,music by ,linda ,cantoni ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4 ,,philadelphia1 ,,may1 #ahea4 ,,table ,,of ,,contents4 ,,vol4 ,,xlii4 ,a ,hindoo ,belle1 by ,j4 ,e4 ,p41 #cbb ,a ,spring ,carol1 by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,a4 ,barnes1 #cbf ,cottage ,furniture1 #cbi ,design for a ,lady's ,work-,box1 #cfd ,develour1 by ,professor ,charles ,e4 ,blumenthal1 #ea1 #ajb1 #ahb1 #beg1 #cbc1 #cgg ,editors' ,table1 #fe1 #acd1 #bja1 #bff1 #ccj1 #cia ,editors' ,book ,table1 #ff1 #ace1 #bjb1 #bfg1 #ccb1 #cib ,etruscan ,lace ,cuff1 #cbh ,fashions1 #gj1 #adj1 #bje1 #bgj1 #ccf1 #cif ,flowers1 by ,g4 ,h4 ,cranmer1 #bhd ,garden ,decorations1 #bea1 #bhb1 #cgb ,good ,for ,evil1 by ,angele de ,v4 ,hull1 #beb1 #bhe ,home2 or1 the ,cot and the ,tree1 by ,robert ,johnson1 #bie ,incidents in the ,life of ,audubon1 by the author of ,tom ,owens1 the ,bee ,hunter1 #cjf ,knitted ,flowers1 #fa1 #aii1 #bfc1 #cbh1 #chf ,model ,cottages1 #d1 #abf1 #bhc ,moral ,courage1 by ,alice ,b4 ,neal1 #caf1 #cfg ,publisher's ,department1 #bfi1 #ccd1 #cid ,sabbath ,lyrics1 by ,w4 ,gilmore ,simms1 #bf1 #aji1 #agd1 #cff ,sonnet1 by ,mrs4 ,l4 ,s4 ,goodman1 #bha ,sonnets1 by ,william ,alexander1 #db1 #ge1 #afi1 #bae1 #bgg1 #cij ,spring1 by ,fanny ,fales1 #bib ,spring--a ,ballad1 by ,mary ,spenser ,pease1 #bgh ,susan ,clifton2 or1 the ,city and the ,country1 by ,professor ,alden1 #bi1 #ic1 #agj1 #bdf1 #cjb1 #cfj ,taking ,care of ,number ,one1 by ,t4 ,s4 ,arthur1 #cbj ,the ,judge2 a ,drama of ,american ,life1 by ,mrs4 ,sarah ,j4 ,hale1 #ba1 #hh1 #aed1 #bcg1 #bih ,the ,language of ,flowers1 by ,jno4 ,b4 ,duffey1 #bgg ,the ,last of the ,tie-,wigs1 by ,jared ,austin1 #bif ,the ,tiny ,glove--a ,may-,day ,story1 by ,blanche1 #bhj ,the ,young ,enthusiasts1 by ,frank ,i4 ,wilson1 #cji1 #cdf ,to ,a4 ,e4 ,b41 or ,her who ,understands it1 by ,adaliza ,cutter1 #big ,undersleeves and ,caps1 #cbg ,various ,useful ,receipts1 #fi1 #aci1 #bje1 #bgj1 #cce1 #cif ,women of the ,revolution1 by ,mrs4 ,e4 ,f4 ,ellet1 #bic ,ye ,come to me in ,dreams1 by ,nilla1 #bgi ,,list ,,of ,,illustrations4 ,,may4 ,may-,day ,morning4 ,the ,language of ,flowers4 ,spring4 ,now be ,careful4 ,music1 c4 ,,the ,,language ,,of ,,flowers4 ,,by ,,jno4 ,b4 ,,duffey4 7,see ,plate47 ,,as1 wandering forth at rosy dawn1 ,when sparkling dew-drops deck the lawn1 ,from glen and glade1 and river-side1 ,we bring young flowers--the morning's pride4 ,and1 bound in wreaths1 or posies sweet1 ,with flowers our favored ones we greet2 ,for flowers a silent language own1 ,that makes our maiden wishes known4 ,a language that by love was wrought1 ,and by fond love to mortals taught2 ,a language1 too1 that lovers know1 ,where1 watched by love1 sweet flowers may blow4 ,a language richer1 purer far ,than all the tongue-born dialects are2 ,and1 as the flowers1 devoid of art1 ,it is the language of the heart4 ,thoughts that would perish all untold ,live on the tongues that flowers enfold3 ,thus will the ,tulip's crimson shell ,the love of stammering youth unveil4 ,and happy will that trembler be1 ,if she1 with cheek of modesty1 ,shall give his soft avowal room1 ,and twine it with the ,myrtle's bloom4 ,but1 should her heart feel not his glow1 ,the mottled ,pink may answer ,no2 ,yet ,friendship1 in an ,ivy wreath1 ,a balm upon the wound will breathe4 ,the ,morning-glory's dewy bell ,in mystic tones of hope may tell-- ,tell of a struggle in the breast1 ,where1 warring1 love 'gainst love is pressed4 ,the ,heartsease1 flower of purple hue1 ,seeks an affection ever true2 ,and1 in the ,bay-leaf's still reply1 ,speaketh a love will never die4 ,the little ,daisy grows for her ,who heedeth not the flatterer2 ,and spotless ,lilies love the breast ,where child-like ,innocence is pressed4 ,young ,beauty's symbol is the ,rose ,whose blushing petals half unclose2 ,and in the snowy ,violet ,sweet ,modesty her home hath set4 ,and thus of feeling1 every shade ,may be through voiceless flowers conveyed2 ,and all the fond endearments known ,to deep-felt love1 thus greet love's own4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,language ,,of ,,flowers ,engraved expressly for ,godey's ,lady's ,book by ,w4 ,e4 ,tucker ,printed by ,h4 ,quig4 ,,sonnet4--,,audubon4,a ,,by ,,wm4 ,,alexander4 ,,ah6 is he blind1 who erst1 untiringly1 ,searched wildwood1 prairie1 meadow1 rock1 and wold1 ,for you1 sweet songsters1 clad in yellow gold8 ,when comes spring's carnival1 enchantingly ,sing ye to him1 with sorrow in your song2 ,for that his sightless orbs now roll in vain1 ,no more to view your rainbow-tints again-- ,love-lays in gratitude to him belong1 ,from matin ,lark1 loud herald of the day-- ,from ,philomel1 coy chorister of night3 ,listens he yet1 ye birds1 with dear delight1 ,in rapture musing on your plumage gay1 ,hoping to soar1 when life's short day is done1 ,on eagle-pinions up to yonder central sun4 ,,footnote3 ,a ,written previous to his death4 ,,spring4--,a ,,ballad ,,by ,,mary ,,spenser ,,pease4 7,see ,plate47 ,,spring1 with its glad influences ,stealing up from bosky dell1 ,once more quickens ,nature's heart-pulse ,with its sunny1 witching spell4 ,each new morn the boughs hang thicker ,with the leaves of ,nature's book2 ,each new eve adds a new chapter ,to the life of bird and brook4 ,each new morn the world is greener2 ,age forgets its shriveled years ,in the warmth and life upspringing ,out from ,winter's chill and tears4 ,each new morn the song grows sweeter-- ,song of loving bee and bird2 ,each new eve1 from youth and maiden1 ,softer cadences are heard4 ,each new morn her heart beat warmer1 ,dreaming o'er his tale of love2 ,each new eve1 that tale repeated1 ,brighter spells around her wove4 ,at the early1 early daybreak1 ,to caress her as she slept1 ,greetingly1 the light spring zephyr ,through her open lattice crept4 ,roving mid the golden tangles ,of her tresses' braidless flow1 ,nestling in the half-veiled dimples ,of her bosom white as snow4 ,mingling with her fragrant breathing1 ,closely to her ear it came1 ,murm'ring to her gentle dreaming1 ,in sweet music1 his dear name4 ,through the valley1 o'er the mountain1 ,sang the zephyr in her ear1 ,at my own sweet will1 ,i wander ,all the loving1 livelong year4 ,with the lowly1 tender grass-blade1 ,with the solemn1 stately trees1 ,with each swelling bud and blossom ,sport ,i ever as ,i please4 ,all the humble wayside flowers-- ,daisy1 king-cup1 light harebell2 ,all the tall and proud ones--,kalmia1 ,rose1 and orchis--know me well4 ,of the brightest1 sweetest flower-buds1 ,sheltered by the mountain's brow1 ,blooming in the wide1 wide valley1 ,loveliest of them all art thou4 ,that is why he loves thee dearly1 ,modest1 gentle as thou art1 ,the proud lord of wood and manor ,the proud lord of thy young heart4 ,oh1 ,i heard a song last evening1 ,sung to tremulous guitar1 ,through the yellow1 mellow moonlight1 ,floating on the air afar2 ,breathing warmest1 truest passion ,for one bearing thy sweet name1 ,telling of that passion thwarted ,bending unto station's claim3 ,telling how the claim of station ,must at last be overborne1 ,by a will and faith unyielding1 ,by a love no time can turn4 ',i must see her at the day-dawn1' ,sighed he1 at the ballad's close1 ',by the brook in the still copse-wood1 ,where the purple violet grows4' ,rose the maiden from her slumbers1 ,fresher than the break of dawn1 ,binding up her heavy tresses1 ,looked she out upon the lawn4 ,like a shower of yellow guineas ,flashing back the morning sun1 ,crocuses and dandelions ,half the golden fields had won4 ,from the green and yellow shining1 ,flecking it with flakes of white1 ,drooping lilies1 palest snow-drops1 ,spread their petals to the light4 ,looking out upon the copse-wood1 ,as she clasped her simple dress1 ,suddenly the thought came o'er her1 ,i will seek its wilderness4 ,by the brook down in its thicket1 ,where the purple violet grows1 ,i shall find the wild sweetbriar1 ,and the wind-flower1 and--who knows8 ,who knows but my ,edgar ,lincoln ,may be wandering that way1 ,tempted by this fragrant morning-- ,brightest morning yet of ,may4 ,oh1 ,i know he loves me dearly1 ,and he knows ,i love him well2 ,that my love is deep and boundless1 ,more than tongue of mine can tell4 ,on she wandered1 singing lightly ,snatches of some olden song-- ,how a lord and lowly maiden ,loved each other well and long3 ,how the haughty claim of station ,came at last to be o'erborne ,by a will and faith unbending1 ,by a love no time could turn4 ,singing lightly1 on she wandered ,over hill and meadow lone2 ,said she ,this broad wood and valley ,soon ,i'll proudly call my own4 ,not one beggar1 not one hungered ,shall there be in all the land2 ,not one loathing life from hardship1 ,when ,i'm lady proud and grand4 ,wandering on1 she plucked wild flowers1 ,flowers filled with morning dew1 ,looking backward ever1 ever1 ,listening for a step she knew4 ,press the flowers to thy soft bosom1 ,braid them in thy shining hair1 ,love them while their tender petals ,fragrant life and freshness wear2 ,for too soon they'll droop and wither1 ,plucked and worn but one short day1 ,and too soon thy youth and freshness ,may1 like them1 be flung away4 ,light of heart1 she nears the copse-wood1 ,from its depths sweet voices throng2 ,voices of the jay and blue-bird1 ,and the wild wood-robin's song4 ,by the water-brook she's standing1 ,where the purple violets grow1 ,where the wind-flower and sweetbriar1 ,and the starry woodbines blow4 ,by the water-brook she's standing1 ,and her heart begins to fail2 ,still she watches1 still she listens1 ,hearing but the night-owl's wail4 ,silent shadows flit around her1 ,looming darkly1 broad1 and tall2 ,but one shadow well remembered ,sees she not among them all4 ,ah1 perhaps--perhaps he may be ,to his vow a traitor base6 ,down into the clear brook glancing ,there she sees her own sweet face4 ,down into the clear brook gazing ,there she sees her own sweet face2 ,sees she also there reflected ,one of noble1 manly grace4 ,effie6 ,effie6 late last evening1 ,spake he1 circling her soft waist1 ,my proud sire--and soon thine1 darling-- ,read the lines thy hand had traced2 ,breathing of thy sweet self1 ,effie1 ,full of tenderness and truth-- ',such a heart1 such wit and wisdom ,must be cherished1 by my sooth6' ,thus my sire--the lines re-reading ,traced by thy beloved hand-- ,still he spake1 ',such wit1 such wisdom4 ,would grace lady of the land6' ,then it was1 my darling ,effie1 ,pleaded ,i thy cause and mine-- ',yes1 yes1 yes1 ,i've watched thee1 youngster1 ,watched thee sigh1 and pale1 and pine6' ,more he said1 my darling ,effie-- ,for he knew my death he'd mourn ,that the haughty claim of station ,is at last by love o'erborne4 ,illustration3 ,,spring4 ,engraved expressly for ,godey's ,lady's ,book by ,j4,b4 ,neagle4 ,,ye ,,come ,,to ,,me ,,in ,,dreams4 ,,by ,,nilla4 ,,ye come to me in dreams1 baby1 ,in visions of the night2 ,thy blue eye1 full of blessedness1 ,is glancing on my sight3 ,the music of thy breath1 baby1 ,is falling on my ear1 ,in those dear old-accustomed tones ,i loved so well to hear4 ,again upon my heart1 baby1 ,thy little hand is prest1 ,again thy little nestling head ,is pillowed on my breast2 ,again my lips are murmuring ,low words of love and prayer2 ,i strive to draw thee closer yet1 ,but clasp the vacant air2 ,and then ,i wake to weep1 baby1 ,rememb'ring thou art dead2 ,and never more can my poor heart ,pillow thy little head6 ,yet ,i am happy even now-- ,this thought my grief disarms-- ,a few short months ,i fondly clasped ,an angel in my arms3 ,that loftier minds than mine1 baby1 ,will now instruct thy youth1 ,and holier hearts will point the path ,of innocence and truth4 ,thou wert my blessing here on earth1 ,and though tears dim my eyes1 ,i feel that ,i am richer far ,to have thee in the skies6 ,,the ,,tiny ,,glove4--,a ,,may-,,day ,,story4 ,,by ,,blanche4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,bright1 gladsome ,may-day6--the fairest maiden in all the train of the merry ,queen of ,seasons4 ,may-day6 what happy scenes this word recalls--the day of all days for childhood's pleasures6 ,i see the little darlings tripping along the streets of my native town with baskets on their chubby arms1 smiles on their lips1 and happiness in their eyes1 soon clustered in merry groups on some favorite spot in the suburbs1 laughing and chatting1 arranging their pic-nic dinners1 or sporting beneath the shady trees4 ,but to my story4 ,a mile or two from the village of ,a4 were collected some fifty or sixty little girls and boys1 for the purpose of celebrating their annual holiday4 ,the ,may-pole1 bedecked with flowers of every hue and form1 towered aloft1 and around its base they frisked and gamboled like so many little fairies4 ,some were wafted in the silken swing high up among the boughs of the beech and elm2 others sought the brink of the rippling rivulet1 and amused themselves with ruffling its smooth surface or looking at their mirrored faces4 ,far down the streamlet1 and alone1 was quietly seated a little girl1 weaving into garlands the buds and blossoms which grew around her in wild profusion1 caroling with a bird-like voice snatches of some favorite air1 ever and anon raising her violet eyes and looking round her in wondrous delight4 ,her childish face was strikingly beautiful2 around her small perfect mouth there rested an angel smile1 and her short brown curls were parted on a forehead of matchless contour4 ,she wove and sang1 and smiled a sunny smile1 and seemed wholly unconscious of a pair of bright black eyes fixed upon her from the opposite bank4 ,at length she turned1 as if to listen2 and soon upon the air floated distinctly sounds of ,alice6 little ,alice6 and she bounded away to her playmates4 ,no sooner had she disappeared than the owner of the black eyes--a boy1 seemingly of twelve years1 clad in a green jacket ornamented with silver buttons1 loose white trowsers1 and wide-brimmed straw hat1 which but partly concealed his glossy black hair--sprang across the water and possessed himself of the tiny glove which lay forgotten on the bank1 and which had once covered the hand of little ,alice4 99 99 99 99 99 ,alice1 my dove1 you have brought but one glove from the ,may frolic4 ,i lost the other one yesterday4 ,i don't think ,i forgot it ,may-day1 mamma4 ,well1 dear1 go put this one away until you find the mate4 ,yes1 mamma4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ',,tis night in a boarding-school4 ,the doors of many small rooms open on the dreary hall1 and the glimmering light through the key-holes tells of the fair students within4 ,one is partly open1 and through it we see two young girls standing near a toilet3 one is drawing a comb through a mass of rich brown curls1 which stray in playful wantonness about her snowy shoulders4 ,the other is rummaging amid the elegant trifles which decorate the table4 ,alice1 she began1 many1 many times have ,i seen this beautiful little glove among trumpery1 and often thought ,i'd beg of you its history1 but always forgot it4 ,tell me now whose hand it once imprisoned4 ,mine1 ,kate1 mine4 ,when a little child of eight years old ,i lost the fellow1 and put this one away until ,i should find it4 ,years have rolled away2 but it speaks so eloquently of a happy ,may-day ,i then enjoyed1 that ,i have never been able to part with it1 and still treasure it as an index to the bright scenes of the past4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,again ,i beg the reader to pass over two years--short to you who possess health and plenty1 long to those in disease and want--and come with me to the heights of the ,alleghanies1 crowded with stately trees all covered with snow and ice1 with here and there thick clambering evergreens1 looking all the richer for their bright unsullied winter caps4 ,slowly and laboriously do the wheels of a heavy traveling carriage wind along the rugged ascent1 while the heaving flanks and dilated nostrils of the noble steeds bear witness to the toilsome pathway4 ,muffled in cloaks and furs1 we scarcely recognize1 in the inmates of the coach1 our two school-girls1 lately emancipated from their narrow cell and the thraldom of school-laws4 ,we would willingly linger to admire with them the grandeur and sublimity of these props of heaven2 but we will not attempt a description of that which was among the mightiest works of ,him1 the ,almighty2 so we pass over the perilous and impressive journey1 nor pause until1 again in her own village1 again on the steps of her dearly loved home1 ,alice ,clayton is pressed to her mother's bosom4 ,now under her father's roof1 she has become the glad child again4 ,we see her first with her companion1 ,kate ,earle1 wandering about the spacious drawing-rooms1 now tastefully arranging the folds of the heavy satin curtains1 or decorating the tables with rich bouquets2 then trying the full1 clear tones of the piano2 and at last1 taking a delighted survey of the whole1 she trips away into the long dining-hall1 contemplates a moment the iced pyramids1 foamy floats1 transparent jellies1 c41 then1 arm in arm1 they seek their chamber1 and are soon busily engaged in the witching duties of the toilet4 ,night hurries on1 and the cold moon looks calmly down the quiet village3 but soon1 no longer silent1 we hear quickened foot-falls1 rolling carriages1 the hum of busy tongues1 and occasionally a silvery laugh floats out upon the cool night air4 ,before the stately1 and now brilliantly-lighted1 mansion of ,mr4 ,clayton they pause1 ascend the steps1 and are lost to view4 ,but we will enter and look upon the happy throng assembled here to welcome back their former playmate1 sweet ,alice ,clayton4 ,ah1 how tenderly she greets them6 ,now do her soft eyes light up and flash with intense joy as she receives her numberless guests with unaffected grace1 presenting many to her visitor1 ,kate ,earle4 ,the music and the dance begin1 youth and beauty eagerly join the circle1 while the older ones retire to the whist-tables1 none marking the speedy flight of the rosy hours4 ,some are there1 strangers to the fair idol of the brilliant concourse3 one of these1 a youth of striking mien and unusual elegance1 is now seeking a presentation from her father4 ,with a good-humored smile1 he bows assent1 and together they seek our heroine4 ,come1 ,alice dear1 make your prettiest bow to my young friend1 ,percy ,clifford4 ,then1 in a mock whisper1 he added1 ,guard well your heart1 and left her1 smiling maliciously at the painful blushes which his remark had summoned to her cheeks4 ,however1 the low1 easy tones of ,clifford's voice soon reassured her1 and a half hour glided away so pleasantly that her father's warning was forgotten1 or1 if remembered1 but too late4 ,i don't mean to say that ,alice really gave her heart away before the asking2 but that night when she and ,kate were repeating the sayings and doings of their late guests1 ,percy ,clifford's name was oftener on her lip1 and when1 with arms entwined1 they slept the sleep of innocence1 ,perry ,clifford's musical voice and captivating smile alone hovered round her pillow4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,again and again they met2 already had the finely-modeled features of ,alice ,clayton gained an indescribable charm from the warm feelings of her pure1 ardent heart1 which sprang up irresistibly to the surface4 ,no wonder that ,percy ,clifford yielded to the idolatrous affection which grew and strengthened in his bosom for the fair girl4 ,no wonder that his passion knew no restraint when he pressed his lips on her innocent brow1 and drew in his clasp ,alice1 his betrothed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,my sweet ,alice6--my 'little ,alice2' for so ,i love to call you4 ,the dear name recalls the little brown-haired beauty who sat upon the bank weaving into garlands the bright flowers1 none half so lovely as herself1 while from the depths of her gentle heart gushed out a song as witching and melodious as the carolings of all the feathered tribe4 ,then1 a boy1 did ,i first gaze enraptured on your infantile beauty2 then did my heart unclose to the lovely vision which it has since treasured through years and absence1 joy and sorrow4 ,my father always granted my request to prosecute my studies at his country seat near ,a41 and1 unknown1 unnoticed1 ,i followed you through girlhood1 and experienced my first pang when you left me for the distant seminary4 ,none can tell the overwhelming sorrow1 the keen agony which succeeded your absence2 my only solace was to seek the streamlet and mingle my boyish tears with its limpid waters4 ,again ,i met you2 and ,i have since wondered how ,i could so well act the stranger--how ,i could speak so calmly when my heart was bursting4 ,soon all doubts and fears were banished--you loved me6 ,i saw it in the tearful eye1 the flickering cheek4 ,and now1 ,alice1 dearest one1 you are mine6 ,with this1 you see this little glove4 ,it will tell you how you have always reigned1 as now1 in the heart of ,percy ,clifford4 ,and how can ,i describe her joy as1 half laughing1 half crying1 she kissed again and again the little wanderer1 and how that night she placed it mated in his hand1 emblem of themselves8 ,,sonnet ,,by ,,mrs4 ,l4 ,s4 ,,goodwin4 ,,the god of day hath laid ambition by1 ,and closely pressing to the fair west's side1 ,as ardent bridegroom to a beauteous bride1 ,rests on her blushing cheek his lustrous eye4 ,list to the melody that floats adown ,the aisles of yonder greenwood orchestra6 ,i fancy ,nature's harp-strings lead the play1 ,coveting for their mistress fresh renown4 ,and amorous zephyr1 lo6 with skillful touch1 ,her music pages turns2 the while he toys ,with her vast wealth of fragrance4 ,naught alloys ,the peace which seems to copy heaven o'ermuch2 ,chaining the raptured spirit all too strongly here-- ,teaching it to forget the higher1 holier sphere4 ,illustration3 ,,garden ,,ornaments4 ,,in the present number of the ,lady's ,book1 we give a style of fountains somewhat different from that given in our last4 ,should the house be in a style suitable1 a drooping fountain1 like that shown in the engraving1 may be used2 and the central part may be altered to suit a ,gothic or an ,elizabethan house4 ,whatever pattern may be adopted1 there are certain rules to be attended to in the construction of all fountains1 in order to make them play4 ,a fountain may be formed wherever there is either a natural or artificial supply of water some feet higher than the level of the surface on which the fountain is to be placed4 ,this supply of water is called the head1 and its height varies according to circumstances4 ,where a drooping fountain is to be adopted1 the head need be very little higher than the joint from which the water is expected to issue2 but where the fountain is to form a jet1 the head must be six inches1 a foot1 or more1 higher than the height to which the jet is expected to rise2 the height required varying according to the diameter of the jet4 ,when the jet is small1 say about the eighth of an inch in diameter1 the height of the head above that to which the jet of water is expected to rise need not be above six or eight inches4 ,in the mountainous parts of the country1 ornamental fountains may be constructed with very little trouble or expense4 ,the water which flows from springs in hill-sides may be made to form the head4 ,it may be conducted to the fountain through leaden or earthen pipes1 or pipes made of any material that is perfectly water-tight4 ,if these pipes be extended to the door of the dwelling1 excellent water may be at all times available--thus answering the double purpose of ornament and use4 ,,model ,,cottage4 ,illustration ,a ,dwelling of two stories4 ,this cottage contains1 on the ground floor1 an entrance lobby1 a2 staircase1 b2 kitchen1 c2 parlor1 d2 tool-house1 e2 pantry and dairy1 f2 back-kitchen1 g2 wood-shed1 h2 dust-hole1 i2 water-closet1 k2 and cow-house1 with brew-house oven1 l4 ,the cow-house is connected with a court-yard1 which contains a shed for hay and straw1 piggeries1 with a manure-well connected with the water-closet4 ,the platform1 on three sides of this dwelling1 forms a handsome walk1 from which there is a door into the court-yard4 ,illustration ,the bed-room floor contains a best bed-room1 m2 a second bed-room1 n2 a third bed-room1 o2 and a stair1 p4 ,illustration ,general ,estimate4--#ad1ijd cubic feet1 at #aj cents per foot1 #a1dij4dj2 at #e cents1 #gde4bj4 ,,flowers4 ,,by ,g4 ,h4 ,,cranmer4 ,what a volume of thought and feeling is contained in the simple flower6 ,as the lightnings which flash along the firmament of heaven1 or the thunders which startle the silence of eternity1 are typical of ,his anger and might--so are the beauty and simplicity of a flower typical of ,his purity and mercy4 ,a flower is no insignificant object4 ,it is fraught with many a deep though mute lesson of wisdom4 ,it teaches us that even itself1 the brightest ornament of the vegetable world1 must fade away and die--and the life which we prize so highly may be seen1 as in a mirror1 through its different changes4 ,the withered leaflet is like unto a crushed and broken heart4 ,its fading loveliness is like the approach of age as it throws its mantle of wrinkled care over the form of some lovely specimen of humanity4 ,its sweet fragrance is like the joys and pleasures of our breasts ere they have been contaminated by the rude touches of the world4 ,the dew-drop which1 at morning's dawn1 rests upon the half-oped bud1 is like the tear which dims the infant's speaking eye when his childish glee has been reproved by the voice of affection4 ,a flower represents mankind in the changes of infancy1 youth1 manhood1 and old age4 ,the young bud is infancy2 the bursting flower is youth2 the flower full blown is manhood1 and the withered and tailing leaf is the type of old age4 ,its uses are various and manifold4 ,sometimes the promptings of affection lead us to place it1 in its purity and beauty1 over the tomb of some beloved friend1 where1 shedding around its fragrance1 it steals upon our senses like the memory of the departed being beneath4 ,sometimes the hand of pride will pluck it from its stem1 to deck the hair of the blooming bride1 or add by its odor to the festive scene4 ,and not unfrequently it is the mute bearer of some fond tale of love to the ecstatic sense of her whose heart and feelings are at length justified1 by its sweet language1 in the thoughts they so long have harbored4 ,it soothes the cares of the troubled soul1 and alleviates the pangs of sorrow4 ,it wins upon us by its modest though blooming appearance1 and its gentle influence steals into our bosoms and softens our natures4 ,study the flowers1 and behold the wisdom1 the goodness1 and mercy of the ,almighty4 ,anatomize them1 and behold the innumerable parts which form and make up the whole1 and the system and order with which they are joined together4 ,refinement dwelleth among the flowers4 ,there the affections of our hearts are given license to rove1 and there the enthusiasm of our nature overcomes the diffidence of our feelings4 ,voluntary homage arises to the ,maker of objects so fair and beautiful1 and the soul in the contemplation sighs itself away in a delicious reverie4 ,not less beautifully than truly has it been said3-- ,there is religion in a flower2 ,its still small voice is as the voice of conscience4 ,mountains1 and oceans1 planets1 suns1 and systems1 ,bear not the impress of ,almighty power ,in characters more legible than those ,which ,he has traced upon the tiniest flower ,whose light bell bends beneath the dew-drop's weight4 ,wheeling1 ,va4 ,,good ,,for ,,evil ,,by ,,angele ,,de ,v4 ,,hull4 7,concluded from page #bef47 ,,their new home was a little bijou of a cottage1 and ,cora went to work with a light heart4 ,the furniture was of the very plainest kind2 but about the little rooms there was an air of comfort and refinement that told of a woman's careful hand4 ,here and there hung pictures of her own painting4 ,in each apartment were one or two shelves1 neatly stained and varnished1 on which were placed a few choice books4 ,on the top stood the nicely-trimmed lamp--thus making feminine ingenuity serve the double purpose of library and bracket4 ,the little octagon work-table1 in one corner1 held a porcelain vase1 daily ornamented with fresh flowers1 for in the sunny ,south the flowers bloom perpetually2 and the white counterpane on the small ,french bedstead in ,cora's spare room1 tempted one to long for an invitation from her sweet self to occupy it4 ,how proud and happy her husband felt as together they took their first regular meal after the confusion was over1 and ,cora's housekeeping began in good earnest6 ,a few weeks afterwards1 she received a box containing her mother's old-fashioned but costly set of ,china--and her tears fell fast and thick as she looked once more on the well-known cups her childish lips had so often pressed4 ,no gift could have been so precious in her eyes1 and she kissed the souvenir of her early days with reverence4 ,many little trifles had the good mother added to the welcome present--trifles that ,cora could not buy1 because she could not afford it2 and her heart yearned towards her only parent1 as she uncovered one after another of the home treasures4 ,an antique-looking silver coffee-pot1 with cream-jug and sugar-bowl1 made ,cora's little table look like the most recherche in the land4 ,had ,laura seen it1 she would have cried with spite2 for1 now that she had driven her sister-in-law from the house1 the remembrance of her own cruelty and injustice made her hatred more bitter still4 ,she had but one wish1 and that was to see her brother and his innocent wife in actual want6 ,even in the street poor ,cora was not safe from her violent rage4 ,if by chance they met1 ,laura's eye would flash1 her cheeks grow pale1 her lips quiver1 and she would pass1 followed by ,clara and ,fanny1 with a look of scorn and gesture of defiance1 which they would endeavor to imitate as closely as they could1 as a token of respect to their now wealthy sister4 ,their father had long repented of his unkindness1 but his weak mind bent to that of ,laura2 and so they were as strangers--they who should have been as closely united as ,god had made them6 ,to ,lewis they made professions that disgusted him2 but1 at ,cora's request1 he still paid ,mr4 ,clavering the respect of calling occasionally4 ,it was an unhappy state of things indeed2 but heartless1 worldly people have no ties1 and easily sever the closest1 should they bind inconveniently2 so it cost ,laura and her sisters neither pang nor remorse to outrage a brother's feelings4 ,margaret yearned towards ,cora1 and1 as often as she saw her1 expressed the same unchanging affection1 but dared not openly avow her regret at her absence4 ,one day1 as ,cora sat in her room plying her needle1 she heard some one enter the back gate4 ,in a moment ,maggie was in her arms1 weeping and laughing by turns4 ,she had stolen away1 and came to spend the whole day4 ,darling ,maggie6 said ,cora1 kissing her again and again1 how kind of you to come6 ,lewis will be so happy1 too6 ,ah1 ,cora6 replied ,margaret1 untying her bonnet1 if you knew what a time ,i had to get here6 ,we were all invited out to dinner2 ,i positively refused to go--having laid my plans for you1 sweetest6 ,laura was so ill-humored1 and the others so intent upon themselves1 that they did not remark my eagerness to remain4 ,but they insisted on my going1 until ,i suggested that the carriage would not hold us all1 large as it is1 and so they drove off to ,rivertown in grand style1 leaving me at length alone4 ,i danced with joy6 ,i almost screamed4 ,but ,i kept quiet enough till ,t knew they were not going to return for some odd glove1 a handkerchief1 or ,fanny's eternal powder bag1 and then started off4 ,this shall be a jour de fete1 then1 my own ,margaret2 and ,i will put up this work to show you my sweet little home4 ,oh1 ,maggie6 continued ,cora1 clasping her hands1 were it not for the indifference of your father and sisters to my poor ,lewis1 ,i would be the happiest woman on the wide earth4 ,he deserves so much affection1 for he has given his own so earnestly4 ,a few tears fell from her eyes1 but she brushed them away and smiled again4 ,margaret sighed1 but was silent4 ,this was a subject upon which she never conversed1 from her decided disapprobation of the course adopted towards two beings so dearly loved4 ,she remembered1 with bitterness and trembling1 the thirty-sixth verse of the tenth chapter of ,st4 ,matthew3 ,for a man's enemies shall be they of his own household1 and pondered deeply over the means of reconciliation4 ,but to-day she had determined to be happy1 and ,cora was delighted at her open admiration of their little menage4 ,the ,china and silver particularly charmed her--first1 with their beauty2 and secondly1 with the air of luxury they gave her brother's modest table4 ,they were moreover1 articles of real value that were ,cora's1 no matter what the contingency2 and ,margaret's gentle heart rejoiced at what she termed their first piece of luck4 ,how these two chatted6 ,how they valued each moment of the time allowed them6 ,maggie drew out her thimble and insisted upon being employed1 and the hours flew lightly over their heads until noon1 when ,lewis entered4 ,maggie6 he cried1 as she flew out from behind the door where she had concealed herself4 ,this is indeed a pleasure4 ,this affectionate greeting made her burst into tears2 and she held her head1 for a few moments1 against his breast4 ,how kind of you1 dear sister1 to brave all1 and come to us at last6 ,i wish it were for ever2 but we are such ungrateful mortals that we never rest satisfied with present blessings4 ,you have been happy to-day1 darling1 continued ,lewis1 as ,cora entered4 ,i can tell that by looking at you4 ,ay1 ,lewis1 as merry as a cricket ever since ,maggie came before me1 like a good angel1 this morning4 ,do get the girls to go out and spend the day again1 my own pet sister1 and gleam on ,lewis and me before we begin to pine again for one of your soft kisses44 ,i wish you could put me in a cage1 like a stray bird1 said ,margaret1 with a smile of love4 ,i think ,i should like a jailer like ,cora1 and be content to stay captive for ever4 ,but1 alas6 dinner was over1 and they had only the afternoon left them4 ,maggie remained until it was nearly dusk1 that she might get an early cup of tea from ,cora's pretty ,china2 then1 with ,lewis and his wife at her side1 sauntered slowly home4 ,the tears sprang into her eyes as she bade them adieu1 and she had just rung the bell when the carriage containing her sisters drove up the street4 ,fortunately1 it was too dark for them to recognize her companions1 and she succeeded in getting rid of her bonnet and mantle before they had managed to get out1 as ,laura insisted upon being carried in the parlor by poor ,mr4 ,phillips1 because he had taken1 at dinner1 a little more wine than was positively good for him4 ,but he succeeded1 in despite of occasional glimpses of two wives1 four sisters-in-law1 and two ,mr4 ,claverings4 ,laura was placed on a sofa1 where she lay until after the tea tray was carried out1 and then1 calling her husband once more1 desired to be taken to her room4 ,fanny and ,clara sat discussing the dinner1 the furniture1 and the guests1 and both seemed rather out of spirits4 ,the old gentleman walked up and down the piazza1 thinking deeply1 and ,margaret alone looked fresh and happy4 ,who was there1 ,fanny8 asked she1 at length4 ,oh1 a stupid set6 ,excepting ourselves and ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,denton1 there was not a decent creature there4 ,nearly all married people and old bachelors4 ,i declare1 ,i have no patience with such incongruous assemblies6 ,there was ,mrs4 ,hildreth's brother6 ,he is quite a beau1 ,i'm sure2 and ,clara expressed unbounded admiration of his mustaches and whiskers a few days since4 ,yes1 he was there1 and is certainly a very unexceptionable young man4 ,but what is the use of one beau among four girls8 ,the two ,clays were there1 looking as forlorn as ,shakspeare's nightingale3 and ,clara monopolized ,henry ,bell1 as though he belonged to her4 ,certainly ,i did1 said ,clara2 and so would you1 if he had given you the chance4 ,did you ever see such a dress as ,betty ,clay had on8 ,she looked like a buckwheat cake in it4 ,and ,mrs4 ,stetson's hair1 ,clara8 ,did you notice it8 ,screwed up behind into an almost invisible little catogan1 and put over her ears so tight that she looked as if she had been in the pillory and came out with her ears off4 ,was the dinner in good style8 again inquired ,maggie4 ,yes1 but too elaborate4 ,those people that have not always been upper tens think it necessary to crowd their tables1 and ruin one's digestive organs4 ,i declare1 ,i thought ,i should swoon when that last course came in4 ,i was actually crammed with dinner1 and looked forward to dessert with a hope of relief6 ,and those two ,charlotte ,russes6 ,as if one were not enough1 with all that ice-cream and jelly6 ,mrs4 ,hildreth said1 at least half a dozen times1 how careful ,soufflee was about having sweet cream1 in spite of the scarcity and expense4 ,the idea of hinting to guests the cost of their entertainment6 ,these parvenu people are too absurd4 ,i wish they would learn bienseance before they rise4 ,so you had a dull day8 said ,margaret1 thinking of hers4 ,not precisely dull1 but tedious4 ,laura does torment poor ,phillips so1 that it makes us uncomfortable2 and when people have to 'smile and smile1' as we do1 to gloss it over1 it seems like that intense desire to gap in stupid company1 and the struggle to look as though you merely meant to show now very wide awake you were4 ,i do wish ,laura would confine her rudeness to ourselves2 but no one ever dared tell her so but ,lewis1 and he will never trouble himself to do it again4 ,i wonder what he is doing now6 said ,fanny4 ,i declare1 ,i almost forgot his existence4 ,and that horrid woman1 too6 ,she had better do something for herself1 before she causes her husband to beg6 ,depend upon it1 ,fanny1 neither ,lewis nor ,cora would do that4 ,oh6 you are their sworn champion1 ,margaret1 we all know4 ,but you cannot do them any good1 child--be sure of it4 ,i wish she would go home1 or make ,lewis mad1 so that he could send her there4 ,fanny6 cried ,margaret1 shocked1 how unfeeling6 ,pshaw6 ,did she not rob us of ,lewis8 ,papa is poorer than ever2 and we go about dressed in shabby clothes1 through her fault4 ,lewis used to pay all our little bills1 and now----4 ,and now1 interrupted ,margaret1 instead of remembering his generosity with gratitude1 you abuse him for trying to be happy according to his own ideas4 ,you almost get on your knees to ,laura if she but gives you a cast-off ribbon4 ,be as full of deference to ,lewis for past favors4 ,we are obliged to curry favor with ,laura1 said ,clara1 lowering her voice4 ,she has us all pretty much under her control since she promised to live with us after her marriage4 ,excuse me1 said ,maggie1 but ,i am not by any means under ,laura's dominion4 ,she makes me no presents1 and ,i make her no protestations4 ,i am civil to ,mr4 ,phillips1 however--and that is more than you are1 ,clara4 ,i am afraid1 said she1 laughing1 ,laura is so entichee of her love that she does not like us to pay him attention4 ,cora won her eternal hatred by speaking gently to him4 ,how she must abuse us now6 exclaimed ,fanny1 after a pause4 ,i expect ,lewis is tired of our very names4 ,she was always a vulgar thing1 any how4 ,vulgar6 cried ,margaret4 ,you go rather too far1 my dear sister4 ,cora is as far from being vulgar as your own particular self--and you are not sincere when you say so4 ,moreover1 ,i believe she mentions our family as seldom as possible4 ,i wish that she could forget us1 ,i am sure--for she was brutally treated4 ,do hush1 ,maggie2 here is papa1 and you have half persuaded him to think as you do4 ,he seems actually conscience-stricken about ,lewis's leaving home4 ,i would not be surprised to find him visiting ,cora after a while4 ,where do they live1 ,i wonder8 asked ,fanny4 ,laura will never let papa know1 if she can help it2 and they might go to ,kamschatka before we ,would discover it4 ,come1 girls1 go to your rooms1 said ,mr4 ,clavering1 entering4 ,you talk too much1 and too lightly4 ,go to bed1 and sleep if you can4 ,it is more than ,i have been able to do since you sent my poor boy from his father's house4 ,the next morning at breakfast ,laura seemed a little more amiable1 and began discussing plans for the summer excursions4 ,spring had set in1 and many were changing town homes for country ones4 ,i vote for ,dingleford1 said ,phillips1 with a sudden burst of valor4 ,you6 said his wife1 with a look of scorn--you6 ,mr4 ,phillips retired into himself1 like ,mr4 ,jenks of ,pickwickian memory1 that being the only retirement he was allowed2 and ,laura went on without further notice4 ,we will to ,brooksford4 ,the girls can come2 for ,i will pay ,clara's expenses1 and papa can easily do the rest4 ,i heard the ,martins1 the ,hildreths1 and the ,fentons say they were going4 ,thank you for my share1 said ,margaret4 ,i stay at home2 your fashionable friends are my aversion4 ,you are so foolish1 ,maggie6 ,you will never marry in the world4 ,tant mieux1 ,i have no ambition to become madame4 ,my tastes are very simple1 indeed4 ',liberty for me6' is my motto4 ,and it was arranged that ,fanny and ,clara should accompany ,laura to ,brooksford to meet their friends1 leaving ,margaret and her father at home to brave dust1 heat1 and musketoes as they could4 ,the old gentleman went to his counting-room to sit and think2 ,maggie applied herself to some household occupation2 ,laura retired to her chamber to fret like a peevish child2 and ,fanny and ,clara prepared themselves to go down to the front parlor to receive morning calls4 ,the bell rang1 and the visits began4 ,the consequence of each was easily determined by the reception of the hostess1 whose smiles were dispensed more freely to some than to others4 ,mrs4 ,markham seemed determined to outstay them all1 and1 being one of the ultras1 was encouraged to do so4 ,the dinner was once more discussed1 as she had been one of the invited1 and ,clara once more voted it a bore4 ,i expected as much when ,i sent my refusal1 said ,mrs4 ,markham4 ,i hate dinners2 they are always dull and stupid4 ,how can it be otherwise when people meet expressly to eat8 ,and ,mrs4 ,hildreth's piano is such an old kettle1 too6 ,i felt it almost an insult to be asked to play on it4 ,yes2 with such a sweet voice as yours1 ,clara1 you ought to have a perfect instrument4 ,but where is ,mrs4 ,clavering8 ,she seems to have withdrawn herself entirely from the world2 we never see her now4 ,she is not here1 said ,clara1 coldly4 ,she does not live with us4 ,no6 ,where is she then8 inquired ,mrs4 ,markham1 with more interest than ,clara liked4 ,she is a lovely creature4 ,george fell quite in love with her4 ,the girls seemed embarrassed2 but ,fanny's amiable expression advanced to the rescue-- ,the fact is1 dear ,mrs4 ,markham1 we were somewhat disappointed in ,lewis's wife4 ,she is very beautiful and accomplished1 and1 ,i dare say1 means well--in fact1 ,i'm sure that her heart is very good1 and all that2 but she hurt poor ,laura's feelings so dreadfully one day that we really had to notice it in spite of our love for ,lewis4 ,it almost breaks my heart to think of it2 but ,cora was so violent after ,laura once advised her1 in a mild1 sisterly way1 to be more economical 7she was extravagant71 that we felt it our duty to rise against it2 and she left the house in great displeasure1 making poor ,lewis believe1 of course1 what she liked4 ,i don't think she meant it1 continued ,fanny2 but it seemed unkind4 ,i do not think she intended to be-- ,then why did you notice it8 asked ,mrs4 ,markham1 abruptly4 ,i would have found what palliation ,i could to prevent such a break up of ties4 ,this was something of a poser1 and the two sisters exchanged glances2 but ,fanny once more exerted her soft tones in behalf of poor ,laura4 ,you know we could not hesitate between our own sister and ,mrs4 ,clavering4 ,we could not have her insulted by a stranger1 however ignorant she may be of intentional wrong4 ,but your brother is--your brother1 is he not8 ,here ,laura entered1 and the conversation was stopped1 to the infinite relief of ,fanny and ,clara1 who began to see that there was really nothing to boast of in their treatment of ,cora4 ,the truth was1 ,mrs4 ,markham had been on the opposite side of the street when they one morning brushed against their sister-in-law with their usual impertinence1 and1 amused at the scene1 she tried to find out the cause of it4 ,on her return home1 after her endeavors1 she related what she knew to her brother1 and made her comments4 ,really1 ,george1 the idea of trying to persuade people that ,cora ,clavering is a monster is1 beyond everything1 absurd2 as if everybody didn't see how unwelcome the poor thing was1 how shabbily they served her1 and how they tried to hide her when she came among them4 ,why1 they never invited a soul to meet her as a bride2 and when ,i asked for her the day ,i called1 you would have thought ,i mentioned a troublesome animal4 ,she is too pretty1 ,helen1 said her brother4 ,that ,mrs4 ,phillips is a perfect tartar1 and her sisters have no heart for anything but show4 ,they would sell their father for their love of fashion4 ,all but ,margaret1 ,george4 ,all but ,margaret2 and she is as far above them as heaven is above earth4 ,she must have had some other 'bringing up' than theirs4 ,i would swear that she never ill treated ,mrs4 ,clavering4 ,not she6 ,maggie loves her devotedly4 ,then that is sufficient proof to me of her perfect innocence and their own falsehood4 ,mark that1 ,helen1 ,margaret's love proves that ,mrs4 ,clavering is worthy of kind and gentle treatment4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one day ,cora looked through the blind and saw her father-in-law before the gate4 ,he looked wistfully in1 and stood for a few moments with his hand on the latch4 ,she would have gone out to meet him2 but1 remembering their parting1 felt reluctant to expose herself to farther insult4 ,but her heart yearned towards the poor old man1 as she looked at his bent form and face of care4 ,he was her husband's father1 and as such excited her sympathy4 ,on ,lewis's return1 she mentioned the circumstance to him4 ,i wish he had seen you1 dearest2 he is sorry for the past1 and doubtless wished to come in1 but dared not4 ,he and ,maggie are alone at the house4 ,i met her to-day1 and she told me she was coming soon to see you4 ,dear ,maggie6 ,she came soon1 and announced her approaching marriage with ,mrs4 ,markham's brother1 ,george ,seymour4 ,she1 whose motto was ,liberty for me6 ,but1 you see1 ,cora1 ,i could not resist ,george2 and all this time ,i have loved him without being certain how it would terminate4 ,i want to be married in church2 so does he2 and you and ,lewis will come and sit near me4 ,laura and the girls are coming home for a week1 and ,i want to persuade papa to return with them4 ,he will be so lonely without me6 ,we leave an hour or two after the ceremony4 ,and when will you be back8 asked ,cora1 as the tears fell from her eyes4 ,how ,i shall miss you1 darling6 ,we are going ,north to see ,george's mother1 and1 of course1 will not be back before the fall4 ,you will write constantly1 ,cora8 ,of course ,i shall2 it will be one of my pleasures to do so4 ,may you be happy1 dear ,margaret--,god knows you deserve it6 ,lewis and ,i will both be at church1 dearest1 with hearts full of love for you and your future husband4 ,margaret blushed1 and1 kissing her1 tripped away with a light heart4 ,a few days after1 she was in church to have her destiny for ever changed4 ,the long bridal veil concealed her sweet face1 but her low1 distinct tones reached the brother and sister1 sending a prayer into the heart of each for that young thing's future4 ,it was over--,margaret's vows were spoken2 her husband led her from the altar with a look of pride1 and friends pressed forward to congratulate her4 ,tenderly met she the warm embrace of the two that loved her so well1 and her last words to ,cora were a low whisper-- ,take care of my father6 ,the others passed their brother's wife unheeded1 though they spoke to him a few words4 ,they had ceased to care for him1 and he was no more than an acquaintance4 ,the carriages whirled away1 and the bride left her home to learn another's ways and habits4 ,laura returned to ,brooksford with her sisters4 ,they could not remain at home2 nor would their father go with them4 ,he tired of the world1 and felt how little they cared for his comfort4 ,soon he fell ill1 and sent for ,lewis4 ,cora was alone when the message came1 and flew to see him4 ,she was shocked at the change1 and insisted upon removing him to her own home4 ,once in that dear little room1 he seemed better1 and1 when ,lewis came in1 fell asleep clasping his hand4 ,kindly watched ,cora by the old man1 soothing him1 reading to him1 and attending to his every want4 ,he seemed so grateful1 and would follow her light form with his eyes until the tears flowed from them4 ,but he gained no strength2 the doctor shook his head and thought this a bad symptom4 ,he could not minister to a mind diseased1 and the cares of business had shattered that weak spirit4 ,lewis wrote to his sisters2 but they thought he was only too easily alarmed1 and wrote in return for further tidings4 ,their letter came when their father lay speechless in a state of paralysis4 ,fanny arrived in haste4 ,mr4 ,clavering knew her2 but his look turned from her to ,cora1 who held out her hand to her sister with an expression of earnest sympathy4 ,fanny saw it1 and burst into tears4 ,lewis led her from the room1 and an hysterical fit was the consequence4 ,her screams reached the old man's ear1 for he looked troubled2 but ,cora signed to the servant to close the door1 while she sat down beside him1 trying to soothe him into sleep4 ,he soon fell into a quiet slumber1 and she then went to ,fanny's assistance4 ,her quiet but efficient help succeeded in calming her1 and together the three watched all night by their father's bed4 ,he looked so pleased as he opened his eyes and saw them together4 ,cora bent down and kissed him1 as she read his look1 and once more held out her hand to ,fanny4 ,he signed for her to come nearer4 ,she kneeled at his side1 and laid her young1 sweet cheek to his1 and once more he closed his eyes4 ,towards morning he grew weaker1 and a few hours after he had gently breathed his last1 ,laura1 her husband1 and ,clara arrived4 ,their grief was loud and violent1 and painful to witness4 ,if any feeling of remorse visited their hearts1 none knew it1 for no reproach escaped their lips4 ,fanny alone seemed stricken1 and turned to ,cora for comfort4 ,mr4 ,clavering was buried by the side of his wife4 ,his children followed him to the grave2 but in all that crowd not one mourned him as ,cora did4 ,she loved the poor old man that clung to her so like a child2 and as she looked at ,lewis and beheld his manly grief1 she grieved anew over their short separation4 ,the most becoming mourning was chosen1 and the most fashionable bombazine bonnets ordered4 ,laura and ,clara hated black1 and thought it a dreadful thing to wear such an uncomfortable dress in the summer4 ,but custom was not to be braved1 and they all appeared at church the ,sunday after1 looking very proper1 having asked ,cora into their pew4 ,there was no longer an excuse for refusing to speak to her1 and they had requested her to appear with them in public once more1 thinking1 perhaps1 that the world would expect it--the world1 with its countless eyes1 ears1 and tongues6 ,poor ,margaret6 ,sorrow came soon to disturb her newly-found bliss1 and she returned earlier than she had intended1 to weep over her father's grave4 ,her pale face bore witness to her suffering1 and ,seymour's tenderness alone called her from her indulgence of her grief4 ,how she blessed ,cora for her care of her father6 ,how she loved her for her forgiving spirit6 ,she saw her now almost daily1 for they lived so near2 and ,cora had this one cause for thankfulness as troubles gathered around her little fireside4 ,lewis had striven with superhuman strength to increase his slender capital1 but in vain4 ,cora1 whose stout heart never failed her1 retrenched here and there1 deprived herself almost of the necessaries of life to try and stay the storm4 ,when her husband remained at the office instead of returning to tea1 ,cora's evening meal was a slice of dry bread with a cup of weak ,bohea4 ,for him she prepared some dish set by from dinner1 which she had seen him relish4 ,turning down the lamp that the oil might not waste1 she would sit wondering how she could help her darling ,lewis4 ,she knew how much he would object to have her apply to her mother1 and1 hating to grieve that tender parent's heart1 she wrote cheerfully and hopefully when her heart was weighed down by anxiety4 ,lewis was growing thin1 his buoyant spirit was gone1 and she wept over that1 indeed4 ,maggie dreamed not of the cause1 but she1 too1 remarked the change in both1 and felt doubly uneasy about these two so dear to her4 ,she questioned ,cora closely2 but ,cora was a sealed book this time4 ,lewis was peculiarly sensitive upon the subject of his poverty1 and could not bear the thoughts of the triumph it would occasion ,laura when she knew that his wife was really in distress4 ,slowly1 but alas too surely1 the little sum diminished1 and ,cora would soon lose her dignity of banker4 ,she opened the drawer and counted the remainder with a deep sigh1 and began to feel how terrible it was to be poor4 ,not that she repined for herself--oh no6--but the idea of her husband's wan face was like a dagger in her heart4 ,she looked around her2 there was nothing within her modest dwelling that could be parted with1 nothing but her mother's gift1 and she knew that ,lewis would not hear of that4 ,in a few days1 she would be forced to tell him that the drawer was empty1 and not a cent left to provide for even their scanty wants4 ,she buried her face in her hands4 ,she did not see the servant enter1 and ,nora stood some time at the door watching her with a look of sympathy1 for she knew a portion of her mistress's sorrow1 and felt it1 too4 ,won't ,i put on some more coal1 ,mrs4 ,clavering8 at length she asked4 ,cora looked up2 the fire was quite out1 and it was a cold night1 but she had not heeded it4 ,never mind1 ,nora2 my husband will soon be home now1 and it would be useless4 ,you know he never sits up long after he returns4 ,but it is a cold1 wet night1 ma'am1 and ,mr4 ,lewis will want to dry his clothes1 persisted ,nora4 ,is it a wet night1 ,nora8 ,lord bless you1 ,mrs4 ,clavering1 it has been pouring down rain for an hour past6 and she ran back to the coal house1 returning in a second with the scuttle4 ,you see1 ma'am1 continued ,nora1 as she lighted the fire and the cheerful light filled the room1 you thinks too much4 ,i've been here half a dozen times to-night1 and seen you a ponderin' on sad things4 ,it won't do1 ma'am2 thinking don't fatten folks4 ,cora smiled1 and ,nora went on4 ,she was privileged1 for she had been a servant in old ,mrs4 ,clavering's family1 and at her instance came to live with ,cora when her household cares began4 ,you see1 ,miss ,cora--7,nora never said ,mrs4 ,clavering more than once or twice7--,i know what ails you1 and you ought not to take on about it so4 ,the darkest hour's before the dawn1 and your dawn an't come yet4 ,i wish it were1 ,nora1 said ,cora1 smiling again4 ,but there is a hope1 at all events1 for worse than ,i am4 ,you say that you know why ,i am sad1 ,nora1 and ,i am sure that you feel for one whom you have served so long4 ,now1 is there nothing ,i can do to help ,mr4 ,clavering that you know of8 ,nothing that will enable me to keep you8 for1 as things are now1 there is no use in concealing that ,i could no longer afford to employ a servant1 were there no brighter prospect4 ,takes two to make a bargain1 ,miss ,cora1 and you couldn't send me off if ,i didn't choose to go1 said ,nora1 stoutly4 ,it's a hard thing to see you work1 but ,i s'pose it's got to be4 ,would you sew1 ma'am8 ,i'm sure ,i could get plenty of that4 ,certainly ,i would1 gladly ,i would1 said ,cora1 eagerly4 ,so keep your word1 ,nora1 and bring me something to do as soon as you can4 ,you know how nicely ,i can do fine work4 ,but ,nora was crying1 and went out of the room4 ,her pride for the ,claverings was sadly humbled1 and her poor ,miss ,cora too unhappy6 ,she kept her promise1 however2 and long after the portfeuille lay useless in the drawer1 ,cora's busy fingers earned wherewith to supply the every-day wants of the house4 ,what mattered it if her bonnet grew rusty and her gloves were mended8 ,she was always pretty and neat1 and had always that sweet fresh color that a consciousness of right sent to her cheek4 ,the same glad smile ever welcomed her husband1 the same rich1 clear voice sang the touching songs he loved1 and he seemed to catch a portion of her undying spirit4 ,he returned home one evening earlier than usual1 and going up to ,cora1 threw something into her lap4 ,that is for the bank1 my singing-bird3 it is a long time since ,i made a deposit1 is it not8 ,oh1 ,cora6 and ,lewis's deep voice faltered as he said it--oh1 ,cora1 if you knew how ,i dreaded to have you tell me that it was all gone1 when ,i had no more to give6 ,what hours of misery ,i have endured1 my darling1 since ,i came so near actual want6 ,and you1 my noble-hearted wife1 how bravely you gazed at the coming clouds--how firmly you awaited the storm6 ,and has the storm ceased1 ,lewis8--is the sunshine returning8 ,there is a glimpse of it shining through the crevice1 ,cora1 and ,i dare hope for better times1 even with no prospects4 ,i feared this1 dearest1 when my poor father sent me on the wide world with the slender sum ,i placed in your hands4 ,it must be all gone now2 is not your drawer empty8 for1 with your strict economy1 it has lasted beyond my expectations4 ,cora smiled1 and brought a little chair to sit beside him4 ,fondly he stroked her shining hair as she leaned her head against him1 and all sense of sorrow left his breast as this1 his treasure1 was so near4 ,holding one little hand1 he watched the arch smile upon those beautiful lips4 ,tell me1 rose-bud1 how is your bank now8 ,have you not also dreaded to mention its emptiness to your gloomy husband8 ,i have1 indeed1 ,lewis2 but there is something yet in the drawer1 and ,i shall not touch your present supply for a while1 as ,i do not need it4 ,you do not need it1 ,cora6 ,surely1 dearest1 you must have used all that ,i gave you at first2 it was not even sufficient for our wants till now2 for ,i have often wondered at your ingenuity in providing as you have4 ,you have not parted with anything you valued1 ,cora8 ,she shook her head-- ,not at all4 ,do you miss any of my pet china1 my silver1 or my cherished books8 asked she1 laughingly4 ,then how is it1 ,cora1 that you have managed so well8 ,oh1 ,i was blessed by the fairies at my birth1 and am a successful mesmerizer1 too4 ,i have the power of making you see more than is before you4 ,let me see your account book1 then1 queen of spirits4 ,i had no idea that ,i had married a banshee4 ,where is your book8 ,i keep my own accounts1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 so please you4 ,this is a liberty ,i will not allow4 ,and ,cora ran to her drawer and turned the key1 thus preventing the discovery of her labor of love4 ,but she confined herself too closely1 and it was not long before her face began to grow pale and her temples throb through the night4 ,lewis was alarmed1 and sent a physician4 ,he prescribed exercise1 country air1 and quiet2 three luxuries of which poor ,cora had been deprived for months1 and ,lewis was more wretched than ever4 ,in the morning early1 before ,cora had risen1 ,nora went to him and told all4 ,her young lady should not work herself to death2 hiding it from ,mr4 ,lewis was a sin1 and so she made bold to betray her4 ,lewis bowed his head and wept2 she had1 indeed1 been firm in adversity2 she had1 indeed1 been true to her word1 and kept a stout heart4 ,how he loved her6 how willingly he could have knelt before her6 ,the scene that passed between them ,i could not think of describing2 it must be imagined by the kind-hearted reader1 by the sacrificing wife1 and the grateful1 devoted husband4 ,one load was taken from the mind of ,lewis1 the absence of local disease in his cherished one1 and he thankfully turned his thoughts to the ,great ,source of all his joys1 blessing him for the trials he sent that he might be purified4 ,poor as he was1 destitute of expectation as he felt himself to be1 he left home with a light heart4 ,his gem1 his bright1 beautiful ,cora was not threatened with a loss of health4 ,she had promised to rest1 and now she would find her roses once more4 ,during all this time1 ,margaret had watched her brother and sister with intense anxiety1 and1 suspecting the cause of their altered looks1 set her little head to work to find out more4 ,on a visit to ,laura1 she mentioned ,lewis and his appearance of delicate health4 ,cora's name she never breathed before her hard-hearted persecutor4 ,oh1 they are so poor2 no wonder6 cried she1 with a look of scorn4 ,i suppose they are starving4 ,i wonder they are not begging4 ,god forbid6 said ,margaret1 earnestly4 ,have you heard anything8 ,yes2 ,phillips told me ,lewis did not make a cent1 and wondered how they had lived till now4 ,the other evening1 ,mr4 ,layton was here and asked me about ,lewis1 saying he could not find his house4 ,he wished to offer him the situation of head clerk in the establishment of ,layton1 ,finlay ,co4 ,and what did you tell him8 asked ,margaret1 breathlessly4 ,oh1 ,i told him there was no use in doing anything of the kind1 as he would not be able to keep ,lewis long1 his habits of negligence were so irremediable4 ,great ,god of heaven6 cried ,margaret1 starting up and standing before her sister4 ,you did not tell him that1 ,laura6 ,indeed1 ,i did6 ,i have no idea of seeing that wife of his benefited in any way4 ,she married him poor2 let her remain so4 ,margaret was gone in an instant4 ,she almost flew down the street to her husband's office1 and1 fortunately1 met him on her way4 ,in a few words1 she related to him what had passed4 ,his indignation was not less than hers2 and1 before a quarter of an hour elapsed1 ,george ,seymour was closeted with ,mr4 ,layton1 his cheek flushed and his eye bright with excitement1 as1 without one word of circumlocution1 he told the plain1 unvarnished truth4 ,mr4 ,layton was much shocked1 and hastened to make his offer to ,lewis ,clavering in plain black and white4 ,before night1 the note was received1 and ,lewis and his inimitable ,cora had the prospect of comfort and happiness with the surely-coming salary of two thousand a year4 ,their grateful reception of this intervention in their behalf1 their unmurmuring hearts at past suffering1 would form a bright example to hundreds possessing perfect independence and no cares4 ,laura's disappointment knew no bounds4 ,margaret's joy was complete4 ,how she and ,cora talked over this good fortune1 and how silvery and sweet their merry laughter seemed to ,lewis and ,seymour1 who were listening to every word these two said4 ,they were now discussing a marriage on the tapis4 ,clara was fortunate enough to secure an offer from a widower with a son older than his future stepmother4 ,but ,mr4 ,penrose was very rich1 and could be hid1 like ,tarpeia of old1 under jewels and gold4 ,clara loathed1 and would often turn from him with disgust1 as her eye fell upon his great clumsy form fitting tight 7as the mantua-makers say7 to the ,louis ,quatorze1 in which he regularly ensconced himself4 ,his false teeth were unexceptionable2 his cheeks round and shiny4 ,he bore one resemblance to poor ,uncle ,ned3 ,for he had no hair on the top of his head1 ,the place where the hair ought to be2 and1 in case of any danger1 ,clara could easily screen herself behind him and never be seen4 ,he was in a melancholy state of extreme health1 though there was a hope of apoplexy in his case2 and all that ,clara could rejoice at was his tendency to severe gout1 which would prevent his accompanying her upon many occasions in public4 ,margaret ventured a hint upon the disparity of age and disposition1 a sad inequality to bring into married life4 ,but ,laura talked so loudly in favor of wealth and ,mr4 ,penrose's consequence1 that she was forced to be silent4 ,fanny1 too1 approved ,clara's wisdom and prudence4 ,it was an excellent match2 ,clara had shown herself a woman of determination1 superior to the foolish girls who prated of love and cottages4 ,let a man be esteemed before he was loved1 and there would be no doubt of perfect harmony afterwards4 ,so write your cards for the reception-day1 ,clara1 and we will have a grand ball in the evening4 ,you shall be married with eclat becoming your prospects4 ,a ball1 ,laura6 cried ,maggie4 ,have you forgotten our mourning8 ,no1 indeed2 ,i wish ,i had4 ,but1 as we have worn it now nearly a year1 ,i'm going to take the opportunity of leaving it off on ,clara's wedding day4 ,so will she and ,fan4 ,but1 ,clara1 said ,maggie1 turning to her1 our father has not been dead a year yet6 ,leave off mourning if you will2 but1 for mercy's sake1 do not outrage decency by going to a ball1 even if you have no feeling on the subject4 ,i agree with ,laura1 ,margaret4 ,we have been in prison long enough4 ,i do not wish to begin my married life in seclusion4 ,we have had soirees only six or seven times since papa died1 and ,i went to one polka party at ,mrs4 ,hildreth's4 ,i'm sure ,i have been dull enough to suit any one4 ,you do not pay our father the respect that ,cora does1 and she is only our sister-in-law4 ,don't bring up her name1 said ,laura2 ,i hate to hear it4 ,clara may send her a piece of cake if she likes1 but she shall not be asked here2 though ,i'm willing that ,lewis should be invited1 to show what ,i think of her4 ,they would not come1 depend upon it1 said ,margaret2 nor shall ,i2 so do not expect me4 ,you will be much blamed4 ,pshaw6 said ,clara4 ,and so she was married1 having issued cards to all her fashionable friends4 ,her reception-day was very brilliant1 the fete the gayest of the season2 and the bride and groom left the next afternoon for their wedding tour1 amid the applause of the waiters1 who regaled themselves on the scraps of the feast and the half bottles of champagne that were left to evaporate4 ,a year after1 no one would have recognized the gay and elegant-looking ,clara ,clavering in the faded ,mrs4 ,penrose4 ,her elephantine spouse was not so amiable as before marriage2 and the poor wife was heard to say that1 after all1 wealth was not the principal thing in marriage2 she would prefer a competency and happiness4 ,laura's health was much impaired by her unceasing fretfulness and ill humor1 and eventually her sight became affected4 ,sitting in a dark room1 unable to read or sew1 deprived of every amusement1 she wept herself blind at last6 ,reduced to this melancholy state1 ,cora ,clavering once more stepped across the threshold from which she had been so rudely thrust1 and offered her aid to the sufferer4 ,her gentle hand applied the cooling compressions to ,laura's swollen lids2 her noiseless footstep could cross the room and not disturb her if she slept4 ,that low sweet voice never grated harshly on the sensitive ear of the invalid1 and she learned to long for her coming as a captive for freedom4 ,fanny clung to her as a guardian angel2 for from how many heartaches did ,cora's presence save her6 ,margaret watched with her1 and together they persuaded ,laura to submit to an operation2 and she requested that it might not be delayed4 ,but on ,cora she leaned for support in the hour of trial1 and1 clasping her hand firmly1 said that she was prepared4 ,faithful and true1 that voice encouraged her through the trying moments4 ,that slender arm supported her head1 and seemed so strong2 and until the bandages were removed from her eyes1 still that slight form glided about to supply her bitter enemy's every want4 ,but at length ,laura could see once more1 and light had come1 too1 upon her darkened soul4 ,sitting one evening in ,cora's little parlor1 she glanced around with a look of admiration upon its plain furniture1 its absence of luxury1 and remembered the perfect content of its happy mistress4 ,while she1 surrounded by all that wealth could afford1 had made herself and everything around her wretched4 ,fanny had often dreamed of flying to ,cora for shelter from bitter words and reproaches1 and ,clara had long since ceased to visit the sister from whose lessons she had learned to be that misguided thing1 a worldly woman4 ,you may well love ,cora1 ,lewis1 said ,laura1 as she saw how fondly he watched her every motion2 she seems to have the secret of exorcising evil spirits1 and replacing them with good ones1 besides being the best nurse1 the best wife1 and the most sunshiny soul that ever was on earth4 ,don't flatter me1 ,laura1 said ,cora1 laughing1 and giving ,margaret's baby a toss that made the little creature clap its hands with delight4 ,lewis told me once he thought he had married a banshee4 ,he married what is as rare as a banshee1 said ,margaret1 who had been sitting at ,laura's side1 knitting a tidy for the arm-chair her skillful fingers had embroidered to embellish ,cora's little ,eden4 ,he has the brightest jewel in the world1 in a wife that can forgive1 forget1 and return1 without even seeming to be aware of it1 'good for evil4' ,,spring4 ,,by ,,fanny ,,fales4 ,,she is with us6 she is with us6 ,for ,i list her gentle sigh1 ,and her music tones of gladness1 ,floating through the branches dry2 ,now the south wind lifts the carpet ,spread beneath the forest old2 ,waketh up the scented violet ,from her bed of richest mould4 ,softly trills the little sparrow1 ,pecking seeds from out the sod2 ,and the robin1 o'er me flying1 ,lifts his anthem up to ,god4 ,to the dear old nest returneth1 ,yet again1 the bluebird bright-- ,to the hollow tree whence1 yearly1 ,azure birdlings wing their flight4 ,now the brooklet is unfettered1 ,swollen by the melted snow2 ,shining like a thread of silver-- ,singing through the vale below3 ,tokens of the happy springtime1 ,on the hillside by the brook2 ,emerald grasses1 velvet mosses1 ,smile from many a sunny nook4 ,on the cottage eaves alighting1 ,swallows in the sunlight sing1 ,filling all the air around me ,with their joyous twittering4 ,o'er the deep blue upper ocean ,little white-winged barges fly2 ,melting out1 like fairy phantoms1 ',neath the ,day-god's burning eye4 ,sap is welling1 leaf-buds swelling1 ,springing towards their shining goal1 ,bursting from their darkened dwelling1 ,like the freed immortal soul4 ,spring is with us6 ,she is with us6 ,new life wakes in every vein2 ,fresh hopes in my heart are welling1 ,as ,i welcome her again6 ,,women ,,of ,,the ,,revolution4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,e4 ,f4 ,,ellet4 ,,mrs4 ,,lincoln4 ,,the following letter 7never before published7 from ,,mrs4 ,,mercy ,,warren to ,,mrs4 ,,lincoln will be found interesting4 ,mrs4 ,lincoln was the eldest sister of ,josiah ,quincy1 ,jr41 to whom allusion is made in the letter4 ,her husband1 a brother of ,general ,lincoln1 died before the ,revolution1 and she resided1 during the war1 with her father1 ,josiah ,quincy1 at ,braintree1 now ,quincy1 in the mansion1 now the summer residence1 of ,president ,quincy4 ,one of her letters to her brother1 ,samuel ,quincy1 who left ,boston with other loyalists1 published in ,curwen's ,memoirs 7page #efb71 is full of eloquence4 ,she afterwards married ,ebenezer ,storer1 of ,boston1 and died1 at the age of ninety1 in #ahbf1 a few weeks after the decease of her early friend1 ,john ,adams4 ,she was for many years a correspondent of ,mrs4 ,adams1 and a life-long friendship subsisted between them4 ,they were often together at the family mansion at ,quincy1 where1 in #ahbd1 she welcomed ,lafayette to her father's residence4 ,the present ,mrs4 ,quincy's mother1 ,mrs4 ,maria ,s4 ,morton1 was there on that occasion4 ,this lady had resided at ,baskenridge1 ,new ,jersey1 during a seven years exile from ,new ,york1 where her husband1 an eminent merchant1 left part of his property1 devoting the profits of the sale of the rest to the cause of ,american independence4 ,he died during the war1 leaving ,mrs4 ,morton with six children4 ,washington and all his officers were frequent guests at her house1 and some of the stirring incidents of the campaign in ,new ,jersey occurred in her immediate neighborhood4 ,she was born at ,raub1 on the banks of the ,rhine1 and lived to the age of ninety-three1 passing the last twelve years with her daughter4 ,she retained her powers to the last1 and often beguiled the attention of ,president ,quincy's children with the narrative of the times when1 as he used to say1 the women were all heroines4 ,she died at his residence at ,cambridge4 ,,plymouth1 ,june #c1 #agge4 ,,dear ,,mrs4 ,,lincoln3 ,if the tenderest sympathy would be any alleviation to your sorrow1 when mourning the death of a beloved brother1 the ready hand of friendship should soon wipe the starting tear from your eye4 ,yet1 while ,i wish to console the disappointed father1 the weeping sister1 and the still more afflicted wife1 ,i cannot restrain the rising sigh within my swollen bosom1 nor forbear to mix my tears with theirs1 when ,i consider that1 in your valuable brother1 ,america has lost a warm1 unshaken friend4,b ,deprived of his assistance when1 to all human appearance1 had his life been spared1 he might have rendered his country very eminent service4 ,by these dark dispensations of ,providence1 one is almost led to inquire why the useful1 the generous1 the spirited patriot is cut off in the morning of his days1 while the base betrayer of his country1 the incendiary1 who blows up the flames of civil discord to gratify his own mad ambition1 and sports with the miseries of millions1 is suffered to grow gray in iniquity4 ,but who shall say to the ,great ,arbiter of life and death1 to the righteous ,sovereign of the ,universe1 why hast thou done thus8 ,not surely man1 whose ideas are so circumscribed1 and whose understanding can grasp so little of the ,divine government1 that we are lost at the threshold1 and stand astonished at the displays of ,almighty power and wisdom4 ,but shall we not rely on ,infinite goodness1 however severe may be our chastisement1 while in this militant state1 not doubting that1 when the ball of ,time is wound up1 and the final adjustment of the wise economy of the universe takes place1 virtue1 whether public or private1 will be crowned with the plaudits of the best of beings2 while the vicious man1 immured in his cot1 or the public plunderer of nations1 who riots on the spoils of the oppressed and tramples on the rights of man1 will reap the reward of his guilty deeds8 ,the painful anxiety expressed in your last letter for the complicated distresses of the inhabitants of ,boston1 is experienced1 in a greater or less degree1 by every heart which knows anything of the feelings of humanity4 ,but ,he who is higher than the highest1 and seeth when there is oppression in the city1 ,i trust will deliver us4 ,he has already made a way for the escape of many1 and if speedy vengeance does not soon overtake the wretched authors of their calamities1 we must consider them as the scourge of ,god1 designed for the correction of a favored people1 who have been too unmindful of his goodness2 and when they shall be aroused by affliction to a sense of virtue1 which stimulated their worthy progenitors to brave the dangers of the sea1 and the still greater horrors of traversing a barbarian coast1 in quest of ,freedom denied them on their native shore1 the modern cankerworms will1 with the locusts and other devourers which infested the nations of old1 be swept1 with the besom of destruction1 from the face of the ,american ,world4 ,i hope my friend will not again be obliged to leave her habitation for fear of the ravages of an unnatural foe2 yet ,i think we must expect continual alarms through the summer1 and happy will it be for the ,british ,empire1 of which ,america is a part1 if this contest terminate then4 ,but1 whether it be a season of war or the sunshine of peace1 whether in prosperity or affliction1 be assured ,mrs4 ,lincoln has ever the best wishes of her real friend1 ,,mercy ,,warren4 ,,rebecca ,,williams4 ,one of the early adventurers in the ,valley of ,ohio ,river was ,isaac ,williams4 ,after he became a resident of the ,west1 he explored its recesses1 traveling along the shores of the ,mississippi to the turbid waters of the ,missouri4 ,in #agge1 he married a youthful widow1 ,rebecca ,martin1 the daughter of ,joseph ,tomlinson1 of ,grave ,creek4 ,her first husband had been a trader with the ,indians1 and was killed in #aggj4 ,she was born in #aged1 on the banks of the ,potomac1 in ,maryland1 and removed to ,grave ,creek with her father's family in the first year of her widowhood4 ,since that time she had lived with her unmarried brothers1 keeping house for them1 and would remain alone in their dwelling while they were absent on hunting excursions4 ,she was young and sprightly in disposition1 and had little knowledge of fear4 ,in the spring of #aggd1 she paid a visit to her sister1 who had married a ,mr4 ,baker1 and resided upon the banks of the ,ohio1 opposite ,yellow ,creek4 ,it was soon after the celebrated massacre of ,logan's relatives at ,baker's station4 ,rebecca made her visit1 and prepared to return home as she had come1 in a canoe alone1 the distance being fifty miles4 ,she left her sister's residence in the afternoon1 and paddled her canoe till dark4 ,then1 knowing that the moon would rise at a certain hour1 she neared the land1 leaped on shore1 and fastened her craft to some willows that drooped their boughs over the water4 ,she sought shelter in a clump of bushes1 where she lay till the moon cleared the tree tops and sent a broad stream of light over the bosom of the river4 ,then1 unfastening her boat1 she stepped a few paces into the water to get into it4 ,but1 as she reached the canoe1 she trod on something cold and soft1 and stooping down discovered1 to her horror1 that it was a human body4 ,the pale moonlight streamed on the face of a dead ,indian1 not long killed1 it was evident1 for the body had not become stiff4 ,the young woman recoiled at first1 but uttered no scream1 for the instinct of self-preservation taught her that it might be dangerous4 ,she went round the corpse1 which must have been there when she landed1 stepped into her bark1 and reached the mouth of ,grave ,creek1 without further adventure1 early the next morning4 ,in the ensuing summer1 one morning while kindling the fire1 blowing the coals on her knees1 she heard steps in the apartment1 and1 turning round1 saw a very tall ,indian standing close to her4 ,he shook his tomahawk at her threateningly1 at the same time motioning her to keep silence4 ,he then looked around the cabin in search of plunder4 ,seeing her brother's rifle hanging on hooks over the fireplace1 he seized it and went out4 ,rebecca showed no fear while he was present2 but1 immediately on his departure1 left the cabin and hid herself in the standing corn till her brother came home4 ,her second marriage was performed with a simplicity characteristic of the times4 ,a traveling preacher1 who chanced to come into the settlement1 performed the ceremony at short notice1 the bridegroom presenting himself in his hunting-dress1 and the bride in short-gown and petticoat of homespun1 the common wear of the country4 ,this ,rebecca ,williams afterwards became famous among the borderers of ,ohio ,river for her medical skill1 and the cure of dangerous wounds4 ,she was with ,elizabeth ,zane at the siege of ,fort ,henry1 at ,wheeling1 and there exercised the healing art for the benefit of the wounded soldiers4 ,in #aggg1 the depredations and massacres of the ,indians became so frequent that the settlement at ,grave ,creek was broken up4 ,it was in a dangerous locality1 being on the frontier1 and lower down the river than any other4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in ,december1 #aggg1 when the ,british army was in possession of ,philadelphia1 and the ,americans in winter quarters at ,valley ,forge1 ,major ,tallmadge was stationed for some time between the two armies1 with a detachment of cavalry1 for the purpose of observation1 and to circumscribe the range of the ,british foraging parties4 ,the horses of his squad were seldom unsaddled1 nor did they often remain all night in the same position1 for fear of a visit from the enemy4 ,at one time the major was informed that a country girl had gone into ,philadelphia with eggs1 to obtain information4 ,it is supposed she had been employed for that purpose by ,washington himself4 ,desirous of seeing her1 ,tallmadge advanced towards the ,british lines1 and dismounted at a small tavern called ,the ,rising ,sun1 within view of their outposts4 ,in a short time1 the young woman came from the city and entered the tavern4 ,she communicated the intelligence she had gained to the major2 but their conversation was interrupted by the alarm that the ,british light horse were approaching4 ,stepping to the door1 ,tallmadge saw them riding at full speed chasing in his patroles4 ,no time was to be lost1 and he threw himself on his horse4 ,the girl besought him to protect her3 he told her to mount behind him1 which she did1 and they rode three miles at full speed to ,germantown4 ,there was much firing of pistols during the ride1 and now and then wheeling and charging2 but the heroic damsel remained unmoved1 nor uttered one expression of fear after she was on horseback4 ,tallmadge mentions her conduct with admiration in his journal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,on the approach of winter1 when the ,british army retired from the active service of the field1 they were usually distributed1 while in possession of ,long ,island1 in the dwellings of the inhabitants within the lines4 ,an officer1 at first1 visited each house1 and1 in proportion to its size1 chalked on the door the number of soldiers it must receive4 ,the first notice the good hostess commonly had of this intrusion was the speech1 ,madam1 ,i am come to take a billet on your house4 ,the best mansion was always reserved for the quarters of the officers4 ,in this way were women forced into the society of ,british officers1 and1 in order to conciliate their good will and protection1 would often invite them to tea1 and show them other civilities4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,new ,london ,gazette1 dated ,november #bj1 #aggf1 states that several of the most respectable ladies in ,east ,haddam1 about thirty in number1 had met at the house of ,j4 ,chapman1 and1 in four or five hours1 husked about two hundred and forty bushels of corn4 ,a noble example1 says the journal1 and necessary in this bleeding country1 while their fathers and brothers are fighting the battles of the nation4 ,lossing records a similar agreement on the part of the ,boston women4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,new ,york ,spectator1 ,april #acth1 #ahjc1 forty-seven years old1 announces the arrival in ,new ,york of ,mrs4 ,deborah ,gannett1 the ,deborah ,samson whose memoir appeared in a former number of the ,lady's ,book4 ,it says3 ,this extraordinary woman served three years in the army of the ,united ,states1 and was at the storming of ,yorktown under ,general ,hamilton1 serving bravely1 and as a good soldier4 ,her sex was unknown and unsuspected1 until1 falling sick1 she was sent to the hospital1 and a disclosure became necessary4 ,we understand this lady intends publishing her memoirs1 and one or more orations which she has delivered in public upon patriotic subjects4 ,she1 last year1 delivered an oration in the ,theatre at ,boston1 which excited great curiosity and did her much credit4 ,this curious confirmation of the account given of her in the memoir alluded to should be a sufficient answer to the ill-natured criticism of the ,london ,athenaeum1 which1 reviewing ,the ,women of the ,american ,revolution1 endeavors to throw discredit on the whole story1 by ridiculing it as utterly improbable and romantic1 though the critic does not bring proof to controvert a single statement1 nor assign any ground for his doubt but we surmise4 ,,footnote3 ,b ,josiah ,quincy1 ,jr41 ob4 #bf ,april1 #agge4 ,,home2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,cot ,,and ,,tree4 ,,by ,,robert ,,johnson4 ,i ,,know a cot1 beneath whose eave ,there is a hawthorn tree1 ,where playmates young were wont to weave ,spring's earliest flowers for me3 ,that old familiar cot and tree1 ,the oaken bench and shade1 ,are ever present now with me ,as when we met and played4 ,beneath that ancient tree and cot ,we lisped our earliest prayer1 ,and ours was then the happiest lot1 ,blest by a mother's care2 ,those gentle looks and tones still live-- ,though time that group has riven-- ,as when we said ,father forgive1 ,as we would be forgiven4 ,home is a spot where memory clings1 ,as by a spell1 through life2 ,for there's a voice whose tone still brings ,joy mid the world's dark strife3 ,we launch youth's bark and trim the sail1 ,life's ocean o'er to roam1 ,but that same voice1 throughout the gale1 ,is whispering still of home4 ,ask him1 with sickness sore oppressed1 ,who cheered his hope when dim1 ,he'll tell you she1 in whose loved breast ,glowed sympathy for him3 ,the soothing voice1 the gentle tread1 ,and ever silent prayer1 ,the pillow smoothed to ease the head-- ,all tell a mother's care4 ,ask him who1 on the ocean dark1 ,in unknown seas did roam1 ,when first he spied the nearing bark1 ,if he thought not of home8 ,he'll tell of thoughts that thrilled his heart ,while bounding o'er the wave2 ,the joys that none but home impart ,lent courage to the brave4 ,he thought of her1 his early choice1 ,the parting hour1 the sigh1 ,the hand that pressed1 the trembling voice1 ,sad face1 and tearful eye2 ,and while he walks the deck at night1 ,he ever sees that star ,whose beam reflects where joys more bright ,still win him from afar4 ,illustration ,,country ,,characters4 ,,the ,,last ,,of ,,the ,,tie-,,wigs4 ,,by ,,jared ,,austin4 ,,one of my earliest village reminiscences is a vision of old ,captain ,garrow1 in his old-fashioned1 square-skirted coat1 plush shorts1 silk stockings1 shoe buckles1 and1 to crown the whole1 his venerable tie-wig4 ,he was a character1 the captain4 ,he was a relic of a past age1 an antique in perfect preservation1 a study for a novelist or historian4 ,born in ,massachusetts before the rebel times1 he had taken an active part in the ,revolution2 served as commissary1 for which his education as a trader had qualified him2 and the rank of captain which was attached to the office had given him the title he bore in his old age4 ,when the war was over1 his savings 7very moderate1 indeed1 they were1 for the captain was as honest as daylight7 were invested in a stock of what used to be called ,english goods1 but what are now1 through the increase of manufactures in our own country1 denominated dry goods2 ,i think it rather fortunate for our village that the worthy captain pitched upon it for his residence1 and for the sale of his well-selected ,english goods4 ,his strict old-fashioned notions of commercial honor and punctuality gave a tone to the whole trade of the place1 which lasted for a long time4 ,his modest shop was a pattern of neatness and economy4 ,his punctual attendance at all hours1 his old bachelor gallantry to the lady customers1 and his perfect urbanity to all1 furnished an example to younger traders2 while his stiff adherence to the one price system1 while it saved the labor and vexation of chaffering1 gave a stability to his establishment which made it respectable in the view of all sensible people4 ,worthy ,captain ,garrow6 well do ,i remember you at the meridian of your glory1 the head merchant of our village1 the acknowledged arbiter elegantiarum in all matters of chintz and linen1 and lace and ribbons1 and all the et ceteras of ladies' goods4 ,your opinion was law2 for you were known to be the soul of honor1 and your word in all engagements was reckoned as good as another man's bond4 ,but1 in an evil hour1 an invasion of ,goths and ,vandals came down upon us in the shape of cheap ,english goods' merchants4 ,they inundated the place with gaudy1 worthless trash at half price1 gave unlimited credit1 sold at almost any price you would offer1 and seemed only anxious to have all the villagers' names in their books1 and to double the consumption of ,english goods4 ,the consequence was that the thoughtless part of the population deserted the worthy captain's shop1 which henceforward received the custom only of the old steady-going people4 ,his ancient-looking wooden tenement1 with its weather-beaten sign1 was put out of all countenance by the new brick stores1 and flaring gilt signs1 and plate glass windows of his rivals4 ,the captain1 however1 foreseeing the result1 bore it all with a dignity and quiet worthy of his character4 ,he guessed that the importers in ,boston and ,new ,york were destined to suffer at a future day2 and so it turned out2 for1 after charging many thousand dollars in their books to people who were not very punctual about payment1 his rivals1 one by one1 all failed2 their stocks were sold out by the sheriff1 and their book debts were handed over to the lawyers by assignees4 ,after the lapse of a few months1 a new swarm of cheap merchants succeeded them1 with precisely the same result4 ,meantime1 the captain kept the noiseless tenor of his way1 and maintained the original character of his own modest establishment4 ,he had grown rich1 but exhibited none of the airs of a presumptuous millionaire4 ,he was too dignified to be insolent4 ,well do ,i remember1 on a certain day1 when the captain1 now quite an old man1 was near the close of his career1 calling at his shop with my cousin ,caroline1 commissioned by her mother to purchase with ready money a piece of ,irish linen4 ,when she had examined the captain's stock1 and was about to make a purchase1 she happened casually to remark that ,irish linen was sold sometimes at a lower price4 ,o yes1 my dear1 answered the captain--he always called a lady1 old or young1 my dear--,o yes2 you can buy ,irish linen over the way1 where the big sign is1 for less money4 ,they will sell it to you1 ,i dare say1 at half price1 and cheat you at that4 ,but their goods are not like mine4 ,they will generally take less than they ask you at first2 but ,i never have but one price4 ,i was bred a merchant before chaffering came into fashion4 ,you can go and trade with them if you like1 however4 ,poor ,caroline1 who had not been aware of the captain's weak point1 hastened to apologize1 concluded her purchase1 and was careful in future to respect the captain's sensitiveness on the subject of cheap goods4 ,ere ,i left my native village to become a wanderer over the wide world1 the captain had been gathered to his fathers4 ,having no relatives1 he directed the executors of his will to apply his handsome fortune to the establishment of an asylum for orphans1 which still remains a monument of his sterling goodness and public spirit4 ,,to ,a4 ,e4 ,b41 ,,or ,,her ,,who ,,understands ,,it ,,by ,,adaliza ,,cutter4 ,,dearest1 my sad and lonely breast ,is full to-night of thoughts of thee1 ,and as the tired dove seeks its nest1 ,with its dear little ones to be1 ,e'en thus my weary spirit turns ,to thee1 for whom it fondly yearns1 ,and flies unfettered o'er the sea3 ,upon thy breast it folds its wing1 ,and there its sweetest song doth sing4 ,i am thinking of those twilight hours ,when1 hand in hand1 we used to rove2 ,when little birds in sylvan bowers ,awoke the echoes of the grove2 ,when flowers closed up their dewy eyes1 ,and o'er us arched those cloudless skies1 ,smiling upon our mutual love3 ,and oh1 my heart doth sadly yearn ,for hours that may no more return6 ,more and more sadly1 day by day1 ,i miss thy gentle loving tone1 ,and long to soar far1 far away1 ,to meet once more my loved1 my own4 ,i sit to-night with tearful eye ,fixed on that star in yonder sky2 ,but oh1 it shines on me alone6 ,for she who watched its pale soft beam ,with me1 has gone like some bright dream4 ,i sometimes take my lute to sing ,the simple songs we loved so well2 ,but when ,i touch each quivering string1 ,sad1 mournful sounds arise and swell2 ,for she whose presence could inspire ,my heart with such poetic fire ,has kissed her last1 her sad farewell ,upon my cheek1 and left me here ,to shed alone the silent tear4 ,i take my books2 but bard and sage ,have half their beauty lost for me1 ,and tears fall fast upon the page ,that ,i so oft have read with thee4 ,and then ,i throw those books aside1 ,while faster still the tear drops glide1 ,that by my side thou canst not be4 ,poor heart1 be still1 nor sigh in vain ,for joys that may not come again6 ,where1 where art thou8 ,oh1 well ,i know ,what joy my presence would impart6 ,what rapture in thine eye would glow ,to clasp me to thy loving heart6 ,for in that noble heart of thine ,beats the same love that throbs in mine2 ,nor time shall bid that love depart4 ,meet me in ,heaven6 my heart's warm prayer1 ,i love thee here--,i'll love thee there6 ,,the ,,judge2 ,a ,,drama ,,of ,,american ,,life4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,sarah ,j4 ,,hale4 7,concluded from page #bde47 ,,act ,v4 ,,scene ,i4--,rose ,hill4 ,the garden before ,,prof4 ,,olney',s house4 ,,young ,,henry ,,bolton and ,,isabelle2 she is weeping4 ,,time morning4 ,,henry ,,bolton 7aside74 ,i cannot leave her in this agony1 7looks at his watch17 ,and yet the hour is nearly out4 ,o ,time6 ,turn back thy sands6 take months from out my life ,for moments spared me now4 ,i cannot leave her4 7,to her47 ,dear ,isabelle1 be comforted2 ,i'll go ,and tell my father this sad tale you've told me4 ,fear not2 he has a soul of nobleness-- ,he will consent2 and1 when you are my wife1 ,you'll have a host of friends4 ,,isabelle4 ,no6 no6 dear ,henry2 ,this must not1 cannot be4 ,i've given my word ,to him who hitherto ,i deemed my father1 ,and who has been a father in his care-- ,he's dying now--that ,i will take his charge1 ,will teach his pupils1 and insure a home ,to his poor wife and ,alice1 whom ,i love ,as an own sister4 ,they gave me a home1 ,else ,i had been cast off e'en as the weed ,is cast to perish4 ,no6 ,i must be firm2 ,my duty is made plain2 ,i must stay here4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,oh6 say not so1 dear ,isabelle6 be mine4 ,would you waste youth1 and health1 and loveliness ,in this unthankful and laborious life8 ,no6 no6 ,it must not be2 ,i will provide ,for these4 ,,isabelle4 ,oh1 ,henry1 torture me not thus ,forcing my heart to strive against my soul4 ,your generous love but humbles me the more4 ,do not mistake me3 'tis not pride1 but duty1 ,that tells me we must part--and part for ever4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,and you say this to me6 ,you never loved me-- ,while ,i have given to you my heart1 soul1 mind-- ,made you the idol of my earthly hopes1 ,my dream of angel-blessedness above6 ,you never loved me6 ,,isabelle 7weeping74 ,ah6 it may be best ,that you should thus believe--should doubt my love4 ,tis but another grief for me to bear2 ,and ,i had rather suffer than inflict ,a pang on you4 ,but1 ,henry1 if ,i were ,an heiress1 with a fortune and a name1 ,and friends to love and flatter me--,i'd speak ,of my heart's love for you3 ,i cannot now-- ,a nameless1 homeless1 and forsaken child4 ,oh6 let me be forgiven if ,i keep ,the station heaven appointed me--alone6 ,some must be sufferers in this world of care-- ,victims for others1 wearing out their lives1 ,like the poor ,greenlanders1 in night and winter4 ,but ,god will strengthen all to bear their lot1 ,if patiently they take the burden up4 7,weeping bitterly47 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,this must not1 shall not be1 dear ,isabelle2 ,hear reason1 if you will not love4 ,last night ,a vile attempt was made to burn this house1 ,and carry you away4 ,dare you live here1 ,when there'll be none to guard you8 ,isabelle1 ,you must be mine at once--give me the right ,to keep you1 like a jewel1 in my bosom1 ,where not an eye but loves you shall behold you4 ,oh6 say you will be mine4 ,,isabelle4 ,it would be vain3 ,your father never would consent4 ,a year ,you've promised him to wait--and1 ere that time ,is passed1 you may forget the nameless girl4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,i will not wait a day4 ,my word was passed ,when ,i believed this home of yours was safe ,now--not a day4 ,i go to ask my father4 ,if he refuses me1 ,i leave his house4 ,i am of age to answer for myself4 ,,isabelle 7calmly74 ,oh6 not for me and mine must this be done3 ,you must not leave your home and friends for me4 ,your future would be marred for ever1 ,henry ,no6 leave me to the care of ,providence4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,dear ,isabelle1 with you ,i have the world4 ,i'll hire two cottages together1 love-- ,and we'll have one--your friends shall have the other4 ,the garden-plots shall join1 and you and ,alice ,may have the flowers in partnership1 as here4 ,the flower of love will bloom spontaneously ,beneath your smiles--and fortune's smiles ,i win ,in winning yours4 ,come with me to your father1 ,the good and honest ,olney4 ,he will consent4 ,exeunt into the house4 ,scene1 closes4 ,,scene ,,ii4--,the drawing-room at ,,judge ,,bolton',s4 ,enter ,,judge ,,bolton4 ,,judge4 ,the day of destiny for me has come6 ,strange how the aspect of the outer world ,changes beneath the changes of the soul6 ,this morning is a glorious one to sense6 ,but ,hope1 the sun that lights the inner man1 ,and warms the mind to noble energy1 ,giving the will its giant power to sweep ,the clouds of doubt and dark distrust away1 ,even as the risen sun the morning mists-- ,hope comes not to my soul6 7,enter ,,rev4 ,,paul ,,godfrey47 ,ah6 ,godfrey1 welcome6 ,you look as you had brought her in your heart1 ,this truant ,hope1 to render her to me4 ,i never felt the worth of friends till now4 ,my life has been one long unclouded day4 ,i had almost forgotten my dependence ,on ,him who sends the sunshine as the storm4 ,,godfrey4 ,a dangerous state4 ,the ,bible tells us1 truly1 ,that ,they who have no changes fear not ,god4 ,and fear is the beginning of our love1 ,and love brings trust1 and trust true confidence-- ,not in our own deserts1 or powers1 or wealth1 ,but confidence1 if we pursue the good ,with firm resolve1 that all will work for good4 ,this1 the true wisdom1 man but seldom learns1 ,except 'tis taught him by adversity4 ,thank ,god that this1 your trial1 has not come ,as punishment of your misdeeds--but sent1 ,as 'twere1 like ,job's of old1 to try your faith ,in truth and justice and ,god's righteousness6 ,keep your integrity--all will be well4 ,enter ,,dr4 ,,margrave hastily4 ,,dr4 ,,margrave ,joy6 joy6--the clue is found6 ,,judge4 ,what8 ,where's the child8 ,,dr4 ,,margrave ,the child6 ,inquire for the young lady now-- ,for such1 ,i trust1 you'll find your ,isabelle4 ,i've seen the nurse who carried her away3 ',twas she who sent for me--that dying woman4 ,let doctors take encouragement from this1 ,that in their duties they will gain rewards4 ,,judge4 ,but ,isabelle1 my ward--where is she now8 ,,dr4 ,,margrave ,i'd leave my bed again to-night to seek her1 ,only it would be groping in the dark4 ,pray1 do not look so sad--we'll find her yet2 ,i have the clue1 here is the deposition-- ,i took it from the dying woman's lips4 ,she died an hour ago4 ,she hither came ,to find you out and own her crime4 ,,judge4 ,the child-- ,where did she leave her8 ,,dr4 ,,margrave ,have a moment's patience4 ,the woman said she did not dare to carry ,the child among her kindred at the ,west2 ,they would have found the imposition out1 ,as ,isabelle resembled not her daughter4 ,and so the woman traveled to ,virginia1 ,and there1 with a kind family1 she left ,the orphan to her fate4 ,,judge4 ,with whom8 ,,dr4 ,,margrave ,the name ,she has forgotten--but she left a token1 ,half of this severed chain 7takes out half a necklace71 with ,isabelle ,engraven1 as this has ,de ,vere upon it4 ,,judge4 7snatching the chain74 ,ah6 this was ,isabelle's--her mother's1 too6 ,this is a clue indeed4 ,i'll go at once ,to seek her out and find the other half4 ,,godfrey 7taking it out74 ',tis here4 ,and thus may ,truth be ever found ,by all who seek her earnestly1 and wait ,her advent in the time and way appointed6 ,the way is righteousness--the time is ,god's4 ,,judge4 ,i am confounded by these miracles4 ,explain--where did you find this precious token8 ,,godfrey ',twas given me by ,professor ,olney--he ,it was who took the little ,isabelle ,and reared her as his own4 ,,judge4 ,what ,isabelle8 ,that daughter of the pedagogue my son ,is seeking for his wife8 ,,godfrey ,the very same4 ,and ,romeo did not love his ,juliet more ,than your son loves this charming ,isabelle2 ,and she1 like ,juliet1 loves him in return4 ,,judge4 ,thank ,heaven for this6 7,enter ,,henry ,,bolton47 ,ah6 here he comes6 ,now1 ,henry1 ,what says your lady-love8 ,is she inclined ,to trust your constancy for one long year8 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,i cannot wait the term2 and ,i have come ,to ask your pardon1 and retract my word4 ,isabelle has no home2 ,professor ,olney ,is not her father4 ,,judge4 ,ay1 ,i've heard the story4 ,and you resign her now8 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,not while ,i live6 ,i mean to marry her at once--to-day2 ,before this only father she has known ,is dead3--he will die soon4 ,,judge4 ,wed her6 this unknown6 ,ah6 ,henry1 this to me6 ,why1 you are mad6 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,my father1 ,i have told you my resolve2 ,you've heard me own my love for ,isabelle2 ,to have your approbation of my choice ,would fill my cup of earthly happiness2 ,but ,i shall marry her e'en though the act ,bring banishment from you4 ,,judge4 ,you promised1 ,henry1 ,to wait a year4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,and so ,i would have done4 ,to gain your favor1 ,i would suffer this ,delay and cross of love4 ,but now ,i feel ,that duty1 honor1 manly sentiment ,compel me to the side of ,isabelle4 ,she is alone2 ,i must and will protect her4 ,,judge4 ,she has no name4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,she shall have mine3 a name ,my father has made honorable4 ,,judge4 ,henry1 ,you have no fortune4 ,how support your wife8 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,i'll work4 ,i have been flattered for my talents1 ,but never yet have had an aim or motive ,to test their worth and energy4 ,i'll work4 ,the rich man's son may live in idleness1 ,the great man's son reflects his father's light1 ,and thus their genius and their noblest powers ,are often unemployed1 obscured1 and lost4 ',tis better ,i should have to make my way2 ,and with my guiding angel1 ,isabelle1 ,and the example of my noble father1 ,i surely shall succeed4 ,,godfrey4 ,give me your hand4 ,you are ,god's noblest work1 an honest man2 ,true to the witness your own spirit bears2 ,and so does every man's1 would they but hear ,and follow as you do--that worth is won1 ,and not inherited4 ',tis circumstance ,that makes the difference in our mortal lot2 ,and ,providence arranges this at will4 ,how kind the lot that gives you ,isabelle6 ,,judge4 ,my son6 my son6 may you be worthy of her1 ,and love her alway4 ,know she is the one ,that1 in your boyhood1 was your little wife6 ,the ,isabelle ,de ,vere we mourned as dead4 ,you stand amazed2 but all shall be explained4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,oh1 let me go and tell her6 ,,godfrey4 ,i'll go with you3 ,and1 as we go1 will make the mystery plain4 ,,judge4 ,and bring her here4 ,order the carriage1 ,henry1 ,and bring her home with you4 ,tell her ,i long ,to fold her to my heart and call her daughter4 ,exit ,,young ,,bolton and ,,godfrey4 ,,dr4 ,,margrave4 ,how strangely and how wisely ,providence ,directs the course of life6 ,how oft we see ,that bitter medicine was kindly given4 ,had ,isabelle remained your ward1 brought up ,with ,henry here1 they might1 indeed1 have married2 ,but never would have felt such certainty ,of true1 unbribed affection as will be ,the blessing and the memory of their life4 ,,dennis and ,,michael are heard singing as they enter4 ,,dennis and ,,michael 7song7 ,the rogue and the ruffian love darkness and night1 ,but we will go forth when the morning is bright1 ,and the joy of the world shall the happiness be ,of ,dennis ,o',blarney and ,michael ,magee4 ,,dennis 7seeing the ,,judge74 ,bless your honor's house--the rogues are taken4 ,,michael4 ,they've taken ,captain ,pawlett and another4 ,,dennis4 ,the other murdering villain entered here4 ,,michael4 ,the officers are coming now to search4 7,as the ,,officers enter1 the report of a pistol is heard4 ,,lucy ,,bolton and the maid ,,ruth rush in47 ,,judge 7catching ,,lucy in his arms74 ,what is it1 ,lucy8 ,what has happened1 bird8 ,,lucy4 ,oh1 father1 he is killed6 ,,judge4 ,who8 who8 ,,lucy4 ,frederick6 ,he's shot himself1 and in his mother's room4 ,oh6 7,shrieks and faints47 ,,dr4 ,,margrave4 ,i'll go and see what can be done4 ,exit ,,margrave and the ,,officers4 ,,judge4 ,lucy6 ,she is reviving6 ,quick1 give me the cup4 ,here1 drink1 my love2 the water will revive you4 ,nay1 do not speak2 be silent and be calm4 ,the angels1 as they watch this guilty world1 ,see every day such sights of wretchedness ,think of the angels in that world of joy1 ,where ,death can never enter4 ,do not weep4 ,ah1 yes6 you are a mortal and a woman1 ,and tears of pitying grief for other's woes ,are human offerings ,heaven will ne'er reject4 ,weep for ,belinda's sorrow2 weep for her4 ,re-enter ,,dr4 ,,margrave4 ,,dr4 ,,margrave4 ',tis over6 ,he has gone to his account4 ,,judge4 ,where human judgment never may intrude4 ,we'll leave him to the ,one who reads the heart1 ,and knows its wants1 and woes1 and weaknesses4 ,lord1 keep us from temptation6--this should be ,the daily prayer of all--with thankfulness ,for daily blessings given--and here come mine4 ,enter ,,godfrey1 followed by ,,young ,,bolton and ,,isabelle4 ,,godfrey 7to the ,,judge74 ,we bring you the lost pleiad of your heart4 ,,henry ,,bolton4 ,my father1 ,isabelle4 ,,judge4 ,and yours1 my daughter6 7,embracing her47 ,come to my arms1 my long-lamented child2 ,i welcome thee as one restored from death4 ,this house and all ,i've called mine own are yours1 ,and now shall be restored4 ,,isabelle4 ,dear father1 no ,but take me as your own1 and let me live ,thus in the warmth and light of this dear home3 ,i shall be rich1 beyond my wildest dreams4 ,i only wished for wealth to give away ,to those ,i loved1 and those who were in need4 ,and now the world o'erflows with happiness4 ,i am so rich in friends and hopes1 ,i feel ,half fearful it will prove a fairy tale2 ,it seems too sweet for earth4 ,,madame ,,belcour rushes in1 her hair disheveled1 followed by attendants4 ,,madame ,,belcour4 ,he's dead6 he's dead6 ,i've murdered him6 ,he's dead6 ,my falsehood poisoned him2 and so he died4 ,he did not kill himself6 ,say not a word4 ,my heart and brain are both on fire6 ,his blood ,is here1 and here6 7,sees ,,isabelle47 ,oh1 save me6 save me now6 ,she's come to witness here against my soul6 ,you cannot see her2 she is like an angel6 ,i know her well6 ,she's there6 ,begone6 begone6 7,faints exhausted on the stage4 ,attendants raise her47 ,,judge4 ,poor broken-hearted mother6 ,bear her in1 ,and tenderly4 ,her mind is quite o'erthrown4 ,,madame ,,belcour carried in by the attendants4 ,,dr4 ,,margrave4 ,these alternations make the sum of life3 ,thus sorrow treads upon the steps of joy4 ,a bridal here2 and from the neighboring door ,comes forth a funeral tram4 ,,godfrey4 ,and both are well4 ,we live to die1 and die to live again2 ,and evermore the day succeeds the night4 ,and those who see the sunshine on their path ,may walk in soberness and yet be glad4 ,,judge4 ,the cloud conceals1 but never dims the star2 ,and ,youth and ,happiness will twine their wreath ,even on ,thalia's brow4 ,my children1 come2 ,it is my birthday2 all our friends are here1 ,and they return our smile of thankful joy ,that ,isabelle is found4 ,our task is done2 ,and1 if approved by you1 our cause is won4 ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,play4 ,,susan ,,clifton ,,or1 ,,the ,,city4 ,,and ,,the ,,country4 ,,by ,,professor ,,aiden4 7,continued from page #bej47 ,,chapter ,,xvi4 ,,after a partial recovery from the fatigues of the journey to the homestead1 ,mr4 ,richard ,clifton appeared to be much improved in health1 and strong hopes were entertained that his recovery would be complete4 ,he manifested the proper showings of regret for the loss of his companion1 though he had felt towards her none of that ardor of affection1 and had enjoyed with her none of those felicities which had mingled in his visions of domestic life before he had become a prosperous man of the world4 ,it was sad to have death enter his dwelling2 it was sad to be left with no one whom he could call his own4 ,some of that loneliness which had long preyed upon him was1 perhaps1 unconsciously set to the loss of her who had filled but a small place in his heart1 though she had been the wife of his bosom for a score of years1 and had found in him all she expected in a husband2 perhaps it would be scarce too much to say--all she desired4 ,in a few days1 he was able to leave his chamber and sit with the family1 though his feeble step and sunken eye contrasted strangely with the proud bearing which he exhibited but a few weeks before4 ,susan devoted herself to his care1 and his attachment for her seemed to increase daily4 ,while her father was busy with the labors of the farm1 and her mother was occupied with household cares1 she talked with him1 read to him1 sung to him1 and in every way strove to make the time pass pleasantly1 and to woo back to his veins the tide of health4 ,for a time there was an encouraging prospect of success1 but the prospect was soon overcast4 ,after the first rallying1 he remained stationary for a time1 and then began1 almost imperceptibly1 to decline4 ,the cough1 that grew more and more distinct and hollow1 and profuse night sweats1 awoke the most anxious solicitude on the part of his loving friends4 ,susan had1 from the first1 feared that he would not recover2 but she had given no expression to her fears4 ,her father had entertained the most confident hopes1 till the symptoms above noticed forced upon him the conviction that his brother was passing to the tomb4 ,the faithful physician could not lessen that painful conviction4 ,if the air of the country and careful nursing could not raise the patient1 the case was hopeless4 ,the soft breezes of autumn1 and the ministerings of pure affection1 seemed to be in vain4 ,brother1 said ,richard1 one morning1 ,i should be glad to have you sit with me to-day1 if your business will permit4 ,if you should suffer a little loss thereby1 it will be abundantly made up to you before long4 ,this was the first allusion he had made to the probable result of his disease4 ,a tear stood in every eye1 but no word was spoken1 except in reply to his request4 ,i will make arrangements in course of half an hour1 said ,henry1 that will allow me to be with you4 ,he did so1 and from that hour was seldom absent from his brother's side4 ,what has become of ,harry ,ford8 said ,richard as they were sitting in the warm sunlight in the piazza1 where they used to sit together long years ago4 ,autumn was creeping on apace1 but the air was still bland and balmy4 ,harry was one of their early and most intimate playmates--a fine1 cheerful1 open-hearted boy1 whose parents were the practical advocates of the let-alone1 do-nothing policy1 in regard to education4 ,still1 to the surprise of many1 ,harry conducted himself well in boyhood1 and gave promise of becoming a worthy man4 ,harry ,ford1 replied ,henry1 died a few years ago in the poor-house4 ,died in the poor-house6 ,how came that to pass8 ,he became very intemperate1 and1 of course1 very poor2 and1 in his last days1 he was so abusive to his family1 that they were obliged to send him to the poor-house4 ,whom did he marry8 ,jane ,sullivan4 ,you remember her8 ,yes1 very well2 though ,i do not know that ,i have thought of her for twenty years4 ,i remember we used to sit near each other in school1 and ,i could never whisper to her without causing her to blush4 ,she has led a very unhappy life4 ,harry's prospects were good when she married him1 but he soon joined an infidel club in the next town1 and his course was then rapidly downwards till it ended in the drunkard's grave4 ,jane was a lovely girl2 next to--4 ,it was in his mind to say--next to ,margaret ,gray1 she was the finest girl in school4 ,what has become of ,james ,rogers8 ,he lives in the southern part of the township4 ,he is poor1 and lives by days' work4 ,he has a large family1 and has had a great deal of sickness in it2 but he is one of the happiest men ,i know4 ,he is poor in this world's goods1 but is rich towards ,god4 ,he appeared to be one of the most promising young men in the place1 when ,i left it4 ,he was2 and1 for a while1 he was very successful in the business in which he was engaged1 but a reverse overtook him1 and he lost all4 ,he paid all his debts1 and since then has been very poor4 ,a hard case6 ,he has often expressed joy at his failure4 ,is he insane8 ,by no means4 ,this failure was the means of securing a title to a more enduring inheritance4 ,is ,amy ,brace living8 ,yes4 ,she is also poor4 ,her husband is a well-meaning1 but most inefficient man4 ,all my old acquaintances seem to be poor4 ,none have been prospered in this world as my brother has4 ,there are some who are comfortably well off1 and a few who have an undoubted title to the riches of eternity4 ,the rich man sighed deeply1 but made no reply4 ,after a long interval of silence1 he remarked-- ,life has been1 to most of us1 a very different thing from what we expected4 ,you have realized your expectations as to wealth4 ,yes2 but if ,i had my life to live over again1 ,i would not pay the price at which ,i gained it4 ,i have never been happy1 but only preparing to be so4 ,sickness has come1 and death is coming6 ,what has all my life been worth8 ,the few hours that ,i have spent with your family this summer have been almost the only happy ones ,i have passed for years1 and they gave me almost as much pain as pleasure1 by making me feel that ,i had thrown away my life4 ,it is not too late to repair1 in part1 your error4 ,i cannot live my life over again4 ,oh that ,i could6 ,the emotion with which these words were uttered so deeply affected ,henry1 that1 for a moment1 he could not speak4 ,hope sprung up in his heart that the seed sown in early life1 by a pious father's hand1 might1 though long buried beneath the cares of the world1 spring up and bear fruit ere the winter of death should come4 ,you cannot1 said he1 undo what you have done2 but you can repent and receive the pardon of ,him before whom we must all shortly stand4 ,i am too proud1 too hard-hearted1 to repent4 ,i have delayed it1 or rather1 refused to do it1 too long4 ,i feel exhausted1 and must retire to my room4 ,he rose1 and1 leaning on the arm of his brother1 ,went to his apartment4 ,that brother retired to pour out his heart in prayer for the prodigal who gave such hopeful indications of coming to himself4 ,,chapter ,,xvii4 ,,for a day or two subsequent to the conversation recorded in the last chapter1 the invalid was unable to leave his room4 ,he seemed desirous of being left alone4 ,henry was earnest in the hope that he was communing with his own heart4 ,when he again joined the family1 it was with a paler countenance1 and yet there was an expression of peace resting upon it1 that led to the hope that he was beginning to contemplate without dread the great change that was before him4 ,he listened with attention as his brother spoke of matters relating to the unseen world1 and asked questions which could be prompted only by an inquiring spirit4 ,still he avoided any further expression of his feelings4 ,one evening1 ,horace ,larned called to see ,susan4 ,she compelled him1 as it were1 to spend half an hour in the society of her uncle1 who scanned his features with interest1 and asked him a few courteous questions1 and was greatly pleased with the directness and manliness of his replies4 ,when ,horace and ,susan had withdrawn1 he remarked to ,henry-- ,that young man is engaged to ,susan8 ,he is4 ,i like him4 ,he appears well4 ,i like him for his mother's sake4 ,i wrote to her1 offering to assist him in his education1 but the offer was declined1 and the money returned4 ,why was it8 ,does she retain a prejudice against me8 ,i presume not4 ,she is at peace with all mankind1 and with her ,maker4 ,the young man has a very independent1 self-relying spirit4 ,probably he dictated the letter you received4 ,was that before he was engaged to ,susan8 ,when did you write her8 ,immediately after my return to the city4 ,they were not engaged then1 at least not in form4 ,as things now are1 would he refuse to receive aid from me8 ,i do not know4 ,susan can probably tell4 ,i must speak with her on the subject4 ,the next time he was left alone with ,susan1 he said-- ,susan1 my dear daughter1 for so ,i must call you1 though you would not give me leave to do so1 ,i wish to do something for young ,larned4 ,susan made no reply1 except by a crimson blush4 ,pardon me for speaking so abruptly4 ,i have not a great while to stay with you1 and ,i must say what ,i have to say directly and without preface4 ,that is the way in which ,i would have every one speak to me1 said ,susan4 ,there is nothing which ,i can do for your welfare and happiness which ,i do not desire to do4 ,my property will soon be of no value to me1 for ,i shall shortly be in my grave4 ,i wish to know if you cannot devise some way by which ,i can assist young ,larned in his education4 ,set your wits to work1 and1 having succeeded1 inform me4 ,i am growing faint1 and shall require assistance to be enabled to reach my room4 ,susan called her father1 who was at hand1 and1 supported by them both1 the invalid succeeded in reaching his room4 ,he then fainted quite away4 ,susan was greatly alarmed1 as she had never before seen one in a state of temporary insensibility4 ,so perfect an image of death could not be witnessed for the first time without agitation and even terror4 ,by a prompt application of remedies1 consciousness was soon restored4 ,he was feeble and dispirited1 and ,susan remained by his bedside4 ,unable or disinclined to engage in conversation1 he pointed to the ,bible4 ,she read to him4 ,he listened with interest1 and when she paused would request her to proceed4 ,she read till the shadows of evening rendered it necessary for her to lay aside the volume4 ,there is much there1 said he1 that ,i do not comprehend4 ,is there not much there that you can comprehend1 and much that you can believe1 though it transcend your comprehension8 ,do you find any difficulty in understanding this assertion1 ',god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in him might not perish1 but have everlasting life8' ,i believe it4 ,i do not doubt the truth of any declaration of the ,bible2 but there is an air of unreality about the truths which prevents my acting as ,i should1 if ,i really felt them to be true4 ,i find that1 in order to believe1 one needs to have the heart of a little child4 ,my heart is soiled1 and hardened1 and chilled by the devotion of my life to the world4 ,i would that ,i could become a child again6 ,that very desire indicates that you are approaching the temper of mind which will authorize you to rely on the ,divine promises4 ,do you think so8 ,do not encourage me to hope unless you are sure you are authorized to do so4 ,do you believe that one who has given himself for a lifetime to the world1 to the pursuit of that which he must leave behind him when he enters another world--do you believe that one who has been so unwise and so wicked can recover what he has wilfully1 not to say willingly1 lost8 ,i do not think that one can1 strictly speaking1 recover what he has lost4 ,that is1 he cannot be what he would have been1 if he had rightly employed his time and advantages4 ,the hours that are passed can never be recalled1 nor the particular blessings of which they might have been ministers4 ,still1 provision is made for those who have pursued the course you have described--provision whereby they may be made partakers of the ,divine mercy4 ,but1 in order that one may be a partaker of that mercy1 he must have a peculiar temper of mind4 ,his heart must be delivered from the hardness induced by a lifetime of neglect of duty4 ,i am far from possessing that temper4 ,your consciousness of want is a hopeful sign4 ,let me1 my dear uncle1 presume to offer you advice4 ,do not strive to bring your mind into a condition which you imagine will render you an appropriate object of the ,divine mercy1 but go at once to your ,heavenly ,father and tell him all your faults1 and all your difficulties1 and all your wants4 ,a sense of need is all the preparation that is necessary for our approach to him4 ,it was this sense of need that induced the prodigal to arise and go to his father4 ,the manner in which he was received teaches us in what manner our ,heavenly ,father will receive us4 ,richard ,clifton listened to the words of that young girl with more interest than he had ever listened to the report of the most successful voyage4 ,he was not in the least displeased at being compared to the prodigal son4 ,he determined at once to follow the advice so simply and affectionately given4 ,he closed his eyes and concentrated the energies of his soul in mental prayer4 ,the truths of the ,bible were no longer to him dim and unreal4 ,they were distinct realities4 ,he felt that it was no vague desires and indefinite longings to which he was giving expression in order to relieve his feelings4 ,he was conscious of offering petitions to a ,being who was near at hand and not afar off4 ,the effort of mind and heart thus put forth was exhausting to his feeble frame4 ,it was followed by a quiet slumber4 ,when ,susan perceived that he slept1 she stole softly from the room1 and hastened to acquaint her father with her hopes respecting the preparation which her uncle was making for his last journey4 ,,chapter ,,xviii4 ,,when ,richard ,clifton awoke from that slumber1 an expression of calmness rested upon his countenance4 ,it was plain that deep despondency was no longer pressing upon his heart4 ,his strength slightly increased1 so that1 on a very mild day for the season1 the brothers once more sat beneath the walnut which had shaded their sports in childhood4 ,the direction which was given to their conversation by ,richard was most gratifying to his brother4 ,they spoke of the blessed example and pious teachings of their sainted father4 ,henry was astonished to find how deeply those teachings had been engraven on his brother's memory4 ,the toils and cares of a life spent in neglect of them had not obliterated them4 ,the interest with which he dwelt upon them led to the hope that they had now something more than a place in his memory4 ,is it not too much to believe1 said ,richard1 in the course of their conversation1 that one whose manner of life has been so different from his--alluding to their father--should leave the world in peace and meet him in a better one8 ,we are to believe the declarations of ,holy ,writ--its promises as well as its denunciations4 ,true1 that is the only thing that can enable one to look into the narrow house without a shudder4 ,how mistaken are those who suppose life is not lost1 provided there is peace at its close6 ,i have hope for the future2 but ,i still feel that ,i have lost my life4 ,henry's heart was too full to allow him to make any reply to his brother's declaration4 ,we have passed many happy days in our youth under the shade of this tree4 ,we shall never sit together here again4 ,we may4 ,i am nearer the close of my journey than you are aware4 ,i am warned by a feeling here1 laying his hand on his heart1 to regard every day as my last4 ,it gives me inexpressible joy to hear you speak thus composedly respecting the trying hour4 ,brother1 ,i should like to see ,margaret ,gray before ,i die4 ,a smile was upon his countenance as he spoke thus1 but deep earnestness in his tones4 ,i will go and see her1 and make known your request4 ,she will not fail to grant it1 ,i am sure4 ,tell her ,i wish to see her as ,margaret ,gray4 ,help me now to my room1 when ,i have taken one more view of this scene1 from which ,i do so earnestly wish ,i had never departed4 ,he gazed for some moments on the landscape which had delighted his youthful vision1 and entered the dwelling with a tear in his eye and a smile upon his lips4 ,henry repaired at once to the lone dwelling of the widow1 and made known to her his brother's request4 ,i never expected to meet him again in this world4 ,i cannot disoblige him2 nor would ,i fail to comply with his wishes2 and yet ,i had rather not meet him4 ,he has but a few days to live4 ,you have forgiven him2 and ,i trust ,he1 to whom we must all look for forgiveness1 has done the same4 ,if that be the case1 ,i shall be glad to meet him4 ,i supposed he had chosen his portion1 and that it would be said of him1 as of the rich man of old1 ',son1 thou hast had thy good things2' and yet ,i could never fully believe that the child of so many prayers1 the child of so faithful a father1 could perish at last2 though ,i know that to his own ,master must each one stand or fall--that each one must give account of himself to ,god4 ,i will go with you at once4 ,when ,mrs4 ,larned entered the room in which ,richard ,clifton was lying upon a sofa1 being too feeble to rise1 he lifted up his voice and wept4 ,he extended his hand1 which was taken in silence by ,mrs4 ,larned1 who sat down by his side and wept with him4 ,margaret1 said he--the word caused her to start as though a sword had pierced her--you have come to forgive me8 ,i have nothing to forgive4 ,it is long since ,i had anything laid up against any human being4 ,i pitied you1 and prayed for you2 but ,i never had anything laid up against you4 ,i have always done you the justice to think so4 ,i knew you were incapable of cherishing unkindness towards any one1 however unkindly you may have been treated4 ,you have been happy1 and ,i have not4 ,do you remember the time we last walked together by the streamlet that flows from the rock spring8 ,i do4 ,i enjoyed more happiness in that walk than ,i have enjoyed in the possession of all my wealth4 ,i should be ungrateful if ,i were to say that ,i have not been happy2 though ,i have had many trials4 ,i learned long ago not to look for happiness here1 but to prepare for it hereafter4 ,you have been what men call poor2 but you have been far richer than ,i have been4 ,you have had treasures of the heart4 ,you did not marry till you had a heart which you loved as ,margaret ,gray was capable of loving2 and you have a noble boy4 ,richard ,clifton is still1 in part at least1 what he once was6 ,you believed me changed into stone1 or a bale of goods8 ,i certainly believed you changed4 ,i supposed that you had taught your heart to love that alone which you had made the chief object of your pursuit4 ,i tried to do so4 ,i tried to persuade myself that ,i had done so4 ,i habitually used language which implied ,i had succeeded4 ,i deceived others2 ,i could not deceive myself4 ,i felt that ,i was not happy1 despite all my efforts to persuade myself that ,i was4 ,i then tried to persuade myself that ,i was not less happy than others4 ,i have been acting a part ever since ,i left this place4 ,i have been unhappy1 and ,i deserved to be unhappy4 ,god makes abundant provision for the happiness of his creatures4 ,for time and for eternity4 ,i have failed to avail myself of that made for the former2 ,i hope ,i shall not fail in respect to the latter4 ,and yet what right have ,i1 who have caused much unhappiness and so little happiness to others1 to expect it hereafter8 ,none of us can enter heaven of right1 but through mercy and the merits of another4 ,i wish your son had come with you4 ,i wish to see him and ,susan together1 and to charge them to hold the treasures of the heart in higher estimation than all other treasures4 ,i am sure they will do so4 ,it is a great comfort to me to know that my beloved ,susan is to marry the son of ,margaret ,gray4 ,horace will come and see you to-morrow1 said she1 rising and extending her trembling hand4 ,i must not stay longer4 ,do not go yet4 ,you are becoming exhausted4 ,read to me1 pointing to the book4 ,she took the book and turned to a suitable portion4 ,sit where ,i can see your countenance1 if you please4 ,she could not refuse his request4 ,he gazed upon her as she read1 in tones which called vividly to remembrance those of other days1 a consoling portion of the ,words of ,him who brought life and immortality to light4 ,she then rose1 wiped away a tear1 silently pressed his hand1 and withdrew4 ,horace called the next morning1 but did not receive the expected charge4 ,during the silence of the night1 ,richard ,clifton had ceased to be an inhabitant of earth4 7,to be continued47 ,illustration ,,incidents ,,in ,,the ,,life ,,of ,,audubon4 ,,by ,,the ,,author ,,of ,,tom ,,owen1 ,,the ,,bee ,,hunter4 ,,no department of natural history presents a more pleasing view than ornithology4 ,all the associations connected with it are beautiful and inspiring4 ,it takes its votary into the green fields and dark forests1 leads him to the mountain tops1 and furnishes excitement among the quiet retreats of the sequestered valley4 ,upon the feathered race have been expended the richest adornments of nature4 ,there are no precious metals1 no choice gems1 no rare flowers1 no rainbow tints that cannot find a rival counterpart in the plumage of birds2 and to this transcendent beauty are added a varied1 but always attractive form1 a physiognomy expressive of love1 of power1 of unshrinking bravery4 ,they have also voices almost human in their tones2 voices that are associated with every pleasing recollection of innocence and youth because of their sweetness--and voices that startle because of their ferocity4 ,the habits of birds present examples of well-regulated1 of almost ,christianized society4 ,they are married1 and are given to marriage2 they set up a comfortable establishment1 which is the result of their own industry4 ,they provide plentifully for their offspring1 and educate them in the way they should go1 and when they are old they never depart from it4 ,the birds rise early to procure food1 and retire with the setting sun2 as husbands they are gallant1 as wives loving4 ,all that they do1 or say1 or look may be said to interest and form universal theme for admiration4 ,birds rejoice in creation4 ,in the solitary fastnesses and eternal solitudes where the eye of man never penetrates or his mind worships1 the voice of the bird is heard caroling forth praise4 ,and what in the wide world is so hearty in its nature1 or so guileless1 as the singing bird8 ,how often has its innocent voice awakened conscience in the mind of the depraved or reproved the complaining spirit6 ,who can hear the caroling even of the tiny wren without catching its exultant spirit8 ,we have seen it on a ,sabbath sunny morning mounted upon a bud-crowded limb of the ,cherokee rose1 giving out its song as if its heart and body would separate in its enthusiasm2 and when you thought it had soared to its highest note1 it would begin again1 and pour forth a torrent of love1 gratitude1 praise1 and prayer1 commingled in such varied and soul-thrilling ecstasy that the little creature trembled and vibrated as if it were the chosen and valiant exponent of some rapturous and mighty soul4 ,such are birds1 the intelligent and ornamental companions of man1 the most prominent image among the associations and pleasing recollections of childhood1 and one of the most admirable and wonderful beauties presented to his maturest mind4 ,scientifically speaking1 it would seem that the birds1 by their familiarity1 were prophets in their own country1 and therefore very much without honor4 ,the poet mentioned them in his sonnets1 and everybody loved them2 the gallant cock and the fierce eagle were honored as the insignia of mighty nations2 but the few who examined their history and wrote of their habits were more readily satisfied with imperfect illustrations and meagre descriptions than were those who devoted their energies to exhibit the habits of animals1 vipers1 or fishes4 ,it may be stated as a remarkable fact that1 until recently1 the ornithologist was incomparably behind his compeers in science in illustrating his department1 choicest of all though it be in the varied phase of animated nature4 ,to ,audubon is the world indebted1 not only for the most magnificent work on ornithology ever produced1 but also for one of the most magnificent monuments ever raised by industry and genius4 ,take his book1 examine his drawings1 read his descriptions1 ponder upon his reminiscences1 and then turn to the most eminent of those who have preceded him1 and all instantly become tame and commonplace4 ,it is like going from the primitive forests into the stove-heated library2 it is like exchanging the moving1 living1 teeming bird1 fluttering and flying in its native haunts1 for the imperfectly preserved specimens of the museum2 all is motionless1 eyeless--dead4 ,of the mind that has accomplished so much it is difficult to speak in exaggerated praise4 ,it may be safely asserted that ,audubon had one of the most enduring that has left any impress upon the present century4 ,he is always clear and complete in everything he undertakes4 ,he is profuse in his originality1 and yet boldly1 at times1 absorbs the labor of others2 yet he so entirely renovates1 inspires1 and makes their industry his own1 that his indebtedness is unthought of by the world4 ,the secret of ,audubon's success will be found in his close pursuit of nature2 of her mysteries he has been of the truest1 and therefore one of her most favored priests4 ,no labor by him was ever withheld1 no toil evaded4 ,turning over the pages of his works1 you can trace him to the tropics1 where he worships and wonders2 anon1 he gives the witnessed history of the solitary feathered life that inhabits those inhospitable regions where the marble blue of the eternal snow scarcely ever reflects a ray of sunshine4 ,while you read with delight of the canvass-back duck that fell beneath his rifle in the placid waters of the ,chesapeake1 he is suddenly1 upon another page1 struggling with the gigantic albatros in the surge-lashed waters of the ,californias4 ,you read on1 and become lost in the green field and gentle sloping hill2 you wander beside the gently running rivulet and inland lake1 and rest in the shade of honeysuckle bowers4 ,changing still1 you are ushered into the miasmatic swamps and dark fens in which only live the blear-eyed heron and repulsive bittern2 and then1 lifted on the wings of imagination1 you climb the embattled rocks and precipices of the ,cordilleras1 dividing admiration of the rising sun with the eccentric flights of the mighty vulture as he wheels downward in his greetings of the god of day4 ,such is ,audubon1 who will ever be remembered as long as mind answers in admiration and sympathy with mind4 ,he has stamped his memory in a work1 and associated his name with a family that will endure in freshness when the mightiest monuments now existing will1 like the pyramids1 become unmeaning heaps2 for his name and immortality will ever be recalled by the fanning pinions of every feathered inhabitant of the air4 ,the minute history of ,audubon's remarkable work1 from its conception to its completion1 would involve the recital of some of the most exalted and interesting traits of character ever recorded4 ,audubon has slightly touched upon one or two incidents of discouragement that would1 of themselves1 have been sufficient to dishearten a less energetic being2 but the years of toil and sacrifice he endured1 and the ten thousand obstacles he overcame besides those he alluded to1 will never be known4 ,the fair ladies who have1 in the luxurious library1 admired the feathered songsters of our continent1 that so gracefully sped their way over the nature-illuminated page--who have seen so cunningly illustrated the domestic life of the house wren and the wild home of the eagle--will not be less interested if they know that to the enlightened assistance of one of their own sex is the world greatly indebted for ,audubon's ornithology4 ,the early history of ,audubon seems to be this3 ,he grew up unconscious of his powers1 save as they were displayed in a genuine love of nature2 arriving at manhood's estate1 he married a lady of rare accomplishments and liberal fortune4 ,with a growing family1 he desired1 through active business1 to increase his estate1 and in a few years found himself the victim of profitless mercantile speculations1 and1 pecuniarily1 a ruined man4 ,at an age when others think of retiring from the active scenes of life1 ,audubon started1 not only anew1 but upon an enterprise of doubtful success1 and one that demanded wealth and years of industry to accomplish4 ,misfortune seemed to awaken the latent fire within him1 and his mind suddenly overflowed with spirit-images of the feathered race1 and his then comparatively unskilled fingers grasped the pencil to give form and shape to the struggling thought--but alas6 the possibility4 ,where was the patron to cheer the seer upon this dreary pilgrimage8 ,who would care for his beloved family through the long years of his unfinished venture8 ,let the answer be found in our imperfect story4 ,many years since1 we were standing at the door of a country post office1 listening1 with others1 to the reader of the only latest paper that had come to hand4 ,he delivered the news1 social and political1 with a loud voice1 and finally1 under the head of items1 struck upon something as follows3 ,the ,emperor of ,russia1 on his recent trip from ,england homewards1 took extreme pleasure in looking over ,audubon's great work upon the birds of ,america1 and1 as a token of his admiration1 sent the author a gold snuff-box studded with diamonds4 ,what's that8 inquired an old but plain citizen4 ,the ,emperior ,roosia give ,audubon a diamond snuff-box studded with gold6 ,well1 that is a good one1 and comes up to my understanding of these aristocrats4 ,why1 ,i knew ,audubon for years1 and a lazier1 good-for-nothing1 little bird1 double-bar'l shot-gun shooting fellow ,i never knew2 and1 with another broadside at the want of appreciation of character displayed by the ,emperor of ,russia1 and by royal personages generally1 our well-meaning friend walked away4 ,this familiar allusion to ,audubon1 for the first time1 informed me of the fact that1 in the vicinity of my own home in ,louisiana1 had ,audubon and his family resided for years2 and1 as ,i became better acquainted with his works1 ,i could readily perceive that the rich and undulating lands of the ,felicianas1 their primitive forests1 their magnolia groves1 and ever-blooming gardens1 suited well the taste and pursuits of the naturalist2 for the merry descendants of many of those immortalized beauties that grace his book still1 in congregated thousands1 fill the air with song and flight4 ,from few did ,audubon attract attention2 there was nothing in his seeming wastefulness of time to command respect4 ,the sportsmen with whom he was surrounded seldom sighted their weapons on anything less than a lordly buck1 and as they saw nothing in ,audubon but what appeared before their eyes1 they measured their own ambition with no little sarcasm against one who found game in the chickadee and humming-bird4 ,but ,audubon lived in a world of his own2 for weeks he slept in the forest1 that he might make himself acquainted with the habits of some1 but for him unknown1 bird4 ,for days1 he hung like a spectre upon the margin of the ,dismal ,swamp1 until the flamingo1 swan1 and wild duck heeded not his familiar presence4 ,placing a powerful telescope under the broad1 spreading tree1 he drew the laborious and tiny birds1 as they built their nests1 within his visual grasp1 and counted each stick1 and twig1 and moss1 and hair1 until the little fabric was complete4 ,in time1 he returned to his charge1 and1 by the same artificial means1 watched and admired the growing family1 saw the food that reared the young1 admired the tender endearments of the married birds1 and recorded the whole with the faithfulness of a ,pepys1 and with the pastoral sweetness of a ,collins or ,shenstone4 ,i remember1 as if it were but yesterday1 ,audubon's first appearance in ,new ,orleans1 said a now widely-distinguished gentleman to me2 and ,i shall never forget1 he continued1 his industry and enthusiasm1 his utter devotion to his favorite pursuit4 ,in those days1 many ,indians brought game to the city to sell1 and ,audubon soon had these wild sons of the forest in his employ4 ,every farthing that the most self-sacrificing economy could save went to purchase birds2 and it was a picturesque sight to see the then unknown naturalist surrounded by his wild confederates1 who1 by the gratification of their natural habits1 brought him many of the rich-plumaged aquatic birds that first formed subjects of his pencil4 ,at this time1 the courtly language of the ,tuileries was his familiar tongue2 and although1 with the heartfelt approbation of the literary world1 ,audubon has placed himself among the most pleasing and original of the 'prose writers of ,america1' yet his first written descriptions were in a language foreign to that identical with his fame1 and many of these earliest and most happy essays were so complete1 that the finished student easily rendered them into our common language1 and1 without effort1 retained that freshness and beauty that have since distinguished the ,english compositions of ,audubon himself4 ,in everything1 said another of ,audubon's most observing friends1 did ,audubon follow nature4 ,if he shot a duck1 the grasses and the weeds among which it was found formed the accessories of his drawing4 ,if he brought an eagle down from his eyrie1 the very deadened limb that last bore the impress of his talons was secured at any sacrifice1 and the bird reappeared just as he first attracted the eye of the naturalist4 ,this care extended to the humblest of the feathered tribe2 the apple-tree blossom1 the thorn1 the ripe fruit1 the gigantic caterpillar1 the variegated spider1 the interlaced horse-hair1 the soft down1 the fragrant woodbine1 myrtle1 and jasmine1 the honeysuckle and sweet pea1 and a thousand other hints of rural life crowd in profusion the drawings of his birds1 until they appear complete pictures1 stories perfectly told4 ,audubon1 in jotting down his thoughts1 has sometimes gone beyond the office of ornithologist1 and given us glimpses of life in the backwoods that many have deemed exaggerations4 ,respectable authorities in other matters have cautioned too ready credence to these strange tales1 and denied the truth of them1 because not in the circle of his favorite pursuit4 ,let these skeptics come to ,louisiana and visit1 as we have done1 among those who now remember his habits1 and they will admit that ,audubon1 by his solitary journeys1 his long residence in the forests1 his keen eyes1 and his intense industry1 would unfold phases of the great book of creation unrevealed to the less studious mass of mankind4 ,in the hospitable mansion of ,w4 ,g4 ,j41 in the parish of ,west ,feliciana1 if one will look into the parlor1 they will see over the piano a cabinet-sized portrait1 remarkable for a bright eye and intellectual look4 ,the style of it is free1 and there is an individuality about the whole that gives security of a strong likeness4 ,opposite hangs a proof impression of the bird of ,washington1 a tribute of a grateful heart to an old friend4 ,the first is a portrait of ,audubon1 painted by himself2 the other is one of the first engravings that ever reached the ,united ,states of that immortal series that now make up the great work of the unsurpassed naturalist4 ,in the family holding these pleasing mementos1 the ,audubons lived for many years4 ,there were evidences of this constantly occurring from day to day4 ,it was with no ordinary interest that ,i examined a number of rude and unfinished drawings1 rough sketches1 that formed the practice that finally produced such perfection4 ,among the many was a charcoal likeness of a great horned owl1 whose light ashy plumage and socketless eyes gave it a most ghastly appearance4 ,masterly as these sketches were1 yet there was an evident want of that strange symmetry and correctness that mark ,audubon's finished works4 ,this ,i mentioned to ,j4 ,ah1 said he1 ,i watched his improvement almost day by day2 and how could it be otherwise with one who was so entirely devoted to his pursuits8 ,and then were poured forth a hundred reminiscences1 alike characteristic1 and in the highest degree honorable to the heads and hearts of the family of ,audubon4 ,and now was developed to me1 until then unknown1 an incident in the unwritten part of ,audubon's history4 ,here1 in the bosom of a refined family1 lived for many years his accomplished wife1 devoting her time to the education of her own sex4 ,those thus under her charge are now in the perfection of womanhood1 and their superior manners and mental cultivation speak of the care and devotedness of their instructor and friend4 ,here it was that the wife of the great naturalist bid him go forward with his work1 and not only cheered him on1 but threw the acquirements of her own industry into the glory of the future4 ,it was her example1 and her voice of encouragement1 and her power to help that enabled ,audubon to triumph2 and thus did she identify herself and her sex with the most splendid work which art has erected to the honor of ornithology4 ,,the ,,young ,,enthusiasts4 ,,by ,,frank ,i4 ,,wilson4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,the western portion of the ,state of ,north ,carolina is by no means densely populated even at this day1 though much more so than it was half a century ago1 the time at which the principal incidents ,i am about to relate occurred4 ,this part of the ,state is remarkable for the beauty and grandeur of its mountain scenery1 its fertile soil1 and the salubrity of its climate4 ,the bracing mountain air has brought back the bloom of health to the wan cheek of many an invalid2 and rock1 and stream1 and waterfall have filled many a heart with rapturous delight4 ,the wild deer bounds through the forest1 and the hoarse bay of hounds1 the encouraging shout of the huntsman1 and the shrill report of the deadly rifle are sounds that frequently meet the traveler's ear4 ,as in all mountainous regions1 the inhabitants are hospitable and generous almost to a fault4 ,their doors are ever open to the stranger1 and1 in many cases1 they take the offer of payment for their accommodations as an insult4 ,most of the nobler virtues are shrined in their honest bosoms2 but such is the fertility of their valleys1 that very little labor is sufficient to procure them the necessaries of life1 and1 as the quantity of labor is everywhere proportioned to the necessity for it1 we find them1 in general1 indolent and careless--rich in that best of ,heaven's gifts1 contentment4 ,the facilities of this region for manufactories are1 perhaps1 unsurpassed by any portion of the globe1 and1 with an energetic and industrious population1 it would soon become one of the most flourishing sections of our ,union4 ,but enough of this4 ,i did not intend to enter into a minute description of the country1 and almost unconsciously penned the above4 ,i proceed with my story4 ,among the mountains1 not far from the line which separates ,north from ,south ,carolina1 but on the side of the former ,state1 stood1 at the period of which ,i write1 a house built after a fashion still prevalent in that region1 and which is called a double cabin4 ,two cabins1 built of logs1 are erected ten or twelve feet apart1 and generally two stories high1 and then connected under one roof1 forming pleasant rooms1 and also a cool passage between the cabins1 where the members of the family usually spend their evenings during the summer months4 ,in the house above mentioned lived ,amos ,kelford1 a hardy mountaineer1 with a wife and several children1 of which ,daniel1 the hero of my tale1 was the eldest4 ,this ,daniel was a strange youth1 and1 although now only twenty years old1 possessed a maturity of mind and a ripeness of intellect rarely to be met with in one of his age4 ,having been reared among mountains1 those master efforts of ,nature's handiwork1 his ideas1 even from childhood1 had ever blended with the beautiful and sublime4 ,a glance at his countenance1 his broad pale forehead1 his large and full blue eyes1 and light sandy hair1 was sufficient to show to a physiognomist that his intellectual predominated over his physical powers4 ,his form was slight1 but perfectly symmetrical1 and his features1 but for a bold and full developed line here and there1 would have been considered feminine4 ,he had ever been considered an anomaly4 ,from his earliest years1 he had loved to sit upon some gray old rock and gaze upon the towering peaks around him1 and see their summits glittering in the sun or wrapped in mist that enfolded them like mountain robes4 ,this latter he liked best2 for even then1 in the sunny days of childhood1 at an age when most children care for nothing but romp and play1 he leaned to the darker side of ,nature1 and the blue mist1 curling in a thousand fantastic forms1 or settling like a pall around the lofty summits of giant peaks1 had a charm for him which the sunshine failed to impart4 ,he gazed upon the falling leaves of autumn rather than the bursting buds of spring1 upon the gathering shades of night rather than the blushing beams of the morning sun4 ,as he grew up and learned to read1 nothing accorded so well with his disposition as to take a volume and wander off beside some waterfall1 or ascend some peak1 or1 when the sun was hot1 to retire into some cave or crouch beneath some overhanging rock1 and there read and ponder whole days together4 ,there was a mystery thrown around him1 a kind of indifference and a lack of interest in almost everything in which those of his age usually feel interested4 ,his own parents looked upon him and sighed and wondered1 but could not fathom the depths of his mind1 nor learn the bent of his eccentric genius4 ,he was ever mild1 ever ready to render any assistance in his power to those in need1 and ever obedient to the commands of his parents and teachers2 but he obeyed1 as he always acted1 with a calm indifference1 and without any show of interest4 ,rarely was he seen to smile2 but sometimes1 when wrapped in his own reflections and heedless of everything around him1 his eyes would kindle1 and a placid1 but peculiar smile would play about his thin lips1 indicating that pleasant thoughts were in his mind2 but whether of past scenes or only of future imaginary joys none could tell4 ,and oftentimes this smile would suddenly vanish as you gazed upon him1 and a dark cloud would settle over his countenance4 ,his brow would become contracted1 his lips compressed1 and the expression of his eyes sad and gloomy4 ,then1 as if to seek solace1 or a diversion of his thoughts1 he would take up a book and wander off into some secluded spot and read and meditate1 occasionally noting down with his pencil certain sentences from what he read1 or recording certain ideas suggested thereby4 ,but there was one being on whom ,daniel ,kelford looked without his usual indifference1 and for whom he felt a pure and lasting affection4 ,this was ,elinor ,manvers1 the daughter of one of the wealthier class of farmers1 who resided about four miles from ,mr4 ,kelford's4 ,elinor was sixteen years old1 and as beautiful as the hour is that visit the ,mussulman's dreams4 ,her sylph-like form1 the classic regularity of her well-defined features1 her large and languishing dark eyes1 all bespoke a mind deeply imbued with the spirituel2 but still she was a true-hearted woman1 a sprightly and merry mountain lass4 ,she loved to pour forth her wild gay songs1 and hear the echoes of her finely-modulated voice among the tall cliffs of the mountains4 ,her step was as free and agile as that of the untamed deer2 and to all except ,daniel ,kelford she was a lively companion1 and could ring forth her clear laugh with all the free exuberance of feeling to which her nature seemed inclined2 but when with him she was conscious of a mysterious and undefined awe settling upon her mind1 and depriving her of the power of appearing gay and frolicsome4 ,her true nature was as yet undeveloped and unknown even to herself1 and the influence which ,daniel exerted over her1 and was destined to exert1 was the mould by which her soul was to be formed4 ,there was something repulsive and yet attractive about him1 and though she shrank from him1 she could not deny to herself that she loved him1 and the consciousness of her love was mingled with both pain and pleasure4 ,her feelings towards him were of two kinds1 directly opposite to each other1 and yet so mingling together that she could not entertain the one without admitting the other4 ,she shuddered when she reflected upon the depth of her love1 and yet she would not have torn it from her heart for worlds2 for there was a satisfaction and a sense of bliss always blending1 confusedly and unintelligibly1 it is true1 with the horror that darkened through her soul4 ,in his presence1 she felt ill at ease1 and yet there was a vacuum created by his absence which nothing but his presence could fill4 ,he had spoken to her of love1 of its beauty and holiness1 of its depth and power1 but no vows had yet been interchanged2 and although she would have preferred death to the certainty that he never would declare his love to her1 yet she dreaded the declaration1 and could not think with calmness on the moment when it was to be made4 ,there was something in the earnest flashing of his eyes when he gazed upon her that startled and almost terrified her2 and yet there was a charm in those looks that thrilled her inmost soul with pleasure1 and she could have wished he might gaze thus for ever4 ,his words1 too1 fell with a strange emphasis and a peculiar force upon her ears2 but there was a music in them that sank into her heart and awakened a sense of joy that nothing else could stir4 ,the hand of destiny seemed to be guiding her to some awful fate1 of which presentiment made her fully conscious2 but the path to which was strewn with so many charms she willingly1 ay anxiously1 trod it1 and would not have turned back if she could4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,daniel ,,kelford had fitted him up a little study room1 in which he spent most of his time4 ,books were his idols1 and he worshiped them with more than a pagan zeal4 ,his table was strewn with antique and curious volumes1 many of them abounding in the wild and marvelous1 and in these his whole soul seemed absorbed4 ,the love-sick and sentimental had no charm for him2 but he sought rather the abstruse and mysterious1 bending all his energies to the comprehension of the one and the unraveling of the other4 ,vague dreams1 as it were1 flitted through his mind1 highly colored by his diseased fancy1 and all wearing a supernatural hue4 ,metaphysics was his darling study4 ,he maintained that1 as every particle of matter is dependent on those surrounding it1 and as all are bound and held together by attraction1 making one whole1 and as it is impossible to conceive of one single particle existing independently and unconnected with any other1 so every idea is linked with others forming one mind1 and a single isolated idea is as impossible as a single and independent particle of matter2 and that as various as are the shapes of objects constituted by the combination of particles1 so various are the minds formed by the combination of ideas4 ,and as idea linked with idea rose in his mind1 he followed on1 weaving a chain as incomprehensible to most minds as the inextricable windings of the ,cretan labyrinth1 until1 at length lost in the mazy whirl of his own thoughts1 the eye of fancy grew dim and reason tottered on her throne4 ,reader1 let me conduct you to that little study-room4 ,we will look in at the window near which ,daniel sits4 ,it is night1 a calm moonlit night of ,may1 and the mingled notes of various night birds and innumerable insects1 together with the chastened scenery of the surrounding mountains1 as rock1 and stream1 and cliff1 and waterfall appear in the softened beams1 are enough to draw the most devoted of ordinary students from their books to contemplate the mighty book of nature1 printed in the type of ,god1 its sublime capitals rendering it legible to every observer4 ,but for ,daniel ,kelford these things now possess no interest4 ,they are unseen and unthought of2 for every power of his soul is centered upon the contents of a small roll of manuscript which lies before him4 ,he bends over it1 takes up sheet after sheet1 his interest increasing as he reads1 until he has but one thought1 one desire2 and that is to understand and to reduce to practice the strange things there taught4 ,beside him dimly burns his untrimmed lamp1 for he does not think to bestow any attention upon it4 ,he has found embodied in words thoughts and ideas that have long floated like shapeless visions through his soul1 but which he never could grasp1 confine1 and reduce to language4 ,the night wears on2 it is late2 he has read every page of that strange manuscript2 but he reads it again and again1 unmindful of the flight of time--a wild light sometimes flashing from his large eyes1 and a mysterious expression gathering over his countenance4 ,were the aged man whose hand penned these words now alive1 he could fall at his feet and worship him as a god4 ,but let us turn for a moment1 and see from whence he obtained this wonderful manuscript4 ,just on the line dividing the ,states of ,north and ,south ,carolina1 is an eminence called ,caesar's ,head4 ,when1 how1 or why it obtained this name ,i have never been able to learn4 ,over its top now passes a turnpike road2 but1 at the period of which ,i write1 all over and around it was almost an uninterrupted wilderness4 ,the southern1 or rather the southwestern side is nearly perpendicular1 and fronts towards the celebrated ,table ,rock in ,greenville ,district1 ,s4 ,c4 ,from its summit1 this rock1 as well as many other curious and interesting objects1 is in full view4 ,the whole scenery in that direction is1 perhaps1 unsurpassed by any in the whole mountain range2 and1 consequently1 ,caesar's ,head was one of ,daniel ,kelford's favorite places of resort4 ,one day he went to visit this spot1 and1 as he approached it1 he perceived an old man lying at the root of a tree1 or rather leaning on his elbow with his back resting against the tree1 and his eyes1 over which the film of death was fast gathering1 bent intently on the view before him4 ,daniel went up to him with his usual indifferent appearance1 but ready to impart any assistance that might be in his power4 ,as he drew near1 the old man turned to him and said-- ,you have come at last3 ,i was expecting you4 ,and why were you expecting me8 asked ,daniel4 ,because ,i knew that you were coming here at this hour1 was the reply4 ,and how knew you that8 asked ,daniel4 ,the means by which ,i obtained my information1 replied the old man1 may one day be familiar to you2 but ,i have not time now to explain them to you4 ,be content for the present to know that ,i have1 or rather have had1 the power to gain information of future events4 ,my time to leave this world is now come1 and ,i cannot look beyond the grave except1 as other mortals1 by the eye of faith4 ,i have inquired concerning you1 and know you better1 perhaps1 than you know yourself1 though you never met my eyes until now4 ,i knew that ,i was to die at this hour1 and that you were to meet me here to see me draw my last breath1 and to receive from me this manuscript1 which ,i have prepared expressly for you2 for ,i know your nature1 your insatiate thirst for knowledge1 your perseverance and enthusiasm1 and that you would improve the information herein contained4 ,i have written it in your own language4 ,take it1 it is yours2 but do not break the seal that binds it until ,i am buried4 ,daniel took the roll which the old man extended to him1 and begged that he might go for assistance4 ,no1 said the old man2 ,i want no company but yours4 ,death is not hard1 and ,i have but a few moments more to live4 ,you see that ,i am calm2 ,i1 who have experienced almost every vicissitude of life incident to both the palace and the mountain cave1 can here lay me down and place my hand upon my heart and call my ,god to witness that ,i die in peace with all men1 and without a single fear or dread4 ,i only ask that you will see me decently interred4 ,the tears gushed into ,daniel's eyes as he gave the promise4 ,the old man perceived it and said-- ,do not weep for me1 my young friend1 but rather weep for yourself4 ,my troubles are over1 but yours have scarcely begun4 ,ignorance loves to persecute knowledge2 but there is one blessing attendant on true wisdom2 for it renders its possessor impervious to the darts that are hurled at him1 and he rises above the petty animosities of earth and feels an inward satisfaction1 a proud consciousness of superiority that the ignorant can never know4 ,the eyes of the old man1 sunken and dim1 were turned upon the young man as he spoke1 and his wrinkled features assumed an expression of joy rarely seen upon the human countenance1 even when in health and prosperity4 ,he was above the ordinary size of men1 and his large frame stretched along the earth looked like some mountain god taking his rest4 ,his long white eyebrows arched boldly above his eyes1 and his silvery hair was brushed back1 leaving his massive brow bared to the gentle sunbeams as they streamed through the dense foliage of the overhanging trees4 ,there was a serenity and an expression of benignity about his countenance that irresistibly attracted the heart of ,daniel ,kelford1 and made him reverence him4 ,he seated himself by the old man1 and raising his head leaned it against his bosom4 ,thank you1 my young friend1 said the aged man2 ,i shall now die without a struggle4 ,i am in no pain2 and as ,i yet have a little time left me1 ,i will talk with you about ,elinor ,manvers4 ,elinor ,manvers6 exclaimed ,daniel1 with surprise4 ,do you know her8 ,i have seen her once1 said the old man2 and he who has done that can never forget the vision of beauty that has blest his eyes4 ,but ,i know her well4 ,i know her soul is as pure as her own mountain streams2 but it is unformed1 and to you is committed its nurture4 ,you can assimilate it to your own1 or absorb it within your own1 and make it soul of your soul1 one and inseparable1 imbuing it with the same thirst for knowledge1 the same exalted aspirations4 ,she loves you with an intensity never excelled2 and already the shadow1 or rather the light1 of your spirit is upon her2 but she can shake off the influence when you are away from her4 ,marry her1 and be with her all the time1 infusing your soul into hers1 making her a fit companion to share your joys on earth and your perfect bliss in ,heaven4 ,open to her the treasures of knowledge1 and she will twine her affections so firmly about you that even death cannot sever them4 ,the old man's voice grew weak and husky1 and turning his eyes calmly upon the face of his young friend1 he said-- ,i can tell you no more4 ,read the manuscript1 and you will know enough to enable you to learn all4 ,my time has come1 and ,,all ,,is ,,peace4 ,as he spake1 he folded his arms upon his breast1 closed his eyes1 and yielded his spirit1 without a groan or murmur1 to his ,god4 ,daniel returned home and told his father of the old man's death1 but said nothing about the manuscript he had received4 ,it he carried to his own room and locked within his trunk4 ,mr4 ,kelford and ,daniel1 with two or three of the neighbors1 went and brought the old man's body to ,mr4 ,kelford's house1 where it remained until the next day1 when they buried it1 wondering who the stranger was and whence he came4 ,it was night when ,daniel returned home1 and1 after hastily eating a few mouthfuls1 he hurried to his room1 brought forth the manuscript1 broke the seal1 and read it4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,the manuscript was as follows3-- ,,don ,,ricardus ,,carlos ,,to ,,his ,,young ,,friend ,,daniel ,,kelford4 ,it may seem strange to you1 my young friend1 to be thus familiarly addressed by one who is a stranger to you1 and one whom you have never even seen as yet2 but1 although ,i am unknown to you1 you are not unknown to me1 neither shall ,i die without your seeing me4 ,you will see me but once1 and that will be just as my soul flutters on the verge of eternity4 ,yes1 you will see me in that blissful moment when ,i shall launch my bark from the strand of ,time upon the ocean of ,eternity1 and be admitted into ,heaven1 the great temple of perfect knowledge1 where ,i shall be able to ascend step by step1 and endowed with capacity to understand those things which the mind1 while confined within its corporeal prison house1 can never comprehend4 ,peruse these pages1 and you will know how ,i know you4 ,peruse1 and be wise as ,i am1 and as few before me have been1 and perhaps fewer after me will be4 ,my name is ,don ,ricardus ,carlos1 and ,i am one of the once royal family of ,spain4 ,i say the once royal family1 for1 as you know1 the reign of the ,carloses has ceased2 and ,i am glad of it4 ,a new era is dawning upon the world1 when knowledge shall be diffused among the people1 and they shall see and feel that their hereditary rulers are tyrants who oppress them2 and they will rise and hurl them from their thrones4 ,a century from this hour1 and the names of king and emperor1 of lord and sovereign1 will only be remembered as titles once applied to certain men whom the fortune of birth gave an imaginary superiority over their fellow men in general1 and endowed with a privilege of ruling the temporal destinies of the toiling millions4 ,that era has already dawned in splendor4 ,this very nation is an example of it1 and this nation is destined to revolutionize the world2 not by the sword1 though it be mighty in arms and rich in heroes1 but by its example1 its peaceful and prosperous course4 ,man never was made to be forced into measures4 ,the ,almighty placed in his heart an aversion to coercion as applied to himself4 ,this is what we call pride2 and the same pride which leads him to hate coercion as applied to himself1 leads him to desire to coerce others4 ,this is one of the curses of ,god upon mankind for their disobedience1 intended to keep them at strife4 ,hence arise wars and bloodshed1 and the direst scourges that visit the earth4 ,man must be led by persuasion1 must be induced by example to embrace even that which is for his own good2 and1 as ,i said1 this nation will by its example revolutionize the world4 ,it has deluged ,france in blood1 for its time has not yet come2 but it will come1 and the land of the vine will yet be free4 ,the throne of ,england--proud mistress of the sea as she loves to be styled1 but as she cannot much longer be styled--will fall4 ,ireland1 long crushed beneath the iron tread of despotism1 will arise and hurl her chains from her and take her stand among the republics of the earth4 ,even my own beloved1 but degraded ,spain1 and sunny ,italy1 the land of the olive1 ruled for a thousand years by the usurper of ,heaven's prerogative1 will yet be free4 ,the crowns that now1 heavy with jewels1 adorn the heads of sovereigns1 will yet be trampled into the dust by the rough feet of those whose necks their wearers now bow down and trample down4 ,,the ,,people is the only sovereign1 and when knowledge shall have opened the eyes of the people to the excesses committed by their rulers1 and to their own rights1 they will turn and exercise their power--the power delegated to them1 and to none other1 by ,heaven4 ,but they must learn2 and they will learn by example sooner than by any other means4 ,this continent was reserved for such a glorious purpose--the renovation of society1 the upbuilding of the temple of true liberty4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i was instructed in all the lore of my country1 both ancient and modern4 ,my eagerness to obtain knowledge1 and the facility with which ,i acquired it1 were noted1 and the most skillful teachers were procured for me4 ,i was surrounded by all the pomp and pageantry of royalty2 but these had no charms for me4 ,every luxury which wealth could procure was at my command1 but ,i cared for nothing but knowledge4 ,it was the one all-absorbing thought of my mind1 and in it ,i lived1 moved1 and had my being4 ,i outstripped all my teachers1 and they declared themselves unable to teach me any more4 ,i was pronounced by all the ripest scholar of my age2 but still ,i was not satisfied4 ,what ,i had learned only increased my desire for more1 and in vain ,i sought a teacher more learned than myself4 ,the extent of my knowledge amazed the wisest and most profound scholars among my countrymen2 but still there was a vacuum in my soul1 a yearning to know more1 and ,i felt miserable because ,i had nothing more to learn4 ,but fickle fortune1 as it is generally1 but erroneously termed1 turned her scale4 ,it was not mere fortune or chance1 but destiny2 and destiny is the will of ,god4 ,my family was deposed and forced to flee4 ,of course1 we fled to ,america--to these ,united ,states2 for where else do the weary find repose and the oppressed an asylum and a home8 ,with no inconsiderable fortune1 ,i made my way to the mountains1 and in a pleasant valley in the western part of ,virginia ,i built me a cottage1 and there determined to reside1 and prosecute my studies and researches4 ,my desire for knowledge had not abated by my change of fortune1 and ,i began to cast about me for some new study4 ,those who had known me in ,spain thought ,i stood upon the pinnacle of the temple of knowledge2 but ,i knew there must be something beyond the height to which ,i had yet risen1 or else my mind would not be so disquiet and so anxious to learn more4 ,i reasoned thus with myself3 ,the temple of knowledge is founded on ,earth and ,time2 but the structure reaches into ,heaven and ,eternity4 ,i have ascended to the topmost step of the earthly part1 and now ,i must pierce the dividing line and ascend yet higher4 ,i reflected that ,heaven was purity1 and he that would enter into it must be pure1 must lay aside all mere earthly and sensual affections1 and become in all his thoughts and actions uninfluenced by selfish motives--in a word1 that he must separate his soul from his body1 and enter with the former1 leaving the latter on earth4 ,this ,i knew was generally effected by death1 and then came the desire to die2 but again ,i reflected that that was a sinful desire1 and would retard my progress4 ,if ,i should take my own life1 the very act would debar me from the prize for which ,i did it4 ,i commenced schooling my mind and subduing my bodily propensities4 ,i abstained from all food1 except just enough to keep me alive and in health4 ,i supplied the wants of nature1 but nothing more4 ,i practiced self-denial in almost everything1 forcing myself to act directly opposite to the promptings of my carnal mind4 ,i retired now to the wildest parts of the mountains1 to fill my soul with awe at beholding the stupendous grandeur of nature2 and now to the sunny valleys1 the babbling rills1 and murmuring waterfalls1 to drink in gladness and joy4 ,i visited the poor1 bestowing gifts upon them1 wandering far and near in search of objects of charity1 until my fortune was exhausted1 and ,i was left with but a scanty pittance for my support4 ,but ,i gloried in my poverty1 remembering that the ,scriptures teach that money is a hindrance1 the love of it an insuperable barrier1 to the perfection of human virtue4 ,knowledge was all ,i cared for2 wealth sank into less than nothingness when compared with it4 ,my great aim was to arrive to an exalted state of purity1 in order to attain to higher knowledge4 ,i would not suffer myself to think of anything unconnected with the ,great ,author of its existence4 ,at length ,i found myself undergoing a gradual change4 ,the thoughts of earth and earthly things became irksome to me1 and ,i could banish them from my mind at pleasure4 ,my thoughts were as much at my command as my actions4 ,i could think upon a particular subject1 or leave off thinking on it at will1 just as ,i could put my limbs in motion1 or leave them at rest1 as ,i pleased4 ,one day ,i seated myself by the side of a little rill1 the magnificent white blossoms of the laurel waving over me1 and the wild vines creeping with serpentine folds around the boughs of the neighboring trees1 forming an arbor above the quiet stream4 ,it was a lovely spot1 and might well have been fancied the favorite resort of the mountain genii1 when they wished to retire to solitude and indulge in reverie4 ,here ,i determined to try the experiment of willing myself a spirit1 separate from my body and independent of it4 ,it required some effort for me to do this2 but gradually ,i seemed to lose my bodily form1 and to become independent of the laws of gravitation4 ,in a few moments the change was complete2 and no sooner was it so than ,i heard a voice1 mild and sweet beyond anything which it is in the power of the imagination to conceive-- ,mortal1 said the voice1 behold what the eyes of sinful mortal never saw6 ,i turned1 and beheld a form bright as the sun2 but it did not dazzle my eyes4 ,on the contrary1 ,i loved to look upon it2 and as ,i gazed ,i felt a joy diffusing itself through my soul never dreamed of before1 and so perfect that ,i was wholly abandoned to it4 ,i am thy good angel1 again spake the voice2 and thy mind1 subdued to thy own control1 and exerted in a pure and holy direction1 has so far removed the scales with which earthly passions blind the human eyes1 that thou art permitted1 though still mortal1 to see me1 an immortal1 and hear my voice4 ,thy desire for knowledge shall be gratified1 for thou seekest it not for any evil end4 ,listen1 and ,i will give thee thy first lesson in a course of study new to and unheard of by thee4 ,i listened and heard strange yet sweet words1 and drank in with eagerness the instruction imparted to me4 ,but1 as ,i only learned a portion at that time1 and have continued at different periods since to learn more1 ,i will not here attempt to set down the words then uttered to me1 or to recount the particular points on which ,i was enlightened at the different times2 but will throw together a portion of the information ,i have acquired during the whole time1 selecting such as ,i shall think most likely to interest you1 and to fire you with a desire to obtain more from the same source from which ,i have obtained mine2 for man1 even while living on this earth1 and consequently mortal1 may1 through the attributes of immortality1 learn much that is incomprehensible to the mere mortal mind4 ,every human being on this wide world is attended1 from his birth to his death1 by two angels1 the one good1 the other evil4 ,neither has any power to prompt its charge to action either bodily or mentally1 for the will is free to choose for itself2 but when once a course of acts or thoughts is commenced1 then both have power1 and each acts in direct opposition to the other1 causing the mind to waver and alternate between good and evil1 embracing sometimes the one and sometimes the other1 as the respective angels obtain the mastery4 ,if a man's thoughts and actions be good1 his good angel endeavors to encourage him to persevere in them1 while his evil one wars against them2 and if his thoughts and actions be evil1 his evil spirit urges him on1 while his good one tries to restrain him4 ,hence the life of man is one continued warfare1 the two spirits for ever battling against each other1 and each in its turn exulting in victory and mourning over defeat4 ,but1 let which may be vanquished1 it does not easily abandon the contest4 ,the human will can always decide the strife with regard to any particular thing1 and cast the victory on either side it pleases1 and1 with traitorous fickleness1 it fights sometimes on the one side and sometimes on the other4 ,man1 in general1 is not sunk to that depth of depravity in which he is frequently represented--a depth so low1 so dark1 and so wretched as to be wholly incapable1 with his own human nature1 unaided and left to himself1 to think a holy thought or perform a righteous act4 ,if this were the case1 the evil angel would ever prove victorious1 and the good one would retire in despair1 and leave the poor human being the prey of the powers of darkness4 ,men have much to say about the foreknowledge of ,god1 the predestination and election of the human race1 or of a portion of it1 and such like4 ,these are fruitful themes of controversy1 as unavailing as they are absurd4 ,god does not reckon time1 for it is finite and he is infinite4 ,he knows only eternity1 in which there is neither past nor future1 but an ever-abiding present1 without beginning or end4 ,without freedom of will it would be impossible for man to be an accountable being4 ,if the angels which attend him through life had the power to prompt him to action1 then they would have the entire rule over him1 and they alone would be held accountable for his course4 ,true1 it is possible that either spirit may be subdued1 and the mind reduced entirely under the control of the other2 this can only take place where the mind concurs with the victorious spirit1 and continues to concur with it1 and willingly yields to its control1 and therefore the mortal is still the accountable one1 and the one with whom ,god will finally reckon4 ,when the good spirit1 from a long series of defeats1 yields all hope of ever again obtaining the ascendancy over its dark rival1 and flees in despair from the soul over which it has watched1 then the mind and body of the person become devoted with all their powers to the devil1 the prince of the spirit that presides over him4 ,he then receives a kind of supernatural power2 but it is not of that kind by which good may be wrought1 but seeks to set friends at variance and to array man against his fellow-man4 ,it even endues him1 who is subject to its undisputed sway1 with the power of working a species of miracles2 but the effects of these miracles are always noxious4 ,this is what has usually been termed witchcraft4 ,the spirit of evil becomes visible and audible to him who is invested with this fearful power1 and he is no longer regarded by the eye of ,heaven as one who may even possibly free himself from the master he serves1 and repent and find forgiveness4 ,his good angel is gone from him to return no more2 for ,god hath said1 ,my spirit shall not always strive with man4 ,beyond this world his doom is irrevocably sealed1 and his lot cast among the forever damned4 ,on the other hand1 by deeds of charity and love1 and by a life of extraordinary purity1 the evil spirit may be expelled1 and the soul left to the undisputed sway of the good one4 ,he who is thus freed from the power of his evil angel has the power of seeing and hearing his good one1 and of learning things incomprehensible to the generality of his race4 ,to him the fountains of knowledge are unsealed1 and he learns1 while yet on earth1 much that is reserved to be learned in ,heaven after we have become a new order of beings1 endowed with new intelligence4 ,it is sin only that blinds our sight and darkens our minds1 and1 consequently1 the more effectually we can free ourselves from sin the better are we prepared for the reception of knowledge4 ,perfect knowledge can only be attained by perfect purity1 and hence perfect knowledge is perfect bliss2 and the highest bliss of heaven is to perfectly understand all things4 ,on earth1 corrupted and polluted as it is by sin1 there can be no perfect knowledge1 and1 consequently1 no perfect bliss4 ,and although there are different degrees of knowledge in ,heaven1 yet every degree is perfect1 and affords perfect bliss so far2 and1 as we ascend step by step up the heavenly temple of knowledge1 perfect bliss will be added to perfect bliss1 and thus will we go on until we reach the summit and possess ourselves of all the blissful attributes of ,god himself4 ,the more knowledge we attain on earth1 provided it be applied to good1 the higher will be the grade to which we will be admitted in ,heaven1 and consequently the more perfect our bliss there2 but if it be directed towards the attainment of an end transgressing the laws of ,god and furthering evil1 the more intense will be the sufferings in the world of punishment4 ,it is an incontrovertible law of natural philosophy1 that not an atom of matter can be annihilated2 and it is a law as applicable to the immaterial as to the material world4 ,every act we have ever committed1 every word we have ever spoken1 and every thought that has ever flitted through our minds1 remains as indestructible as the throne of ,omnipotence itself4 ,here on earth we act1 speak1 and think1 and then forget the deeds we have done1 the words we have spoken1 and the thoughts we have harbored2 but on the day of the final reckoning1 when our spirits shall re-enter our arisen bodies1 every thought1 word1 and deed shall recur to us as vividly as though they had taken place at that very instant4 ,thus every one has his whole life spread before him1 takes in all at a glance1 and becomes his own judge2 and as his conscience approves or condemns him1 so is he approved or condemned by ,god4 ,and although men are accountable1 yet this does not exempt their good angels from being judged also4 ,their course is judged1 and if they have been remiss in performing the duties assigned them1 and have not watched diligently over the souls committed to their charge1 then they receive the reward due to their negligence2 and as those souls over which they kept watch are the gainers or losers by their conduct1 therefore it is permitted them to judge them1 as ,st4 ,paul saith1 ,know ye not that the angels are to be judged by us8 ,by our ,,will1 as ,i said1 we can always cast the victory on the side of either our good or evil angel1 as we choose2 and when1 by a long series of victories achieved over our evil angel by the combined powers of our will and our good angel1 we are entirely freed from our evil one1 then the veil of sin and imperfection which obscures our spiritual sight is so far removed as to enable us to behold and converse with our good angel1 and to learn much1 not only of spiritual matters1 but also of the future destinies of nations and individuals4 ,it is thus that ,i have learned of thee1 and of the influence which this nation is to exert over the world1 dethroning tyrants1 extirpating royalty1 and making all men free and equal4 ,it is thus that ,i have learned the hour at which ,i am to undergo that change which men call death4 ,remember that purity is what is required--purity1 at no matter what sacrifice of inclination4 ,as you read this1 your good angel stands at your right side1 and your evil one at your left1 nearest your heart2 but both are invisible to you because you are neither wholly pure nor wholly polluted4 ,in the former case your good spirit would be visible1 in the latter your evil one4 ,they are striving for you1 the one endeavoring to urge you to purity1 the other to drag you down to degradation4 ,i am convinced1 though even my angel does not know1 that you will cast your ,,will on the side of virtue1 and go on in your high career of knowledge4 ,and here ,i will close4 ,if you avail yourself of the information ,i have imparted1 ,i have said enough2 if not1 all that ,i have said is in vain1 and but labor lost4 ,you are very dear to me1 and1 as ,i write1 you grow still dearer4 ,but ,i am yet to see you1 and to hold converse with you for a little while3 and the reason that ,i now write nothing concerning ,elinor ,manvers is that ,i shall speak face to face with you about her4 ,farewell4 ,,don ,,ricardus ,,carlos4 ,mountain ,cave1 ,va41 ,nov4 #bjth1 #aggi4 7,conclusion next month47 ,,moral ,,courage4 ,,by ,,alice ,b4 ,,neal4 ,,part ,i4 ,ah1 lonely1 very lonely1 is the room ,where love1 domestic love1 no longer nestles1 ,but1 smitten by the common stroke of doom1 ,the corpse lies on the tressels6--,,hood4 ,,yes1 there was death in the house4 ,the closed windows told it to the passers-by2 and the crape which hung heavily from the door1 tied with a black ribbon1 denoted that one in the prime of life was laid low4 ,strangers looked at it with a glance of curiosity and hurried past1 forgetting the next moment1 in the bright sunshine and busy avocations of life1 that they had received a solemn warning to prepare for a like mysterious change4 ,acquaintances walked with a slower step1 as it caught the eye1 and thought of the sad scenes that must be passing within that house of mourning4 ,friends said it was a great blow1 and wondered vaguely what would become of the wife and children2 and some knelt at night surrounded by unclouded happiness in their own homes1 but nevertheless praying with a full heart for those who had so suddenly been left desolate4 ,the day of the funeral came1 and the husband and father was carried from the home that had been almost an earthly paradise to be laid beneath the cold clod of the valley1 and the weeping family clung to each other1 and sobbed and prayed as that first dreary night came on1 and they recognized all the vacancy of hearth and heart4 ,such scenes are daily passing2 yet the world goes on as ever1 and some dance to the music of gay revelry1 while others put on the garments of heaviness with breaking hearts4 ,and then the return to actual life6 ,how harassing it is when our thoughts are with the dead and the living claim our care6 ,mrs4 ,burton found the sad truth of this as1 with well meant1 but harsh kindness1 she found her brother waiting one morning1 scarce a week from the day that had made her a widow1 to talk over her future prospects4 ,he had an ungracious task before him2 for he was forced to communicate what was galling to his pride1 as well as distressing to those more nearly interested in the intelligence4 ,mr4 ,burton's affairs were left in almost inextricable confusion2 a pittance1 a mere pittance1 of some two hundred a year was all that would remain to his family2 and what was this when their annual expenditure had been thousands8 ,he was luxurious in taste1 and had not hesitated to gratify every whim4 ,he was an indulgent father1 and had lavished uncounted sums upon his children4 ,he had not intended to be unjust to them or his lovely wife2 but he was one of those who seem to think a long life secured to them by present health1 and1 being in excellent business1 thought it time to lay by when the children were educated and his boys began to look out for themselves4 ,besides1 he belonged to one of the oldest1 proudest families in the city1 and he was not to be outshone by any of them4 ,but how did matters stand now that1 by an unalterable decree1 he had been suddenly removed from them8 ,let us see if he had been a just man1 as was pompously stated in his epitaph4 ,lucy1 the eldest daughter1 was but nineteen1 beautiful1 accomplished1 and betrothed to the son of an old friend4 ,she was provided for1 said the world1 and1 of course1 their relatives could take charge of the younger children--,grace1 ten1 ,willie and ,george1 the one just entered at a classical school1 and the other almost ready for college1 although only fifteen4 ,mrs4 ,burton would have enough to maintain her1 no doubt1 and so the matter was charitably settled and quietly laid aside for a discussion of the last opera night by the ladies1 or a sudden rise in stocks by the gentlemen1 upon whose feeling1 sensitive minds it had obtruded itself4 ,such a conversation was passing that very morning1 as ,mrs4 ,burton sat listening to a hurried account of the pressing liabilities that would sweep away even her own marriage portion when1 for the first time in a shielded1 prosperous life1 care and business anxiety came upon her4 ,it is not strange that she was completely bewildered by the new aspect of affairs4 ,she had thought her domestic loss too great a sorrow to bear up under1 and now all this crushing weight added to it6 ,what was to be done8 ,her brother-in-law had but one thing to propose4 ,lucy would probably marry soon1 and ,mrs4 ,burton would no doubt find a comfortable home with her1 and be of great assistance to the young wife in managing her domestic concerns ,the children would be distributed among ,mr4 ,burton's relatives4 ,he himself would take ,george into his counting-house4 ,he was old enough to be of some service4 ,mrs4 ,burton was a devoted mother4 ,with all her thoughtlessness1 she was both fond and proud of her children1 and to have them taken from her was to bereave her of every earthly happiness4 ,and ,george1 with his quick mind and high ambition1 to be tied down in a counting-room1 when he had talent for anything in the profession he already looked forward to1 the law6 ,willie1 proud1 spirited1 affectionate ,willie1 and her beautiful ,grace1 dependents upon the bounty of relatives6 ,she could not bear the thought4 ,but she was not alone in this4 ,lucy had been summoned to join the deliberation1 and astonished her uncle not a little by the firmness with which she said-- ,that never will do1 sir6 ,well1 my dear1 perhaps you can propose a more feasible plan4 ,does ,mr4 ,allan intend to 'marry the whole family8' ,the ill-concealed irony and coarseness of this remark brought a flush to the young girl's face1 and a fire to her eyes that made her more like her haughty relative than ever1 as she answered-- ,i have not consulted with ,mr4 ,allan2 for ,i did not know there was any need of consultation4 ,no doubt he still thinks as ,i did an hour ago1 that--my father--that we were still secured a home at least4 ,and her voice faltered2 for she could not yet speak that name without tears1 and the harshness of their situation was forced upon her painfully4 ,well1 leave him out of the question4 ,something must be done4 ,creditors are at your very door2 harpies that will not be satisfied so long as you are living on ,wilton carpets and dining with silver that has never yet been paid for4 ,mrs4 ,burton instinctively turned towards her daughter1 as if she could in reality suggest some plan by which everything could readily be arranged4 ,she felt revived by the quick decision of ,lucy's tone and manner4 ,i have no plans4 ,i can scarcely think as yet1 she said1 passing her hand hurriedly across her brow2 but to-morrow3 at least we can be in peace until then4 ,only one thing ,i am certain of1 that1 so long as ,i have health and strength1 my mother and brothers shall not be dependent on any one4 ,those hands work1 indeed6 returned ,mr4 ,william ,burton1 glancing almost contemptuously on the white fingers locked so resolutely together1 on which sparkled a ring of great value1 the betrothed gift of her lover4 ,go to ,allan with your resolution1 and see what he will say4 ,come1 come now1 don't be obstinate and foolish1 ,lucy4 ,you are poor ,george's child1 and as like him as you can be4 ,i mustn't get vexed with you4 ,i know it's a great shock4 ,i feel it so myself2 but we must be brave and put up with trouble we can't help4 ,it was with a swelling heart1 and oftentimes gushes of bitter tears1 that ,lucy trod the floor of her room all that long afternoon1 while her mother received1 in the parlor below1 visits of condolence from friends and acquaintances1 who came1 some because custom required it1 and others because they had suffered and sorrowed1 and knew how welcome a kindly sympathy had been in their affliction4 ,the children1 ,grace and ,willie1 sat reading together with their arms about each other until the twilight came1 and they began to wonder what made sister stay away alone so long1 and finally deputed ,george to go very softly and see if she would not come down to tea1 as ,doctor ,howard was still talking to mamma1 and they were very lonely4 ,come in1 said ,lucy1 as she recognized her brother's voice2 and then she made him sit down beside her1 and led him to talk of their future life and what he had intended to accomplish4 ,it had been in the boy's mind all day1 and he spoke very earnestly4 ,he would be so industrious after this1 and study so hard1 and be a great lawyer like ,uncle ,thomas1 and then mamma should come and live with him1 when ,lucy was married and the children grown up4 ,ah1 how could she damp such fond anticipations and throw the shadow of care over that bright young face1 from which she had parted back the clustering locks that she might look steadfastly into those clear1 eloquent eyes6 ,so she gave up her first resolve of telling him all the truth1 but said-- ,dear brother1 what if it should be necessary for us to move into a smaller house1 and for you to give up study and go into business for a few years until we get rich again1 and ,willie is large enough to help himself a little8 ,the shadow came1 after all1 and the boy's face lost its eager1 hopeful look4 ,i knew it would be hard1 and that you do not like business2 but we all have to bear trials4 ,think of poor mamma2 for her sake1 ,george4 ,and because it would be right1 she added1 after a moment4 ,but we will talk more about this some other day2 only think of it1 brother1 and be brave4 ,ask strength from ,heaven to do rightly1 and she pointed to her dressing-table1 where an open ,bible lay1 stained with tears4 ,ah1 how many schemes she revolved in her mind that night1 when she could not sleep1 and envied the calm repose of ,grace1 who shared her room1 and was lying so quietly beside her4 ,and then she rose and turned to her ,bible again1 as she had never sought it before1 although it had always been dear to her2 for she was of those who had remembered their ,creator in the days of their youth4 ,one sentence caught her attention2 no doubt she had read it a hundred times before1 but she never had known its meaning until now4 ,in all thy ways acknowledge ,him1 and ,he will direct thy paths4 ,how full of hope and assurance it was6 and something like a smile quivered about her lips as she knelt and laid her heart open to the ,father of the ,fatherless4 ,but several days passed before anything like a feasible plan suggested itself4 ,mrs4 ,burton was ready to do anything ,lucy thought best2 but her mind seemed to be paralyzed by the succession of misfortunes4 ,yet still another trial remained for the devoted girl1 and harder to bear1 that it came so unexpectedly4 ,i cannot do as you wish1 she said to her lover1 when her resolution was finally taken4 ,god only knows how hard the struggle has been1 and still is4 ,but ,i should despise myself if ,i turned from one duty to take up another4 ,how could ,i expect a blessing upon it8 ,we are both young2 ,i but nineteen1 you twenty-three4 ,five years from now we shall still have a long life before us1 and then we shall be all the happier for this self-denial4 ,is it asking too much of you8--too great a sacrifice1 ,james8 ,i cannot understand you1 ,lucy4 ,don't speak enigmas4 ,well1 then1 have ,i not explained it clearly8--that my labor is necessary to my mother and all of them1 until the younger children are old enough to act for themselves2 and1 even to be your wife1 great happiness as it would be to me1 ,i cannot desert them4 ,you are a noble girl1 ,lucy1 he said1 as you would admire anything that was beautiful in a picture or a statue4 ,and yet she seemed to know that he did not feel with her--could not understand her1 as he had said4 ,and do you not think ,i am right8 ,i can't say that ,i do--that is1 exactly4 ,i can't see that you are bound to waste five years1 the best years of life1 when the family can be otherwise provided for4 ,you say your uncles have offered to do all that is necessary2 your mother would always be welcome in my house4 ,and ,james ,allan actually regarded himself1 and had done so for some days1 a perfect model of virtuous self-denial in making the proposal1 and going on with a match that more worldly friends now advised him against4 ,there was a difference between the daughter of the prosperous merchant and the ruined bankrupt4 ,you never have had brothers and sisters1 ,james4 ,and so shall love you all the better1 darling4 ,you will have none to be jealous of4 ,ah1 now listen to me4 ,do not place obstacles in the path of my duty4 ,tell me1 am ,i selfish towards you8 ,she did not think he could say yes1 or feel it4 ,she knew that if the probation had been proposed to her for his sake1 she would have consented joyfully1 happy in the power to show how true her love was1 and she would have strengthened and encouraged him in every way4 ,he was silent for a moment1 and then he said1 slowly-- ,and what do you propose to do8 ,teach1 ,i suppose4 ,it grated upon his ear to think that any one who would be hereafter connected with him should use time or talent in her own support4 ,he would much rather have given the necessary sum outright2 but that ,lucy would not listen to4 ,no1 ,i shall not teach4 ,and what in creation will you do8 he ejaculated1 surprised from his accustomed politeness into an abrupt betrayal of native rudeness4 ,i am going to learn a trade and work at it1 and have a shop1 when ,i can manage one4 ,good heavens1 ,lucy1 you are mad6 ,what has put such an insane idea into your head8 ,thought1 thought--constant1 harassing1 anxious thought4 ,as a teacher or governess ,i could do little more than support myself2 and ,i know ,i have taste and enterprise1 and ,george will assist me1 and ,i feel ,i shall succeed4 ,never to be my wife afterwards6 ,james6 and she started to her feet1 the hot blood mounting to her face4 ,she could not believe she had heard aright1 and came back to him1 laying her hand upon his arm and looking beseechingly into his face4 ,he was angry now4 ,pride1 and more than pride1 vanity1 were aroused4 ,what6 his wife to have been behind a counter6--to hear it said1 in after years1 ,o yes6 ,mrs4 ,allan was a shop girl6 ,it was not that his treasure would be exposed to rude and unfeeling association2 it was not that he would shield her from toil6 ,he shook her from him-- ,as true as ,i am speaking1 if you persist in this1 ,i will never marry you6 ,you never shall6 ,she turned quietly1 but firmly1 and went towards the door4 ,there were no tears1 no expostulations4 ,it was not her nature4 ,neither was that deep emphatic tone the voice of passion4 ,but a mask had dropped from the real character of one she had almost reverenced1 who had been invested by the halo of her love with every high and noble quality4 ,lucy6 ,no answer2 and then the woman triumphed1 and she turned her face so that he could see how deadly pale she was1 as she said1 not raising her eyes-- ,god bless you1 ,james1 for the happiness of the past6 ,he knew that he was forgiven2 but he also felt that1 outwardly1 there could be no reconciliation4 ,in an instant1 all her goodness and purity came into his mind4 ,he felt all that he had lost when too late to regain it4 ,but he stifled remorse and regret by pride and fancied injury1 as he left the house never to return again4 ,there followed a wretched1 stormy interview with her uncle1 whose anger knew no bounds when ,lucy told him that her engagement with ,james ,allan was broken1 and for what reason4 ,she was called idiot and ungrateful1 her scheme was ridiculed and discouraged1 until ,mrs4 ,burton even began to take her brother's view of the case1 and think that her daughter had acted inexcusably when1 with a little forbearance1 she could have retained the care and love of one who had a father's sanction to call her wife4 ,and finally threats were tried to induce her to use her influence to reconcile the family to the first plan proposed2 for ,mr4 ,william ,burton solemnly declared that1 if the daughter of his brother disgraced the family by becoming a milliner's girl1 he would disown her1 and his children should never recognize her again4 ,this was a great trial1 but a harder one had been borne1 and ,lucy found a friend to uphold her in her course when she was sorely tempted to abandon it4 ,dr4 ,howard had been for many years their family physician1 and had watched her from earliest childhood with no little interest4 ,his daughter ,mary was ,lucy's most intimate friend1 and through her he heard of all that was passing in the family of his deceased friend4 ,his little carriage was standing at the door as ,mr4 ,burton left the house1 the morning of the last interview1 and ,lucy1 still sitting in the parlor1 her head upon her hands1 lost in deep and painful thought1 was roused by his kindly voice and fatherly manner1 to be comforted by his sympathy and strengthened by his approval4 ,i know all1 my little daughter1 said the warm-hearted old gentleman4 ,as for that ,james ,allan1 you've had a lucky escape1 and ,i'd willingly see him-- ,doctor6 interrupted ,lucy1 for she could not hear that once loved name spoken of so harshly4 ,well1 well1 ,i suppose you were fond of him1 or you never could have promised what you did4 ,but we won't think of that part of the subject4 ,now tell me exactly what you want to do1 and then we will see if there's a possibility of accomplishing it4 ,so ,lucy unfolded her plans more fully than she had yet done to any one4 ,their milliner was a widow lady who had under her direction one of those large work-rooms employing twenty or thirty girls4 ,her customers were among the wealthiest and most fashionable people in the city1 and1 as she was very intelligent and a person of excellent taste1 they frequently consulted her about an entire wardrobe1 and in this way ,lucy had often listened to her conversation4 ,only one month ago1 her mother and herself were taking ,mrs4 ,hill's advice with regard to her own trousseau1 a part of which was already purchased2 and while ,lucy was waiting for her mother to call for her1 she had been much interested in a history of ,mrs4 ,hill's own business experience1 resulting from a report that she was thinking of retiring before long4 ,lucy found1 to her amazement1 that1 in twenty years1 she had not only educated her family1 but saved enough to make her entirely comfortable4 ,this conversation might have been forgotten1 had not a necessity for exertion been forced so suddenly upon her2 and knowing1 from the salaries of her own teachers1 that she could not hope to do more than maintain herself in that way1 ,mrs4 ,hill's success flashed upon her mind as an encouraging precedent4 ,at first1 she scarcely counted the cost1 it is true4 ,she forgot that it would make an entire change in her social position1 strange as it may seem in a so-called republican country1 and1 above all1 in a city where all men were first declared to be equal4 ,she could not judge1 from her own true1 affectionate nature1 the result such a decision would have upon her future prospects in domestic life4 ,that was the thought which cheered her at first1 the beacon star that was to guide her through all toil and self-denial2 but it had been quenched1 with all else that had made life bright to her4 ,and as yet she knew nothing of actual physical fatigue or deprivation2 this was yet to break upon her4 ,dr4 ,howard1 like a true friend1 pointed out all this1 kindly1 it is true1 but in the strongest colors2 and when he found that even then she did not give up her scheme1 he patted her glossy curls as he would have done ,mary's1 and said she was a little heroine1 and he did not doubt that she could succeed4 ,whoever show themselves weak enough to desert you1 my child1 he said1 you have always a friend in me1 remember that2 and you must use me whenever you want advice or assistance4 ,don't hesitate to come to me in all your little trials and troubles1 and my house shall be a second home to you4 ,then1 to have her mind relieved of all anxiety on this score at once1 for he saw the sad changes the past few weeks had made in her worn face1 he proposed to go at once and consult ,mrs4 ,hill1 and see how they could manage time and terms4 ,it seemed a long hour to ,lucy before the sound of his carriage-wheels was heard again2 but he came at last1 his face beaming with pleasure1 and told her how heartily ,mrs4 ,hill had entered into her plans1 that she would herself direct the short apprenticeship1 and engage her services when it was completed4 ,there was a little note from the lady herself1 so full of good will and kindliness1 that the young girl's faith in human nature was revived1 and her path seemed indeed directed by the ,god in whom she trusted4 ,how thankfully she reviewed the events of the day to her mother that night1 with a look more like happiness than she had worn since her father's death4 ,and ,mrs4 ,burton seemed1 for the first time1 interested in it1 and was thankful for everything that would keep them all together4 ,george was enthusiastic1 as he always was in everything he entered into1 and1 throwing his arms about her neck1 declared she was the best sister in the world1 and he had no doubt she would make a fortune4 ,the younger children could not1 of course1 fully understand the case1 but knew that something pleasant had happened and they were indebted to ,lucy for it4 ,it was the happiest night the ,burtons had known since their father's death4 ,illustration ,,taking ,,care ,,of ,,number ,,one4 ,,by ,t4 ,s4 ,,arthur4 ,,every one for himself4 ,this was one of ,lawrence ,tilghman's favorite modes of expression4 ,and it will do him no injustice to say that he usually acted up to the sentiment in his business transactions and social intercourse2 though guardedly1 whenever a too manifest exhibition of selfishness was likely to affect him in the estimation of certain parties with whom he wished to stand particularly fair4 ,in all his dealings1 this maxim was alone regarded2 and he was never satisfied unless1 in bargaining1 he secured the greater advantage1 a thing that pretty generally occurred4 ,there resided in the same town with ,tilghman--a western town--a certain young lady1 whose father owned a large amount of property4 ,she was his only child1 and would fall heir1 at his death1 to all his wealth4 ,of course1 this young lady had attractions that were felt to be of a most weighty character by certain young men in the town1 who made themselves as agreeable to her as possible4 ,among these was ,lawrence ,tilghman4 ,larry1 said a friend to him one day--they had been talking about the young lady--it's no use for you to play the agreeable to ,helen ,walcot4 ,and why not1 pray8 returned ,tilghman4 ,they say she's engaged4 ,to whom8 ,to a young man in ,columbus4 ,who says so8 ,i can't mention my authority2 but it's good4 ,engaged1 ha6 ,well1 ,i'll break that engagement1 if there's any virtue in trying4 ,you will8 ,certainly4 ,helen will be worth a plum when the old man1 her father1 dies2 and ,i've made up my mind to handle some of his thousands4 ,but certainly1 ,larry1 you would not attempt to interfere with a marriage contract8 ,i don't believe any contract exists1 replied the young man4 ,anyhow1 while a lady is single ,i regard her as in the market1 and to be won by the boldest4 ,still1 we should have some respect for the rights of others4 ,every one for himself in this world1 replied ,tilghman4 ,that is my motto4 ,if you don't take care of yourself1 you'll be shoved to the wall in double quick time4 ,long ago1 ,i resolved to put some forty or fifty thousand dollars between myself and the world by marriage1 and you may be sure that ,i will not let this opportunity slip for any consideration4 ,helen must be mine4 ,additional evidence of the fact that the young lady was under engagement of marriage soon came to the ears of ,tilghman4 ,the effect was to produce a closer attention on his part to ,helen1 who1 greatly to his uneasiness1 did not seem to give him much encouragement1 although she always treated him with politeness and attention whenever he called to see her4 ,but it was not true1 as ,tilghman had heard1 that ,helen was engaged to a young man in ,columbus2 though it was true that she was in correspondence with a gentleman there named ,walker1 and that their acquaintance was intimate1 and fast approaching a love-like character4 ,still1 she was not indifferent to the former1 and1 as he showed so strong a preference for her1 began1 gradually1 to feel an awakening interest4 ,tilghman was quick to perceive this1 and it greatly elated him4 ,in the exultation of his feelings1 he said to himself-- ,i'll show this ,columbus man that ,i'm worth a dozen of him4 ,the boldest wins the fair4 ,i wouldn't give much for his engagement4 ,tilghman was a merchant1 and visited the east twice every year for the purpose of buying goods4 ,last ,august1 he crossed the mountains as usual4 ,some men1 when they leave home and go among strangers1 leave all the little good breeding they may happen to have had behind them4 ,such a man was ,tilghman4 ,the moment he stepped into a steamboat1 stage1 or railroad car1 the every-one-for-himself principle by which he was governed manifested itself in all its naked deformity1 and it was at once concluded by all with whom he came in contact that1 let him be who he would1 he was no gentleman4 ,on going up the river1 on the occasion referred to1 our gentleman went on the free and easy principle1 as was usual with him when in public conveyances2 consulting his own inclinations and tastes alone1 and running his elbows into any and everybody's ribs that happened to come in his way4 ,he was generally first at the table when the bell rang2 and1 as he had a good appetite1 managed1 while there1 to secure a full share of the delicacies provided for the company4 ,every one for himself1 was the thought in his mind on these occasions2 and his actions fully agreed with his thoughts4 ,on crossing the mountains in stages as far as ,cumberland1 his greedy1 selfish1 and sometimes downright boorish propensities annoyed his fellow-passengers1 and particularly a young man of quiet1 refined1 and gentlemanly deportment1 who could not1 at times1 help showing the disgust he felt4 ,because he paid his half dollar for meals at the taverns on the way1 ,tilghman seemed to feel himself licensed to gormandize at a beastly rate4 ,the moment he sat down to the table1 he would seize eagerly upon the most desirable dish near him1 and appropriate at least a half1 if not two-thirds1 of what it contained1 regardless utterly of his fellow-passengers4 ,then he would call for the next most desirable dish1 if he could not reach it1 and help himself after a like liberal fashion4 ,in eating1 he seemed more like a hungry dog1 in his eagerness1 than a man possessing a grain of decency4 ,when the time came to part company with him1 his fellow-travelers rejoiced at being rid of one whose utter selfishness filled them with disgust4 ,in ,philadelphia and ,new ,york1 where ,tilghman felt that he was altogether unknown1 he indulged his uncivilized propensities to their full extent4 ,at one of the hotels1 just before leaving ,new ,york to return to ,baltimore1 and there take the cars for the ,west again1 he met the young man referred to as a traveling companion1 and remarked the fact that he recognized and frequently observed him4 ,under this observation1 as it seemed to have something sinister in it1 ,tilghman felt1 at times1 a little uneasy1 and1 at the hotel table1 rather curbed his greediness when this individual was present4 ,finally1 he left ,new ,york in the twelve o'clock boat1 intending to pass on to ,baltimore in the night train from ,philadelphia1 and experienced a sense of relief in getting rid of the presence of one who appeared to know him and to have taken a prejudice against him4 ,as the boat swept down the bay1 ,tilghman amused himself first with a cigar on the forward deck1 and then with a promenade on the upper deck4 ,he had already secured his dinner ticket4 ,when the fumes of roast turkey came to his eager sense1 he felt sharp set enough to have devoured a whole gobbler6 ,this indication of the approaching meal caused him to dive down below1 where the servants were busy in preparing the table4 ,here he walked backwards and forwards for about half an hour in company with a dozen others1 who1 like himself1 meant to take care of number one4 ,then1 as the dishes of meat began to come in1 he thought it time to secure a good place4 ,so1 after taking careful observation1 he assumed a position1 with folded arms1 opposite a desirable dish1 and awaited the completion of arrangements4 ,at length all was ready1 and a waiter struck the bell4 ,instantly1 ,tilghman drew forth a chair1 and had the glory of being first at the table4 ,he had lifted his plate and just cried1 as he turned partly around--,here1 waiter6 ,bring me some of that roast turkey4 ,a side bone and piece of the breast--when a hand was laid on his shoulder1 and the clerk of the boat said1 in a voice of authority-- ,further down1 sir6 ,further down6 ,we want these seats for ladies4 ,tilghman hesitated4 ,quick6 quick6 urged the clerk4 ,there was a rustling behind him of ladies' dresses1 and our gentleman felt that he must move4 ,in his eagerness to secure another place1 he stumbled over a chair and came near falling prostrate4 ,at length he brought up at the lower end of the table4 ,waiter6 he cried1 as soon as he had found a new position--waiter1 ,i want some of that roast turkey6 ,the waiter did not hear1 or was too busy with some one else to hear4 ,waiter1 ,i say6 ,here6 ,this way6 ,so loudly and earnestly was this uttered1 that the observation of every one at that end of the table was attracted towards the young man4 ,but he thought of nothing but securing his provender4 ,at length he received his turkey1 when he ordered certain vegetables1 and then began eating greedily1 while his eyes were every moment glancing along the table to see what else there was to tempt his palate4 ,waiter6 he called1 ere the first mouthful was fairly swallowed4 ,the waiter came4 ,have you any oyster sauce8 ,no1 sir4 ,great cooks6 ,turkey without oyster sauce6 ,bring me a slice of ham4 ,bottle of ale1 waiter1 soon after issued from his lips4 ,the ale was brought1 the cork drawn1 and the bottle set beside ,tilghman1 who1 in his haste1 poured his tumbler two-thirds full ere the contact of air had produced effervescence4 ,the consequence was that the liquor flowed1 suddenly1 over the glass1 and spread its creamy foam for the space of four or five inches around4 ,several persons sitting near by had taken more interest in our young gentleman who was looking after number one than in the dinner before them2 and1 when this little incident occurred1 could not suppress a titter4 ,hearing this1 ,tilghman became suddenly conscious of the ludicrous figure he made1 and glanced quickly from face to face4 ,the first countenance his eyes rested upon was that of the young man who had been his stage companion2 near him was a lady who had thrown back her veil1 and whom he instantly recognized as ,helen ,walcot6 ,she it was who stood behind him when the clerk ejected him from his chair1 and she had been both an ear and eye-witness of his sayings and doings since he dropped into his present place at the table4 ,so much had his conduct affected her with a sense of the ridiculous1 that she could not suppress the smile that curled her lips2 a smile that was felt by ,tilghman as the death-blow to all his hopes of winning her for his bride4 ,with the subsidence of these hopes went his appetite2 and with that he went also--that is1 from the table1 without so much as waiting for the dessert4 ,on the forward deck he ensconced himself until the boat reached ,south ,amboy1 and then he took good care not to push his way into the ladies' car1 a species of self-denial to which he was not accustomed4 ,six months afterwards--he did not venture to call again on ,miss ,walcot--,tilghman read the announcement of the young lady's marriage to a ,mr4 ,walker1 and not long afterwards met her in company with her husband4 ,he proved to be the traveling companion who had been so disgusted with his boorish conduct when on his last trip to the east4 ,our young gentleman has behaved himself rather better since when from home2 and we trust that some other young gentlemen who are too much in the habit of taking care of number one when they are among strangers1 will be warned by his mortification1 and cease to expose themselves to the ridicule of well-bred people4 ,a ,,hindoo ,,belle4 ,,by ,j4 ,e4 ,p4 ,,come1 see ,ro ,appo1 my sweet ,hindoo belle2 ,on ,burra deen1 a holiday1 full dressed1 ,glittering with gems1 she shineth in the sun1 ,superior far to maidens of the west4 ,her ,dahka veil1 light as the fleecy cloud1 ,enshrines her form in fairy-like attire ,her every move is made with ,eastern grace1 ,she walks a queen of beauty with her lyre ,o'er the ,midan1 or in the cooler shade ,of scented shrubs or spreading banian grove1 ,touching the strings where music sleeps till when ,she wakes all into song of joy and love4 ,see her maunteeka1,c with its splendid star1 ,throws radiating beauty from her brow1 ,where diamond amethyst and emerald beams ,blend with the pride that sparkles from her now4 ,her champank necklace1 glittering round her neck1 ,loose dangles down low on her glowing breast1 ,whose rise and fall1 as inward passion stirs ,oft1 like the ,ganges1 drown its zealous guest4 ,see1 as she raises slow her tiny hand1 ,how rich her fingers are in jewels rare6 ,her thumb she nears1 for in her inah,d glass ,she loves to see her beauty shining there ,music is in her step1 for1 as she stirs1 ,listen to ,paunjcho merry1 tinkling bell1 ,betaking well the native cheerfulness ,of my sweet-tempered ,hindostanee belle4 ,i love to see thee in thy pride of show2 ,thy sable face1 illum'd with ,eastern smile1 ,wins o'er my soul1 in spite thy ,pagan creed1 ,to court thy heart and worship thee awhile4 ,doff off thy dark idolatry1 and come1 ,be one with me2 be married1 and deride ,thy parents' wrath1 thy ,bramin's deadliest curse2 ,join ,europe and ,asia1 bridegroom and the bride4 ,,footnotes3 ,c ,ornament for the forehead4 ,d ,small looking-glass worn on the thumb4 ,,develour4 ,a ,,sequel ,,to ,,the ,,niebelungen4 ,,by ,,professor ,,charles ,e4 ,,blumenthal4 7,continued from page #bfa47 ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,,develour and his associates left the little house in the ,ruelle des ,jardiniers and marched down the ,rue de ,charenton1 in order to avoid being seen by any sentinel which the revelers of the ,rue ,montgallet might have had the precaution to place before the door4 ,caleb and ,develour walked at the head of the troop1 followed by ,bertram and ,filmot with the pere between them4 ,when they reached the barriere1 they met with an unexpected interruption from a small body of municipal guards1 who stood like statues in the gloomy shade of a temporary guard-house4 ,their sudden appearance1 and the quick and decisive qui vive of their brave young ,captain ,st4 ,leger1 disconcerted ,develour for a moment2 but ,caleb whispered to him-- ,halt the men1 while ,i give this young fire-eater the watchword1 which he begins to suspect is not in our possession4 ,then advancing a few steps1 he1 in a low tone1 but loud enough for the officer to hear1 spoke the word ,philippe and ,amelia2 then immediately resumed his former position1 while he said ,pass1 guard of the throne4 ,develour's band then turned into the ,ruelle de ,quatre ,chemins1 and marched up the ,rue de ,trois ,chandelles until they came to an alley1 into which they went4 ,about the middle of the alley1 they halted before a massive gate1 which opened into the garden of ,madame ,georgiana's pied a terre4 ,here a whispered conversation took place as to the best mode of gaining entrance into the garden ,they had expected to find it open2 for so their spy had reported it to have been at an early hour of the evening4 ,disappointed1 some proposed to break it down2 but this was rejected1 on account of the noise which would attend such an effort1 and might give the alarm to the revelers4 ,others proposed to send for a locksmith2 but this was considered as consuming too much time1 when every moment was of the greatest value4 ,at last ,bertram1 who1 with ,caleb1 had taken no part in the discussion1 said-- ,if the grille is not surmounted with spikes too large to cross1 ,i will soon have it open4 ,at any rate1 ,i will try4 ,come1 ,pere ,tranchard1 let us have your ladder4 ,the silken cords were soon uncoiled1 and ,bertram1 with one dextrous throw1 fastened the hooks around the cross-bars between the spikes4 ,he then mounted the ladder1 and bade the pere follow him4 ,poor ,pere ,tranchard1 notwithstanding his many excuses1 was compelled to share the perilous ascent ,when the two had reached the top1 ,bertram ordered his frightened companion to crawl along the grille to the wall1 and there1 perched in a very uneasy position1 remain a sentinel in the avenues from the house2 he then coolly surveyed the ground on the other side of the gate1 and1 after a few seconds of deliberation1 drew the ladder after him1 and lowered it into the garden4 ,not the slightest noise betrayed the presence of a living being1 and he congratulated himself already upon his success while descending the lowest rounds1 when his progress was suddenly arrested by some one who seized the collar of his coat1 without any warning except an inarticulate grumbling noise4 ,the rain and the thick darkness prevented him from seeing his assailant2 but1 when he turned in order to lay hold of him1 he found a shaggy head coming in contact with his face4 ,as soon as he felt the hair brush against his cheek1 he gave a low laugh1 and said-- ,down1 ,carlo1 down6 ,it is ,bertram4 ,his four-footed assailant1 a large dog of the ,african lion breed1 immediately relinquished his hold1 and crouched at the feet of his old master4 ,just so1 muttered ,bertram4 ,i thought ,jacquelin would not like to go the rounds to-night1 and would confide his post to thee1 ,carlo4 ,come1 let us go and hunt for thy new master4 ,he then walked cautiously towards the house1 the lower windows of which opened into the garden1 and showed a brilliantly illuminated apartment1 in which a table1 covered with all the appurtenances of an epicurean supper1 was set out4 ,the room was filled with a number of gentlemen in every variety of dress4 ,bertram1 in his approach to the house1 took advantage of every tree to conceal his person1 in order to get as near as possible without being observed4 ,when he had come near enough to distinguish the persons in the room1 he stopped1 and surveyed the scene and the ground with the eye of a soldier1 and1 after a few moments1 muttered-- ,a precious set of scoundrels1 indeed1 we have here4 ,grandan--,i suppose come to make converts to socialism2 no need of that here2 ,malin1 ,sotard1 ,egal1 and ,letour1 who have no property of their own1 are already too willing to divide that of other people4 ,there1 too1 are ,longchamp1 ,bouchon1 and ,labotte1 and not a woman with them3 that is strange1 were it not for the wine1 which accounts for their presence here4 ,but ,i must hasten to obtain the key4 ,i wonder where that scoundrel ,jacquelin has gone to4 ,he then gave a low and prolonged whistle4 ,it was answered1 after a few seconds1 by another from an upper window1 and soon afterwards a man came out of the house and looked around in the garden2 but the darkness prevented him from distinguishing anything4 ,bertram repeated1 in the mean time1 his signal1 while he drew off from the house towards a thick clump of trees1 to which the man followed1 guided by the signal whistle4 ,as soon as they had reached the trees1 ,bertram seized him in his powerful arms1 and1 after he had put his handkerchief over his mouth1 told him to give up the key of the garden gate4 ,the terrified gardener placed the keys in his hands4 ,bertram then tied him to a tree1 and left the poor wretch1 almost frightened to death1 exposed to the drizzling rain which now began to fall4 ,when he returned to the gate1 he found his companions impatient to gain admittance1 and poor ,pere ,tranchard begging in whispers to be released from his elevated situation1 assuring them that it was too dark to see anything or anybody from his post1 and that the place was too narrow for him to continue there any longer4 ,bertram laughed1 and told him to come down2 that they had no need any longer for his valuable services as a look-out4 ,when ,develour and his companions entered the garden1 ,caleb1 who had hitherto remained inactive1 took the command of the little party1 and every one obeyed at once1 as if it had been expected that he would lead the attack4 ,he divided them into two divisions1 one to be led by ,develour and ,bertram1 and the other by himself and ,filmot1 but told them that they were to separate only when the servants and followers should have been secured in the hall of the domestics4 ,he then ordered them all to cover their faces with the masks1 and advance4 ,a few minutes brought them to the very door of the hall in which the domestics and others in the pay of the conspirators were already carousing1 and were so completely absorbed in political disputes and drinking wine1 filched from the supply for the supper-room1 that they did not observe the intruders until they were surrounded4 ,before they had time to recover from the surprise1 they were seized1 disarmed1 and tied1 and instant death was threatened to everyone in case of any attempt at an alarm4 ,after the servants and guards had been thus disposed of1 ,caleb said to ,develour-- ,thou and ,bertram must now secure the masters4 ,let ,bertram speak2 it is better that thy voice be not recognized4 ,endeavor1 above all things1 to gain the lower part of the room1 and lock the small door thou wilt see there4 ,here we separate4 ,i leave the men with thee1 if thy friend will volunteer to be my companion4 ,willingly1 replied ,filmot4 ,lead the way4 ,when the two had passed out of the room1 ,bertram said to ,tranchard-- ,now1 worthy pere1 can you tell us how many doors lead out of that supper-room into some of the secret recesses of this rat-trap8 ,your companion with the broad-brimmed hat seems to know2 for he has told you to take care of the lower door4 ,is there no other1 worthy pere8 ,for1 remember1 if any of these men escape into a secret hiding-place1 ,i will provide you with a higher perch than yonder wall1 and will secure you to it by a rope around the neck4 ,tranchard turned pale at these words1 and replied1 with a trembling voice-- ,there is another2 but promise me that you yourself will not enter it1 and ,i will point it out to you4 ,otherwise1 he continued1 with a firmer voice1 heaving a deep sigh1 you may hang before ,i'll tell you4 ,never fear1 said ,bertram1 with a laugh2 we have no idea--at least not to-night--to trust our heads into any of the traps which this she-devil may have contrived here4 ,well1 then1 if you touch the golden rose by the side of the large mirror over the ,cupid1 it will slide aside1 and you may enter by a stairs into the cellar underneath the room4 ,we will take care of it1 but you must now remain by my side1 worthy pere1 till ,i have tested your veracity4 ,then turning to his men1 he dispatched two squads to different parts of the house1 with directions to secure the two regular places of egress from the room4 ,,chapter ,x4 ,,the conspirators1 in the mean time1 unconscious of the danger which threatened them1 were discussing with one another the various topics which were uppermost in their minds4 ,joubart1 who had just joined the party1 after listening for a few moments to some remarks from ,egal1 exclaimed-- ,gentlemen1 our situations1 our precedents are very different1 and our parts are very singular4 ,you are all republicans at all hazards4 ,i am not a republican of that school4 ,and yet at this moment ,i am going to be more republican than you are4 ,the fact that ,i am now here is itself a decisive declaration of it4 ,let us understand one another4 ,like you1 ,i regard a republican government as the only instrument for the advancement of the general truth which a nation should incorporate in its laws4 ,but ,i have just come from the chamber1 and ,i fear we are not strong enough1 not prepared as yet to accomplish this4 ,i have still misgivings4 ,i am not therefore an absolute republican like yourselves2 but ,i am a politician1 and a politician of the highest cast4 ,at these words1 smiles were exchanged among the conspirators4 ,well1 as a politician1 ,i now think it is my duty to refuse the support you are willing to offer me at this hour4 ,well1 refuse and play the part of a coward1 if you will2 that of a traitor you dare not play1 exclaimed ,bouchon1 in his brutal manner4 ,there is no need of falling out by the way1 said ,grandan4 ,we need ,joubart1 and he needs us4 ,that little speech will do very well for the chamber2 there it would tell4 ,here we understand one another4 ,not one of us will risk his head without a probability of success4 ,joubart has not seen ,delevert2 else he would know that the mine is well dug1 and will and must explode before to-morrow evening4 ,the chiefs of the ,cabet1 ,st4 ,simon1 ,lebout1 ,carac1 ,tuvir1 and five others1 whose names ,i must not mention now1 have drawn their followers together to act under the orders of the secret council4 ,the council has decreed a permanent sitting until its object is accomplished2 and accomplished it will be at all hazards4 ,what can keep ,madame ,georgiana so long8 whispered ,labotte to ,longchamp4 ,she promised to be with us by ten o'clock1 and bring with her the fair ,louise4 ,it is past ten now1 and ,i told the coachman to draw up before the little door in the wall on the ,ruelle des ,trois ,chandelles4 ,i am afraid1 replied ,longchamp1 that you and ,bouchon will get into trouble by your intrigues1 and draw your friends also into difficulties4 ,diable6 are there no pretty girls in ,france besides this ,louise8 and what possessed ,bouchon to fall in love with the picture of this ,american half savage8 ,hist6 hist6 ,bouchon will hear you4 ,as to his affair1 all ,i can say there is no accounting for taste4 ,mine is of a different nature4 ,louise has charms besides those of her person4 ,the happy possessor of that fair devotee will also be entitled to receive an annual revenue of one hundred thousand francs2 no trifling consideration4 ,but the girl is not aware that she is heir to such wealth2 and1 if she were1 would not be able to establish her claim without the aid of certain papers1 which ,i alone know where to find4 ,well1 there maybe some reason in your passion1 but ,i see none in that of ,bouchon4 ,however1 let us go in quest of our fair hostess4 ,we can do so without any one being aware of our object4 ,before they had time to rise from their seats the door flew open1 and ,bertram1 with ,develour and his followers1 all armed to the teeth1 entered the room4 ,not a word was spoken by either party for a few seconds4 ,the conspirators were speechless from surprise and momentary fear2 while the others executed their movements rapidly and in silence1 according to ,bertram's orders1 who wished to surround them before they would have time to alarm the house4 ,m4 ,trouvier was the first who recovered from his surprise1 and1 seizing his pistols1 was about to rise from his chair2 when ,bertram1 who had now placed himself behind ,malin's chair1 with his back to the large mirror1 leveled a short rifle at his head1 while he said1 with his deep guttural voice-- ,down1 sir6 down to your seat6 ,let not a man stir from his place1 if he wishes to keep his life6 ,what is the reason of this attack8 inquired ,trouvier4 ,do you come to rob us8 ,if so1 we will give you our purses1 and free us from the intrusion4 ,your purses1 exclaimed ,bertram1 with a mocking laugh1 would not be heavy to carry4 ,joubart's poetry and purse are chaff1 easily carried away by a breath4 ,grandan and ,egal might furnish better stores1 if they had sufficiently gulled the people to entrust them with their money for a common stock4 ,and you1 ,m4 ,trouvier1 with ,sotard and ,malin1 have enough to do to keep your seditious paper afloat2 you certainly have nothing to offer except empty promises to pay4 ,betrayed6 groaned ,joubart1 as he threw himself back in his chair4 ,what1 then1 is your object in coming here8 inquired ,trouvier4 ,why are we surrounded by armed men hiding their faces beneath masks8 ,to compel you not to leave this room for two hours from this time2 and1 to this end1 to tie your hands and feet and fasten you to the chairs which you now occupy1 replied ,bertram1 with the utmost nonchalance1 when he saw that the men had by this time managed to place themselves behind nearly every chair around the table4 ,never6 exclaimed ,bouchon1 who was a large and powerful man--never will ,i submit to such disgrace while ,i can defend myself6 ,and1 with one bound1 he sprang across his chair towards ,bertram1 but dropped almost on his knees when he felt the iron grasp of the veteran upon his shoulders4 ,and that grasp continued until the burly form was bent like that of a child by a man4 ,labotte had risen during the confusion which this scene created1 and endeavored to escape by the lower door1 while others had sought to leave by the ordinary entrances2 but ,develour stood a fierce sentinel before the only safe passage for escape1 and repulsed the miscreant with a bitterness which would have led him to kill the mercenary wretch1 if higher obligations had not interposed4 ,the other conspirators were also met everywhere by leveled pistols and drawn swords4 ,they finally submitted to their fate1 and were bound one by one by ,bertram and his attendants4 ,when ,pere ,tranchard pretended to assist in tying ,letour1 he managed to whisper to him-- ,in two hours you will be freed4 ,take care to remove the deposits from the secret chamber underneath2 the secret is betrayed4 ,as soon as they had secured the prisoners4 ,bertram and ,develour locked the outer doors1 and then passed through that over which ,develour had stood guard into a smaller chamber without any apparent outlet4 ,bertram ordered ,tranchard to show them the means of egress from that room4 ,there are two1 replied the pere1 who had managed to lay hold of a bottle of wine before he left the supper-room1 and with which he had fortified his inner man4 ,one1 here to the right1 leads into the garden1 and the other1 to the left1 opens on a staircase which brings you into ,mademoiselle ,develour's boudoir4 ,open the one to the left4 ,quick1 quick6 ,caleb may need help6 exclaimed ,bertram4 ,the pere obeyed by touching a spring1 which caused one of the panels to slide aside4 ,they all then rushed up the stairs into the room1 into which the reader has been introduced in a previous chapter4 ,but the room was now vacant1 the windows open1 and not a sign of a human being anywhere4 ,develour1 who had hitherto acted in silence1 absorbed in his anxiety for the safety of ,louise1 now broke forth in bitter reproaches to ,bertram-- ,this1 then1 is your boasted wisdom6 this the end of all your promises of success6 ,caleb assured me that in this room ,i should find her1 and receive her safely into my arms4 ,where is she now8 ,where is ,caleb1 and what has become of ,filmot8 ,have ,i lost both ,louise and my friend8 ,but here is another door2 let us see what it conceals4 ,turning the key1 he beheld ,madame ,georgiana lying upon a sofa reading ,indiana1 and making notes to it with a pencil4 ,when ,bertram saw who the occupant of the room was1 he whispered-- ,speak not2 she knows your voice4 ,i will interrogate her4 ,but1 before he had time to say a word1 she rose and inquired if they had come to release her8 ,release you from what8 ,from the confinement to which a burly savage1 a friend of yours1 ,i suppose1 has condemned me4 ,she then began to relate what had taken place in that room a few minutes before their entrance4 ,and whither have they gone8 and how long ago8 ,they left about ten minutes before you entered2 as to whither1 ,i do not know4 ,if you have not met them1 they must have left either by the window or through the green panel-door1 which opens on a passage by which one can reach the ,ruelle4 ,bertram then compelled the lady to open the panel-door1 and after ordering his men to remain for one hour in the house1 and to suffer no one to enter or leave it1 he accompanied ,develour down to the street4 ,when they reached the pavement1 they saw a carriage just turn the ,rue des ,trois ,labres1 and a few loiterers looking after it4 ,bertram inquired of one of them if that carriage had passed the house8 ,he replied that it had halted there for more than an hour2 but that1 a few minutes ago1 two gentlemen came out with a lady and entered the carriage2 that the elder of the two had shown a card to the coachman1 and told him to drive ventre a terre to the ,rue des ,terres ,fortes4 ,when ,develour heard this1 he said1 hurriedly1 to ,bertram-- ,i must leave you2 my work here is accomplished2 though ,i have but half succeeded4 ,i must now fulfil another duty4 ,before morning dawns1 ,i shall know where ,louise is4 ,farewell1 ,bertram1 but not for ever4 ,when we meet again1 ,i shall be better able to thank you4 ,nay1 nay1 we may meet again before to-morrow night4 ,fear not2 all is well which ,arabacca counsels2 all ends well which he undertakes4 ,with these words1 he turned and went into the house1 and ,develour hastened to the ,rue de ,burgoigne4 7,to be continued47 ,a ,,spring ,,carol4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,a4 ,a4 ,,barnes4 ,,bright1 balmy ,spring6 ,i greet thee now ,with a hounding pulse and joyous brow2 ,thy dewy breath1 pure1 soft1 and bland1 ,seems like a dream of a fairy land2 ,and open ,i throw the casement wide1 ,to inhale the dewy1 delicious tide3 ,the fragrance soft of the budding trees ,is borne to me on the morning breeze2 ,the emerald turf is gemmed with dew1 ,that gleams like stars in the vault of blue2 ,the clouds are tinged with a rosy stain1 ,as the rising sun illumes the plain4 ,the early flowers1 in their brightest bloom1 ,have waked from their dark and cheerless tomb3 ,sweet flowers6 a halo and grace ye fling ,over the brow of the smiling spring2 ,ye gladden the hearts in cottage homes ,as freely as those in stateliest domes4 ,and the birds1 the truants ,i watched for long1 ,are greeting me now with carol and song2 ,from the sunny south they breathe to me1 ,in joyous chirp and wild song free1 ,the sweetest lays of a summer sky1 ,where birds of glossiest plumage fly2 ,where flowers are seen of the loveliest hue1 ,and the bending skies are softly blue2 ,where the rippling waves of the dancing stream ,are kissed by the golden sunlight's gleam1 ,whose banks are bright with the sheen of flowers ,that rarely bloom in this clime of ours-- ,blooms gorgeous enough to grace1 ,i ween1 ,the brow of ,oberon's fairy queen4 ,sweet friend1 ,i marvel1 with skies like these1 ,thou e'er shouldst tempt our northern breeze2 ,yet welcome thou art as ,spring's first green1 ,pleasant to me as a bright day-dream1 ,that illumes for a while the sober sky1 ,and yet1 like thee1 too soon dost fly4 ,,undersleeves ,,and ,,caps4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4 ,,undersleeves4 ,,open sleeves are still in vogue1 and being more than ever worn for light summer materials1 we continue our cuts in illustration of various favorite styles4 ,fig4 #a is of embroidered muslin1 intended to come just above the elbow1 where it is fastened by a small gum-elastic bracelet1 which will be found the neatest support for a demi-sleeve4 ,the wrist has three rows of rich cambric edging1 made to fall over the hand4 ,this is more suitable for a spring silk than a lighter dress4 ,fig4 #b4 of plain cambric1 with embroidered cuff and band4 ,the edging in this case is made to fall back towards the elbow4 ,it will be noticed that undersleeves are worn as full as ever1 and make the most elegant finish to a tasteful toilet4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4 ,,caps4 ,fig4 #c is a breakfast cap of spotted muslin1 with double rows of quilling1 arranged in a very graceful roll1 extending around the crown4 ,the broad strings are of the muslin1 with a delicate edging of ,valenciennes lace4 ,pale violet ribbon may be used instead1 and also for the bow on the cap4 ,fig4 #d1 also a breakfast cap1 is in a similar1 though more tasteful style1 the bow of rose-colored ribbon in the centre being a novelty1 and the square crown preferred by many4 ,the border is closely quilled1 as in ,fig4 #c4 ,many ladies prefer to quill for themselves1 which may easily be done1 an iron intended for the purpose being easily procured at a small expense4 ,,etruscan ,,lace ,,cuff4 ,illustration ,use crochet thread ,nos4 #h and #i4 ,make a chain of #ajf loops with thread ,no4 #hj2 turn back and work in double crochet1 always working on one side1 commencing at the right-hand side of foundation4 #ast row4--,single open crochet1 with thread ,no4 #ij4 #b;d row4--,double crochet4 #c;d row4--#e chain1 #g long2 repeat4 #dth row4--#g chain1 #e long2 repeat4 #eth row4--#g chain1 #c long2 repeat4 #fth row4--#e chain1 #e long2 repeat4 #gth row4--#c chain1 #g long2 repeat4 #hth row4--#c chain1 #i long2 repeat4 #ith row4--#c stitches of #c chain crochet1 #g long2 repeat4 #ajth row4--#d stitches of #c chain crochet1 #e long2 repeat4 #aath row4--#e stitches of #c chain crochet1 #e long2 repeat4 #abth row4--#e stitches of #c chain crochet1 #c long2 repeat4 ,crochet the ends with double crochet4 #acth row4--#ab chain1 #b long2 repeat4 ,work this row round each end of the cuff1 and work the band in double crochet with thread ,no4 #hj1 missing every fourth stitch of foundation4 ,,note4--,our pattern has been reduced in size from the original1 but by working as above directed the true size will be given4 ,,knitted ,,flowers4 ,,periwinkle ,,cast on ten stitches with white split ,berlin wool4 #ast row4--,make one stitch1 knit two through the row4 #b;d row4--,purled4 ,fasten on a pale and delicate shade of lavender4 #c;d row4--,make one stitch1 knit three1 turn back1 purl the same stitches 7take a deeper shade of lavender71 and continue to work in alternate plain and purled rows 7increasing only in the plain rows71 until you have seven stitches on the needle4 ,now fasten on a still darker shade of lavender in the ninth purled row1 and knit and purl alternately six more rows1 making one stitch at the beginning of the plain row1 and taking two stitches together at the beginning of the purled rows4 ,cast off the seven stitches1 which completes one petal4 ,break the wool about a yard and a half from the work1 thread a rug needle with it1 and bring the wool along the left edge of the petal first made to the next stitches on the needle4 ,make one stitch1 knit three1 turn back1 and continue exactly as for the first petal4 ,when you have thus worked all the stitches into five petals1 cover a wire1 by twisting one thread of split lavender wool round it1 and sew it round the edges of the petals4 ,mount the flower on a piece of wire to form a stem1 having first placed five short yellow stamens in the centre of the corolla2 twist all the wires together1 and cover the stem with green wool4 ,,leaves4--,cast on one stitch with a pretty bright shade of green split wool4 #ast row4--,make one stitch1 knit one4 #b;d row4--,make one1 purl two4 #c;d row4--,make one1 knit three4 #dth row4--,make one1 purl the row4 #eth row4--,make one1 knit one1 make one1 knit two4 #fth row4--,make one1 purl the row4 #gth row4--,knit the row1 increasing one before and one stitch after the middle stitch4 #hth row4--,purl the row4 ,knit and purl alternately four rows without1 and begin decreasing one stitch at the beginning of every row1 both knitted and purled1 till you come to the last two stitches1 which knit as one4 ,sew a wire round the edge of each leaf4 ,these leaves must be made in pairs1 two of each size2 but as several different sizes will be required1 this will be easily effected by increasing the second size to nine stitches instead of seven2 the third to eleven stitches2 and1 if a still larger leaf be required1 the fourth to thirteen stitches4 ,the leaves must be placed two by two along the stem1 opposite to each other1 each pair crossing the preceding one4 ,there must be no spring wire for the stem1 as the periwinkle is a running plant4 ,,cottage ,,furniture4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #e4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #f4 ,fig4 #a is a small cupboard-sideboard for a neatly furnished cottage parlor1 in which there is not much room4 ,figs4 #b and #c are plain ,grecian chairs for the parlor4 ,figs4 #d and #e are parlor elbow-chairs1 in the ,grecian style4 ,fig4 #f is an elbow-chair for the work-room4 ,it has a work-box drawer underneath the seat4 ,,editors' ,,table4 ,,the high-toned chivalry of ,american men towards the female sex is remarkable1 and therefore we were astonished1 as well as pained1 when a friend brought to our notice the following remarks1 inserted in a literary work,e of much merit1 where we should not have looked for such a violation of truth and manly sentiment as is manifested in this outrageous attack on the character of ,madame de ,stael4 ,we quote the article3-- ,george ,sand has written her ',confessions' in the style of ,rousseau1 and a ,paris bookseller has contracted to give her a fortune for them4 ,the three greatest--intellectually greatest--women of modern times have lived in ,france1 and it is remarkable that they have been three of the most shamelessly profligate in all history4 ,the worst of these1 probably1 ,madame de ,stael1 left us no record of her long-continued1 disgusting1 and almost incredible licentiousness1 so remarkable1 that ,chateaubriand deemed her the most abandoned person in ,france1 at a period when modesty was publicly derided in the ,assembly as a mere 'system of refined voluptuousness4' ,few who have lately resided in ,paris are ignorant of the gross sensualism of the astonishing ,rachel1 whose genius1 though displayed in no permanent forms1 is not less than that of the ,shakspeare of her sex1 the forever-to-be-famous ,madame ,dudevant1 whose immoralities of conduct have perhaps been overdrawn1 while those of ,de ,stael and ,rachel have rarely been spoken of save where they challenged direct observation4 ,we perceive that ,rachel is to be in ,new ,york next autumn with a company of ,french actors4 ',tis a pity when charming women talk of things that they don't understand1 is as true as if it had been promulgated by a man1 and the author of the above extraordinary statements will perhaps allow that1 in a few cases1 the same may be predicated of the other sex4 ,some aspirants for literary fame1 before attaining much knowledge of life or of books1 are fond of attempting to startle by deviating from received opinions2 they advance monstrous paradoxes in morals1 and strive to produce a sensation by differing from the good and the wise4 ,they have heard the vulgar adage that genius and common sense seldom go together1 and they begin by rejecting common sense as a part of genius4 ,common sense would suggest the advantage of knowing something of the history of an illustrious person before describing his or her character2 and1 as we feel assured no man who has an ,american heart would wish to advance or maintain falsehoods against a woman1 and one over whom the tomb has closed1 we take pleasure in giving the writer in the ,international some information about ,madame de ,stael4 ,in the first place1 he has been grossly imposed upon concerning ,chateaubriand4 ,we have lately read the ,memoires d'outre ,tombe1 a work we recommend to the author of the article1 in which he will find much information1 and1 what perhaps he values more1 amusement2 and1 what is to our present purpose1 he will find that ,chateaubriand entertained the most sincere friendship and the highest respect for this lady1 whom he constantly calls the illustrious1 the admirable4 ,madame de ,stael was the intimate friend of his sister1 the charming ,lucille2 and also she was1 as almost every one knows1 the friend1 mentor1 and protector of ,madame ,recamier4 ,chateaubriand gives a very pathetic description of the last days of ,madame de ,stael1 to whose dying chamber he was admitted2 her name is constantly recurring through his journals1 and never mentioned but in honorable terms4 ,in one place he describes her thus3-- ,the personal appearance of ,madame de ,stael has been much discussed2 but a noble countenance1 a pleasing smile1 an habitual expression of goodness1 the absence of all trifling affectation or stiff reserve1 gracious manners1 an inexhaustible variety of conversation1 astonished1 attracted1 and conciliated almost all who approached her4 ,i know no woman--,i may say no man--who1 with the perfect consciousness of immense superiority1 can so entirely prevent this superiority from weighing on or offending the self-love of others4 ,madame de ,beaumont1 a valued friend of the family of ,chateaubriand1 was taken by some of its members to ,italy1 where she died of consumption4 ,madame de ,stael wrote to condole with ,chateaubriand on this occasion2 here are the reflections upon her letter made in his ,journal3 ,this hasty letter1 so affectionate and hurried1 written by this illustrious woman1 affected me extremely4 ,if ,heaven had permitted our friend to look back upon this earth1 such a testimony of affection would surely have been grateful to her4 ,if ,chateaubriand were permitted to look back upon earth1 what would he think of the vile aspersions upon the character of this illustrious woman attributed to him8 ,there have been many biographies written of ,madame de ,stael 7none of which ever allude to what the writer in the ,international calls her disgusting and almost incredible licentiousness74 ,we will advert here to two2 one by ,madame ,necker de ,saussure1 well known in ,america for writings of a moral and religious nature2 the other by the ,duchess ,d',abrantes1 who thus begins her memoirs3 ,for a ,french woman to write the life of ,madame de ,stael is certainly a happy privilege1 since ,france boasts the honor of her birth1 though she is among those minds that belong to the entire world1 and her whole sex should call her sister with a noble pride1 which they may cherish with perfect safety4 ,madame de ,stael descends to posterity with merits so great and so various1 that few besides herself you claim a part of her title4 ,her fame is spotless1 a true child of genius1 but free from its aberrations4 ,the love of right1 the abhorrence of falsehood1 a rare combination of generous affections1 constituted the womanly heart to which nature1 in a happy mood1 lavished all the virtues of one sex and all the powers of the other4 ,it is very well known that ,m4 ,rocca1 the second husband of ,madame de ,stael1 a man of high honor and of great intelligence 7,chateaubriand really says so71 was unable to survive her loss1 and died shortly after her1 it was admitted1 through grief4 ,the ,duchess ,d',abrantes says1 upon this3 ,he was of an age when life still offered pleasure1 the world glory2 but1 being hopeless of ever again finding so perfect a being to occupy his heart1 he formed no other wish1 after closing her eyes1 than that of rejoining her4 ,a woman thus loved must have been truly excellent4 ,and1 we will add1 this love was entirely founded upon and maintained by her moral qualities1 as she was then fifty years old and in failing health4 ,madame ,necker de ,saussure observes1 ,madame de ,stael's goodness was thorough2 her noble1 generous heart rose to heroism when the interest of her friends1 or even of her foes1 demanded energy4 ,this was proved by the numbers she saved and concealed during the terrors of the ,revolution4 ,in every part of ,europe she was courted and esteemed by the best society1 and1 if time and our pages permitted1 we could quote tributes to her merits from a long list of eminent men1 whose superiority places them above the petty aim of depressing female genius by slandering the woman who has well won its laurels4 ,to advert to a few of these memorials3 ,schlegel1 who knew her intimately1 said she was ,femme grande et magnanime jusque dans les replis de son ame1 which is curiously echoed by the well-known verse1 that might serve as a translation-- ,pure in the deep recesses of the soul4 ,at the time of ,madame de ,stael's death1 ,lord ,byron commented at length on the event in one of his notes to ,childe ,harold4 ,after expatiating on her merits as an author1 he goes on-- ,but the individual will gradually disappear as the author is more distinctly seen3 some one1 therefore1 of all those whom the charms of involuntary wit1 and of easy hospitality1 attracted within the friendly circles of ,coppet1 should rescue from oblivion those virtues which1 although they are said to love the shade1 are1 in fact1 more frequently chilled than excited by the domestic cares of private life4 ,some one should be found to portray the unaffected graces with which she adorned those dearer relationships1 the performance of whose duties is rather discovered amongst the interior secrets1 than seen in the outward management1 of family intercourse2 and which1 indeed1 it requires the delicacy of genuine affection to qualify for the eye of an indifferent spectator4 ,some one should be found1 not to celebrate1 but to describe1 the amiable mistress of an open mansion1 the centre of a society1 ever varied1 and always pleased1 the creator of which1 divested of the ambition and the arts of public rivalry1 shone forth only to give fresh animation to those around her4 ,the mother tenderly affectionate and tenderly beloved1 the friend unboundedly generous1 but still esteemed1 the charitable patroness of all distress1 cannot be forgotten by those whom she cherished1 and protected1 and fed4 ,her loss will be mourned the most where she was known the best2 and1 to the sorrows of very many friends and more dependents1 may be offered the disinterested regret of a stranger1 who1 amidst the sublimer scenes of the ,leman ,lake1 received his chief satisfaction from contemplating the engaging qualities of the incomparable ,corinna4 ,in ,modern ,french ,literature1 ,m4 de ,vericour1 the learned and excellent author1 gives an exalted place to the works of ,madame de ,stael1 and to the extraordinary and beneficial influence she had exercised by her literary supremacy in overpowering the baneful influence of what he calls the mocking spirit of ,french writings1 which had injured morals as well as good taste4 ,he does not1 of course1 allude to her private character1 because no question of its purity had ever been raised4 ,who1 in describing the excellence of ,mrs4 ,hemans' writings1 would think of adding that she was a virtuous woman8 ,but1 if ,mary ,wollstonecraft were named1 who would not express their regret1 at least1 that she had sinned8 ,thus1 ,m4 ,vericour does when describing the genius of ,george ,sand4 ,the absence of any shadow of reproach in connection with ,madame de ,stael is proof that no shadow of reproach existed4 ,to return to the writer in the ,international 7we are loth to believe it was written by either of the editors72 as he appears1 by the place he gives to ,george ,sand and ,rachel1 to be profoundly ignorant on the subject of the intellectually greatest women of modern times1 we will intimate to him two or three about whom it might be well for him to gain some information1 were it only to avoid blunders4 ,we will not be so exacting as to perplex him with ,mrs4 ,somerville1 for we are aware it is not every one who can invent a slander whose mind could appreciate ,the ,connection of the ,physical ,sciences2 neither will we refer him to ,mrs4 ,barrett ,browning1 whose genius1 as pronounced by grave and reverend critics1 is of the highest order1 strong1 deep-seeing1 enthusiastic1 and loving1 because such divine poetry and deep science would be evidently out of his line2 but ,miss ,edgeworth1 the author of ,frank and ,harry and ,lucy2 surely he might understand her lessons1 if he would read them3 these lessons always inculcate truth1 are sound1 improving1 and elevating1 and the intellect must have been great that could see moral truths so clearly4 ,the author of the paragraph appears to consider stage-playing as wonderfully intellectual1 and his pattern of this greatness in modern times is ,rachel4 ,was there not a certain ,mrs4 ,siddons1 whose genius in the histrionic art was superior to that of any living actress1 and whose character was unimpeachable8 ,according to the best ,french critics1 men of taste and literary fame1 who do not write anonymously1 but subscribe their articles with their names1 ,rachel is only good in one line1 which is passion or violence4 ,in tender heroines1 they say1 she fails1 and they seem to consider her powers altogether limited2 for these opinions we refer the writer in the ,international to the ,revue des ,deux ,mondes4 ,were ,rachel the intellectual prodigy he pronounces her to be1 still the poor despised child1 who sang in the streets and was brought up without law or ,gospel1 must have fallen into vice rather from the sad want of training than from having a good understanding1 as he1 in ,irish parlance1 intimates4 ,a similar remark is also true of ,madame ,dudevant3 her intellectual greatness did not plunge her into licentiousness2 she fell before she ever wrote a book2 and though we do not wish to screen her from the odium her reckless course has deserved1 yet it should be recorded in pity that her fine powers of mind were misdirected by a false and frivolous education1 that the examples and flatteries of the most fascinating but corrupt society on earth have led her on and sustained her2 yet she1 by the light which her own high intellectuality has developed1 is changing her course1 if the examples furnished by her writings are true4 ,her later works are greatly improved in their moral tone2 yet there is no diminution1 but an increase of mental power4 ,among the very extensive catalogue of ,french women justly famed1 the selection by the writer in the ,international proves that he takes his views from what he hears2--if he would but read more1 and gossip less1 he would be amazed as knowledge unrolled its ample page before him4 ,we will not trouble him with the ,reformers of ,port-,royal1 who certainly did some things greater than acting plays1 for1 to appreciate these ladies1 requires an acquaintance with the theological and political history of their era4 ,we will pass over the exalted patriot and gifted woman1 ,madame ,roland1 whose intellectual greatness1 unsurpassed by that of any man of her times1 or by any woman now living in ,france1 was based on moral virtue2 but it seems a pity he should not know of ,madame de ,sevigne1 because even schoolboys have really heard of her4 ,the wit1 learning1 true sentiment1 and graceful style of ,madame de ,sevigne have won the approval of critics and moralists2 intellectually great1 she was a model of domestic virtue4 ,in one of her celebrated letters1 she says we must distinguish between un ane et un ignorant--one is ignorant from want of instruction1 ane from want of brains4 ,would it not be well for the writer in the ,international to heed this distinction8 ,a,esop has a very pertinent fable on the living ass kicking the dead lion4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,correspondents4--,the following articles are accepted3 ,my ,flowers1 my ,gem1 and my ,star1 ,to ,susan1 ,halcyon ,day1 ,my ,book1 ,the ,coronal1 ,perseverance1 ,my ,summer ,window1 ,reaping1 ,sonnet1 ,the ,country ,grave-,yard1 ,to ,oliver ,perry ,allen1 ,u4,s4,n41 ,to ,nina1 ,to ,helen at the ,south4 ,a ,tale of the ,backwoods would be accepted1 were it not for the condition annexed4 ,we should not be able to publish it at present4 ,will the author inform us if he is willing to wait8 ,the like reason--want of room--compels us to decline a very large number of ,,mss4 this month4 ,f4 ,h4 is informed that we have returned her ,,mss4 through ,adams' ,express4 ,we sincerely hope we may not be again troubled from that source4 ,if any definite direction had been given1 it would have been returned long since4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,music ,,accepted3 ,the ,gondola ,waltz1 by a lady of ,georgia2 ,a ,spring ,song1 by ,c4 ,t4 ,p41 of ,chambersburg4 ,although accepted1 the above cannot appear for some months1 as we have many previously accepted musical compositions on hand4 ,,footnote3 ,e ,the ,international ,monthly ,magazine1 c4 ,new ,york1 ,stringer ,townsend1 ,august number1 page #ga4 ,,editor',s ,,book ,,table ,from ,,george ,s4 ,,appleton1 #afd ,chestnut ,street1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,letters ,,from ,,three ,,continents4 ,by ,m41 the ,arkansas ,correspondent of the ,louisville ,journal4 ,these letters will be found highly interesting to the ,american reader2 the views and reflections of the author1 sustained by lifelike and graphic sketches1 being in unison with our republican feelings1 and illustrative of our free institutions4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,lea ,,blanchard1 ,philadelphia3-- ,a ,,school ,,dictionary ,,of ,,the ,,latin ,,language4 ,by ,dr4 ,j4 ,h4 ,kaltschmidt4 ,in two parts4 ,i4 ,latin--,english4 ,this work has been highly recommended by the best classical teachers in the ,united ,states4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,james ,k4 ,,simon1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,scenes ,,at ,,home2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,adventures ,,of ,a ,,fire ,,screen4 ,by ,mrs4 ,anna ,bache4 ,this little work contains nine familiarly written stories on practical moral duties1 which the author has very properly dedicated to the young ladies of this country4 ,we hope her dedication will not be overlooked by those to whom it has been made1 and that they will duly profit by the good sense and amiable qualities of her book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,harper ,,brothers1 ,new ,york1 through ,,lindsay ,,blakiston1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,melville4 ,a ,franconia ,story4 ,by the author of the ,rolla ,books4 ,a most agreeable and instructive book for the perusal of youthful readers1 appealing to the highest and purest sympathies of the heart4 ,,foreign ,,reminiscences4 ,by ,henry ,richard ,lord ,holland4 ,edited by his son1 ,henry ,edward ,lord ,holland4 ,this is neither a work of history nor a work of romance2 but1 nevertheless1 it is a work which will have its effect on the nerves of retired politicians and superannuated diplomatists4 ,it is made up of such gossip and scandals as were ripe in ,europe from the commencement of the ,french ,revolution to the period of the ,restoration4 ,they are presented by an ,english nobleman1 who assures his readers that he can only vouch for the anecdotes he has recorded by assuring said readers that he believes them himself4 ,to all such as are willing to receive the author's impressions as vouchers1 this work will therefore prove very interesting4 ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,,of ,,america1 ,,from ,,the ,,adoption ,,of ,,the ,,federal ,,constitution ,,to ,,the ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,sixteenth ,,congress4 ,by ,richard ,hildreth4 ,in three volumes4 ,vol4 ,i4 ,administration of ,washington4 ,the ,american public have already been placed under obligations to ,mr4 ,hildreth for the colonial and revolutionary history of this country1 and here we have the first volume of a work which promises1 as a correct record and review of important events1 to be equally interesting to the political1 philosophical1 and commercial student4 ,,jane ,,bouverie2 ,,or1 ,,prosperity ,,and ,,adversity4 ,by ,catherine ,sinclair1 author of ,sir ,edward ,graham1 etc4 ,the intention of the author of this excellent little volume1 as she declares herself1 was to develop1 through the more attractive medium of a story1 the trials1 the duties1 and the pleasures of domestic life4 ,her laudable intentions have been crowned with a success which will commend her work to the consideration of judicious readers of every class4 ,from ,r4 ,p4 ,,putnam1 ,new ,york1 through ,a4 ,,hart1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,the ,,prairie4 ,a ,tale4 ,by the author of ,the ,deerslayer1 etc4 ,this is the fifth volume of ,mr4 ,cooper's revised edition of the ,leather ,stocking ,tales4 ,,salander ,,and ,,the ,,dragon4 ,a ,romance of ,hartz ,prison4 ,by ,frederic ,william ,shelton1 ,m4 ,a41 of ,st4 ,john's ,church1 ,huntington1 ,n4 ,j4 ,a very interesting little allegory1 in which the author has admirably succeeded in his design of illustrating the danger of uttering1 or of lending a willing ear to1 unkind words and insinuations against the reputations of neighbors and acquaintances4 ,it is peculiarly adapted for the younger classes of readers1 and will doubtless have a tendency to establish in their minds the importance of a strict adherence to the principles of justice and charity4 ,,lavangro2 the ,scholar1 the ,gipsy1 the ,priest4 ,by ,george ,borrow1 author of ,the ,bible in ,spain1 and ,the ,gipseys of ,spain4 ,same agent4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,adrianne1 ,,sherman ,,co41 ,astor ,house1 ,new ,york3-- ,,parnassus ,,in ,,pillory4 ,a ,satire4 ,by ,motley ,manners1 ,esq4 ,we were greatly alarmed1 not on our own account1 but on account of the ,poets of ,america1 when we read the author's first six lines1 addressed to an ancient satirist3-- ,o thou who1 whilome1 with unsparing jibe ,and scorching satire1 lashed the scribbling tribe2 ,thou who1 on ,roman pimp and parasite1 ,didst pour the vials of thy righteous spite-- ,imperial ,horace6 let thy task be mine-- ,let truth and justice sanctify my line6 ,but1 after all1 the work is by no means so severe as we had anticipated from the threatening apostrophe to the ,roman poet4 ,we have read it with pleasure1 and greatly admire some of the author's admirable hits4 ,instead of finding themselves in a pillory1 we imagine that many of the poets named will be obliged to the author for placing them in company with so many excellent writers1 against whom and their productions his satire is amusingly harmless4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,gould ,,lincoln1 ,boston3-- ,,the ,,old ,,red ,,sandstone3 ,new ,walks in an ,old ,field4 ,by ,hugh ,miller4 ,designed1 like that sterling work of his1 ,foot-prints of the ,creator1 to elucidate the connection between geological science and ,revealed religion4 ,this ,old ,red ,sandstone has passed through fourteen editions in ,england1 and will doubtless be as popular in ,america4 ,it is just the book for the people--for mothers to study and talk over to their children4 ,,principles ,,of ,,zoology4 ,by ,louis ,agassiz and ,a4 ,a4 ,gould4 ,this is an excellent text-book for students and schools4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,walker ,,richards1 ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c43-- ,,the ,,poetical ,,remains ,,of ,,the ,,late ,,mary ,,elizabeth ,,lee4 ,with a ,biographical ,memoir4 ,by ,s4 ,gilmer1 ,d4 ,d4 ,the work is worthy of the eminent clergyman1 who has given us the delineation of one of the loveliest characters among the good and gifted of the gentle sex4 ,we commend the book to the young and lovely4 ,,the ,,city ,,of ,,the ,,silent4 ,a ,poem4 ,by ,w4 ,gilmore ,simms4 ,delivered at the consecration of the ,magnolia ,cemetery4 ,a production of much merit1 which does credit to the taste and genius of its distinguished author4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,w4 ,b4 ,,zieber1 ,philadelphia3-- ,a ,,romance ,,of ,,the ,,sea-,,serpent4 ,a work which1 if not more wonderful than the romances of ,dumas1 has a better claim to public favor4 ,it contains some truth in the authenticated memoranda about sea-serpents which ancient and modern lore furnishes4 ,we should observe that the work is written in the rhymed style of ,d',israeli's ,contarini ,fleming4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,dunigan ,,brothers1 ,new ,york3-- ,,lyra ,,catholica4 ,this work is beautifully bound1 and printed in the best style4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,littell',s ,,living ,,age3 ,boston4 ,,mrs4 ,,whittlesey',s ,,magazine ,,for ,,mothers ,,and ,,daughters3 ,new ,york4 ,the above are excellent works of their kind4 ,the first named1 a weekly1 contains admirable selections from foreign journals2 the second1 a small monthly1 intended for the religious instruction of the family circle4 ,its editor is a lady worthy of high esteem4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,serials1 ,,pamphlets1 ,c4--,the ,history of ,pendennis3 his ,fortunes and ,misfortunes1 his ,friends and his greatest ,enemy4 ,by ,w4 ,m4 ,thackeray4 ,harper ,brothers1 ,new ,york4 ,for sale by ,lindsay ,blakiston1 ,philadelphia4 ,price #be cents4 ,this number completes the work4--,pictorial ,field ,book of the ,revolution4 ,no #aa4 ,harper ,brothers1 ,new ,york4 ,for sale by ,lindsay ,blakiston1 ,philadelphia4 ,price #be cents4--,the ,queen's ,necklace2 or1 the ,secret ,history of ,louis the ,sixteenth4 ,by ,alexander ,dumas4 ,translated by ,thomas ,williams1 ,esq4 ,complete in two volumes4 ,price #ej cents4 ,published and for sale by ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson4 #ih ,chestnut ,street4--,the ,city ,merchant2 or1 the ,mysterious ,failure4 ,with numerous illustrations4 ,published and for sale by ,lippincott1 ,grambo ,co4 7successors to ,grigg ,elliot71 ,philadelphia4--,cruising in the ,last ,war4 ,by ,charles ,j4 ,peterson1 author of ,arnold at ,saratoga1 etc4 ,complete in one volume4 ,price #ej cents4 ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 publisher1 #ih ,chestnut ,street4--,the ,mentor4 ,a ,magazine for ,youth4 ,rev4 ,hastings ,weld1 editor4 ,is sustained with great zeal and ability4--,stanfield ,hall4 ,an ,historical ,romance4 ,by ,j4 ,p4 ,smith1 ,esq41 author of ,the ,jesuits1 etc4 ,w4 ,f4 ,burgess1 ,new ,york1 ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 ,philadelphia4--,pictorial ,life and ,adventures of ,guy ,fawkes1 the ,chief of the ,gunpowder ,treason4 ,by ,william ,harrison ,ainsworth4 ,with twenty-four illustrations4 ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 ,philadelphia4--,wacousta2 or1 the ,prophecy4 ,an ,indian ,tale4 ,by ,major ,richardson1 author of ,ecarte1 c4 ,revised edition4 ,dewitt ,davenport1 ,new ,york4--,life's ,discipline4 ,a ,tale of the ,annals of ,hungary4 ,by ,talvi1 author of ,helois1 etc4 ,for sale by ,g4 ,s4 ,appleton1 ,philadelphia4--,no4 #cd of ,shakspeare's ,dramatic ,works4 ,titus ,andronicus4 ,boston edition4 ,for sale by ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson4--,life and ,adventures of ,valentine ,vox1 the ,ventriloquist4 ,by ,henry ,cockton1 author of ,silver ,sound1 etc4 ,complete in one volume4 ,price #ej cents4 ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 ,philadelphia4--,the ,howards4 ,a ,tale founded on facts4 ,by ,d4 ,h4 ,barlow1 ,a4 ,m4 ,philadelphia3 published by ,getz ,buck4 ,this is a very interesting story1 intended to enforce the benefits of life insurance4,f--,report of the ,pennsylvania ,hospital for the ,insane for the ,year #ahej4 ,by ,thomas ,s4 ,kirkbride1 ,m4 ,d41 ,physician of the institution--,reveries of an ,old ,maid1 embracing ,important ,hints to ,young ,men intending to ,marry1 illustrative of that celebrated ,establishment1 ,capsicum ,house1 for ,furnishing ,young ,ladies4 ,forty-five engravings4 ,wm4 ,h4 ,graham ,co41 #abj ,fulton ,street1 ,new ,york4--,the ,british and ,foreign ,medico-,chirurgical ,review1 or ,quarterly ,journal of ,practical ,medicine and ,surgery4 ,number thirteen of this valuable work has been received from ,daniels ,smith1 #cf ,north ,sixth ,street4--,oregon and ,california2 or1 ,sights in the ,gold ,region and ,scenes by the ,way4 ,by ,theodore ,t4 ,johnson4 ,with a map and illustrations4 ,third edition4 ,with an appendix1 containing full instructions to emigrants by the overland route to ,oregon4 ,by ,hon4 ,samuel ,r4 ,thurston1 ,delegate to ,congress from that territory4 ,also the particulars of the march of the ,regiment of ,u4 ,s4 ,riflemen in #ahdi1 together with the ,oregon ,land ,bill4 ,lippincott1 ,grambo ,co41 ,philadelphia4--,the ,initials4 ,a ,story of ,modern ,life4 ,three volumes of the ,london edition complete in one4 ,same publishers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,music4--,from ,lee ,walker1 #afb ,chestnut ,street3 ,to ,one in ,heaven4 ,now ,thou art ,gone4 ,words by ,thomas ,i4 ,diehl4 ,music by ,r4 ,s4 ,hambridge4 ,the plaintiveness of the music of this piece is admirably adapted to the deep sensibility which pervades every line of the poetry4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,drawing4--,the publisher1 ,g4 ,s4 ,appleton1 #afd ,chestnut ,street1 ,philadelphia1 has furnished us with a set of ,easy ,lessons in ,landscape1 by ,f4 ,n4 ,otis4 ,these primary lessons in pencil drawing are accompanied by copious instructions1 which will be found of the greatest use to beginners in this agreeable accomplishment4 ,publisher's ,department4 ,,our ,,perfect ,,may ,,number4--,may-,day ,morning1 a plate prepared expressly for our cover--it is worthy of a better place2 ,the ,language of ,flowers2 ,spring1 beautifully colored2 and a splendid and truthful ,fashion ,plate4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we think our present issue will convince our subscribers that we intend to give them not only the ornamental1 but the useful4 ,in this number may be found everything calculated to interest a lady1 from the superb fashion plate to the building of cottages1 and cottage furniture4 ,an eminent publisher of this city observed to us1 ,you have been of great advantage to our country in one respect1 for the publication of your model cottages has greatly tended to beautify our suburbs and those of other large towns4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,model ,,cottages4--,nothing could have given us more pleasure than to find that this original feature of the ,lady's ,book has been duly appreciated by our numerous readers and correspondents4 ,from every section of our country1 we have received the most flattering testimonials1 as well in relation to the beauty of our designs1 as to their great utility in establishing a taste for the erection of convenient and comfortable homes in the rural districts1 or even in the forests that abound in our favored land4 ,we are truly gratified to see the change that has come over the spirit of our designers and builders in our own vicinity1 on the shores of the ,delaware1 since we began to publish our designs1 and to suggest plans as well of convenience as of elegant embellishment4 ,this1 then1 is one of the original features of the ,book1 of which we think we may be justly proud2 but our readers will readily confess that it is only one of the numerous original features which have rendered the ,book the precedent in literature1 in the arts1 and in the cultivation of the useful sciences4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we commend the following sentiment1 from the ,michigan ,sentinel1 to all true ,americans3-- ,the duty of every ,american is to support his own country's interest1 in every respect1 first4 ,our ,american ,magazines have called out and supported an array of talent1 in a particular line1 of which we are proud1 and which we are bound by patriotism to reward4 ,here is another from the ,kentucky ,news ,letter3-- ',godey' is on our table4 ,beautiful6 ,do you wish to see it8 ,well1 once for all--we will not lend it4 ,its price is three dollars a year4 ,the copy sent us is reserved for binding1 and we cannot afford to have it defaced by lending4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we knew that the ,january number of ,godey was a decided hit2 but our ,georgia correspondent seems to have got the tallest kind of a smite from one of our fair poetesses4 ,if one can do such execution1 what may be expected of a broadside from a whole solid column of such charming contributors as the ,lady's ,book can boast8 ,hear him3-- ,,mr ,,godey--,,dear ,,sir3 ,i did not think to trouble you so soon again1 but the singular beauty of the 'sylphs' and the 'sonnets' inspired my muse to utter the following3-- ,,the ',,sylphs' ,,and ,,the ',,sonnets4' ,as the sylphs of the seasons tripped their round1 ,in a sacred grove of laurel trees ,another fair sylph of the season they found1 ,and they crowned her ',mary ,spenser ,pease4' ,so wild1 so sweet was her sylvan song1 ,they1 listening1 delayed the passing years ,till1 floating away1 they bore her along1 ,to sing her sonnets in brighter spheres4 ,la ,fayette1 ,walker ,co41 ,ga41 ,january #bb;d1 #ahea4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we are happy to find that the ladies have their husbands' interest so much at heart4 ,several orders have been received since our last for ,breban's ,interest ,tables1 the advertisement of which appears on our cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we have been favored with an engraving representing the ,family ,seat of ,george ,c4 ,sibley1 ,esq41 at ,linden ,wood1 near ,st4 ,charles1 ,mo4 ,it must be a place of exceeding beauty4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cameos4--,we have on several occasions called the attention of our readers to the perfect likenesses produced in cameo by ,mr4 ,peabody1 whose room is in ,chestnut ,street near ,fifth4 ,one of the most perfect specimens of his cutting1 which we recently had the pleasure to examine1 is the likeness of ,,general ,,patterson1 our well-known fellow-citizen4 ,heretofore1 we fear our friends have not paid sufficient attention to this beautiful art1 or given it that encouragement it so richly merits4 ,we hope1 however1 that the time is at hand when the able and persevering artist will be fully appreciated and rewarded for all his skill and labor in the introduction of these accurate and beautiful memorials of love and friendship4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,impure ,,milk4--,a lawsuit was recently brought1 in ,new ,york1 against our friend ,howard1 of the ,irving ,house1 to recover the sum of two hundred dollars1 alleged to be due for milk delivered for the use of said establishment4 ,on the trial1 it was proved that the milk contracted for was to have been from cows fed upon grass1 hay1 and grain1 and that the milk furnished was from cows fed upon swill1 the offal1 or remains of the distillery1 and that they were tied up in stalls until they died of a loathsome disease4 ,it gives us pleasure to state that the trial resulted in a verdict for ,mr4 ,howard1 the judge remarking1 in his charge1 that the proprietor of the ,irving ,house was entitled to the thanks of the community for exposing the base fraud4 ,we will merely add that he is deserving also of the confidence of the traveling community for his efforts to minister for the preservation of their health1 as well as for their pleasure and convenience4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,crystal ,,palace ,,of ,,concord4--,in this number of the ,book we present our readers with a view of the largest and most magnificent building in the world1 erected in ,hyde ,park1 ,london1 to contain the contributions of all nations for the great exhibition shortly to take place4 ,it is #ahdh feet long by #djh broad1 covering about eighteen acres of ground4 ,number of columns1 #cbcj4 ,the total cubic contents will be #cc1jjj1jjj feet1 giving room for eight miles of exhibition tables4 ,there are #bhb miles of sash bars and #ijj1jjj superficial feet of glass4 ,the cost has been estimated at ,l#aej1jjj1 or about #gej1jjj4 ,mr4 ,hardinge1 of ,cincinnati1 had proposed to cover the iron columns1 etc41 with a kind of porcelain or variegated enamel1 giving them the richness and beauty of the choicest polished marble1 and of the most precious stones1 such as agate1 jasper1 c4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,prisoner',s ,,friend4--,charles ,spear1 the active and benevolent editor of this paper1 has called the attention of big friends and the public to the volume which will commence in ,september4 ,mr4 ,spear's efforts in behalf of suffering humanity have long since entitled him to the consideration and the support of every generous and feeling heart4 ,the journal which he publishes under the title of ,prisoner's ,friend1 is conducted with great earnestness1 but with great propriety1 and is calculated1 by its peaceful and ,christian tone1 to elicit the patronage of all parties and all denominations4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,laces1 ,,embroideries1 ,,etc4--,kimmey's1 ,no4 #agg ,arch ,street1 through the industry and attention of its proprietors1 has become a favorite store with many of the ladies of our city4 ,the extensive choice and elegant assortment of cambric open work collars and cuffs1 cambric rufflings1 lace sleeves1 embroidered collars and cuffs1 elegant style of infants' waists1 superior kid gloves1 etc4 etc41 which they have always on hand1 have attracted the attention and the patronage of numerous tasty and fashionable purchasers4 ,,various ,,useful ,,receipts1 c41 ,,of ,,our ,,own ,,gathering4 ,,to ,,make ,,prune ,,tart4--,scald the prunes1 take out the stones1 and break them2 put the kernels into a little cranberry juice with the prunes and some sugar2 simmer1 and when cold make a tart of the sweetmeat1 or eat it in any other way4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,make ,,aspic ,,jelly4--,put a knuckle of veal into a small stock-pot1 with a knuckle of ham1 two calves' feet1 and the trimmings of poultry2 season this with onions1 carrots1 and a bunch of sweet herbs2 pour into it half a bottle of white wine and a ladleful of good broth2 set it over the stove till it is reduced to a light glaze1 then cover the meat with good broth1 throw in two glasses of isinglass1 and let it boil for three hours2 then strain1 and clear the jelly with white of eggs4 ,when used1 it must be melted1 and poured just warm over the chicken or tongue4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,imitation ,,curry ,,powder4--,an admirable imitation of the oriental stimulant1 curry powder1 can be made by reducing to powder the following materials1 mixing them well together1 and keeping them in a tightly-corked bottle3 ,three ounces of turmeric1 the same of coriander seed1 one ounce of ground ginger1 the like quantity of ground black pepper1 a quarter of an ounce of cinnamon1 the same weight of cumin seed and of cayenne1 and half an ounce of cardamoms4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,clean ,,woodstock ,,gloves4--,wash them in soap and water till the dirt is out1 then stretch them on wooden hands1 or pull them out in their proper shape4 ,do not wring them1 as that puts them out of form1 and makes them shrink2 put them one upon another and press the water out4 ,then rub the following mixture over the outside of the gloves3 ,if wanted quite yellow1 take yellow ochre2 if quite white1 pipe clay2 if between the two1 mix a little of each together4 ,mix the color with beer or vinegar4 ,let them dry gradually1 not too near the fire1 nor in too hot a sun2 when about half dried1 rub them well1 and stretch them out to keep them from shrinking and to soften them4 ,when they are well rubbed and dried1 take a small cane and beat them2 then brush them2 when this is done1 iron them rather warm with a piece of paper over them1 but do not let the iron be too hot4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,dress ,,cold ,,turkey ,,or ,,fowl4--,cut them in sizeable pieces1 beat up an egg with a little grated nutmeg1 pepper1 and salt1 some parsley minced fine1 and a few crumbs of bread2 mix these well together1 and cover the turkey with this batter2 then broil1 or warm them in a ,dutch oven4 ,thicken a little gravy with some flour1 put a spoonful of catsup or other sauce1 lay the meat in a dish1 and pour the sauce round it2 garnish with slices of lemon4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,hunter',s ,,beef1 as it is called1 is a round of beef into which a quarter of a pound of saltpetre finely powdered is well rubbed4 ,next day1 mix half an ounce of cloves1 an ounce of black pepper1 the same quantity of ground allspice1 with half a pound of salt2 wash and rub the beef in the brine for a fortnight1 adding every other day a tablespoonful of salt4 ,have ready an earthen pan deep enough to hold the joint1 and lay suet an inch deep at the bottom2 rub the beef in coarse cloths till perfectly free from the salt and spice1 put it in the pan with a quart of water1 some more suet on the top1 and cover it with a thick coarse crust4 ,bake for seven hours1 pour off the gravy1 and place the meat upon a proper dish2 do not cut it till cold4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,clean ,,black ,,satin4--,boil three pounds of potatoes to a pulp in a quart of water2 strain through a sieve1 and brush the satin with it on a board or table4 ,the satin must not be wrung1 but folded down in cloths for three hours1 and then ironed on the wrong side4 ,fashions4 ,,description ,,of ,,steel ,,fashion ,,plate4 ,,evening ,,costumes4--,fig4 #a4 ,dinner-dress or robe of richly-embroidered ,mantua silk1 of delicate rose color1 the flowers in white1 of a regular and tasteful pattern4 ,a scarf of the same1 with broad flowing ends1 is knotted a little to the right1 and hangs gracefully to the knee4 ,a jupe of fine embroidered muslin is worn below this1 and a chemisette of the same completes the corsage4 ,the sleeves very loose and flowing1 with undersleeves clasped by heavy gold bracelets4 ,the head-dress is of lace1 with bouquets of moss-rose buds4 ,fig4 #b4--;,ball-dress of rich white silk1 with a deep flounce of ,french lace1 put on with a heading of narrow satin ribbon4 ,the upper flounce1 also of black lace1 though narrower1 is fastened on each side with bouquets of natural flowers4 ,the corsage is plain1 with a berthe to match the flounces1 also fastened by bouquets4 ,a narrow undersleeve of white lace comes a trifle below the berthe4 ,it will be noticed that the hair is dressed plainly1 slightly puffed behind the ear1 and in a twist roll at the back of the head4 ,a most graceful style for young ladies4 ,,bridal ,,dresses4 ,as there are always a quota of weddings in the spring1 following the ,washington campaign1 we give an elaborate bridal costume1 more as a suggestion than a model1 it must be confessed1 for those who like novelties4 ,fig4 #a presents an evening costume for a bride1 the head-dress a wreath of white roses mingled with orange blossoms4 ,the dress itself is white crape over white satin1 and the front of the skirt may be ornamented with bouquets to match the wreath4 ,the berthe of the corsage is composed of folds of white tulle4 ,fig4 #b4--;,bridal-dress of rich white satin1 with side trimmings for the skirt of lace1 headed by narrow satin ribbon4 ,the corsage is high at the back1 but sloped somewhat lower in front1 over which there is a lace pelerine1 which is brought down to a point in front4 ,sleeves demi-long1 and edged with white satin ribbon1 undersleeves of rich lace1 and bracelets to be worn at taste and discretion4 ,the bridal wreath is of jasmine and orange flowers1 and confines a tulle veil very full and long4 ,,chit-,,chat ,,upon ,,philadelphia ,,fashions ,,for ,,may4 ,early as it is1 our ladies are already commencing to think of preparations for the ,springs1 and of bathing-dresses1 in which to enjoy the cool surf of ,cape ,may or ,newport4 ,the exquisite gossamer fabrics of ,levy's1 ,beck's1 and ,stewart's are now in the hands of the mantuamaker1 and very soon we shall hear that the town is deserted4 ,the sidewalks will cease to blush with the delicate colors of an outdoor spring costume1 and the plain ginghams of those of the fair sex who are not like the lilies of the field in the matter of daily toil1 take the place of rainbow silks and soft mousselines4 ,at present1 ,chestnut ,street is a scene of enchantment4 ,not more beautiful the fresh spring foliage of neighboring woods than the delicate emerald tinting of dresses and ribbons that adorn our ladies2 and then the pale violet1 so suggestive of wood flowers2 the blue1 as ethereal as the cloudless sky2 and1 above all1 the rose color shading the cheek of the dangerous brunette1 who knows perfectly well that it is the most becoming shade she can wear4 ,there is a flutter of scarfs and a rustling of mantillas that call to mind the swaying of the aforementioned foliage1 and those dainty straw bonnets1 the little brims filled with lace and violets1 only too real1 of the floating sprays of lily of the valley and the jasmine4 ,we like the cottage bonnet when it is in fashion4 ,there is something marvelously winning in the close shape1 teazing you by its very coyness into an admiration2 but when they are laid aside1 and the brims1 like certain stocks1 have a tendency to look upwards1 we wonder we ever could have admired any other than the coquetish little shape one meets at every turn4 ,it is a fact worth observing and recording that1 in proportion to the tendency of gentlemen's hats to narrow1 the ladies' bonnets expand2 the crown of the one becomes1 season by season1 more retreating1 while the other flares an open defiance4 ,we might moralize were we not sober chroniclers of the court of fashion1 and were we not admonished by the envoy from his serene highness1 the printer1 now waiting at our elbow1 that the form is almost completed4 ,so we must leave our gossip for the few hints we are able to gather for our lady readers on the matter of making up4 ,loose sleeves1 and they vary from a quarter to half a yard in width1 as suits the wearer's fancy1 are still in vogue4 ,in-doors1 no undersleeves are needed for the summer1 particularly for young ladies1 but for a street costume there is every variety of undersleeves4 ,we refer the ladies to our cuts of two that are especially in favor1 and would recommend another for those who like them open at the wrist1 composed of alternate rows of rich embroidered insertion 7muslin7 and ,valenciennes lace1 quilled closely1 the last row facing the edge which falls just at the wrist4 ,an undersleeve for the evening may be made in this manner1 but should have only one row of insertion and edging4 ,bodices are still worn1 and belts and buckles seem going out4 ,the back of the corsage has also a point1 which many wear quite deep4 ,we would commend the present fashion of lacing the corsage of an evening-dress1 as it gives the figure much more to advantage than the compression of hooks and eyes1 but it is too troublesome for a walking-dress4 ,the hair is dressed quite plainly1 although there has been an attempt to revive the tiers of puffs so fashionable some twenty years since4 ,there are few faces which will bear the test1 and ,grecian braids and bandeaux are much more universally becoming4 ,gaiters are worn as ever1 and black satin slippers are preferred at evening parties4 ,however1 as these are not just at present1 we reserve our hints upon evening dress until a future number4 ,,fashion4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,the ,,crystal ,,palace ,,london4 ,,footnote3 ,f ,a more extended notice of this work next month4 ,,hope ,,on1 ,,hope ,,ever4 ,,words ,,by ,j4 ,t4 ,,freligh1 ,,of ,,st4 ,,louis4 ,,music ,,by ,e4 ,c4 ,,davis4 ,,composed ,,expressly ,,for ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4 ,music3 ,when the sun light of gladness ,has passed from the soul1 ,and the dark clouds of sadness unceasingly roll1 ,when the past appears only ,a dim vale of tears1 ,and the future a lonely ,and wide waste of years4 #b ,the star of hope streaming ,through tempest and night1 ,is kindly left beaming ,our pathway to light ,inspiring and cheering ,the lone and oppress'd1 ,to the weary appearing ,a haven of rest4 #c ,whose calm light reposes ',mid sadness and gloom1 ,on the lilies and roses ,that bend o'er the tomb2 ,like a seraph sweet smiling1 ',mid blight and decay1 ,through the cold world beguiling ,our wearisome way4 #d ,in ills all-sustaining ,to mortals below1 ,and shining and reigning ,wherever we go1 ,forsaking us1 never1 ,companions and friend1 ,then hope on1 hope ever1 ,and to trust to the end4 ,illustration3 ,evening ,dresses4--,see ,description4 ,illustration3 ,,now1 ,,be ,,careful6 ,engraved expressly for ,godey's ,lady's ,book by ,j4,i4 ,pease4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,the table of contents was taken from the ,june issue4 ,only the items relevant to this issue were retained4 ,images of the complete index may be found at the end of the ,may ,,html edition4 ,obvious punctuation errors repaired4 ,page #cbi1 stiches changed to stitches 7to eleven stitches7 ,page #cbi1 an eatly changed to a neatly 7for a neatly7 ,page #cca1 ,wolstoncraft changed to ,wollstonecraft 7if ,mary ,wollstonecraft7