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FDE THE WODVILLE REPUBLICAN
TO ELLENA.
Oa! tell mo why thou wait so sad,
Wh.'U all around were gay;
That mournful smile to grief did add,
When it had passed away.
Could I divine the cause of woe,
In one so wise and fair,
I'd ssarch the world around to know,
How I that grief might share.
Joyless seemed thy gentle face,
Though goodness there was written,
Eieh lonV was full of modest grace,
5Iy heart was almost smitten.
Oh ! drive those s:ul, sad looks away, '
But yet, it seems, I love them ;
They'va led my throbbing heart astray,
Oh, far tjo rnuah I lova tham.
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MY TEXIXSULAR .MEDAL.
BY AN OLD PENINSULAR.
We find in the last Blackwood, which
we have received from Leonard Scott &; Co.,
of New York, the repubiishers of that nud
r Uie other British periodicals, the continim
' tion of "My Peninsular Medal," a chapter
''Jfrom which we here give, for the purpose
of showing the character of Mr. Jones.
lhi3 is a most admirably conceived and nat
urally drawn picture of a servile and cun
ning man ; a character often found, more of
ten in the army, perhaps, than any other
placo among whites. We have no doubt
but that it will be appreciated :
On reaching the General's quarters, I
thought it best not to report myself to his
Usceilency, till I had seen Captain Gabion
again. While waiting in the street, I notic
ed a small shop, the open window of which
exhibited not only a choice assortment of
6traw cigars, but bread, bacon, sausages,
' eggs, articles nil equally attractive to travel
lers who had not dined. Reminded; by the
sight, that, this was precisely my own con-
duion, I stepped in, hoping to find something
i that might support exhausted nature, during
t the nwful interval that seemed likely to in-
tervene, ere we could halt fur the night, nud
1 think about cooking. The eggs, white,
1 Air W SlSy
; large, and pollucid, claimed a trial; and the
i yolk of the first I cracked went down whole
I like an oyster, with such a delicious gulp,
i that I was about to attack a second, when I
I Was interrupted by a voice from the back of
J the shop, "No, no, senor." Looking in that
direction, I preeeixel six or eight persons
I crouching round u small fire oh the hearth;
' Ou walking towards them, I found my two
Capatazes, and a party of their muleteers, all
J : j on a broad grin at my receiit exploit in egg
jj sucking. The Spanish Capataz arose; po
litely observed that roast eggs are better
than raw; and, with equnl politeness taking
,jthat which I held in my hand, cracked it at
one end, and stuck it upright in the hot em
bers Fully acquiescing in this arrange
tnent, and determined to carry it out, I was
teturniug to the counter for another egg;
but was anticipated by the Capataz, who
elected, a couple, Ob.serviug that he had
treat knowledge in choosing eggs. These
. q set in the embers, by the side of the for-
tner, first ooeniui a safetv-valve in each.
fevCr having known, before how to roast
n egg, l uu not regret this lesson tn tile
rt of extempore coukery. And I be to'
tate that a roast egg so roasted, i. e.. done
lowly in the embers, "ovum ad nruna?.
fcocked 'em" (you see, the Romans also
pet them upright) not on'y is altogether a
fhfferent sort of thing from a boiled egg, but
peats it to sticks ; especially if washed down,
is mine were On the gresent occasion, with
i. cup or two of good sound Spanish wine
out of a leathern bag. For the Capataz,
insisting that eating-without drifting was
ibad for the digestion, transferred the wine
from the leather to the horu, with an air of
; beniguity that was porfectly irresistible. In
shm, he would take no denial. I was also
glad of this little reoontre in the shop, for
another .reason because it tended to estab
lish amicable relations between me and the
muleteers, which was just what I wauted.
Havinr chatted a few minute with my po
lite entertainers. I thanked them for their
fjctesia, and walked towards the counter, to
6eWo for the egg?, llow now ? There'
nothing to settle! The eggs are paid for!
This was a touch of high Spanish breeding,
that quite took me by surprise I demurred.
The big jolly old Spauiard, though, stepped
forward with his hand on his breast, self
congratulation twinkling in his eyes, and a
profusion of very profound, but silent bows.
I really could not find it in my heart to break
hts, by saying anything more about the eggs.
In short, I and all the, muleteers gradually
became very good friends; and as for my
entertainer on the present occasion, had he
naa ne
mule, I
known I was thinking of buying a
have no manner of doubt he would forth
with have made me a bona fide offer of the
best in his batch, and thanked me for ac
cepting it.
J ust as I emerged from the shop, Jones
came pelting by on the pony pulled up
the moment he saw me and owned him
self eoascience-stricken by rushing into self.
vindication. "Please, sir, I just only brought
the poor hannibal here from the river, Mr;
'cause why, sir ? 'cause I thought ou had
done with him. sir. Been all about look
ing for a stable, sir. Can't find no corner
nowhere, not to shove the poof hannibal in,
sir. Couldn't you be so kind and penk to
that 'ere holficer, sir? Haven't had no time
to think of cooking dinner, sir. Very long
inarch we've had to-doy, sir. Very bad
things sitch lotig marches for poor soldiers,
sir. Got a bullet in my leg, sir."
"Well," said I, "you've no occasion to
trouble yourself about dinner, nor yet about
a stable. I expect we have at least two
leagues more 16 cover, before we halt for
the night."
Jones turned as black as thunder. His
look was perfectly savage.
"Well, Jones, it can't he iie'ped, man.
You yourself must see there's not room for
us here."
"Please, sir," replied Jones, "I know
there isn't sir. Only I thought p'riiaps
you'd speak to the liorliccr, sir. And in
course, as he's a friend, I thought he'd see
to it, sir, and make loom, sir."
"No, no I tell you it won't do. As
soon as the men have got their rations, we
must move on."
The word "rations wrought an immediate
change in Jones's ngouiziug visage. "Oh,
very well, sir," said he "then we gits our
rations here, does we, sir? Please'sir, if I
might make bold to aast the question
which is it, sir ?"
"Which is it ? I suppose beef as usual ;
bread if they've got nny. I don't know
what else it's likely to be."
"Beg your pardon, sir," replied Jones;
"but 1 didn't mean about the whittles, sir.
Vhat 1 means is the liquor, sir. "Cause
p'riiaps it's that 'ere poor, nasty; green hun
gry, skinny wine as we got in Spain, sir;
that what giz the men the hayger, sir. Oi
p'rhap?, may be, it's sperms, sir; if so be
we've come into the brandy, what the men
gits here in France, sir. That's the liquor
to march upon, sir. Fine rations thim is for
poor soldiers, sir. Oh, be-youtiful, sirl
Takes the skin orl' the roof of your mouth,
sir.''
" Well ; we shall soon see which it is."
" Yes, sir, ' said Jones in a lower voice,
coming nearer, and touching his pcali. "But
please, sir, that isn't what I meant to hitui
mate, sir. Please, sir, wouldn't you have
the kindness, sir; and jest speak a word to
tne tiotticer tor the iut-soldiers, sir. "Cause
p'rhaps the rations is only some ou itsperrits
sir; not enough for all ou us, fut nnd horse,
sir. Please, sir, only because we poor fut
soldiers wants it more, sir; 'cause, ye see,
we goes on fut, sir; which them fellers doesn't
want it as doesn't go on fut, sir ; cause they
rides, sir."
"No, no; I'm not going to interfere in a
thing of that sort; nor is it likely the Cap
taiu would. Besides, what could he do '. '
"What could he do, sir?" said Jones.
'Bless your heart, sir, if he chose to speak
a word for me, sir, he could git me a border
to ride a mule all the way to Headquarters,
sir; one of the spare uns; sir. Got a bullet
ill my leg, sir."
" Well, Joiies, how did you get it ? You
haven't told tne that yet;"
"Oh, nothing periikiler more than others,
sir, Got it near Pampelona, sir. That 'ere
Ginneral So'ult thought he was too many for
us, sir; but we soon let him see as we was
too many for him, sir. PieRse, sir, I laid
eighteen hours on the grouhd, sir, afore I
was picked up, sir. The wolves came do wu
in the night, and smelt to me; sir."
Our disquisition was intcrfnpted by the
approach of Captain Gabion.
" I've settled it for yon," said the Captain.
"Have you seen the General?"
" I wished to ask you about it first. Any
particular etiquette !"
"Oh, yes," said the Captain; "I forgot
to tell you. Piease mind. When you've
reported yottrself, if his Excellency remains
siieut, and takes no notice, bolt. If he re
mains' silent, but looks up at you, back
slowly towards the door, looking at him. If
he looks up at his aide de-camp, keep where
you are, don't stir. Perhaps the aide will
take you to the window, or into another
room, nud ask you a question or two.'
i
On returning to the street, I found our
whole party far more reconciled '.hah I had
expected to the idea of proceeding. Mr.
Chesterfield had already remounted. The
mutes had uovv been kept standing, with
their loads ou their backs, more than half-an-hour;
nnd the two Capatazes received
the announcement with great equanimity,
each' after the manner of his own nation.
The Spaniard, as gravely as though utter
ing some tiine-hououred adage of his race,
observed that a Ion? march to-dav makes a
short march to-morrow, and that travelling
tires a loaded mule, but resting kills' him ;
while the Portuguese contented himself with
a shrug of the shoulders and a puciencia
the two great remedies of his countrymen
for all the troubles that flesh is heir to.
Jones stood close at my elbow, with a face
as festive now as it was ruthful not long be
fore. " Piease, sir," said he "it's sperrits for
all the party, sir. Don t care now if we
marches all night, sir."
Just as we were moving, I was joined once
more by Captain Gabion, who came on with
us a little woy, walkinjr by the side of my
, pony, Bml in hi hand , gmall
; cel. You can't imagine, tit. Y ," said
He, "how very mu&l feel annoyed that we
can't accommodate you."
"Pray, don't mentiou it," said I. "Iu
two or three hours we shall be under cover."
" Yes,1 replied the captain, in a consola
tory tone. " But then it's such a shocking
bad evening. Why you'll be drenched to
theskiu."
vooi)ViM,i:, misssiiti, tuiay ioicmx;, n 'j,
" Well, nevrr mind t!;t.
I mil! ehang'"
when 1 ;o; in.
" Ah ! but then you'll lind it such a dread
ful road," :ud he. "The lane is n.uhing
but sliinh and quagmire f.om olio end to the
other."
" No matter. We inu-t j-.ji-k our way
through it as well a- we can, an I get out of
it as so u as possible."
" Yes," s.iid he, "so you mut. Biit then
it s so dismally lonj
not m ar upon two.''
i h agiie and a l.;ilf, if
"No niatler, in matter ; tve shall find
the end of it, sooner or hiter, I hope."
"llow luitorttiuntf, tlKuli, yoiinJja
pony!'' said he. ' Why, you'd get through
a thousand limes better cu horsi-Lack.
You'll be caked with dirt up to votir mid
die." "Oh, never mind that. Dirt will brush
olT."
" Ah ! I only wish you could have started
earlier," said the captain. "It's now just
upon sunset ; and, with such a night ns this,
lii another half-hour ur so vou'll have it pit'ih
dink." ' Well we must do the. be.-t we can, you
know. If we can't see our wav, we must
feel it."
"Yes, that's just what I was thinking,"
said he. " You'll have to g'opo for it, no
doubt. But then, unfortunately, from the
present state of the road, you'll tin J that far
from agreeable One time you'll lay hold
of a dead bullock; another, of a dead man."
" Never mind, never mind. Ol course, in
the dark, we shan't, be able to tell the dif-i
fcrence, so it won't matter which."
"Hang it all!" siid Captain Gabion.
"I can't ex press to you how vexed I f?c! on
your account. Why, I came through this
lane myself a day or tw. ago, and could
hardly get along, though it was daylight.
What will you ever do, with all this con
voy at your heels, passing it by night?
Whj.it's darker already than when you
started."
" Well, at any rate we shall have a hedge
on each side of us. That, will tell us where
we are, if we have no other clue."
" Yes, yes," said he, "very true ; so it will.
It's dreadful slow work, though, feeling your
way, after dark, through a long pudd y lane
kutedeep in mire, by the help of the hedge
especially if there happens to be a ditch
between, which you'll find to be I ho case.
Ill short I'm so perfectly convinced you'll be
stuck for the night, I shall make u point, to
morrow of sending a working party, before
noon, if possible, to dig you all out; that is,
if yon nre to be found above the surface. II
not, you know, we inustliore for you, or sink
a shat."
"Thank you, thank you; much jphliged.
Hope you'll remember and send some break
fast nt the same lime."
. "Why, Mr. Y .".roared Captain Ga
bion, bursting into an incontro'luble fit of
laughter, "I really do think you'll make a
good campaigner in time that is ii'yoii have
practice enough.
It soon became too evident,as we proceed
ed on our inarch, thai Caplaiu Gabion had
given no exaggerated description of the
route now before us. The surface of the
soil, near the river, was a loo-e sand or nib
ble. But this gradually disappeared in the
InUe, rind was succeeded by a subsoil of thick
clay, equally soft, sobby, and tenacious
poached, too, by the passage of cavalry and
commissariat bullocks, and trenched by wag
gons and artillery. There were, indeed, but
few parts of the road, except where it was
actually kneaded into slush, traversed by
water-courses, or occupied nil across by
piashy inundations, where a careful walker
might not have picked his way, wi'hout ab
solute danger of detention or absorption.
But, with a party like ours, picking was not
always so easy.
Riding on at the head of the party, I at
tempted to pick my way rs far ps I could
see it, by making Sancho go as I thought
best. This led to frequent contests between
Sancho and me. Sometimes he had his
way, and we got on well. Sometimes 1
was positive and had mine, which generally
led to a plunge and a sp'ah. Tired of this,
I dismounted nnd led him. Stiil it was
troublesome work. Saiuho thought he
knew better than I did; and often when I
pulled one wav, he pulled the other. At
Ir.ri.rtU T rrnvp .... iIip cnnm., Pf !,
a slack rein, and pulled no longer. ' This 7 t0 ,1,c right of the embouchure,
was just what he wauted ; nud.Teft to him-' wh.,,e m!" n"d w.Ty boa,sU,s?u ly
self, ne picked his wnv admirably. I no- ,,,ld ""'s.-fully emerged from the dark re
ticed, as we passed, several such oust rue CCW' aml fi e1 0,1 10 ",e luft "S tlie r0!ld
tiotis ns Captain Gabion, had described ; i
arid once or twice, came very disagreeably ! Establishing himself at a email Aiiberge,
in contact with them. At length 1 stum- he proceeded to make himself comfortable,
bled over what I knew not what, und almost m, f , , ,. . . ,
r ,, . . , , ., , . . , , J he first consideration is to get ofl his mud-
ffill : took inl.l nf snnipthin r mi f n irroiiiii
i it was a. cold baud that did not return mv
gra,ip! Are you a. poor man ? Do you
shake hands with rich men? You will nn
stand the kind of thing. Not relishiir; such
salutations, I was induced to try a diilercut
dodge; and, finding that Sancho went verjr
well with n slack rein, while I walked,
thought perhaps he might htiil do the same
itl mounted, turning for l!io purpu-e, I
e....r -.1 I 1 1 .. ..... .-I ... ' I .
wi T7 I i i f ' cables and out.hoii?es to a small gate open
what looked very like a irhost! the ((host . . , ... fa... .
of myself! Here was 1. brid e iu hand, '"3 gicn or siiniDDery.at winch gate
standing at Saucho's head. .And there was &at h' friend, the landlord, dispensing tick
I, alter ego, mounted on Saucho's back! cts at six sous each." It ! was. a ort of rural
While I looked, my mounted double sud- ..don da dame, in which the villagers were
denly disappeared : I he epectral evapora- . , , ,, .. .,,
tion was attended with a wallop in the mud ; e"Sed at lhe ngueltc. Cot.llons were
then, close behind Sancho's heels, arose the lhe ?ri,cr ot lhe evening,
the same dark figure from the earth and The dancing was good, really good time
a it rose it spoke ! "Piease, sir, I oitly got admirah'e no mistake no confusion all
across him jest to keep him steady, sir, go- could dance. The deportment of the dan
ing through the mud, sir. Hope no offence, cers, too, was in perfect good keeping. Not
sir. Got a bullet in my leg, sir.". True to a gaucherie did I witness, throughout the
his principle, of never walking when he evening. With one thing I was struck: and
could ride, and, dark as it was, detecting an that was, the attention, the seriousness, the
e upty a Idle, Jones h id promptly o-eiipied
it ; nnd, roprewing h n-ual Uuiuaeii ,. had
Utu ridui'j c!o-e behind ine, n silent s-eta-torofnllinr
vde-trisn misndveiitiirrs On
my turning to mount, coiimmou gluH, n it
always did wh-ti he was taken ri flitsrant
Mit, threw hun oil his guard; nnd too
much Hurried to alight in the UMinl way. he
had riUT'.id a i-"trogiade descent, by n pnro
bolie (light over the pouv's tail. The iinpe-
tus thus acquired, earned him fur.her tluiii
he i (tended. He fell soft ; but he tell not
on 4i is feet. Perceiving liy my laughter that
jl bore no ma'ice, he promptly stcpMd for
ward, rubbed his hand on his trousers,
helped me to mount, and walked on by my
side. "Please, sir," said he, "I'm a feared
I've split Vin, sir. It did come so very cold
when i squattered down in the puddle, sir."
(No reply.)
"Please, fir, I'm thinking we shan't want
good quarters when we gits furdcr ou, sir."
(Paiue.) "Nor yil nothing what soldiers
wants, hen we gets well ou into F.anee,
sir." (Another pause.) "lcase, sir, I'm
thinking its cruel ou service, sir, when
there's whittles and drink, plenty on it, close
to hand, sir, ns they won't let poor soldiers
help thi'insclvpV, sir."
"Oh, then, I suppose the soldiers never do."
"Please, sir, I s'pose they don't ; not nev
er, sir. In course not, si'-. But then it's
this. sir. If the Provost comes tmd you're
coteheil, sir, why. it's n couple of loen for
only taking an aid shutter to bile a kittle, sir."
"Tight hand, the Provost-inarshal."
"Once, I was iuainost cotched myself, "sir.
Plea-e, sir, it was three ou us, as got into n
farm-house, sir; nn empty bouse, what
wasn't inhabited, sir. Looked up the dum
bly, sir, 'cause that's where there hangs
up the yams to smoke 'cm, sir. There they
was, sir ; oh sieh a lot on 'eni, as you couldn't
count 'em, sir. So I fixes bagonets and
forks down a pair on 'cm, sir: and jest ns I
was agoing to fork down another for myself,
sir, nioiitr come the Provo-f, sir. So he sec
the window open, sir; 'cause the door was
fastened, sir; so we got in at the window,
sir. So he got in loo, t-ir. The other fel
lows was cotched, nud got it, sir; but 1
wasn't, sir; so I didn't, sir."
"Turn king's evidence ?"
"Please, sir, it wasn't likely ns I should do
that, sir; 'cause I seoms nny sich low
lived ways, sir. Only when I heard the
Provost a-comiug, sir, I got up into the
chimbly, sir; nud when hu was gone, sir,
why then I got down agin. sir. Got safe
back to quririers, sic .with a yam under tny
great-coat, sir."
Of course the inhabitants must be pro
tected, nud so must their property." .
"Well, p'rhaps, they must if they're
friiuK sir ; though 1 nivver see'd whatfiiuds
tin: Spaniards was to ine, sir. But here in
France, where us now be, sir. I doesn't see
why poor soldiers shouldn't help themselves,
sir; nnd men's bin scragged for it, sir, let
alone the Provost, sir."
"I tni'-t we shill find the people here, if
we treat them well, better friends than you
did the Spaniards,"
" Please, sir, if two hofficers dilies to'gith
er four or five times n-week, sir, that's what
I calls being friends, sir. Hope I shall filid
p'cuty sich, nud you, too, sir. Hope no of
fence, sir." (Pause.) " Might I make bold
to nnst the question, sir ? The men says,
as soon as we jines, we shall inoveonagiiist
the hinnimy, sir."
"Shouldn't wonder."
"Please, sir, I should like to pick oil that
ere feller n. put a bullet into me, sir jest
knock him over, sir, as ho did me, sir."
'Sure yon would know him again, though?'
"No doubt of that, sir. I know him by
the way he cocks his eye down oil his fire
lock, sir. Could pick him cut of a whole
ridgmcnt on 'em fir."
We had now been toiling on, through
mire and puddles, for about n brace of
houra; nnd I know not how much longer
our confidence might have continued; but,
'ooking forwards, at a part here the lane
was more than usually darkened by over
arching trees, I perceived, at the extremity
of the vista, n light less dim than hitherto.
Hurra'! we had reached the main road. 1
passed the intelligence ; ft fdiout rail down
the line, rind came back to us from the rear;
nnd, reaching tit length the paved highway
u w "l4e '""'? CU Tit Jlt'lutl, I tOOK
d? c.otnes and don a more pleasant suit,
then to eat, boih of which operations he per-
formed to his tatisfactior.. Finding the
tli-rlir Invp'u f tin iiiivhi Lawmln 1trl.rl.tl.,
'" . . ' m , , , . ,.
nnJ 1'ean"" eoi,,)d of ,l13 V10'"'- not
b:lJ'y handled, he took a stroll, and passing
in the direction of the place whence proceed-
CJ the sounds, ho found his "way anion"
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i!.io.
alnuwt solemnity, wil'i which the whot
party tippurd tiieniM'itt u thtj iiiipv.rtni.t
!iiisuir of ihimiiig. Pain ing, it it In',
among the liighrr r'.nssc of prance, an
amusement, with the ruial populm u!i is n
passion: mid, in a nation so volatile, tin
earnest gravity of their village avx vthiis is
Uu? more oi.servnbie. Of the liner vio.iii
one, I soon perceived, bad the chief aiuhoriiy.
With a voice of command, he directed the
various movements, indicated changes ot
figure, regulated the whole piorccdnig. In
fact, lie was not only, ns it turned out, leader
of the orehe-ira. but da,icini-ina.-lei' to the
villa ge " Yir precis ipse caper :" nud, trjd
he been Giniid Turk, he could not have is
sued his mandates in a more iinpe. ions tour,
or to more obedient subjects. Never co to
Prance ngaiii, without attending n village
dance nt n guingurtte. If you have not
seen that,, you have not seen one mo.-t itj
lerestiug phase of Gallic clmraeter.
Among the belles of tie; eveuiitr, there
was one, yon rogue ! taller thau the rest,
that both attracted my attention, nud lied
it. She not on'y danced w ell l hey all did
that she danced with an tur. Nay, shall I
tell the whole truth? She bore a ivscin
blaiice, or nt least I fancied so, to tlie n.fmir-
ed of all eyes, the lovelv duui, with ivhom I
had crossed the Bay of liises.y. Near me
danced a lusty Adonis of iive-snd-fo.ty, who
was decidedly the best male performer of the
party. Iliad already inline two or uirec ne-
ptaintniiees; and. a lie swept i.y im: in lite :
iy uu; in th
whirl of his cvoi'iitioli", I .could liifl
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siiViier "Yuri dance well. Monsieur."
witli tlie lioue-t, opcu-iieurteu vainly ot a;
frenchman ajid a Gascon, danced 'with l
doubled energy, to confirm my good opinion, i
.uiuu;i.ii cni'iiiy, ;u column my utmu upiimin.
Presently the set concluded ; and the next
moment he Was ut my side in a hiuh stale
of exhilaration, moppiutr nnd breathless.
"L7 Lien.' Munnieur our dancing what
do you think of it .'"
"Excellent. The ladies dance, ndinirably.
Of the male performers, truth com pels me to
avow that you arc incomparably the best."
"You daucj ?"
"Miirht n stranger presume ?"
"Ah Monsieur, but what an honor to our
ball! I shall find you a vis-a-vis
"Might one select
"She's yours for
the,
evening! Name
her! I fly!"
"Her with the blue sash, large eyes, rather
tall"
' Ah! mv cousin! Wait a little moment!
'Tis done !"
The violins struck up ; again the sets were
formed; with the partner of my ehoice, 1
stood up for a cotillon. Hud danced the
.same figures in England; to got on tolerably
well.
I say, though, what's this? The time
has changed .' J lalf a second ago, it was one,
two, three, four. Now it's one, two, three !
The figure that's deferent too! Why,
what's come to them all ? Two nnd two,
swimming round and round ! Gyration and
rotation at once the planetary system 1
I turned to tny fair partner die uiriied to
me clasped u lovely arm-full .-he drop
ped her hand upon my shoulder I va.-, fair.y
in for it. We whirled away with the rest,
first it was to German strain, soft, equable,
nnd mellifluous. Then, with a shout from
Mm, Caper, the, tuuu su.l Imily chaugud.
It now was Spanish soft and equable no
longer a mad, galloping coprircio, till ting
ling with life, point, mid mettle. She en
'ered into the spirit of it. I soon discovered
that, so kept her up to it, till she cried
"enough!" in earnest. But oh! the dif
ference between such a partner, nud n boun
cer! Oh! the difference between such n
partner, nfid n bolter! Oil ! the ease, the
ductility, the lightness, the perfect airiness
of her step! She waltzed like fx zephyr!
farewell, charming ( .a.-cotine 1 1'urewell,
bewitching partner of nn hour! Farewell,
too. energetic nud laborious da t:cer, my part
ner' inidd.eaged fussy cousin! Fine well,
at lean, till wo meet nzain, under so.uu-
what altered circumstances. B d'o.c you,
too, M)iiieur Caper, before you, Oichestral
umpire ; terp.-ichoreaii autocrat ! before
you, on retiring lor the iiiaht, I make, in
pis.vtnt, with all the company, o profound
obeisance. In short, I then and there liter
ally fell in love with the Gascon character:
and tlie more 1 saw ol them afterwards, the ;.,r who sai I my hors-is would all die
more I liked them. ! before spring; but when xt.ring came
r ft!".lhe W?.V ,ny THTnt U:M '""!'!' ; tbev were fitter, an I tn far better con
I fell it, with Jones, who informed mc. with . li(j-Wi ,h;), , , fe
great apparent coueerii, that the servant nud , ... .. , , ., J
his kit had not yc.'come up; at.d that he i uh,Z '"'
was afeared the hoilieer had made his dinner i V U' '"'V . ?rP'lt sav,"5 m
off of bread aud cheese." lod.Cor A'SnniUure
- -- j rjr- A eorre.-.-pondeiit of the Mississippi
A Sncff takino Statce An Eig-inn, writing froai Washington City, Apri'
lisii oiiiner, in Venice, walking one day I
from the Doge's palace, thought he ob
served one ol'the Hrues, on the clock
lower of .St. Mark's stoop' rtu J take u;i
4(meth!ti'r. tf lncif'e.l m. nTf.in nml
he positi vely saw the figure! take j
nin I, r ,.,,fr Tl.o ..c....i
that he was apprehensive boAvas losing
his senses, or that his vision wan de
ranged, when an old woman, observing
his consternation, soon explained to him
the seeming miracle, by telling him
that one of the figures that ktruck the
hour being out of repair, her nephew
Jacopo, was engaged as a substitute
till th.3 machinery was put in order.
Caoetj. Tin following are amon the
cadet appointments for 1850 :
Louisiana. Michael Ii. Morgan, of the
Ut district ; Laurence B. Haynes. 3d dis
trict ; and Peyton R. Splane, 4th district.
Mississippi. Bun). F. DaVis, of the 2d
district; andJno G. Powell, 3 J district.
Coiisrrrional. .
Wamiin(.ton, May 3d. 1950. .
Aficr rntiniming the moriiinir hours
ui ntnt'tiJiiiri!-" to the Census !i!l, MrC ;
i'lm-t it-kcd lli.-.t tin Co;initiee of
he !de take up (lie consideration of
he l':.!ili ruia itic'.Tgc, in ni l In hini
o make a f. w mink. By unnnimoui
consent, the Ceh't.s bill was then laid
isiile ami the me vsagi' taken tip. The
mcmbrn !tvv nr. .tin 1 Mr. Vilmo
and the n ii,'i;si(.i which prevailed iub-
sided into tvs tvi'ul attention;
Mr. Wilmo! th en sai I, that ?"bte
on Sim M.hj.-ct of C;ilil'..rni. nnd tho
great question contrruirt! with if, hnd
in Ms ju liitiK nt piWix'Kj wontleffbl
results.' 7 in- setl1' 'I nnd fixed purjMse m
of Sou! Iiei ii inert Imd been discvi-red,
and there wu no doubt ns tolhoter .
iiiiniitioii .-I' Ho' cottliL'l ; it was to ex
lend .-vrry vcr territories. I f thero
was nny room for doubt heretofore;,
there, was doubt no longer. I'hero
was 1U question more fraught with cori- -MMiiciiecs
tluiii llii! nl.itnate decision
ol that now 1,) hand, and which is to.
(leiei iiiiue the eh. trader and position of
tlie Sottl lient port inn ol'the country
and it will set tin another question, Viz!,
vvliet her iho government U to be ad-
mj,j.stei cd in the spirit which Crtv It
hirih, or whether nn aristocracy, bn,sj
...1 f.i. v!:i tn', ii.ni't t .ii,t kfivn rnnm.
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seulation, shall control il in this ttsprct.
. i i .
tl,(1 F:V'1 ,, "il hern men, liordenng
' '"";M"1,IHI , ' f
1. I l.l.. I I I... .1...
most, on madness. They nrc bdutd by
no sacred ties to tlui Union, but ban
ded together as otin mm, lor the ac
coiiqili .liitii'iit of of their object, nnd
that is the perpetiiitvofs.lavory. There
is no disguise in this. 7'lio existence '
ol'tlio Unio'i, an l tlio stability ftli(
gi.veninienf, is tlircfitened by the south
and in bis judgment, their spirit of
threalning and defiance niust be resis
ted, or the people ol'lho North must bo J
tlie greatest of slaves. What, lie ask
rd, shall the lino of' our diity be p're
sciibed, under the presure of treasona
ble i brents? Shall we be told what we
shall oi- shall not do, nt the peril of the.',
existence of t!u government itself? If.
we Miluiiitto this any longer; our frco-
(loin here and the fiiiidameiilal princi''
pies oftlic. constitution nre undermined. .
Vaiat. ok (Jons Cobs. A li lend, who1
had read nn article in soinn paper, re
commending corn cobs, ground or uri
ground, ih uu excel icut and valuable'
feed for slock, undertook tn tust the'
truth ol'the statement for himself. He1
had a large quantity on hand, and nf'ler
providing himself with the proper ves
sel (a half hogshead tub.) he filled it,
with cobs, and then added a solution of
salt in water. l:i ihis sleep llie cob.',
were snd'ered to remain, till they Itaoj
imbibed a sulBoicncy of the flulJ to';
make them soft, la this 'condition' they
were then led out, to the Ntock, at ihei
rate of hull" a peck lo it full grown cow"
or ox iu I lie morning, nnd the same nt
night, lie remarked that nil his nfil
ma Is were extremely fond ol't'ie cobs;
that they consumed a much less quan
tity of bay and grain than belorn ho
c iiiiiienced giving them lid, feed;
neither did (bey lv fiire salt i i ils na
tural slate, I! t h 1 1 nl 4 groij'itil sever
al bushels oI coIm, an I limls the trienl
an excellent article f.r makiag nitlsh.
I have used corn' add cob m al; ground ,
fine, with and without outs, for horsev
the I ;ist 12 or 11 years, nod 1 ihink i
an excellent feed. It keeps a hors
loose; in hi-t bowels, his hair lies Mnoolh
and
it irfii.es a great improvement i
hi, looks.
1
a 'so
u e the. meal wit.
wheat' or oat chaff,
to feed horses
When I lirst came to
live l ) the neigh
borhood, 1 was ridiculed bv tile neigh-
. ' :
I (icn. Jackson, in his liri'niieit ibivn
i j
would loe I. is popularity, surrounded by
just such men as Taylor. The former con
nection of Craw.'.iiil with tho Galphiu claim,
Ewi,.' expenditure or $70,000 contrary to
law- "' -'"-lii Pf to California the
abolitionism of the Post Master, mid the Iftck
of preeminent abili'.i .'J in alt, would sink any
adiuiuistruuou.
Frton the Kio Granm:'. The Savannah
Georgian, of thi l'Jili inst., contains the fol
lowing: "The steamer Monmouth, Captain
Freeborn, arrived yesterday from Indian
Itiver. We are informed by a passenger
that just, previous to the tailing of the steam-
i er, an express had urr.ved to trea. i wiggs, f
from the ilio G.audc, stating that the Ca- V.
mnuche Indians, iu grat numbers, had at-
tacked the United States forces on the Rio
Grande, nud killed 130 men."
Ari'ot.N in e.t r.y the i'ltcsiocrrr .JTy and
wi'h the Advice and Consent oj the Senate:
Edward Hamilton of Ohio, fo bo Secretary
of the Territory of OiC'ren. ,
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