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r or. i. CAZENOVIA, MADISON COUNTY, NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1854. NO. 18. AZEN0VI4 REPUBLICAN, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, B Y SEKECA LAKE, RKB 4 BODBIB'S NEW BLOCK, THIRD STORY.) b 1 ti I TERMS. village subscribers, having their rwuters left at doors, $2,00 per annum, oflice mid mail subscribers, $1,60 per annum, ble quarterly. TES op ADVURTISIKO.—One sqiyire, three weeks, nllar; for 3 months, two dollars tifty cents; six ths, $4,00; ouo year, $7,00; half column, 1 year, i); ono column, 1 year, $25,00. Legal adverti- at stMnlu i,rico3. f No paper will be discontinued until arrenr- arc paid. I From the Now York Sun. A Noon Scene. TUB quiet August noon is come, A slumberous silence fills the sky, The fields are still, the woods are dumb, la glassy sleep the waters lie. And mark yon soft white clouds, that rest Above our rale, a moveless throng; The cattle on the'mountnin's breast Enjoy the grateful shadow long. 01 how unliko tbosi merry hours In sunny June, when earth laughs out; * \When the fresh winds make lovo to flowers, And woodlands sing and waters shout! \When in the grass sweet waters talk, And strains of tiny music swell From every moss-cup.of the rock, From every nameless blossom's bell 1 But now,-a joy too deep for sound, A pence no trtlicr season knows, Hushes tho heavens, and wraps ihe ground— The blessing of supreme repose. Tho village trees their summits rear Still as its spire; and yonder fiock, At rest in those calm fields, appear As chiselled from the lifeless rock. i | One tranquil mount the scene o'erlooks, • Where the hushed winds their sabbath keep, While a near hum, from bees and brooks, Comes faintly like the breath of sleep. Well might the gazer deem, that when Worn with the struggle and tho strife, And heart-sick at the sons of men, Tho good forsako the scenes of life— Liko the deep quiet, that awhile Lingers the lovely landscape o'er, Shall be the peaco whoso holy smile Welcomes them to a happier shore. Angling for a Husband. fine D , who resided at Chaton, was dy of tho strictest character and of a rt proof against all allurement. She '\d herself upon her great insensibility, her profound indifference had repulsed those gallants who had ventured to of- thcir addresses. The country was for a veritable retreat; she shunned rc-tin- and was only happy in solitude. The nns of a chosen circle, tho pleasure of tho rid had for her no attractions, and her oritc recreation was that of 'angling— amusement worthy of an unfeeling wo- She was accustomed every pleasant day station herself at tho extremity of the lone- island of Chaton and there, with a book one hand and her lino in the other, her o was passed in fishing, reading or dream- A lover who had been intimidated by r coolness, and who had never ventured a spoken or written dcclaration,surpriscd r at her persuit, one day when ho had me to thc-island for the purpose of enjoy- g a swimming bath. Ho observed her a long timo without discovery, and busi- himsclf with thinking how he might rn to his advance this lonely arausc- ent of angling, ills reveries wore so deep d so fortunato that ho at last hit upon o desired plan, a novel expedient, indeed yet they arc always most successful with ch women as pretend to bo invulnerable. The next day our amorous hero returned tho island, studied and ground, mado s arrangements, and when Mmc. D— : — d resumed her accustomed placo ho slip- d away to a remote and retired shelter, d after having divested himself of his othing he entered tho stream. An ex- llcnt swimmer and skilful diver, ho trus- d to his aquatic talents for tho success of is enterprise. Ho swam to tho end of the land with the greatest precaution, favored y thG chances of tho bank and the bushes hich hung their denso foliage abovo tho aters. In his lips was a note folded and alcd, and on arriving near tho spot where me. D. was sitting ho made a dive, and ghtly seizing tho hook ho attached it to is letter. Mme. D , perceiving tho movement of er line, supposed that a fish was biting. Tho young man returned as ho came; ho ad doubled the capo which extending out nto tho water separated them from each thor, and had regained his post without he least noise in his passage under the wil- v/s. Tho deed was done. Mmo. D pulled in her lino, nnd hat was her surprise to observe dangling pon the barb of her hook, not the expected niner but an unexpected letter! This was, howover, trifling, and her sur- tiso becarao stupefaction when on detach- ng tho transfixod billot, she read upon tho nvelope her name 1 So then, this letter which sho had fished p was addressed to hor! This was somewhat miraculous. Sho as afraid. Her troublod glanco scrutiniz ed tho surrounding space, but there wtu. nothing to bo seen, or heard ; all was still and lonely both on land and water. She quitted her seat, but took away the letter.- As soon as she was alone, and closeted with horself, and as s^n as tho pa per was \dry—a paper perfectly waterproof, and written with indelible ink—she unseal ed tho letter, nnd commenced its perusal. A declaration of love! cried she a t the first wprd. What insolence 1 Still, the insolence had come to her in such an extraordinary manner that her curi osity would not niiffcr her to treat this let ter as sho had so many others—pitilessly burn it without a reading. No, she read it u:iito through. Tho lover, who dated this nolo from tho bottom of the river, had skilt'u'ly adopted the allegory, and introduced himself as a grotesque in habitant of the water. The fable was grace fully managed, and with a jesting tone which ho had adopted was mingled a true, serious, ardent sentiment, expressed with beauty and eloquence. Tho next day Mmo. D returned to tho island, not without emotion and somo trace of fear. Sho threw hor lino with a trembling hand, shuddered as, a moment after, she perceived the movement of tho hook. Is it a fish ? Is it a letter ? It was a letter. Mme. D was no believer in magic, still there was somethingstrango and super natural in all this. Sho hnd an idea of throwing back the letter into the stream, but relinquished, it.- The most stubborn and haughty woman is always disarmed in face of that strange mystery which captivates her imagination. The second letter was more tender, more passionate, more charming than tho first,— Mine. D re-read it several times, nud j could not help thinking about the delight ful merman who wrote such bewitching let ters. On the sub-^ucnt day she attached her line to tho bank, and left it swimming in the stream, whilo sho withdrew to a hiding place upon the extremity of tho island.— Sho watched for a long time, but saw noth ing. Sho returned to the place, withdrew her line—and there was a letter! This time an answer was requested. It was, perhaps, piemntnro, yet tho audacious request obtained a full success. The reply was written after some hesitation, and tho hook dropped into the stream charged with a letter which was intended to say nothing, and effect a sort of badinage, which was nevertheless a bulletin of a victory gained over the harsh severity of a woman until then inapproachable. Mmc. I) had too much shrewdness not to guess that her mysterous corrcspou- dant employed, instead of magic, the art of a skilful diver. Scruples easily understood rest rni tied her from that portion of the bank where sho was sure the diver would emerge from the water. But this game of letters amused her.— First it pleased her intellect, and then her heart was interested; finally her feelings, ,and her curiosity became so lively that she wroto: \Let us give up this jesting, which has pleased me for a moment, but which should continue no longer, and como with your apologies to Chaton.''' TIIG lover answered: \Yes if you will add : Hope.\ \If only a word is necessary to decide you, be it so!\ And tho word was written. Tho young man appeared, and was not a looser. Tho gift of pleasing belonged to his person as much as to his style, and ho had made such rapid progress under water that it was easy to comploto his conquest on land. Thus Mine. D caught a husband without wishing it, and in spite of the vow which she had taken never to re-marry.— Holding thojinc, she hnd been caught by tho fish. French Courtship and Marriage. Did you ever sec a French wedding ?— Here you are, on the place of St. Sulpice. Houses built for tho great and rich, now de teriorated, degraded into sordid lodging houses, aro on all tho other sides; but in tho centre is the beautiful edifice of St. Sulpico with its two open towers. It is gloomy enough within—silent and solemn. But now all is bright. If tho light of day comes but dimly through tho . windows, hundreds of wax caudles illumine tho aisles. On tho stone floor a rich carpet has been lnid, rows of velvet and gold surround the altar, and on tho altar itself tho masses of i bracolet from the bride, and many thanks for the present and the husband. The mother scolds tho intended for tho reckless magnificence displayed, when ho comes at night. Tho bride says, \Ah Monsieur !\ blushes, and throws herself into her mother's arms. Then tho mamma gives her presents to tho bridegroom—six cambric shirts and six white cravats, tho wholo trimmed with Valenciennes, chosen with an cyo to tho future pocket-handkerchiefs of tho bride, for, after tho wedding day, what, man will be bedecked with lace ? At last comes tho signing of tho contract. Tho bride takes one step into the world- white caraelias, roses, jessamines and white j sho receives her visitors, and speaks—uay lilacs almost exclude the sight of the sacred images. The aisles aro filled with new straw chairs; tho sacristans aro in their best; the beggars in their worst—for that is their wedding garment. All stand in waiting round the door. On tho steps is tho Suisse, looking to tho uninitiated un commonly liko tho drum-major of a regi ment, all gold-lace, with cocked hat and feathers, and sword by his side—in hand a long polo with it silver knob. His legs arc modols, and he knows it. Now tho car riages arrive. Tho Suisse stamps his stick upon the stones, and down go's tho bride, led by her mother—fathers aro rather in tho background on these occasion. Tho organs peal, and the wholo procession, headed by the Suisse, inarches up to the altar. Then tho aisles fill with every sort of magnificenco of dress, and one, two, three hundred, or even a thousand people. Everybody whoso name was ever known to either brido or bridegroom comes of course to the wedding, or at least to church. While tho question, \Wilt thou take this man ?\ is addressed to tho brido, she ! takes forever her leave of maternal control, by turning with a profound courtesy to her mother to ask her permission to answer.— Mamma responds by another inclination, and then her daughtor says the \yes\ which gives her freedom evermore. The youngest sister or cousin of cither bride or bridegroom then, handed by the youngest gentleman of tho party, preceded by our friend of the lino legs and his sound ing silver pole, goes through the crowd with downcast eyes, and a fino velvet bag in her METHODIST FKMAL E COLLEOES .—Spai'tnn- burgh is moving ahead of Columbia in the Female Collego she is to have under the auspices of tho South Carolina Conference. Tho Committee havo already laid out tho grounds, and the building contract has boon givon out Tho contractors expect to havo tho buildings completed early in tho year, and to open the institution in June, 1855. We learn from tho Express that thero aro to be four houses, situated in a lino, on a beautiful ridfje, about forty-live or fifty yards apart, making a row of nearly ono hundred and fifty yards in length. Thrco of the buildings aro designed for tho profess ors and tho young ladies, and tho other for a chapel and recitation rooms. The first three aro to bo forty by forty-fivo feet, and three stories high, tho lattor will probably bo about thirty by sixty foot.— Colwnbia South Carolinian. A Ricu SCENE .—Tho followingrich scene recently occurred in ono of our courts of jus^cc, between tho Judge and a Dutch wit ness all tho way from Rotterdam. Judge —What's your native language ? Witness —I pc no native; I vas a Dutch man. Judge —What's your mother-tongue ? Witness —O, fader say she po all tongue, Judge —(in an irritable tone.) What language did you first learn ? What lan guago did you speak at tho cradle ? Witness —I shpeak no languago in do ciadlo at all; Ishoost cry in Dutch. Then thero was a general laugh in which the judge, jury and audienco joined. The witness was interrogated no further about his nativo language. hand, soliciting contributions, \Pou les pauvres, a'i) vous plait.\ Ihcy then adjourn to tho vestry ; and then, for tho first time, the bridegroom calls his wifo by hor chris tian name—though tho timid brido docs not drop tho \ Monsieur\ till somo days af ter sho becomes a wife. Then there is feasting at home, and dressing, and dancing, and a little crying; then the bride, install ed in her now homo by her mother, leaves forever tho shadow of tho paternal roof. Now, in nil probability tho two principal actors in this scene, havo never spoken twenty soniuncca to each other. This is tho way they court in Franco: Ono lady says to another, \ My daughter is eighteen.— Sho has so much.\ Every girl has a dowry, if it be but five hundred francs. \You have known her from a child. You see so many men—^cannot you think of ono to suit her.\ Of course the lady can; for men aro as eager to marry in Franco as girls to get husbands ; it is an iiicrcoso of fortune, and a patent of respectability in all stations, in all professions. The young man is spoken to, and of course tho young lady is named to him. A party is given and they meet; or sometimes the girl is taken to tho opera, and tho lover examines her through the glass. If satisfied with tho survey, ho is allowed to pay her a visit. Then tho girl— supposed to bo in entire ignorance of tho proceedings up to this point—is askcdjiow sho would liko to have so-and-so for a hus band. Now, it is but just to say that if the girl does not approve, tho negotiations go ,no further ; but as sho has never spoken to this suitor, and knows sho will not speak to any ful tiro suitor, if the man is tolerably good- looking, and his tailor has done his duty, why she, being assured by her parents that the money is all right, generally says yes.— Then the mamma of tho bridegroom comes, ono evening when tho house KOS been set in order and everybody dressed in his best, and after tho first salutations, sho rises, and in a solemn voico asks tho hand of Mad 11 o. Estclla , for Monsieur Achillo . Then tho mamma on tho opposite side of the house rises and accepts tho offer; Madlle weeps and throws herself into her future mainmn's arms ; whilst tho son-in-law em braces tho mother of tho intended. Tho papas shako hands, tho betrothed lovers, rcloased from parental arms, mutually b,ow to each ether, and tho servants bring in tea. Thon tho lawyers set to work to draw up contracts; tho mamma orders new dresses, &c, for her daughter, and puts new caps and dresses on herself. Tho bridegroom comes every evening with a grand boquot, which he ofibrs to Mademoiselle, flirts an hour or two with the mother, bows to tho daughtor, and goes off. Tho bride elect has only to embroider quietly by her mother's side, smile, blush and simper. Then tho negotiating lady comes in grand state, preceded by an enormous trunk.— Mamma and tho bride receive her—never, of, course, heeding the trunk. Thon tho la dy makes a speech, opens the trunk, and presents the brido with tho corbcillc, namely, tho wedding dress, veil and wreath, two or three cashmoro shawls, ditto velvet dresses, a set of furs, a set of Inco flounces, a set of diamonds, a watch, a fan, a prayer-book, and a purso of gold. These como from the bridegroom. In roturn tho lady gets a converses with all except tno intended that would be improper. Sho gives a token of affeetion to her unmarried relatives, bought from the purse in corboillo. The wonders of tho, corbcille aro displayed in ono room, whilst the trosseau of the bride, (givon by tho mother), is exhibited in the other: Embroidery, iinen, cambric, laces, <fcc, are here lavished on tho personal underclothing of the brido, made up in dozens and dozens of each article; piles on piles of table-cloths, sheets, towels, <fcc, all marked with em broidered marks and tied with pink and blue ribands. This is tho way they manage marriages in France.— National Intelligencer. A Fight with Six Hundred Indians—Two Men Killed. From tho Pittsburgh Union, Aug. 14. Wo publish below an extract from a let ter of an omigrant crossing the Plains, di- -rcctcd to a gentleman in this city : FOOT- LARAMIE , June 20, 1854. Tho Indian depredations on the Plains this season have been very numerous. They have learned to systematize tho attack upon tho emigrant trains, and through considera ble practice havo become very expert. We havo seen all along our routo thus far traces of their savage doings. Several trains have been robbed by thcin within my immediato knowledge. Not long since they mado a furious attack upon a small company which they disj>crscd, killing four of the men.— Thrco of theso wore burned, the other the}' stuck in a hole in tho ground, his head, shoulders and upper part of tho bod)' im bedded in tho earth, and his legs sticking up in tho air. On this occasion they got four hundred sheep for spoils. From nnoih- cr train they killed three men. I saw tho remains of a number of persons whom they had killed. They havo declared that they will exact a tribute from all whites crossing their country from this time forward Wo wero not allowed to escape without a small spurt with them ourselves. About fifty miles from this point, when crossing the Sioux country, a largo body of Sioux and Sliyans, numbering probably not less than 000, came down upon us liko a perfect tor nado. Wo wero taken so by surpriso that tho men wero dreadfully frightened, and quite a panic got up. Had it not boon for Uio presence of mind, prompt action and en ergetic daring of ono man, a dreadful slaugh ter would most likely have prevailed. Ma ny would havo beon killed, and probably some fifty wagons been destroyed. But at tho first sound of alarm, when there seemed no head to direct us, a young man named Bradley Lee, mounted on horsoback, rodo rapidly along the lino, and took command. Hs ordered the men to seize their guns, get behind their wagons, and firo on tho Indians as they approached. Ho directed each man to pick his Indian, and take a suro aim.— By this language and example he inspired tho timid and gave fresh courage to tho brave. Tho sharp firing from tho start kept tho Indians off; after a few volleys they were repulsed, with a loss of two on our side. I was 200 yards behind tho train when the attack was mado, having charge of somo looso cattle. Had it not been for the heroic daring of Lee, I should not now bo hero to writo theso lines. I was unarmed, nnd in a moment was surrounded by six of tho Indians, who were just about taking my life, when Leo came to tho rescue Ho had seen my danger and called on somo of my party to come with him. But they wore afraid to leavo their cover of the wagons. Still, ho came along si full speed, shot down five of the savages with his revolver, and killed tho other with his bowio knife in hard grapple. They had fired a shower of arrows at him as he ap proached, but missed him. Tho last ono killed put a ball through his clothes with out harm. Tho Indians then fled. What number wero killed wo could not tell, ns they carried off most who fell Tho names of tho two men of our party who wero killed wero George Adams and Daniel Ilontis. Bradloy Lee, to whom wo aro in a great measure indebted for our sal vation, is a young man of about 23 or 24 years of age, nnd ono of tho mo3t daring men I ever saw. Ho told mo ho was orig inally from Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, but had made his home at Pittsburgh and Bea ver for a year past, no took a liking to me becauso I was from his own State. He has left our train and gone on ahead becauso wo travel so slowly. Ho was only a hired hand connected with the train. ***** Yours, over, SAMUEL JONES. A HARD HIT.—Tho Now Bedford Mercu ry alluding to tho Groytown .\.fTaie says that tho administration has shown moro magna nimity that could havo been expected by its most ardent admirers. It felt obliged to thrash somobody, and it has taken one of its size! From the London Times, Aug. 5. The Czar of Russia Taken Prisoner by an EngHsh'-^Stcamcr, (Almost.) \ A man gets'\\ up in tho morning oh his own premises, butlittlo knows where he may sleep at night.\ The Ozar of all tho Russias has lately been within an ace of of fering in his own person a practical confir mation of this well known saying. What would tho British public havo thought— what would Europe havo thought—^what would the King of Prussia in his clips havo thought—what would Omar Pasha in his fez cap havo thought—and, finally what would tho Three per Cents, have thought, if about this time, the Czar of all the Kussias, the Archduke Constantino and the Arch duchess, and the Russian Admiral in com mand at Crohstadt, had been sent home by 'Sir Charles Napier in the small steamer which had cajUitrcd them ! Improbable as the tale may appear—impossible the catas trophe—it was fairly upon the cards within tho last few weeks. The facts aro theso : A short while back, whilo tho allied fleets were lying before Cronstadt, an English yacht belonging to Lords Lichfield and Eu- ston, with Lord Clareuco Paget on board, ventured somowhat too near tho guns of the placo. Suddenly a puff of steam was seen on tho Ilussian side, and a small steamer put out to sea, with the ovident intention of cut ting oil' tho English yacht. On board of that steamer was tho Czar Nicholas, his son the Archduke Constantino, tho Archduch ess his wife, and tho Ilussian Admiral, who all went forth to onjoy tho satisfaction of an easy triumph over the poor little yacht. Sho was, in point o*\ fact, stated M havo been in tho most imminent danger of cap ture The Ozar, howover, was destined to be foiled in hi.' anticipated littlo triumph, as he has been foiled in his hopes of mni,y a great one. An En^ligh war steamer seeing tho danger to which tho yacht was exposed, advanced with nil speed to hor relief. Shortly sho obtained such a position that tho English yacht was safo, and the only question that remained for discussion was between the two small war steamers—tho ono under English tho other under Russian colors. Could tho English have known tho valuablo freight which that little yacht con tained—could tho captai'\ but havo known that by capturing her, or sending her to.tho bottom, peace would havo been restored to Eavopo, mid probably a million of human lives, first and last,' bo saved, wo havo no doubt that he would have carried one or the other of tho alternatives into effect, even though his own destruction, and that of his ship, and of every soul on board of her had been tho inevitable consequence. As it was, he saw nothing beforo him but a littlo trnmpery steamer—ho had carried his purpose of relieving tho English yacht into effect—and remembered orders, which certainly had been issued, » J tho effect that no English ship, upon tho mere heroic im pulso of her commander, should bo thrust nto tho lion's mouth. Wo havo no doubt that was so, nnd that when the English cap tain gavo his orders for putting tho head of his steamer round, ho did so with the feel ing that he had very satisfactorily discharg ed tho duty with which ho had been en trusted. Littlo did ho suppose, at the mo ment, that he had lost probably tho great est opportunity for obtaining porsonal dis tinction which had ever been thrown in the way of a singlo man. The English nation venerates tho namo of Lord Nelson for the sako of certain littlo af fairs in which ho was engaged off Capo St. Vincent, on tho Nile, nt Copcnhngan, at Trafalgar, and elsewhdre, but not all theso wonderful, important and heroic achieve ments combined would have had such an important influcnco on tho history of the world as the capturo of that littlo Russian ship. It was givon to tho captain of n small steamer to change tho face of Europe in ten minutes well employed, but in pure inno cence ho missed tho chance. patched, until their slaves are landed at some Cubnn port and tho Cuban authoiv'\ ties detect the traffic, not a word is' ovst* heard about it hero. Thero aro merchants in our streots to-day* who aro making their tens and hundreds o( thousands every year, by a traffic condemn-' cd aliko by our laws and by tho public sen- 1 timcut of tho civilized world. Aud yet nothing is dono by tho officers of Govern* iiient to enforce tho law or vindicato the honor and dignity of tho country.—iV. Tf» Times. Look The Old Woman. into yonder window 1 What do y 0 u sec 1 Nothing 7teu>, surely; nothing but what tho angels havo looked smilingly down upon, since the morning 6tnra first sang together; nothing but a loving mother hushing upon her loving breast a wailing babe, whoso little life hangs by a slender thread. Mortal lips havo said, \The boy must die !\ A mother's hope never dies. She clasps him closer to her breast, and gazes upward { —food and rest and sleep aro forgot so that littlo flickering taper die not out. Gently upon her soft, warm breast sho wooes for it baby slumbers; long weary nights, up nnd down tho cottage floor sho paces, soothing its restless moanings. Suns rise nnd set—• stars pale—seasons como and go ;—sho heeds them not, M > that thoso languid eyes but beam brightness. Down the meadow —by tho brook—on tho hill side—sho seeks with him the health-restoring breezo. God bo praised !—health comes at lastf What joy to seo the rosy flush mount on the pallid cheek I—what joy to seo tho shrun ken limbs grow round with health:—what joy to seo tho damp, thin locks grow crisp and glossy ! What mutter though tho knitting lie neg lected, or tho spinning wheel be dumb, so that the soaring kite or bouncing ball but please his boyish tancy ? What matter that the coarser faro bo hers, so that tho daintier morsel pass his rosy lip? What matter that her robo bo' threadbare so that his graceful limbs be clad in Joseph's rain bow coat ? What matter that her couch be heard, so that his sunny head rest night ly on a downy pillow What matter that her slender purso bo empty, so that his chil dish heart may never know denial. The Cuban Slave-Trade. Our Havana correspondent continues to give us accounts of tho fresh landing of slaves from American vessels, cleared from the port of New York, within tho fow last mouths. It seems that an American sailor, who is probably now in this city, has testi fied at Havana, that ho shipped on board a vessel at this city in March last, professedly upon an honest voyage to tho coast of Afri ca, nnd that it was only after getting to sea that tho Slave-trade was avowed to bo the destination of the vessel. Tho slaves brought to Cuba by this adventure, were landed there about the first of July. Wo havo repeatedly called public atten tion to tho fact, that tho slave-trade is now, and has long been, actively carried on be tween this city and the coast of Africa; that Now York merchants are constantly sending vessels to Africa, to bring cargoes of slaves to Cuba; and that this infamouB traffic, mado piracy by special treaties as well as by the laws of tho United States, is constantly carried on from this port and from Baltimore with a degrco of openness and recklessness which makes tho govern ment officers accomplices for not taking steps to break it up. Tho imbecility of tho federal officials on this subject is abso lutely incredible. Vessels are fitting up al most weekly, ostensibly for Cuban ports or for legitimate trade on the coast of Africa, which any trader, to that coast will not havo a moment's hesitation in identifying as destined for tho slave-trade. Yot not ono of them is over interrupted. Not one has the slightest difficulty injuring regular Amorican papers, and although every man of any judgment hero knows perfoctly well tho errand on which they havo been des- Ycars roll on. Tho loving mother's oj'C grows dim; her glossy locks aro silvered } hor limbs are sharp and shrunken; hor foot- steps slow and tottering. And tho boy ?—• tho cherished Joseph ? ho of tho bold, bright eye, nnd sinewy limb, and bounding stop ? Surely from his kind hand shall flowers bo strewn on tho dim downward path to tho dark valloy; surely will hor son's strong' arm be hers to lean on; his voico sweotor to her dull ear than seraph's singing. No, no!—tho hum of busy lifo hasBtroclf on his ear, drowning tho voice of lovo. Ho has become, a MAN ! refined, fastidious 1— and to his forgetful, unfilial heart, (Goa forgive him,) tho mother who bore him is only— \the old woman.\—Fanny Fer.u • GENEIIAI . O 'DoNNt'LL. —Thu brents which have recently occurred in Spain havo bro 't General O'Donncll beforo the public mora than at any previous timo. O'Donncll is, as his name implies, of Irish origin. His family havo been long settled in Spain, and tho names of his father and uncle, tho Counts of Lubisbal, must bo familiar to tho readers of tho history of tho Peninsular war, or of tho Duke of Wellington's despatches. They wero officers of much distinction du ring tho war of independence—at least, in comparison with tho military men that, Spain produced at that period. Leopold O'Donneli, tho present Ministor of war, en tered tho army young, somo years boforo tho death of Ferdinand. After the death of tho King in 1833, ho remained faithful to tho Christina cause, whilo his thrco brothers, Juan, Carlos and Henrique, and his two bTothers -in-law, pass ed over to the camp of Zumulacarrcgui, who raised tho standard of Don Carlos in the Basque provinces. Even Madame O'Don neli, the mother of tho Minister, joined tho Carlist cause, and whilo her son command ed in tho name of Queen Isabella tho prov inces of Giupuzcaa, his mother accepted and long filled tho oflico of lndy of honor to tho princess of Bcira, second wife of Don Car los, at their sylvnn court of Onate^ in tho snmo province* In 1844, O'Donncll, who was Lieutenant General in the army, was sent as Captain General to Cuba, where ho remained five years, nl„ tho end of which ho returned to Spain with a large fortune, gained in tho mnnner so usual to' tho governor of that de pendency, and to which for many years the only exceptions havo been Generals Jerony- mo Valdcz and Jo o Concha. O'Donneli returned to Spain in 1849. IIo was soon after named Senator ; tho tftlo of Count of Lucena ho had obtained years before, on account of n victory gained over tho Car- lists. He enrolled himself in the opposition un der the Bravo Murillo aud Sartorious. Min istry. Tho events in which ho has been concerned since then arc too well known to require any particular notice. O'Donneli is about 40 years old, of lofty stature, tho lower part of his faco largo and massive— His military talents aro very good, consider ing Spanish generals, nnd h e may bo safely classed in tho same rank as the Conchas.— He novcr figured much as a politician, tho' from his conduct in 1840 and '41, and his taking oflico under theNnvaoz Government, ho was considered as belonging to tho Mod- crado party. Ho is a man of much' energy and determination.
