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The following beautiful lines are said to have
been written by an unfortunate lady in New-
Hampshire, to her lover, who had deserted her.
They were originally published in the Boston
Centinal, and are now recommended to the read-
er as containing the genuine language of the
heart, inspired bygenius, and as forming a con-
trast to the tinsel which so often bedecks our
publications, and tends to pervert our taste.
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Oh ! I had muchof sorrow known,
VVhen thou, a lovely vision shone '
Across my path ; and night was day,
Cheer’d by thy intellectualray.
‘Twas then life's dreary wilderness,
~ Did sweets of paradise possess;
And I had days and years in view,
Of friendship and of fame with you ;
For vanitydid whisper tne,
A spell was likewise binding thee.
My interest to thy heart was dear,
And to thy elevated sphere
That thou wouldst raise me—but ’tis past,
That brightest summer of my days!
'“.Too sweet, too heavenly sweetto last ;”
' And but the music of thy praise
Now meets my ear, for we are thrown
As torrid from the frigid zone
So far apart; and not one tie
Of sweet uniting sympathy
Is own’tl by thee. Indifference
, Forever more must keep thee hence.
The tie of heart and not of mind
I thought would draw thee from mankind ;
And when with cares thou wert distress’d,
Thy softest pillow was my breast :
That tie is broken now forever !
And we in different paths must tread ;
But, hear me—-—while we sever,
And ills are clust’ting round my head,
I will not ask the reason why,
From me thou shouldst forever fly!
I'll taste the ills of poverty ;
From For-tune’s quiver, all, I'll bear,
And sunshine days I’ll wish to thee,
Fairer, and more exceeding fair.
But do not add to my sad state,
At once esteem, contempt and hate,
Love me-—or think of me as dead ;
Or as the object of a dream.
Rather than be thy myrthful theme,
Be all the past forever fled,
And leave no traces on thy brain,
That I on earth had ever been.
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From 'C'tl7'IljJfI€lf’8 Pleasure of Hope.
Unfading Hope 1 when life's last embers burn,
\Vh'en soul to soul antl dust to tlust return,
Heaven to thy charge resigns the awful hour,
Oh 1 then thy kingdom come, immortal power!
Vt/hat though each spark of earth-born rapture
Y9
The quivering lip, pale cheek, anti closing eye 3
Bright to the soul thy seraph hands convey
The morning dream of lite’s eternal day :
Then, the triumph and the trance begin,
And all the phoenix spirit burns within 1'
Eternal Hope I when yonder spheres sublime,
Peal’d their first notes to sound the march of
time,
The joyous youth began-bnt not to fade,
VVhen all the sister planets have decay’tl,
VVhen the last flames of livid other glow,
And heaven’s last thunders shake the world be-‘
low, .
Thou undismayed shalt o’er the -ruins smile,
And light thy torch at nature's funeral pile.
T1“ :-
Miscellany.
The following little tale is the production of
Charles Miner, Esq. editor of’ the Village
Record, and a man of genius and feeling.
M3121’.
One afternoon in the month of October, a
young gentleman from Philadelphia \vho had
visited Luzernc to enjoy the pleasures of the
chase, was standing with his rifle on the
verge of one of those high prccipiccs_wlticli
bound the river Stisquehannali, vvatcliiiig the
eagle as she sailed far below him along the
breast of the cliff, when he was suddenly a-
wakened from his reverie by the shrink of a
female voice. Turning suddenly ayound, he
saw ayoung horse, which, being frightened,
had run away with his rider‘, and was rush-
ing impetuously toward the precipice. He
was too far offeven to attempt to throw him-
self before the affriglitcd animal. Ono ex-
pedient only prescnted itself. Witli uncr-
ring aim he drew up his rifle, and the horse
fell on the very brink of the cliii‘.
The stranger ran to the assistance of the
tmfortunttte female. Though pale as the ten-
ant: ofthe grave, a lovclicr object never met
his view. Her dark hair fell loosely on her
cold bosom. She was lifeless.’ He raised
her in his arms, and bore her to the hamlet
at the foot of thehill. '
By the assistance of the cottagers, Mary
was suiliciently restored to he removed to the
house of her fatlier which was not far distant.
A fever ensuct_l,and William, whose extensive
studies had given him some knowledge in
medicine, attractetl by a charm which he
could ncithor resist nor define, resolved to
remain and prescribe for «Mary until her fate.
should be determined. ’
Mary was just eighteen. when the acci-
dent happened which introduced the accom-
,plished and fascinating‘ stranger’ to her
knowledge. By his kindness and that of her
parents, she slowly recovered; but the live-
ly ratiiancc of her fine blue eyes was cilan-
-‘ged to a pensive swcotnesss, less dazzling",
but, oh !to the heart of sensibility how inte-
resting. The lily stole the ros_e’s blossom ;
the throbbing heart, and expressive flush
that arose vshcn‘ William entered the room,
too plainly told that love, obtrusive urchin,
had left the city and entered the cottage of
Mary with the stranger. ,
William was the most accomplishctl man
Mary had ever seen. Pleasing in his man-
ners,‘ insinuating in his address, sensible and
handsome, and, too, the preserver of her life !
What female heart could be iusensiblo to so
‘much excellence! The affectionate and as-
siduous attention of William, soon restored
Mary, in some degree to her former health,
and the chain that had so long detained him,
gathering new strength, he found it impossi-
ble to break a connection that was already
so dear to him.
All Franksburg talked of the courtship,
and when I saw William and Mary leap
down in the dance together, I could not
help thinking, they were formed for each
other.
I went up to Franksburg last fall to visit
my old friend antl to congratulate him on the
purposed connection. It was one of those
pleasing moonlight evenings in the month of
September, when I arrived at the gate, such
as hatl always been enlivened by the song and
the dance, under the old elm by the door.—-
But the sound of joy was no more heard on
the green. William was gone; the check
of the soldier was wet with anguish ; and the
' wife of his bosom seemed fast declining in
sorrow to the grave.
‘ Pale and dejected, Mary sat by_ the win-
dow, hcr head reclining on her hand. Her
eye moistened by a tear, was fixed on Va
cancy, or wandered heedlcssly from object to
object. Seduced by the man who saved her
life, she was soon to become a mother.
'1‘ho old man took my hand——-pressed it
between his z'——-“ 0 ! this is an ungrateful
world,” said be. His heart swelled ; he
turnctl away to conceal his emotion. An
aged missionary, whose hair was silvcrcd
with the frost of 70 winters, endeavored to
turn their affections to another world, and
to lead them for consolation beyond the tomb.
Ye votaries of pleasure ; ye gay, ye wan-
ton seduccrs of the fair, whom you should
protect ; O ! coultl you have seen the cottage
of poor Freeman, your infamous trophies 0-.
vcr deluded innocence would have been scorz
pions to you ‘consciences. .
Such ruins. Hark ! the watch dog announ-
ces zv. stranger! The door opened, and in it
moment we beheld William at the feet of her
father. Mary shricked and fainted. ‘ I come,
I come,’ said he, ‘ for forgiveness ; I come
to offer all the reparation in my power. Not
a moment of happiness have I known since
I left you.’ I .
Noble youth ! thou hast set a‘ pettern by.
thy return‘ to virtue, most worthy to be fol-
lo\v_cd.- "
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From the ~.N'ezory (Ireland) _’.l'clegraplz.
..lIarrz'eti, on Monday, Mr. Darby Daniel
l\tI:ic_Clean, of this town, a pensioner, to Miss
Margaretta S. Mackcnna, of Rathfryland.
The bride was to have been married on the
same day to another lover, one James Locke,
and had arrivt-d at an appointed time and
place in Noxvry, where the ceremony was to
have been performed.’ The favored swain,
however did not appear; and the lad _v’s
ll0.'3lt!SS in Britlgc-street Communicated to her
the ltuncntttblc tidings, that he was Elll"_‘.':1(ly
married, and had gone, she believed to visit
his wife; then a prisoner in Arinagli; Mar-
garetta wept, sighed deeply. and exclaimed,
‘ Never will I return to R..'il.llfl'_‘v'ltlll(l unmar-
ried ; if I do not get a husband I will drown
myself, antl this shallhe the last day of poor
Margaretta Mackenna !’ 6. 0, (said the host-
ess,) 1 wish honest Darby Daniel Macfllcan
were here; he also is crossed in love, and
talks of death. Plerhaps he would marry
you ; tis better to wed than die.’ A word to
the wise sutliceth. Margaretta speedcd on
the wings of love to Darby’s dwelling, whom
she found pensively leaning on his arm, and
ruminating deeply on his misfortune. ‘ Why
are you so sad, Darby,’ quoth Margaretta?
‘ My love has jiltcd and deserted inc," repli-
ed Darby, with asigh. ‘ So hath mine,’ re-
joined Margaretta, with a; sob. ‘ I cannot,-
[will not survive it,’ quoth Darby. 51 will
‘either be married or drowned to-day,’ mur-
mured Mzirgaretta. The voice was in uni-
son with Darby’s feelings; he looked_wist-
fully on‘ the dark, languishing, yet sparkling
eyes of the lovelorn maid, and sympathised
in her sorr'ows.- ‘Sympathy begets love, and
love is gentleman usht-r to Hymcn. The
parties therefore determined not to drown,
but to marry. Margaretta with her intend-
ed bridegroom‘, returned in triumph to her
kind and generous hostess. Preparations
were matlc for the wedding ; anti the bride
own pocket. But Darby would not concede
this -point. ‘ That, said he, would be to pur-
chase me; and. if you buy me you miglit‘.
sell .mo; but I’ll take care of that.’ The
friendly controversy soon terminated, and
the happy pair, now man and wife, like-otln
er fashionable porsonagcs, set off immediate-
ly after the ceremony. They mean to spend
the honeymoon in connubial joy at Ratl1ft'y-
land- P
insisted on paying the parson’s fees from._,hor .
their one cirrsittni. ntlzconbnii.
6‘ I willfcar no evil.” ,
In different ways, and seeking her under
various names, we all are in pursuit of hap-
piness. We have wisdom sufiicient to know
that unalloyed enjoyment inhabits not the
plains of mortality; yet most of us expect
at some remote period at least, tofind hap-
piness in greater perfection than it has been
enjoyed by the generality of mankind. The
student, pale at his midnight vigils, sees the
fairy landscape of pleasure and honor spread-
ing in variegated loveliness beforehim-—-tl1'e
merchant calculating his probable gains, an-
ticipates the period when he shall be able to
bribe the fickle goddess with his golden
lllI‘eS.
But there is a certain unpalatable ingredi-
ent, which mingles its deleterious powers,
not only in the draught of anticipation, but
even in the cup of actual possession. This
poison is fear-—doubtless of our ultimate
success, or apprehensions of a sad reverse.—-‘
And with great propriety does the worldly
mind indulge this fear : for instances are dai-
ly before our eyes, or sounding in our ears,
where the fairest prospects of success are
blighted, and the loftiest summits of human
attainment levelled with the dust. Could
this fear be banished, how much more true
enjoyment this world would afford! But
there was one, at least, whose bosom was
not corroded by such fears 2 the holy Psalm-
ist says—-‘ I will fear no evil.’
What peace of mind--what ineifable on‘-
joyment, must that rational and mortal crea-
ture know, who from his heart can make
this declaration! What if he fail of being
distinguished among men? The Lord of
the Universe, while regulating ten thousand
worlds, places his observant and reconciled
eye upon him. What if he fail of wealth?
That nameless consciousness which rises in
his bosom, is ‘ more durable riches.’ Wliat
if all his hard-earned possessions vanish ?—
Though his heart may have been too much
set upon them, they were but ‘ trash’-they
contributed, after all, but little, very little, to
true cnjoyment——the deprivation sprung not
up out of the dust, but was sent down, for
somc desirable end, from Him who is ‘ rich
in mercy’-—and there is yet as much earthly
good in store for him, if he will industrious-
ly and prudently seek for it, as that same
wise and gracious Being sees consistent with
his general happiness. How then can he
‘fear any evil 2
But there is a fear——-‘ a fearful looking-for’
—-of a more intense nature than that which
arises from the prccariousness of earthly
good ; there is a fear which is founded upon
the most alarming CER'1‘AIN'1‘IES——‘ for it is
appointed unto all men once to die, and after
death the judgment.” If our eye's‘ could View
the souls of men, what a difference should
we see between that which is under bondage
to the ‘god of this world’ and that which
can seriously consider those awful truths,and
then with smiling triumph say, ‘ I WIEL FEAR
N0 EVII. !’ And why does he not fear 2--6 For
Thou art with me.’ Here is true enjoyment
--hcrc is courage that would not shrink from
an arm of flesh, or from the burning faggots.
I-Ierc human nature appears, crowned with
its utmost earthly dignity.
Brief Scripture Remarkcr.
-——¢u--71:--tr-—-
The ancients wanted that which the mod-
crns may boast of, though the boast should
rather increase our humility than our pride-—
the BIBLE. Wanting that, the ancients must
have wanted, not only the sources of the
profoundest sentiment, but the language of
the sublimest poetry. That book which 0-
pens to man now relations between him and
the Deity, opens to him new relations to so-
ciety also. Thc beam of Divinity trembles
over the existence of man, and though life
presents nothing more than a succession of
dark tumultuous waves, their ridges, (under
that glorious dispensation) as they success-
ivoly rise and disappear, are tinged with a
light from Heaven.-
Compassion‘ was not iinpressctiupon the
human heart, only to adorn the fair face with
tc'ars, and to give/an agreeable languor to
the cycs—-it was designed to excite our ut-
most endeavors to relieve the sufferer. Yet
how often have I heard that selfish weak-
ness, which flies from the sight of distress,
dignified with the name of tenderness!
Merit, accompanied with beauty, is a jew-
el set to advantage.
The talent of turning people into ridicule,-
and exposing those we converse with, is the
qualification of little, ungcnerous tempers.
Liberality does not so much consist in giv-
in japgely as in giving seasonably.
The liberality of nature in the person, is
but too- often attended with a deficiency in
the understanding.
As it is more honorable to teach than to
be taught. so it is less shame to learn than to
be ignorant. -
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Norwalk, July 7 l_vl0
.4! a Court qf Probate /zolden at .r\"or=.va.’lt', Dec’.
28, L318. .
. HIS Court limits and appoints six months
from this date, for the creditors to the es-
tate of Ste/I/1.-.")2I{ayt'.s, late of New-Canaan, de-
ceased, to exhibit their claims against said estate,
and the administrator is hereby ordered to give
notice thereof according to_ law.
, 'l‘est—-XV-M.’ G. Bii'.T'rs.. Clerk.
- Notice is hereby given to the creditors to the
estate of Stephen l-I-ayes, late of Ne‘. Canaan,’
deceased, to exhibit their claims against said es-
tate, within the time above limited, or they will
be debarred a legal recovery.
AARON CoMs'rocK,»Administrator.
New-Canaan, Dec. 28, 1818. 35*
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