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11 0batDk IBaliei VOLUME I. FOET PLAIN, THURSDAY, MARCH 30,1854. NUMBliR 3. glUent na Siiow-llal£c« y e t i>otent as l,’lnimlci.%”.^Chajiln. ( Oa?B l>OI,hAU P E R T K A » , { lavarla lily ■■ * ‘ ------- f gtprtmrat. [Por flie aioliawk Valley Boglstciv] A W E L C OM E TO T H E BIR D S . BY snts. 1. A. BCNCAX. Welcome once more, ye little birds— Gay messenger of ajtfing! Your cheering notes are lieai'd with joy,— Glad tidings do ye bring! Ye’re heralds of the bright green leaves, Of many fragrant flow’ra; Of gushing streams, and sunny skies, Of gieves, and shady how’rs. Ii.your ti A tluill Of gladness brings. To miiny weary, aching hearts. Whose secret, inner springs, Have long been bound in icy chaina Of sadness, and of grief; And now your touching minstrelsy, Giveth a sweet relief. Ye’re welcome!—for unto our ears, Your silvery music seems Like angcl'Voices, whieli are heard Full often in our drear Sucli undidating melody Such tones of lofty cheer! The cares of earth recede afar. And heaven seemoth near. T/iricc wWcomc!—gentle warldcra, here e you ever We dearly love to hear janir strains earns; dy! We'd have you ev staj-,— We dearly love to hear janir i Throughont each passing day, Tlicu make j our homes 'is itl\ tis again. And sing anew your songs ; We welcome, in tlirs simple lay. Your meny, bright-wing'd throngs. Exmai, X, Y. [For the Mohawk I'alley Ilegi.stiMv] TO arST E R I E VD * * « * io n ,should have ynnr afl'ections under the contn/I of your will.” ■I strive in vain—1 eannut turn My love from thee—all brightly still 1’hat flame within my heart ilotli liurri, Unfjiienelieil, uneompiered by my “ will,” 1’owerles.s Unit “ will” such loie to eliange, Tlie stream still (loweth pmo and deep. It ne'er «in from its pnstiirings mng%^ ‘ Till Lethe’s fount ny.soiil sliall steep. Oblivion’s wave must flood my heart, Kre love will leave its chosen ne.'t; With life itself I’d sooner part, Tlian what glve.s life its only lest. Deem me not lickle, changelul, weak. Decause my “ will” has not this power And I’ll no longer vainly seek ■’To hliglit love’.s brightest, fairest flower. J. X, II. I Y E A R X EOR t h e SPRING. il.yeam for^e Spring, when the birds shall .sing And each morning aivakc fresh fiowei's; We have waited long for tbelark's hlythe song, And the leugtlieniiig evening lioims. A shroud of snow had lain on tlic earth. An icy hand on eacli stream, Tlie sun in tlie sky oped its hingnid eye. And sent hut a sielvly gleam; And tiie fro.sty breciio moaned among the trees. And the rattling hail mid min •Came sweeping past, in the angry blast. And dusli’d ’gaiiK'.t the window-pane ; And never a. flower, in tlrat .stormy lioui-, Dared raise up its tiny liead— For all gentle things lied on Summer's wings, Ur else in the snow lay dead ! 1 yearn for the-Spring, ■when the birds shall sing, 'And cacli mom shall awake new flowers; AVe have listened long for the woodlark's song. And tlie’tiu'iisli at the evening houis, ’Tis a licanteniis time wjien tlie hud lirat hursts, A n d ehild-llke the young leaf -staiuls, And catcJies tlie drops of tlie ge.itlc shower In its small and velvety hands! W lieii the tender gi-ass fuels the south w ind ijass In its chariot unseen, And old Mother Earth, at tht’new Spring's birth, Arraj's her in robes of greens^ When the nnboniid dtrcain, an’M n ft dream, Mnrnmra on to its unknown Iw e , And tells the tall reeds, ns it o j ^ r d speeds. That the fair Lady,'Spring hath conic! Oh, I yearn for'ihe Spring—foritlie balmy Spring— And toueiieth tlie land with a magic w'and, Till all hcauteoiis things are seen, I long to be oiit at-the early’ dawn, When the eastern light is neiv, ’Along the odors borne from the scented throne, And the showera of silver dew- Ob, I cannot tell how my soul doth swell With an inward happiness; For simply to 6e is a bliss to me, For the wldch my God I bless ! > From an unknown son Oh, come tiion, Spring—let the l,ct the floweret ope its eye; Like the Iimk I’d ma' to the hei. Like the llmvet, gin !0 up the sky. [From the Home Journal,! ^ I V E ME A LOVIWG H E A R T . -BY WlbblAM K. bAWBENOB. ylncl toJittl Is life v^ten Lone is fled —G.’F.Monnis. Give me a loving heart! ’Tis better far than fame; iWhioh is at best a fleeting thing, The breathing of a name. For laurels gather’d fresh and green Wliere flowers in beauty bloom, When bound aronnd a mortal brow Soon wither in the tomb. Give me a loving heart! >tore preejona far than gold; Or all the wealth that India bon.sts, Yea) India’s wealth twice told. ■For iwh(nt are gold find pearfs, Or kingly diadems, Oompaced with one trae, Joying heart, Thut purest of .earth’s gems J OJvc mo a loving heart, To clwer me on my way Through this .dark world of s(n and pain, To one of endless day For naught Can calm the tvonhled breast, Or Iwier baJim Impart To the life-weafy pUgi-im hero, Tiian one true, loving heart. jFmm Gleason’s PictwIalJ D rvnrE L o y ii. ny WJXMA« S'. IRbSBE. [Prom Gleason’s Pictorial.] HEARTS’ HISTORIES. mGnt in an utter abandonment of self to bis darlinw pumuits. It may appear stranp^e to my reader, tliat real's of companionship with one so supe- I.!-,...... ivr ___ ___ ji. ___ 1 ^ __ • _ loiutnient which swelled his heart, him, hut vainly, and at length she a deODsierh. and aploa.sant “ Yes, to remonstrate, tonderlv, hut plai: Mni'y, had produced no lastii prcvtsioTi on the heart of \W alone can tliie ho BY Jins, s. M. iiumnrnEY, \J'wa.sJ'wa.s hutt enchantedted ground.”i le charm dissolves, the vis \ hu enchan g T he bride of a week was seated in lior elegant lounging chniv, robed ill costly mag- niiiconce. A hand of exijuisito beauty, richly jewelled, toyed with the floating curls of dark luxuriant hair, which liad lialf con cealed a neck o f nlnlmster \v’liitene.s.s, and faultless proportions. Tlio daik (‘yes might hav’e been too dilzzllng in tlieir hriglituess hut for the chastening intluencc of the long silken lashes, and one rniglit almost fancy that the dimpling, rosc-tiriged check be longed to some cherub eliild, instead of bride. A from tlm as he contem])l:itt'd the iigm his peerlessly beautiful wife, and p r e .s s i n g her rosy fingi'vs to Ins lip.s, and (mcivcling her waist with his arm, he gently drew lier to tlie window, murmiirin- “ Helen, you have not A gleam of satisfaction beamed i tliougbtful eye of Henry AVilton, ‘ and face of want of personal beauty alone can attributed. A thousand times had he been almost impelled to yield his aftections to lior keeping, and often liad he owned that ho was never fully blest except when with her. “ But then?’ he would say, “ Mar}’ is HO plain,” and the world echoed, “ Maty Vernon is so plain.” His own figure was imposing, Irj.s features wore faultle-ss, Ins manners winning and graceful. How could he wed one devoid ofbeauty—oucwlio was ovei'vwhoro accounted so plain? It has cost him a geeat struggle to renounce her, but the beauty of Helen had decided tlie contest. Now Mary greeted him as warm ly as ill other days. \When with, others, she had expre.sHod a desii'ii tliat blessiug.s might rest upon him in his B(‘W relation, he had looked vainly for Hoiiiiething, in tone or expression, that might tell of a wounded lieart. Though Honiewhat humbled, ho was glad; for he V as tar too geueruus to desire ailectiou which he might not reipiite, however much her jirefevenee would iuivo Mattered him. or disi ^ ^ and.with a deoj^si^h, and aplea-sant “ Yes, lovo, if you desire it,” would hasten to for get his own utter desolation in the burning words of his author. Maiy Vernon wa.s not long in discerning a change in Heniy,’ and her heart throbbed vitli anxioussolicitiido, as she saw the ten der spirit of melancholy which now seem ed to dwell ever with him. His pale brow was paler and loftier, and his form was daily becoming thinner and more gi'a<*eful.— Though she saw that his sensitive spirit was pinning for sympathy, she felt that it would be hotli vain and indelicate for her to at tempt cousolalion. But if she could only awaken IIi.’len to a just view of her por’ tion, and inspire her young and perhaps susceptible heart u ith an appreciation of Henry’s worth, she would at once see that she was saci'llicing time and happiness for iv,, and would gladly return to the a shadow a Again, lieiiry is alone, with his wife.— .’lie .soft moonlight evities—or yo this, the rarest observed mv rave eieiii nil's,! shmiM h'i\o said— for Tlie-soft moonligh stole tlirough the thin, graceful window (lra]>ery, and the Imlmy and most heauiiful of them all, was obtained on our bridal da}'expi'e.s.s- ly for you.” “ Tliank you—you an* very kind,” repli ed Helen, with a hurried glaiiei' at the fa vorite ])lant. Then in a more eame.st tone, sin* added : “ Hut, Henry, detirest, wi* shall he late,” and she playfully Jield her watcll before his eyes. “ Th<*n you do not love flow ors ?” ])ur.siied Henry ;aml Helen failed to notice tlicsad- ss of his tone. “ Wliyno—that is, I like them in a con servatory, where, they appear to advantage ; Imt in a drawing-room or parlor tlicy are trouhlesonie, besides being imfii.shionnble.” “ I will liavo them removed to-morrow morning,” said Henry, (piiekly ; and this time Helen ]ierccived something like bitter ness in his tones, and as (piiekly replied “ O, no, 1 lenry !—not for world.s, if >/otc like them ! But never mind the flowers ; it is turn* wo are going. The entertainment will be the finest of tlie round; and given, us it is, in hmiov of our bridal, I do. not care to Io,se a moment of such rare hnppi- “ Rare liappine.ss,” responded Heni'y, as luvrehiusod-the stvngglingly lifctfoJiand-j and. with something like, a shadow resting on his heart, he hastened to prepare himself for the oceasiou. The. truth was, Henry Wilton had no tasli* for such extravagant revelry, and was really anxious for the lime to arrive, Avlieii he might with pvoiniety S[)oud a whole evening with his wife. Ho had also imag ined that Helen was as weary as himself, and ipute as desirous of exelianghig tliis gay (lissijiation for uninterrupted compan ionship with her ehosen companion, at tlie fire-side of their own quiet home. But no, Helen was gay and thoughtless. Htraugo that Henry hud not seen this ; and not very strange, either—for lie was a wor,shii»[K’r at till', slirine of beauty, and in person, she had fully realized the ideal of liis imagina tion ; and dazzled by lier witching charms, his ardent fancy had endowed her with all the mental graces, and liastily and unhesi tatingly ho had given lier his liearfc and Idle first pang experienced b y the young husband avhs soon forgotten ; and as he witnessed the entluisiastio admiration Avith Avhich her b eauty and vivacity infused every beJiolder, he felt that she Avas but a child, and repi'oaehed him s e lf Avitli ingratitude and injustice toAvards h er, Avho had bestow ed on him the Avholo Avealth of such unpar alleled beauty. Yes, Henry is voi’y happy to-uight,” thought Mary Vernon, as she witnessed the pride and tendordoss AvitJi which lie regard- od his youpg bride. “ May it always bo thus. And yet, it cannot bo ! Even now, •I am ojrpressod Avith the eonsciousuoss tiiat that ambitions spirit will got tired of tJic simple-minded child, Avhoso all of earthly ......... ________like forget its e l f ; but tlia£ slum ber shall but invigorate its strength and pride, and it shall awake to curse, in very bitterness o f soul, the m y sterious Ic giuitly raised higli, thoughtful breathim lamp Ilf iglitful brow of Henry, Avhosc igs seemed almost hiiriied, as he eontemphited tin* solnmii beaiiD may not by,” and lernoss of sonl, the mysterious leth argy that induced a dream so fatal to its proud aspirings. But Avhy am I thus op pressed Avhen ho is so happy ? W h y ! a sister bo indifferent to a brother’s fate N a y ; and well it is that I have never felt aught save a sister’s interest in him,” Mni'y Vernon Avas sincere in this last as sertion I but she. did not fully understand lAXVmiUfiU I ed or had over loved Homy Wilton, Avas far too humiliating to a spirit like hers,— And yet, such Avns the fact, From early cbildliood tho}T had been friends. “ Thro’ many themes in many tlioughts had they •held exalted converse/’ for Slaty, thgiigh feminine and gentle as her own sweet name, Avas scarcely less intellectual Ran Henty, nor had she cultivated less assiduously the high trust in her keqting. She had uudor- stood the heart of Bemy bettor titan her ling air lo}cd A\ith the ciiils of Helen, and giuitlv raised the damp hair from the 7 ’ 1 ing, iSuffened find sj)iritufilized,*lu* turned to Helen, Avlio was standing nofivhim bath ed in the moonliglit, and dniAving her fair young liefui to ids bosom , he murmured : “ (>, who can resist tlie suulldngiiiffuence of sncli a peaceful scene? D o you not som etim es feel, H elen, as I hough the dark veil tlmt hides the ]iresent from tlie eternal i'nturoi Avas di'fiwn aside, find you AVere lent fi dim foi'(.‘sbfido\viiig o f the em otions of a spirit released from earth’s debasing cai'e.s and passion.s. A t sueb mom ents, b o w cold seem our'common em otions ; and in taking a ctiraovy vieAV of our usutd ])ui'.suits, iiovv strangely grovelling and intiituated avo ap- llc'tiry pressed Helen more closely tobim, and agfun rehijised into silence, “ What a strange man you are, Henry 1” said Helen, Avith an air of restk*ssnes.s.— “ Here I liaA'O been Avaitiiig tins av I io I o liour for you to order lights brought in, and I hav'o tried to he very patient. ,I liavo hefird tell of people being mounstrnck, and I anp- po.ae that is Avbat ails you to-nigbt. Cous in Ifj'Gd .will soon be. It^QJo phiy biieltg’am'-. mon Avith me, Tliere, lie is ringing noAV. I Avill take him to the hack parlor that I not disturb your meditation.s, Good- find the gay girl kissed bis Imnd, and with a merry laugh, bounded from the apartment. Thus was tlie A’cil of AA’hieli Ilenvy hful spoken dark ly drawn botAveen him and the siiiritual Avorld. The .scene of beauty Avas the .Hjirne, but all had faded from liis view — moon, star and sky. Untuned Avero the delicate lioart sti'ings that but noAV liad A’i- brated to the music of unseen .spirits. TIio.se heart string.s had been touched— yet all in nocently and unconsciously— by too rude a hand. A deep bitter groam escaped liim, and lie impulsivelyJ^xehiinpd; “ And such is my Avife ; mine, Jiopef^ly mine, for lite. \With her, ever, yet e\'cr alone. Iiicapahlo of re ceiving blessing from lier, and, ala.s, inca pable of rendering her blest. Poor Uelcn ! it i.s Avell that thou art a child. PJca.sed Avith a toy, thou eanst forgot; hut Avoe to my proud, imperious sonl. Ah, Mary Ver non, thine Avas the beautiful casket, Jiers the beautiful frame. But Avhy sliould I murmur; I alone have done tho wrong.—’ I sought tlioe, Helen, Avbom all Avero seek ing. To tbeo ni}f voavs are given, and oa '- ery princijde of ju.stice and honor forbid that I should cborish the image of anoth er. Forgive me, Avife, 1 will forget, and be ,true to thee.” Fromtlnittimoholavisliod on her every in dulgence, gratifted, to tlie full extent, her extravagant love for costly and beautiful ap parel, carriage and servants Avore ever in nt- tondtinco, and she went and came at pleas ure, Ho was seldom Avitb her in iniblic, and she, suvroimded with admirers, seldom urged his attendance. Ho occupied most of his time in high mental piu'suits, and when his Avorn spii-it required yoci'eation, he resorted to his flute or plea.sure grounds. At times he Avould aAvaken to the consid eration that tho course pursued by each Avas but widening the distance betAVeen Rem, and then he Avould endeaA’or to check his inordinate Rirst for science, and come down, somewhat, to Helen’s childlike views of life. He would school himself to at tend to her in her gaieties, with R e hope R a t h e might^ain someinfluoncoover her, 1— 1 her to ^ >nd the approbation and admiration of'^the crowd. Tims he hoped eventually, to win her, in a measure, to himself, His attentioua wore i-oceivcd w ith the mo graceful, joyous, mattoi'-ot-courBC man ner, which was bestowed on each of Ijov “lany admirers; and when Henry, utterly iti'gued Avith Re round of gaieties in she led him, entreated her R.indulgo bosom of lier natural protector, and tlie SAVoet doA'C of donnjstic bliss migiit yet ne.s- tlo in that boauliful lionio. iSlio felt tliat only this Avas wanting to rc.store to H enry lii.s natural buoyancy of sjiirlfc, and R a t tills alone could suac H elen from utter ruin. W ith a hopeful h(*art she resolved to make the effort. Could Henry have pictured all his vain straggles, she Avonld liave been less sanguine, and lier dj.sapjioiutmcut Avould consequently have been le.ss severe, H e len bad studied and practised the science of et- iipiette too long to adm it of an open repulse of Mary’s delicate offers of friendship, but quite miublo to com p reliend the depths of In-r p assionate and noble nature, slio secret ly tluniglit her only a hom e ly old inaiden- isb bookworm . W h y .she .should de.sire her frieiidshij),'slie could not see, for she Avas very sure that she Avas not at all like lier. ] m eryhody called Mi.s.s Vernon agree able— and .sill! didn’t knoAV but she m ight bi* so— b u t slie Avas .sure slie could n e \er leUfh lic v l o l o v e to pull dirty AVeeds from am o n g the flowers, or take long tire.«ome Avalks, talking foreA’or about (lie hills and ti'eos, the m oon and stars and Avhat not. If .she Avould dre.ss Avith elegance and prom e nade Broadway, .sheAVonld'not bC. so te dious ; and as to staying in doors Avith her, that A\ as entirely out of the question. True, she sung and [ilayed divinely, Avaltzed and .sketclied, and all tliat, but tlien, .she never eated any sensation ; and hoAV could she :pect to— she Avas quiet and unobtrusive the iiresence o f gentlem en. to remon.strate, tenderly, but plainly, with her. Helen listened to her words of truth and Irindness, Avithout seeing R e generous pmqiose of her heart, and she saAV her fast falling tears unmoved. W ith a cheek fliLslied Avith indignation, she bade hei’ leave ]ier presence, and never again inti'ude up on one whom she had so grossly insulted, The indignation of Helen did not serve to quiet tho feans of Maiy ; and .since she Avas forbid alDpersonal coimnuiiication, she determined secretly to mark her move ments. One evening, Avhen Henry Avas alone In bis study, be Avas surprised by an earnest tap at his door. He hastily threAv it open, and before him stood the Uombling form of Mary Vernon, Her cheek Avas almost bloodless, and her quivering Ups A'alnly es sayed to speak. “ O, Mary,” cried Henry, as he advanced to liei* support, “what fearful tidings do you bear ?” “ Balcomhc and Helen—pursue them— fly quickly ! I left them in tlie garden ; and at the entrance a eaniage is in wait ing !” Henry, disti’ossed and bewildered, look ed to Mary for an explanation, but she only ventured Jolm sou’s Description o f a W a ltx. When Ave got into the place, Ave found great large room, as hig as a meetin’ house, lighted np Avith .sniaship’ big lamp.s, cover- Avith glassass bangiug.s.angings. Thehe as niceice as littleittle angels,gels, Reiieir ed all over with gl b T la dies looked as n as l an R fa ns Avhite as if they had dippi ’ a flour barrel; thoii' arms all covered .such bps yoi “ come kiss me all OA’e r t h e i r eyi jir Avaists dri CCS as Avmte as into a flour ban gold hands, chains and .shiny b eads; lips you never (lid see— R e y looked re kiss me all OA’e r R e i r eyes look ed like diamonds; tbeir Avaists drawn to the size of a pipe-stem; and made to look like tliey Avero undergoin’ a regular cut-in- tAvo operation by tyin’ a string tiglit i'onnd ’em ; and their bosoms— Oh, Loj'dy ? .all covered up in laces and muslins, tliey rose, then fell, then rose again, like— Oh, I don’t know w h a tit Avas like, exceptin’ the breatli- in’ nf fi sinnwy in d Wylu A(^vanc0« place hnint occurred before or since old tather N o a h unloaded h is great Ark. There Avas legs and arms, AA'hite Icids and penel- las, patent leather and satin gaiter-s, shoe strings and garter.®, neck ribbons and guard chains, false (mrls and Avliiskens, Avomeii’s bustles and pocket-handkerchiefs, all in a pile, -fhe gals kickin’ and squalin’ and the tellers a gruntin’ and ’pologisin’. I—^for I 1 chucked in a m ot a snoAvy Avnite goose, cJiuc tight bag, Avith its breast just out! Aftei* the gals and youngsters bad Avalk- ed round, round and round for a consider able spell, tlie music struck up— and sich inusio! It Avas a little liorn, a big llute and a little flute, a b ig fiddle .and a little fiddle, and .such a .sijualdn’, squalin’, belloAvin’ groanin’, I never liurd before ; it Avas lik e said, imploringly “ H.aste ! baste ! Enough that Avhat I tcdl you is true! They Avill soon be beyond yonr reach! Henry hastened to the spot, and there Avas the c.arriage, but Helen and Balcombe Avere not in sight, WTR an air of assum ed composure, he commanded the driver to leaA'e his grounds quickly. Such peremp- tory orders, from one evidently accustomed to command, intimidated the man, and he ’ ' liastily obeyed. Presently, Henry heard loAV, earnest A'oiees: “ Indeed,detiv Hervey,! .amsick to-night. Will to-morroAV answer om']mi')iosc as Avell? Pci'liaps then 1 shall be better.” “ No, m y angel Helen ! 1 cannot live Avitliout you auother m o m ent 1 But, heav ens ! Avhei'o is Re carriage ?” lin ! .all tho rats, pigs, and frogs iu CTii'istendom included to sing togi*tlier. They had called it a German Porker, 1 spos made by .some of tliem Cincinnati Germans, in imitation of Re squalin’ of a pork qiack- ery, and 1 guess it Avas a pretty good imi tation. 'Gli, ioi'dy 1” .says ].^—^for I Avas cousid^ erable frustrated at the sight—“ stop that music, hloAv out the lights, or .all hands shut their eyes till these Avimmin-tblks get umnixed 1” At tliis, such a laugh you nev er heard. “ WTiy, Col. Johnson,” says my merchant, “ th.at is nothing, it fi'equently ibappen.s, and i.s one of the advantages of the red Avar Waltz. If the gals aint learned how to mix AA'ith tile world, I ioav can they ever got along ?” ^ / ‘lAvould ratlior Imve ’em all a little m ixed,” says I, “ b u t that is too m u eb of a good tiling. However, lot us leave for I seed enough of the Sorry in that pile just iiuAV (0 sati.sfy me foi- a A v eek,am l at that Ave bid ’em good night and left, promisin’ go lo tlie next one and tab? ,a leAv lcsson.s the common Porker ,on<l Bhoulish dance. How 1 c.anie out, maybe 1 aax II tell you iu another letter. — Southern Soar. in the jii'cscnce of gi'iitleii A dec])er insight of Helen’s ch.araeter, mind .and attainment.^, served to increase Mary’s sympathy for Heniy, and render more discourading to her vie,AV the task she had assigned herself, How cpuld .she in- tet'est her ? There was evidently no foun dation upoiLAvbicb d.'bbff’Id wonder tliat tlie gushing tide of tenclerness in Hen- ly ’s bo.s'om liad been driven coldly back i)on iftelf No Avonder R a t ho was joy- ss, and liopeless. But a change.— .and one that the parties little dreamed of—Avas .at hand. Hervey Buleomhe, one of Henry’s college class mates, liad returned from a continental tour. Jlcvvoy’s a \ as a giant intellect, and but for Henry, the ambitious youth Avould have graduated Avith tho highest honors.- nag e i “ Villain 1 traitor !” cried Henry. “ You are discovered !” “ 0 , Hervey, Ilei'A'Cy !” grasped Helen, and .she sank sonsless to the grouml. Hen ry liasteued to her as.si.stanoe, and ]ji*r coin- jianion, Avithont u ttering a Avorcl, took this opjiortunity to make a speedy esc.apc. Heni'y tenderly hoi’o the inanim ate form of his Avife to the lionso, Avhere kfary— Avho Avas gAvaiting the result Avith anxious solici- tudo— assisted him in his efforts for her recoA'cry. One fainting fft succeeded an other,. and hefoi'O m o rning she Avas attack- 1— - - ! * i — I b rain fever. All that m ed- frionds could doA'ise and her sufler- ingher'sHort inter- of reason, she entreated Mary to m ain Avith her Avhile she lived, Avhich she IS conscious Avould he but a little time. In grateful accents she Avould Avhisper: “ Y o u Avillnot leave me,uuAvorthy as l a m , you are so forgiving, so good. There is no up, sight!—The tellers just cauglit the g.als right round Re waist Avith one Inmcl, and jiullcd ’em smack up in Idssen’ order, Avilli the gals’ bosonns agin tbeir bosoms, and tbe. gals’ chins’ restin’ on the feller,s’ shonl- (lei's. At this the gals’ lieg'un to sorter jump and ciqier, like, they goin’ to ]ai.sh ’em .‘lAA”' I ' i'l'i’ lb'* iiint .‘(iiio'ht li.il.l of the ( g'.an to jump and caper too, just like the gals. 1 SAvon upon a stack a bibles yoti never seed .su(‘h a si^lffc! 4’here Avas some tAvo dozen gals hedd tigh t in the. arms of tliein fellers— they a rarein’ .and jum p in’, -and uishiu’ ’em backwards over the room, (as thought tryin’ to get aAvay from Rem) ” Hers holdlu’ to ’em tighter and ed by a violent ical skill and i Consequently, ho bad imbibed a secret, y< deep and la.sting hatredfor hisriA'.al, and li liad I'cturned witli the malignant feelin still burning in bis lieart. Helen, Avitli Re oAvn--*^bettor Ran ho hwl done ; and well she would I>ottnd awhy, leaving hilnr she knoAv how necessai'y to his happlnoss, to «peeiiJafo sadly npon Ro utter hopeless- my, to his being, waa kindred companion- neas of the OJise, Ag^'n, when bis'enRU'’ ship. She had lieardhim speak in gloAV- siastioM.aturo was kindled •with admiration lenlyrecbui she would Dotind awhy, 1 to ispeeuJato sadly upon Ro v terms ofHolen’sl)eautv---ju8tBlich term* as he often applied to a tavorite flower, or pet bhd—and nhe bad snpjiosed Rat site shared his love equally with birds and flow» ers, When, to he^ eomplete: aateniahment^ ho had wedded her, she msw at a gtiinoe Rat hoR must Ibe mineraWe; that Bke of some favorite author, while with his rich melodious Y o ioeheiead aloudtoher, in Ro very midst of a most Rrilflug pwiitge,; die woHld ftfGhwm reooUedfe a ma^miheent Arm patem ihe had aeeu at which she h a d b e e n prever\' ” ’ ‘ ’ “ inadequate aroeunt n o t better gO a ton c e and secure ih a p d a e t ^ bird (W flower he would soon bait her aiid«, ^ _ ,en’s ................................. .. , ,, and te tergetldi folly and d iwppnt- Henry would cheek the ^ lin g of many a little sRategem, to detaiji her ftvm i7gre*die»5/’ spirit of coquetry Avbich bad actuated her even in her girlhood— or cliildlioofl, avc niiglit say, as she had not yet entered her teens— had flirted Avith Hervc}!’, Avho had been captivated by bur uncommon beauty, and they had even exchanged miniatures, I'ings, and other pledges of constancy. As Ilcicu greAv older, she naturally came to look upon the (‘ngageinout as roraai'kable only for its extreme folly; and though tho remembrance sometijnes pi'oA'oked a smile, she tbouglit it an incident not Avorth nam-. ing to Henry, as they had not correspond- 0(1 by letter dui'ing his absence. Quito as easily, doubtless, Avould Helen’s image have faded from the lieart of Hervey, had he not returned, to And her in the full pride of Avomanly beauty, the centre of .attraction, courted and caressed by the m.ajority of his former circle, each of Avhich, he imagined, envied his hated rival Ro possession o f such a prize. This served to ineronso his hatred to an alarming e.xtent, and the spirit of onvyAvas ever Avliisporing to his h e a rt: “ Hevengo I revenge!” When ho suav Henry—which Avas seldom—^ho saw, or imagined, a smile of triiimph, which drove him almost to fren zy, Each oxpres.sion of his countenance seemed to Ins excited iraagin.ation ’ ors, and in love.\ Gould the mournful heart of Henry have been laid bare to his vicAV, hoAV different Avould have been his emotions. Butj alas,- when wegive Re rein to any one of Re loAvor passions, hoAv swift ly it dashes on, trampling to ruins beneath its ix'on feet, each vestige of judgment and reason, and w iR it the faintest shadoAV of heaA’en-bom compassion of love. Hervey Balcombe must have revenge ; and revenge he gained. Ho left no means untried to Avin again tlie lieart of Hoten; for only though her could he see any chance of erushing his rival, His dark, han4so«iQ face and noblo figure would ^ orablv im press a casual observer, anft H ^ n was quite charmed, .with Ro foreign air which foreign. travel had given him. But heneaR his fue- inating smile, Rem lurked an expression calculated to impress an oitperienced phys iognomist wlR distrust; an(l Rough Hen ry knew noRing of Re deep hatred he Rore him, he felt a isJrange repugnancdj for his sqciei^, and an upetisy feeling stole oyfer him, whenever he witnessed his polito at tentions to Hele»---Rough perhaps. Ray worn not more ftequent onpeouJiar Ran she habitually iwseived from oRer sourena. ......... Mi«y Vernon swrttly sh his mmaal- he had aaen at 3t«at^ which n d i r hir oireunMtenow plainly Rowed to prevented purchiwiii|r, ^ an har watehftil oye, Rat Hortey had lucceed- mouht of Ra ad R awakaiting quite w tuteated intewil . 11 . - I-Hel simple hoari ^ s o o | ^ i by toueb so tendi'i' as yours, and nobody but you cun jiity mo noAV. Y o u told mo. all this, Mary, if I had only listened. B u t I •as fae.inated — I Avas m a i l ! Tliis .alone lias not killed m e. A s H e n r y said, 1 Imve sac rificed m y life in one constant round ofdi.s- .sipation. H oav lie e ntreated m e to be kind to m y self, even i f 1 AV.as resolA'cd to neglect him . l i e did not say this ; no, ho neA’cr reproached m e — b u t then lio felt it all.— H enry, your kindness w ill kill m e 1 W h e n you told m e th.at m y liealtli Avas evidently declining, I kncAV it, I felt it, daily ; but I Avilfully refused to be. guided by yolir dis- la'etion, and only sought more earnestly to forget all, in a Avilcler pursuit o f pleasure. W h y do you not accuse m e, spurn me, in stead o f standing by m y bedside, Aveepiiig so bitterly, and AV.atching tbe ingrate day .and night so tenderly.” Day by day served to increase the al.avm- iug symptons, and soon the poor Auctim of fa.fliion Avas no more. Sadly Henry gazed upon the wasted hut still beautiful clay be fore him. Mournfully he laid her in her last quiet resting place, only soothed by the. reflection that her last hours had giA'on ev idence of penitence, deep .and sincere. N oav , though Homy Avas scarce less alone than in former days, his liinno seemed mournful ns tho tomb. ]2vory apartmoiit l” and the. fell tighter, the more the g.als jim q a a l ami pei'ed, tho m ore tin.* fell(*r,s jum p ed ami pered, and the tighter they scjueezcd the gals, till at last I begun to R in k tlie tiling Avas being carried too tar for fun. 1 jvas a little green in R e s c matters, and seein’ ’em tryin’ harder and harder to get aAvay, as I thought, and the fellers holdiu’ tighter and tighter, i t Avas v ery natural X should take the part o f the. gals . Bo m y dander kept a risinl.lflgher, a n d higher, till I Ronght;, m y biler Avould bust unless 1 let out stc.am. I bounced sm a c k into tlie mid<.lle o f the “ Thunder and ligh tn in g ! CA’ery- body com e bere Avitb a .sliot-gun, six-.sboot- ci’S, and butcher-knives!” baAvled I, at tluA top of m y A^oico ; “ for I av HL be shot i f any dad-lflasted, long-hcardotl,' nlonkcy-Jiiced teller .shall impo.se on gals licit ar Avay Avhei'c 1 am ?” and I Avas jtisf. goin’ to pitch into ’em prom iscuously, Avben m y m erchant cm iglit m e b y tho arm, ami said, “ .stop B e n ,” be ceased,” says 1, “ i f 1 av HI see the Avirain’-folks im p o seil o n ! Look Aviiat them fellers are doin’ and hoAV hard the gals are rarein’ and pitehin’ to g e t .away from ’e m ! D o you s’pose I can stand still a mile-p(xst and see g a ls suflei' so ? ‘ L o ok,’ says I, “ tliere is a gal m ost broken doAvn, and ready to give np to that ’rang-otang of a teller 1 Yonder is another, so taint Jie.r he<ad lias fallen on the bo.som of the m( Ster !” I tell you I Avaas ashy, I felt like could jum p into ’em like a catam ount into i pig pen. W lien I looked into my mercliant.’.s foco I thought he would haA^o busted. He latt and laft, and squatted doAvn .and laft.— “ Why,” says ho, “ Ben, that is nothing but the red Avar Avaltz they are dancin’, ami them gals aint tryin’ to get UAvay from Rem fellers— R e y are only caperin’ to make the fellers hold ’em tighter, ka.se they like it. Tho more the gals caper, tlie. tight- Ire’l 'rUc lioituuiee o f Ainoylt'na H istory. There is something strangclA' interesting in the Avhole. History of America. That a land so cxreiism*, Avitli climes so various and delightful, .should liave heen so long hidd(m from tho Avorld (>f cjflw'prisc, curi- o.sity and oiAilizatiou, .and left to be Avronglic curion.-ily and grandly by tlie rude liamf of nature, and enjoyt'd only hy the Avild roam ing Indian,— all this, as often as cmitem- pl.ated, excites onr Avondcr. EastAvanl from Asia, Ave.stward from Jhiroja! and Afrio.a, be tween the Atl.antic. and Pacific oeean.s, lies this ncAvIy discovered hind; the continent of America. It extends from hit, 56*=> south, to an unkiiuAvn nortlicrn latitude, ami con sists of two gi'(-.it divl.sious— North and South iVmcriea, Aihich, are <‘onnected b}\ the Isthmus of Darien. .Ifor tlie history of its .aboriginal p()]uilatiun, and its conditfon before the arrival of Jfurope.au.s only a small portion of the existing materials liaA’e a.s yet heen collee.tei,!. From Avliat part o f tlio eastci'ii Avoi'hl the A.merican Indian fir,st came has not yet been discoveivd. More light, Ave hope, will be shed on this subject, especially on Avluit respects Nortli Ameri ca, by the Aineri;nn Antiquarian Societie.s. The materials avc liave, Avliicli indicate In dian hislo!'}', .Olid mode of life, consist®, for die most part, of rude liatchot.s and k u h es of stone, of mortars for braising- maize, of arroAv heads, and similar articles. A second cla.s,s consists of articles Avhich the uath-es received from the earlest settlei'.®. Them is a third, and more interesting cla,s.®, de- riA cd from the nations that built the forts of iuumli. (grave.®, wall®, artificial erainen- ce.s, liearths, kc.) iu Ni.rtli America. 'J’o judge. I'l'om these Avorlv^, tlie ])co])lc who wrought them mii.®t liau! been better ac quainted with Ronseiiil arts tli.an tin* pre.s- ent Indians. From the lofty trees with niiieli they are overgrown, it is concluded th.at a loiig])uriodmu.st liave elapr-cd— per- hfips 1000 y<‘ars, since the desiwtiou oftheso ‘oplchy whom tln-iy were ley are found in tlie vicin ity of each other, spread, over the great ilains li'oiii tho Bouthern shore of .Lake, irie to the Gulf of Mexico, generally iu tlie ticighboi'liond of tlie great I'ivcrs.— Their structure is regiihar, and they have been .®uppo.sed to warrant the oi>inion of tJu*. exi.steiice in ancient times, of great cit ies along the. ’Missi.ssippi. As we proceed further south, these works increase in miin- l)or ami magnitude. Their traces may be tblhAAVcd, tlirough tin; provinces of Texas andMexico, into BouR America. -Although accounts o f the earliest generation of this quarter of the world are scanty and obscure its latter history is rich in occurrences.— The Icelanders made, a voyage iu 932, to Winland (tlni name giien lo the. tr.ack ex tending from Greenland to Labrador) and er they wish to be squeezed. As to l.a}an’ |]j(. '\^cnetiaus gave some, information, re- Roiv head on Ro fellers’ bosoms tliat’.s | the West Indies (in majis of 1424;) \Ti-jHtr /■♦rxrVYivumi 'iii fnics ih I at liVnili*!' f’l » I ..x a ' . ..’11 .. ___ l.'. 1 ...........iw i 1 .. ory common in this city. TJioy expect to 0 married some of these da,y.®, and seemed only to remind, him of tho gay, beautiful young being, Avhom, but a few years since, ho had so proudly brought ’ ‘ her. Instead of liei’ light footfall, he Id only liear his own dull, lioavy tread ; and tho laughing eyes that looked from the portrait on the wall, distracted him with memories of hev uUtimoly fate. There were no recollections of heart-communiiigs which might soothe his loneliness, and he hastened from a spot where all was shroud ed in gloom, Aears passed, and he returned. He avuis Sip-prised to fimi Mary— -whom he had nev er ceased to regard Avith reverence border-* iiig on idolatiy— still young, apparently, still cheerfol, hut unAvedded. He talked o f loneliness, of Re joys Rey had shared in earlier days, of the hlii^ to he found in ex alted companionship of kindred spirits,— Butin vain. Though Mary aeknoAvl- edged that Re past had made an indelible Impressiou on her|ieai,’t) Ro Avas eontojited to romaiff unmarned, lijhQ had been su premely happy in his society—loving him as a Rter lows a hroRei’, listouiffg to' RiJ’ teachini^ of aftiind so exalted and'stored with wisdonv; ahd still she wotild he a Rter to hihi, still listen and learn of him. Henry; R re'vieAvihg Re past, felt Re justice of her deeision, and acquiesced; andi though Ro joys derived from such ftfond- Rip were less; varied, tliey were more peacofol ’and heartfelt Ran those of their earlier days. day.'®, and the Avnnt to be accii.stomed toil, so they Avon' bo a blitsliiii’ nml turnin’ jiale Avhen the jmr- sou tells tbe groom to salute tbe bride., There is nothing like being used to such tell you though it is tlie first time I ovm- seed the Hke before. I have seen Ro In- . f l i « ; h u t t ., better rnmn you I dian-hng and Re Congo dance, but I tell you the red wai* ,waltz knocks the hat- ^roAvn out of e\'erytlnngl eA-erseed. Arter I had got out of the way and eve rything commenced goin’ on agin’, the mu- sio got faster and faster—Oh, it was as foci and as furious as a norR-wester! The gr.ls rared agin’, Re fellers hugged tighter, and the inhsio makers puffed out a bloAvin'’.— Then tho gals and fellers spun round like so many tops run mad. The fellei's leaned and the gals leaned to ’em; Re gals ........................................ . ftJgh Rat an. egg Avoidd not have j'olled off'; Reir facQ Avere a s fixed and as serious as a sav- ment, Around they Avent—it makes me ,So dhy to Rifll? of i t , '* , ’ ' , . “Fop went Rh coat-tails, crash Avontm music, pitty-pafty, rdnrp-dumple do Rufoph,- went R e feet of .'alb By 'and .by.j as hehu»? ^ tiful a nraft m ever you . seed in R e Ra)?©': T of wowmb attite rate oftftfieii knote m herp; .down- our way, whilst a fat but Aim I’ien ^till remaiu(*d a senled book .for iCiii'ope till the. ])(>riud o f its discovery by Ciiluiiibus in 1-192. Two negroes and a negi'oss ran avv ay from tb.eir ma.stci's on the Mississippi some time sim*e, and commenced a series o f most ter rific outrages. . Tliey Idlled Mi'. Jame.s Eg- erton at lii.s house on Rod River, carrying his daughter into tbe Avoods, .aud outraging her in the most cruol and hrutiil manner. They next killed .another man, nameun- knoAA'n, and next biftcherod Mr, David El- wood, carrying his Avife and child into the Avoods. The u ifo subjected to tlie same ti'eatment that Miss E. received. Cue of tho Aullains Avas taken, R e other though wounded, making his escape. He eolife.ss- ed his crimes, -and sh'oAA'ed ’■AAdiere Ro wo men* vAnn'e, who corroborated his story, and declared R a t the negress Avas so far from tplren ptu’tin these atrocities, that .she had move than oneo saved their H acs ' by her in- ■ terccsslon. The captwed negro was hnrn- Ht the stalte— Imt escaping ftom R e five he- ' fore life AA’as extinct, he was shot, and his j dead body throAAn into Ro. fii-o and coft-* / ..sumdib , / b(?ebeatm’ n teuerj a t R e same speed Rb oohsequehoei. , hiiough bR’*whbl- flifor wiR luohu S n ’ u|tof R m |s as Ron took atetherw asapn^ enter JHe after- wairis stnaiedfew /R w i^tern^ew York, >, mid UtevelRiid, Ohm, Ho W Jaekimwltej Rihois, school and continued his Uw sttiteoi.' * JaH he was* elected States Atterfiuy^ /
