetuous loudness of hail2 and lightning and thunder flashing and pealing at brief intervals through the murky firmament4 ,the noise of the elements was indeed frightful2 and it was heightened by the voice of the sable steed1 like that of a spirit of darkness2 but the whole1 as we have just hinted1 was as nothing to the deep1 solemn1 mysterious treading of the ,red ,man4 ,the party argue themselves into the belief that he is indeed the enemy of mankind4 ',if more proof is wanting1' resumed the parson1 after a pause1 'only look to his dress4 ,what ,christian would think of travelling about the country in red8 ,it is a type of the hell-fire from which he is sprung4' ',did you observe his hair hanging down his back like a bunch of carrots8' asked the exciseman4 ',such a diabolical glance in his eye6' said the schoolmaster4 ',such a voice6' added the landlord3 'it is like the sound of a cracked clarionet4' ',his feet are not cloven1' observed the landlady4 ',no matter1' exclaimed the landlord1 'the devil1 when he chooses1 can have as good legs as his neighbours4' ',better than some of them1' quoth the lady1 looking peevishly at the lower limbs of her husband4 ,meanwhile the incessant treading continued unabated1 although two long hours had passed since its commencement4 ,there was not the slightest cessation to the sound1 while out of doors the storm raged with violence1 and in the midst of it the hideous neighing and stamping of the black horse were heard with pre-eminent loudness4 ,at this time the fire of the kitchen began to burn low2 the sparkling blaze was gone1 and in its stead nothing but a dead red lustre emanated from the grate4 ,one candle had just expired1 having burned down to the socket2 of the one which remained1 the unsnuffed wick was nearly three inches in length1 black and crooked at the point1 and standing like a ruined tower amid an envelopement of sickly yellow flame2 while around the fire's equally decaying lustre sat the frightened coterie1 narrowing their circle as its brilliancy faded away1 and eyeing each other like apparitions amidst the increasing gloom4 ,at this time the clock of the steeple struck the hour of midnight1 and the tread of the stranger suddenly ceased4 ,there was a pause for some minutes--afterwards a rustling--then a noise as of something drawn along the floor of his room4 ,in a moment thereafter his door opened2 then it shut with violence1 and heavy footsteps were heard trampling down the stair4 ,the inmates of the kitchen shook with alarm as the tread came nearer4 ,they expected every moment to behold the ,red ,man enter1 and stand before them in his native character4 ,the landlady fainted outright3 the exciseman followed her example3 the landlord gasped in an agony of terror3 and the schoolmaster uttered a pious ejaculation for the behoof of his soul4 ,dr4 ,poundtext was the only one who preserved any degree of composure4 ,he managed1 in a trembling voice1 to call out ',avaunt1 ,satan6 ,i exorcise thee from hence to the bottom of the ,red ,sea6' ',i am going1 as fast as ,i can1' said the stranger1 as he passed the kitchen-door on his way to the open air4 ,his voice aroused the whole conclave from their stupor4 ,they started up1 and by a simultaneous effort rushed to the window4 ,there they beheld the tall figure of a man1 enveloped in a black cloak1 walking across the yard on his way to the stable4 ,he had on a broad-brimmed1 low-crowned hat1 top-boots1 with enormous spurs1 and carried a gigantic whip in one hand1 and a portmanteau in the other4 ,he entered the stable1 remained there about three minutes1 and came out leading forth his fiery steed thoroughly accoutred4 ,in the twinkling of an eye he got upon his back1 waved his hand to the company1 who were surveying him through the window1 and clapping spurs to his charger1 galloped off furiously1 with a hideous and unnatural laugh1 through the midst of the storm4 ,on going up stairs to the room which the devil had honoured with his presence1 the landlord found that his infernal majesty had helped himself to every thing he could lay his hands upon1 having broken into his desk and carried off twenty-five guineas of king's money1 a ten pound ,bank of ,england note1 and sundry articles1 such as seals1 snuff-boxes1 c4 ,since that time he has not been seen in these quarters1 and if he should1 he will do well to beware of ,doctor ,poundtext1 who is a civil magistrate as well as a minister1 and who1 instead of exorcising him to the bottom of the ,red ,sea1 may perhaps exorcise him to the interior of ,leicester gaol1 to await his trial before the judges of the midland circuit4 ,next is the ,omen1 by ,mr4 ,galt1 a powerful sketch4 ,affixed to ,st4 ,feinah's ,tree1 a ,legend of ,loch ,neagh1 we notice the signature of an esteemed correspondent1 7,m4,l4,b47 whose taste and ingenuity entitle her to high rank among the contributors to the present work4 ,kemp1 the ,bandit1 by ,delta1 is an interesting tale2 ,life and ,shade1 a ,portuguese ,sketch1 by ,mrs4 ,m4 ,baillie1 is in her best narrative style2 and ,seeking the ,houdy1 by the ,ettrick ,shepherd1 is in his happiest familiar vein4 ,the curiosity of the volume1 and indeed1 the only poetical contribution we have room to notice1 is the following lines of ,lord ,byron1 written in his boyhood1 to ,mary1 7,mrs4 ,musters17 about a year before her marriage3-- ,adieu to sweet ,mary for ever2 ,from her ,i must quickly depart2 ,though the ,fates us from each other sever1 ,still her image will dwell in my heart4 ,the flame that within my heart burns1 ,is unlike what in lovers hearts glows2 ,the love which for ,mary ,i feel1 ,is far purer than ,cupid bestows4 ,i wish not your peace to disturb1 ,i wish not your joys to molest1 ,mistake not my passion for ,love1 ',tis your friendship alone ,i request4 ,not ten thousand lovers could feel ,the friendship my bosom contains2 ,it will ever within my heart dwell1 ,while the warm blood flows through my veins4 ,may the ruler of heaven look down1 ,and my ,mary from evil defend2 ,mny she ne'er know adversity's frown1 ,may her happiness ne'er have an end4 ,once more1 my sweet ,mary1 adieu2 ,farewell2 ,i with anguish repeat1 ,for ever ,i'll think upon you1 ,while this heart in my bosom shall beat4 ,the ,editor has subjoined a note1 explaining his reason for printing these schoolboy rhymes1 which1 of course1 is not for their literary merit2 still1 in comparison with many of ,lord ,byron's after productions1 what the present want of head1 others lack of heart1 and this is a home truth which his warmest admirers must acknowledge4 ,the ,illustrations are varied and interesting4 ,one of them--the ,death of the ,dove1 engraved by ,w4 ,finden1 from a picture by ,t4 ,stewardson1 is remarkably expressive4 ,the ,ghaut1 by ,e4 ,finden1 after ,w4 ,daniell1 is an exquisite ,oriental scene4 ,the ,frontispiece1 ,wilkie's ,spanish ,princess1 is finely engraved by ,r4 ,greaves2 and ,mr4 ,h4 ,le ,keux has done ample justice to the ,plce de ,jeanne d',arc1 ,rouen1 from a picturesque drawing1 by ,s4 ,prout3 the lights and shadows being very effectively managed4 ,but we must be chary of our room1 as we have other claimants at hand4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,juvenile ,,forget-,,me-,,not4 ,this little work is a sort of proteg of ,the ,forget-,me-,not1 and is by the same editor4 ,it contains fifty pieces in verse and prose1 and eight pleasing plates and a vignette--all which will please the little folks more than our description of them would their elders4 ,nearly all of them contain several figures1 but one--,the ,riding ,school--about twenty boys playing at ,soldiers1 horse and foot1 very pleasantly illustrates an observation in a recent number of the ,edinburgh ,review1 on the dramatic character of the amusements of children4 ,the scene is a large1 ancient1 dilapidated building1 and the little people personate the ,duke of ,wellington1 the ,marquess of ,anglesea1 c41 with all the precision of military tactics--but no one has a taste for being a private4 ,so it is through life4 ,our extract is almost a literary curiosity3 ,,the ,,invalid',s ,,pipe4#b #b ,this story has been transmitted to the ,editor as the genuine production of the son of a ,british military officer1 only nine years of age1 and composed from a circumstance which actually occurred in a noble ,german family4 ,it was not far from the ,castle of ,frstenstein1 near the spot where the gallant ,blucher1 with the brave army of ,silesia1 won such glory1 that the ,baron of ,frstenstein met a maimed soldier1 who was endeavouring to reach ,berlin to claim his pension1 and whose age denoted that his wounds had long been his honourable though painful companions4 ,the ,baron1 observing a very richly mounted pipe in the old man's possession1 accosted him with1 ',god bless you1 old soldier6 does your pipe comfort you this morning8' ,the pipe which the old soldier was smoking was made of a curious sort of porcelain1 and mounted with gold4 ,the ,baron wondered to see so costly a pipe in the old soldier's possession1 and wishing to purchase it from him1 said1 ',my friend6 what shall ,i give you for your pipe8' ',oh1 sir6' replied the soldier1 shaking his head1 'this pipe ,i can never part with2 it was the gift of the bravest of men1 who took it from a ,turkish ,bashaw at the battle of ,belgrade4 ,there1 sir1 thanks to ,prince ,eugene1 we obtained noble spoils--there1 where our troops so bravely destroyed the ,turkish squadrons4' ',talk another time of your exploits1 my friend1' said the nobleman2 'here take this double ducat1 and give me your pipe2 ,i feel an insurmountable wish to possess it4' ',i am a poor man1 sir1 and have nothing to live upon but my pension2 yet ,i would not part with this pipe for all the gold that you possess4 ,listen1 sir1 and ,i will relate to you the story of this pipe1 which is remarkable1 or my poverty would long ere now have induced me to sell it3--,as we ,hussars were charging over the enemy1 a shot from the ranks of the ,janissaries pierced our noble captain through the breast2 ,i caught him in my arms1 placed him on my horse1 and carried him out of the confusion of the battle4 ,it was an irresistible sensation of gratitude that prompted me to do so1 for he had once rescued me when ,i was wounded and taken prisoner4 ,i watched over him to the latest moment2 and a few moments before his death1 he gave me his purse and this pipe1 then pressed my hand and breathed his last sigh4 ,heroic spirit6 never shall ,i forget him6' ,as he thus spoke1 the tears fell fast from the old man's eyes2 but he soon recovered himself1 and proceeded--',the money ,i gave to the worthy landlord under whose roof he died1 and who had been thrice plundered by the enemy2 the pipe ,i kept as a sacred remembrance of the brave4 ,in every situation1 and through all the vicissitudes of my life1 ,i have taken care to preserve it as a sacred relic1 whether pursuing or retreating from the enemy2 and when it was not in use1 ,i placed it for safety withing my boot4 ,at the battle of ,prague1 a cannon-ball unfortunately carried my right leg and pipe away together4 ,my first thought was to secure the safety of my pipe1 for at the moment ,i felt but little pain1 and then------' ',stop1 soldier2 your story is too affecting6 ,o tell me1 ,i entreat you1 who was the brave man1 that ,i may also honour and respect his memory8' ',his name was ,walter von ,frstenstein2 and ,i have heard that his family was of ,silesia1 and that his estates lay in that province4' ',gracious ,god6' ejaculated the nobleman1 'he was my father6 and the estates you mention1 good old man1 are now mine4 ,come1 friend1 forget all your sorrows1 and live with me under that same ,walter's roof whom you so faithfully served2 and come and eat of ,walter's bread1 and partake of that comfort which your age demands1 and which my gratitude for your services to the best of fathers is ready to bestow4 ,i am too deeply affected to say more at present2 enter this mansion1 where you shall repose in peace for the remainder of your life6' ',thanks1 noble sir1 ,i accept your generous charity2 the son of ,walter von ,frstenstein is worthy of such a father4 ,here1 sir1 take this relic 7presenting the pipe7--it is a memorial of that ,providence which has so miraculously conducted me from the father to the son4' ,the pipe still remains hung up among the family trophies in the ,castle of ,frstenstein4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,iris4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the reader may perhaps require to be told that this work is a ,literary and ,religious ,offering1 or ,annual4 ,it has been tastefully and judiciously edited by the ,rev4 ,f4 ,dale1 ,m4,a41 and its characterestics1 if we may use the term1 are several productions of his highly imaginative and powerful pen4 ,these accompany1 or rather are accompanied by a series of ,engravings from pictures1 by old masters1 on the subject of the ,life of our ,saviour4 ,the other pieces1 upwards of forty in number1 blend the grave with the gayer or lighter subjects4 ,among the embellishments are the ,madonna and ,child1 from ,murillo2 half-figure of the ,saviour1 and ,st4 ,john1 and ,st4 ,magdalen1 all from ,carlo ,dolci2 ,the flight into ,egypt1 from ,claude2 ,christ expounding the ,law1 from ,leonardo da ,vinci2 the ,incredulity of ,st4 ,thomas1 from ,l4 ,caracci2 ,hagar and ,ishmael1 from ,barocci4 ,the idea of transferring the pictures of the old masters to the present work in place of original designs1 is excellent1 and the style in which this arduous task has been executed1 is creditable to the talents of the respective artists4 99 99 99 99 99 ,printed and ,published by ,j4 ,,limbird1 #adc1 ,strand1 7near ,somerset ,house17 ,london2 sold by ,,ernest ,,fleischer1 #fbf1 ,new ,market1 ,leipsic2 and by all ,newsmen and ,booksellers4