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A hvittian .finelyrologv,
Or the Mysteries of Popery Developed,
flllll'. first number of ibis work was issued j
5 August. 1815. This work is got up in ,
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Urology, from the earliest ages of the Christian ;
< bureb down to tbe present time. Each num- ]
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laient, z'-al.enterprise, perseverance,and tidel
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: th “.North Ameru an Protestant Maga
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ntry nei d< at the present lime, troth as to
r and spirit. A work is nr- h 1 of a lofty
"ideuentlent tone, and executed in a bold
I manly style, full of spirited and spirit stir
; articles—a work which shall strike at the
Romanism and unmask the Jesuit.—
■h a work we shall aim to produce. Fur
:m twelve years, we have narrowly
■itch ' the movements of Rome, and done
tile with this sworn, implacable foe to rel.gion
I liberty, and we have not done with her,
V r -hall we be till we have done with life.
Vuri.t American Protestant Magazine.
"it i ■ dited and pubhhed l>y Rev. C. Spar
. wli -c labors tlirough the pulpit and the
i inllie cause of Protestantism inlhiscoun
• ::v. tcn-ively known- lie wields a nrigh
t I" u m this contest with the man of sin. He
vs that l’opery is inconsistent with the snfe
,i fn people, and exhibits startling facts
a i gard to its encroachments in this coun
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TO STIES START A. n-•
There is a pang which friend* must feel
VY hen doomed 10 part;
The gay “farewell” cannot conceal
Their grief of heart—
Full oft a friendship scarcely known
In parting is confest.
By prayers of “pleasure” fondly breath’d
By those who love us best
There is a smile, a freezing smile t
YVe often view,
Flaying around the lips of those
Who bid “adieu.”
But ah! how it belies the heart,
llow chilling it appears
When dancing ’round the eyes of friends.
And quivering ’mid their tears.
There is a tear, full ofi restrained
By manly pride,
But which will down the conscious check i
In secret glide;
And, yes ! how oft when hearts too full
In aught to find relief,
There soothing tears of sorrow fall
And drown each now barn grief
There is a halm—a parting bliss
That friends' adore.
It is the hone, in future years
They’ll meet onco more.
It steals w ithin the aching breast
YVhil- dew along the flowers.
Revives each withering thought therein
And brightens life's dull hours.
THE M.IV1—I.ETI Kit OF TI1E MM -
J{ ETAKY.
Mr. Rrancroft, in his Annual Report from
the Navy Department, made his estimates of
the expenses of the Navy for the year depen
dent on certain retrenchments in the service.—
A resolution of the House of Representatives,
passed not long since, directs the .Secretary to
report “what provisions of law are necessary
j to effect the retrenchment recommend in his
annual report, and without which his estimate
I for pay of the navy may prove deficient; and
also what provisions of iuw are requisite to in
: sure the more exact accountability of disbursing
I officers in that branch of the public service.”
The object of Mr. Rrancroft's economical
I project is comprised in a proposed reduction of
iln number oi officers in the service. We
; have too many officers in proportion to the
number of ships afloat—such is the Secretary’s
j opinion, fly discharging some and laying :
| others on the shelf at half pay, a saving of
i some money may be effected.
It is not our purpose to question the correct
ness of this aseumptiou. It all the officers in
the service were discharged and the sliipssold,
there would be a much more considerable sa
\ ving—and upon much the same principle.— )
Nor shall we question the correctness of the
Secretary’s assumption that there are now in
I commission more officers than the actual
wants of the service require at this particular
! time. Hut we would suggest that if an uddi
\ liunul number of ehipe mere huilt and /ml ttjloul
the superabundance of officers would soon
cease; there would i<e active employment for ;
j all, and there might lie need of more.
It may lie deemed popular to urge schemes '
■ of economy and reduction m reference to the
Navy ; u may be under convictions of duty
and policy that the head ul that Department
urge, h - presents ..erne. We are in the hab
it oi believing, however, that the true policy of
this Republic is tbai of gradual yet steady in
crease of her Naval force At some time or
1 other we must become a great naval power.—
It is inevitable if we would maintain our posi
* lion among the nations and guard the rights
an 1 intern a entrusted to our charge. Alrea
! dy our commercial tonnage exceeds that of any
! other nation except one—and that exception
will soon cease to have application. Wesh ill,
! in due time, aud before a Iona time, stand at
the head of commercial nalious; and with the
' extent of our commerce the naval force of
I the country should be in its just proportion
’ commensurate.
11 this policy is not adopted, our trade in ev- ,
I cry sea, our richly freighted ships—what will
| they become but the spoil of the first strong
handed foe 1 Ourvast commercial marine wdl
prove to he only a nursery ul’ prizes for the
benefit of enemies and rivals; our lucrative
: commerce, a golden fleece fur every free-boot
j ing Jason.
It can hardly he expected oy liiose mo&isan
guine of a peaceful future that we shall be al
lowed, without interruptions, always to ad
vance iu our growing greatness ; tolieconie the
| most powerful of nations without a. test of
strength ; to carry out our principles of free re
| puhhcanistn itt the face of great monarchies
accustomed to supremacy, and yet avoid, at
some time, a collision between the conflicting
" principles of our institutions and theirs. Doubt
Mess our policy is peace. But such a porten
! tons revolution ns our progress is now working
1 in the systems and institutions of the old world,
such an influence as our example is exercising
upon the public mind of Europe—these are
' not consonant with the idea of perpetual peace.
Taking, however the general range of con
! li agencies, without reference to any special
: cans- s which may be supposed to indicate war
! sooner or later, it is clear that if a conflict
j should at any time occur with any great Euro
pean power it must be mainly a war upon the
loci on. Our supremacy will lx- recognized
there lirst in the vast aggregate of our com
merce. It is upon the ocean and by means of
! the ocean that we approach Europe; mutual
contact takes place on that arena. Moreover
there is no species ot force so congenial with
I our institutions as naval force. A large army
organization m the bosom of the land might
i b • the means ot establishing a military despo
tism; hut fleets and squadrons could do no
such thing. The national mind has no reptig- j
nance towards a navy, but takes pride in it.—
It is by our stately ships that the banner of the |
Republic is borne to foreign shores. Shall that
| ling, through the weakness of the power that
sustains it, ever suffer insult or cea e to com
mand respect iu distant chines l JSliall its ap
pearance carry no security to our merchant
j vessels, no feelings of conlidence and pride to
; our people who may behold it abroad l
Let Mr. Secretary Bam koft devote what
vigiicnee he will to the reformation of abuses,
j if there are any, to tbe suppression ot waste
and extravagance; let him curry out with i
what strictness he will, and the more strict the
j better, a rigid system of accountability through
, out all branches and grades of the service—hut
as for reducing the navy itself and weakening
I that arm of the public defence when it most
, needs strengthening—let him forbear from that
if he would have any reputation for statesman •
ship. Declaring, ill the face of all Europe, i
I that we are sufficient for ourselves on this con
fluent and capable of taking care of our own
destiny, it would seem strange indeed if with
these hare words of independence we should
! act as though we regarded words as quite suf
ficient for intimidation and defence, and better
| than physical means because less expensive.—.
Balt Jlmmcnn.
LITTLE WINNIE.
THE UIRI, W HO EVERT BODY SAID WOULD
NEVER BE MARRIED.
Everybody said liitle Winifred Orne nov
or would be married; lor she was too poor, too
homely, and two wild—and of course what
everybody savs must be true, as we shall en
deavor to prove. To account for this wonder
ful predic tion it must be owned the doom of
single blessedness did seem as it were shadow- ;
cd forth in the person of little W inifred.— '
Everybody said she was poor, and she was so '
—solely dependent from her earliest years upon
the begrudged charity of a step-aunt, and no
sooner was she* old enough to run up and
down stairs, go of errands and wipe dishes,
than she was made to feel that the bread of de- I
pendence was ground in a species oftread-inill
upon which she was pi er employed. I am
wrong to say she was made to feel m—for so
cheerful was the sun-shine of her breast, which
the Almighty had implanted within her—so j
light and merry her little heart, that theideaof
hardships never occured to her—but at every
call, every bidding, away flew little Wini
fred, as light as the humming bird—all smiles,
all brightness.
Thun everybody said she was homely—
true enough, unlucky little sprite! Her com
plexion could uot he compared to the rose, or
the lilly—it more resembled thesalfron flower;
and then her eyes—mercy upon me, what
large gray eyes! And her mouth—and those
great teeth. Certain it is, no one could see
\|iem without involuntarily thinking of poor
little Hi d Hiding Hood’s apostrophe to the dis
guised wolf-—“(jirannv, Cranny, what great
mouth—what great teeth you’ve got!” and
then answered the sly wolf-—‘‘.So much the.
better to (Alt you,my dear'.” And that obstinate lit
tle nose of hers, would turn as if in such scorn,
no on# ever saw such an impudent nose—
that of the famed Hoxanna, which overturned 1
the Turkish empire, was no nose at all in corn
parisou! If there was any thing which could
redeem all this—it was her hair; which fell
around her as some golden fleece, so soft—so
silky—but then it was the most rebellious hair
ever tormented a poor damsel! 1 >id she subject
it to the confinement of ribon or braid—it was
sure to make its escape; or if she gathered it
up with her little comb, like rich golden tns
stls glut ;ing in the sunlight, some part of it
was -ure to fall dancing over her shoulders as
she tripped away upon her many duties.—
Her foot, too, was so very small, that when
her beautiful cousin glanced down upon it
at times with alook of scorn—poor Winifred
would look, and say too, as if in apology,
“I tear me. I wish 1 was larger!” and many a
tap on the ears, and many a shake by the
shoulder did she receive from her kind auut,
because lwr little hands were notable to bold
the same weight as a young giantess. And
then her little, short chubby round figure, al
ways reminded one of a Dutch doll, dressed,
after the fashion ot the ancient belles of New
Amsterdam!
A tram everybody said she was so wild! and
so she was. Never was there such a romp,
especially for a girl of thirteen! Only to think
I of her walking into the parlor one evening and
I say me: ,
••Please, aunt, may 1 go to training to-rnor
row!”
She thirteen years old. to training! The
1 look of dismay with which her aunt regarded
; her at that awful question— the pushing hack
’of her spectacle.s! and then the horror of her
; fastidious cousin—letting fall, in her propriety
shocked nature, the elegant double cut Co
j logne!
"Farmer Smith is going to-morrow morn
: ing with Ilr.isy and Nancy in his wagon—
• please aunt, let me go!” continued the perse
' vering gipsy,
There was no answer vouchsafed—hut there
was a rush, a rustle, a sound assimilating to a
j pair of boxed ears, and then sinking back in
the chair, Mrs. Oust, exclaimed:
"Oh, that girl will ruin my temper!"
She could not even step without first giving
\ those little feet of hers a twist and a shake that
which would have called forth the admiration
(even of the most inveterate Polka r: and then
slip was a perfect mocking-bird—the first
sound in the morning was (lie voice of Wist
1 EREt*, mingling with the lark and the robin,
' and the last notes at eve, as the little songsters
I folding their plumed crests under their bright
I wings,were thrilled in cadence with those of the
' merry’maiden. But site was not content with
: mimicking the more sweet warblers of the
! grove_not she—for even the crow and the
: cat-bird, and the owl, found a scholar! in short,
1 her little voice was ever ringing like the dew
! drops tinkling among the bells of the lilly of
the valley.
But it will never do to spend any more time
upon the portrait of such an elf—as the Da
guerreotype man says: ".tlies that will do!
But there were two Winifred Or.ni.s
And no more dissimilar the beautiful garden
1 rose and the most humble wild flower, than
were those two cousins. At a very early age
1 they had both been consigned to the kindness
I of a paternal uncle; hut under very different
1 auspices. The rose, was an heiress and a beau
; tv—the wild-flower a dependent and ill-favor
| ed!
(We will call the latter 11 mine, to distin
guish her from the elegant anil lofty W ini
fued, who was six years her senior.)
The figure, the movements of Winifred
| were all gracefulness, which with the dazzling
- purity of her complexion, her brilliant dark,
hazel eyes, superb teeth, fairy mouih, and lux
uriant brown hair, combined to render her one
uf the most lovely girls, not onl> in the village
where her aunt (now a Widow) resided, hut,
even the most fashionable ami elite, circlet of
! the metropolis seldom display a more brilliant
belle than was Winifred Okne. Pity that
one so fair and lovely should have lacked those
1 attributes which would have rendered her be
loved! for as the beautiful waxen fruit, which
| at first sight is so tempting and pleasing to the
! eye, she was as deceitful and heartless. She,
was as proud as she was charming—peevish
as she was graceful—haughty and over
bearing to every one as she was rich ; and es
periulh u» her little cousin Winnie, who seem
ed destined for her peculiar amusement, exact
ly as some poor kitten for the torturing hands :
of a spoiled child.
U0tn orphans—it would have seemed more
natural that Winifred, with all the means she
possessed for doing good, would have delight
‘.J to share her wealth with her poverty
doomed cousin; oral least that her helpless
situation, the perfect abandon of her lot, sub I
iected as she was to the taunts, caprices, and
over exacting duties of her harsh, ill-natured ,
aunt, would have elicited some pity, some
kindness. Hut it was not so—she looked upon
hi r as something even below a servant; and
perhaps it v/as partly owing to the sly insinu
ations, the hitter taunts of the beautiful V\ ini
hied, that the heart of the aunt grew so cold
and unfeeling; and in proportion as she was
cruel to the unfortunate little Winnie, she lav I
j, lied eveiy indulgence, all her love, upon the
rich heiress. It was the hand of VVinnie
which swept and arranged the commodious
chamber of the beauty, and docked it with the
fairest and freshest flowers—her hands which
prepared the delicious breakfast of ripe berries
and cream for the delicate palate of her cousin
—her nimble little fingers that plaited the lux
uriant tresses—arranged the toilet, ami adjus
ted the wardrobe of the indolent girl—never
rewarded by pleasant word or smile; but if, on
the contrary, she ventured upon any lively re
mark, or allowed her buoyant spirit to break
forth in song, she was always checked with :
“Do, pray, shut that ugly great mouth of
your-., and if you have finished, go about your
work.”
“Here ll'innie!” screamed Mrs. Onvr. from
the kitchen, and "Hire ll'innie!” cried Wiki
fred from the parlor,and from parlor to kilch
en flew the cheerful girl—never sullen; though
weary, never impatient, though continually
thwarted. If ever she thought of riches,'it was
when she saw the beggar driven from the door; i
or, sometimes, as she looked upon the bcauti- 1
fill dresses and splended ornaments the cousin
often received from the city, and then down
upon her own faded patched and scanty cali
co, she would think it must be a fine thing to ;
be rich—but no shadow of envy darkened her
brow, and in a moment the little gipsy was off
amid the flowers and birds.
She wa> a sly little witch, too! Very well
! did she know where the old coverless volume
of Sharkespoare was hidden—or where Ivan
! hoe and Kenilworth lay perdu amid a heap of
meal bags; and, when seated in her little gar
ret-room, with a heavy task before her, hmv
nimbly flew her fingers up and down the ;
tedious seam; her eyes now and then glancing
with a peculiar meaning smile, upon some odd j
corner or basket, or upon her own little cot lied,
from which she knew she could slyly draw
forth the Sketch-Book, or some other favorite
I volume, if she only finished her task before
“Hire ll’innie!” sounded in her ears.
“Yes,”she would say to liersell, “I will hur
ry as fast as 1 can; for 1 can only find out what
Rip Van Winkle did do among the rnoun
tains, and what that queer noise was he
heard!”
Poor chilli! her reading was all done by
stealth, and hours when she should have been
recruiting her over wrought frame by sleep,
she tnigiit be seen perched up in her little lied,
her elbow resting on the pillow, her small
hand supporting her head; her beautiful nair
which nearly swept the floor, pushed away
from those great eyes poring by the light of a
miserable candle over the enchanting page;
while her little white foot, escaping from the
scanty bed covering, beat a pnt seul to the
throbhingsol her delighted heart,
i Naughty girl! what would your aunt say if
she should chance to catch you!
It) the chamber ot Winifred all the new
novels of the day, the magazines, annuals,
books of beautiful paintings and engravings
were scattered around in profusion : but sly in
deed must be the peep which poor Winnie ob
tained! I.uckily, her eyes were large and the
huried glance she now aud then caught ofllow
ers, landscapes and beautiful faces, were delin
eated, according to her self-taught skill, within
a little book of coarse white paper, which slip
managed to obtain from old sweet-meat covers
and discarded wrappers.
Hut Time never stands still, and, with but
little variety to the inmates of Mrs. Oknk’s
dwelling, he brushed the years carelessly be
hind him as he Hew, until he brought round
the period when the heiress had attained her
twenty-third, and Winnie her seventeenth
year. The sparkling beauty of the one was iu
no degree impaired by this lapse of time while
, truth compels the admission that every body
said poor Winnie was just as plain as ever;
those great eyes and that large mouth still re
mained! Sim had grown tall, however, and
tiie buoyancy of childhood subsided into a
i more quiet cheerfulness; and could any one
i have fathomed that depth of let ling which lay
hidden, as in a well, in that pure heart of hers,
, what truthfulness, what unaffected goodness
| was there! Hut no one ever took that trou
ble; ami for an v anything herauntkm w or ca
red, provided she fullilled the routine of her
daily tasks, she might as well belong to the
Maelzel as the human family.
It was rather strange, too, that the lovely
Winifred,with het great personal attractions,
rendered, doubtless, more brilliant for the gold
they commanded, should have remained thus
long unsought, unloved; and in this opinion
i there is no doubt she herself perfectly concur
red, for her mind was now continually wan
! dering to a future of single blessedness; and to
the exclusion of her prayers, she might now
I be often heard repeating :
“They don't propose—they won’t propose,
For IVar, perhaps, I’d not say yes'—
Ju*t lei ’em fry— for, he men know-,
| I’m tired ot single bless* dness /**
Hut about this time .Mrs. Orne received a
letter from a distant relative, residing in or near
New Orleans, slating it in true mercantile
phrase, that he had consigned to her care, not
aba'e of goods, but a nice young man, bis in
valid son, who being recommended by bis phy
sicians to try the climate of the north was
liooked and shipped for the port of Boston, and
: provided his kind kinswoman would receive
him, would come to hand (accidents excepted)
| in a few days.
Receive him! to In- sure they would, for
was he not five and-twenty and sole heir to
one of the most valuable estates at the south,
iucluding scores of wmlhj Iteuls. Indeed as
Winifred observed,hard, indeed, must be the
heart which could resist such an affecting up
[H'al to sympathy!
The best chamber in the house was there
fore immediately prepared. Winnie ordered
to keep out of the way, yfur it was always dif
ficult to account for the taste of a young mail)
and in due time, pale and languid Svdnev
< 'i.f.veland arrived, was met at the door with
the utmost cordiality by Mrs. Orne while
Winifred, blushed fike a half-blown carna
tion, suffering herself to lie surprised by the in- i
terestiug invalid m arranging a vase of the
sweetest flowers upon his snowy toilet. The
large black eyes of ( 'lev eland beamed with j
sudden anitnauon, as he followed her graceful
retreat from his chamber, and a Hush of pleas
ure suffused his pale countenance as he learn
1 ed this most lovely girl was to be bis daily
companion.
From this lime there was nothing left tin
done which could contribute to the comfort
and amusement of the invalid. There were
delightful little rides m which Winifred with
her delicate, gloved hands, performed the
graceful charioteer: and quiet audshady walks,
while the nicest ami most delicate coiniortsjel
lies and syllabubs were continually tempting die
fickle appetite of the young southerner; all of !
which Mrs. Orne assured him,were prepared
through the kindness and skill of Winifred.
It surely would have been very ungrateful in
Cleveland not to have been happy in his
present situation, wheie his comfort alone '
seemed to form the sole anxiety of Ins hospi
table friends.
And all this time he had never once seen
Winnie! although she was ever occupied in
preparing those very delicacies for his comfort,
(as the reader has probably surmised,) for
which h* r beautiful cousin received such full
and ample credit. Nor yet was Cuvixtsn
in love with Winifned ; an omission on uis
part for which he himself could not refrain
from surprise ; for when, like some heaute us
svlph, she first appeared before his entranced
vision, he had placed himself in Cupid’s cal
endar; for several days at least, as “fathoms
deep in love.” But these first impressions
soon passed away. That she was beautiful
he eould but acknowledge, and very kind also I
lie believed; yet there was something more
than beauty required to touch a heart like lus. !
and he very soon discovered that this was all
the claim which she possessed to his admira
tion.
It happened one afternoon that Cr.avir isn
strolled forth for a solitary ramble m the ad
joining woods. For sometime he sauntered
leisurely along, absorbed in the quiet beauty of j
the scene, listening to the divine melody of na
! ture uplifted from every blade of grass, front
every (lower,and swelling in delicious cadence
through the forest trees, when Ins ears were
suddenly .saluted by one of the sweetest voices
| he thought he had ever heard reading aloud
with the most graceful and correct intonation.
. Softly advancing in the direction from which ,
' the voice proceeded, and cautiously putting
aside the branches of a large sycamore, who
should lie behold but our wild, thoughtless
Winnie ! Yes, seated like a little dove amid
th<‘ tall brake, and nodding star-flowers, par
tially reclining against the mossy trunk of an
aged tree, was Winnie ! her golden hair uu- !
fettered hy comb or ribbon, sporting with the
1 soft wind among the wild flowers and fragrant
i herbage; a volume of Slmkspeare in her hand, j
and at her feet a little wicker basket lay upset, i
front which as if glad to make their escape, j
rolled forth the rich, ripe blackberries, hiding
themselves under the mushrooms and broad
leaved clover, as if for a fairy banquet; or rol
led merrily down the llowry bank, swam oil'
triumphant on the bright dancing waters of the !
little brook. No doubt Winnie nad been s'-nt
in a hurry to gather those very berries for sup
per arid was this despatch!—careless girl, sit
bug under a tree, and, like a young iSiddons '
; nf nature’s own teaching, declaiming from
Shakspeare!
Imic had just timsneu rortiu s eloquent ap
peal to the Jew, when a golden oriole perched ;
himself upon the top-most hough, of the very
tree that < needled (.'lei eland ; and, as if he ,
felt himself called upon to contribute his share '
for the generel entertainment, plumed his lit ;
lie wings, smoothed his downy breast with I
his bright hill, and after a low trill of the sweet j
est noies, gushed forth in a strain of most en
chanting harmony. No sooner had the last
note fainted on the balmy breeze than Winnie,
throwing back her head, and lifting those great
ryes to the giddy perch of the oriole^ echoed
every note, every trill of hisbeautilul song,
with a truth and melody almost startling.—
M ister Oriole seemed not in the least offended
at this liberty, but hopping back and forth a
moment on one leg, nodded Ins bright crest to
Winnie, as if to say, " Fry again, trill you /”
and once more, his little br. ast, swelled with
pride, poured forth his delicious notes.
Hut now, other notes, less “linked in dying
sweetness,” were added to this agreeable con
ceit
“Winnie, Winnie !” screamed a shrill
voice, and Mrs. Orne herself appeared upon
the scene.
Did not Winnie spring to her feet? and did
not she hasten to raise the careless basket and
recover hot truant black-berries 1
“What have you been doing 1 should like
to know l” said Mrs. Orne ; here it is almost
sun down, and you are waisting your time
like this, when you have those rice-cakes to
prepare for Mr. Cleveland's supper.”
"Indeed, aunt, I am very sorry,” answered
Winnie, “ 1 had no idea it was so lam. Hut
I have every thing ready for the biscuits, and
Mr. Cleveland shall have them in time.”
“What is this—a hook! Oh ho this is the :
way you spend your time, is it, Miss Wini
fred 1” and snatching it from her hand, Mrs.
Orne tossed it into the brook, saying:
“There, I wish 1 could drown ail the hate j
j ful play writers in the same manner.”
Winnie looked long and wistfully ai her j
treasure, as it floated over the glistening white i
pebbles and mossy boulders, then, with a hea J
vy sigh, turned and followed her aunt along
the shady path leading directly to the house.
Wrapped in amaze, had Cleveland wit
nessed the foregoing scene, lie had listened,
entranced, to the fine reading—watched the
uni mated countenance of Winnie, and lelt ev
ery nerve thrill with d light at her bird-like
notes of surpassing mimicry ; and then, like
-oine ugly screech-owl,the voice of Mrs. Ohne
had dissolved the charm. He heard her ad
dress the unknown girl, not only as a menial,
but as an inmate of her house and kitchen,
while she. in return, had called Mrs. Orne
“,‘Ji/nf.” What could this mean? He had
seen the vehemnence with which the h.iok had i
been thrown into the stream; and it was the
recollection ofthis which lirst recalled him to
himself. Hastening to the brink of the little i
brook, he soon succeeded in recovering this |
(doubtless) priceless treasure of the young
girl; and wet as it was, he could not retrain
from pressing it to his lips; then carefully wi
1 ping it with his handkerchief he placed it in
nisbosoin, determined if possible to solve the
mystery, and restore the book to its rightful j
I owner.
i unously dull i.evf.i.4M> piy m nt liie oai.-x
windows and doors, as ho returned to the
house, and with an air of gleat abstraction did
he take Kits seat at the neauy-spread supper ta
ble. But there were those promised rice-buis
cits, whiter than snow, and those identical
blackberries, sprinkled over with line powder
ed sugar! Kor some reason they were the
sweetest and the best, both buiscits mid ber
ries, he had ever tasted, nor could he refrain
from discan ting upon their merits with true
I epicurean fluency.
“Yes,” said Mrs. Okne, looking at her
I lovely niece, "our Dear Winivhku excels in
■ making tiiese little niceities.’
“And these berries,’’continued l.'i.r.vEMND,
fixing his eyes upon WiMiutu, “is it possible
you ever scramble among hedges ami briars
at the risk of wounding those very delicate lm- !
gers.”
“As you sec,” interrupted Mrs. Oust point
ing to the dish, “she considers the risk as only
adding to the pleasure of catering for the tastes
of her friends.”
< 'lev eland made no answer—a peculiar
expression passed over his countenance and
then as if determined to prove their falsehood
to the utmost, lie said, taxing the Bhakspeare i
from his breast: i
“By the way, my dear madam, the nymphs
and naidx of your groves and streams must be
more than usually intellectual; for, see what
some of these elfin sprites left floating on the .
silvered surface of their fountain home. 1 J
found it near to a beautiful water lillv, proba
bly the canopied throne of some nmd queen,
who summoning her beauteous elves around !
her, had just been charming their ears with
the history of Tnania and her -gentle change j
ling.’ ” 1
For a moment Mrs. Oust lost her self-pos
session—but it was only for a moment—then
turning to WiiHKKkii shook her huger at her
playfully, saying :
"Ah, ha, little hoik worm, you are caught!
Now, of what, or whom were you thinking,
that you should thus hsre abused poor M.ak
speare—seuumg him adrift among the Idle s
and water-cresses l"
Clcveusd turned quickly, to witness the
effect of this speech upon the party nddrease!.
I Perfectly calm, and without the least per
turbation, she replied;
"Why, my dear aunt. 1 suppose 1 must
have dropped the hook into tie stream, un
consciously, in my ruusmos-: although, as to
whi m my abstraction was owing, 1 must re
tain as my own secret.” And here a geode
sigh, ami a glance at Ci_k.vKt.ASii, at once sol
ved the riddle.
“Then you—you like Shak-pi are; and you i
—you have—bra n reading in the vr ioda to
day V’ stammered Cleveland, as if in reali- ,
ty, iu- was the guilty one.
“Oh, I dote on fehakspearc!” cried Wish
ram, "and always take his delightful music
with me in my solitary rambles; 1 have lieen
thus indulging to-day. I am so glad you have
fouud the precious volume ! 1 aied through
my carelessness, 1 lia I irrecoverably lost it j
And here she reached forth her snowy hand
lor the book.
"Permit me to retain it.” said ( ta . ei. vu.
“after this conversation, it is of peculiar value i
in my eyes!”
V\ imfkfo blushed, ami aider a lew pretty
httle coquetries, suffered her !over(n« -die n >w
j felt assured be was) to replace the volume;
next his heart.
I It is a copy-book maxim,but yet not the less ;
true, that “Patience null perseverance orerccir
cth all t hinge and therefore, hv patience and
perseverance. Cllvruami, at length, formed
an acquaintance with the poor, despised V\ is
me !
And now, was it not really ridiculous, that 1
the elegant Cleveland, the rich Poultleincr,
. the accomplished man ol’tfclent and education
| should have steeled his heart against the In an I
tiful heiress, only to fall in love with such a
!gir! as Winnie? passing the magnificent bird
j of paradise, as it were, to take to his bosom
i the humble little brown thrush !
Nor did he conceal front Mis. Onus and
' Winifred, his admiration (although he spoke
; of no warmer sentiment) for their lowly rela- i
I tive; but their sordid minds, could not fur a
moment, imagine that one so poor eouhl he
I more than as a passing shadow in his tho’is.
j Health again revisited the frame of the young
Southerner; sparkled in his eye, and glow- ;
: ed upon his check ; and it was with r< go t that
■ as the autumn advanced, he prepared to I- avc
; thequiet village fur the bustling scent s of,New
s Orb ans.
The morning of his departure, he found
I himself for a moment alone with the unsus
1 peeting object of his affection. Taking her
i hand, he said :
| “I snail write you, nearest v\ i .me, imme
diately upon my arrival at New Orleans, and
: make known to you all my hopes and pro
jects; then, if as 1 trust, l am ti»t indifferent
! to you, by the b!< sung- oft Sod, I will soon re
| turn and claim you us ray bride. Ho not ii>r
!get me, dear Winnie 1”
Winnie made n • answer, but timidly rai - d
' those eyes, now positively beautiful, swim
ming in tears to his. He rend their language
aright. For one moment he held h‘ r to his
heait; tire next she had vanished, and (I/.kvf
land turned to receive the farewell of Mrs.
Ohne and Wi.mfhed : upon which aU'euing
occasion, the latter choose to resort several
times to her smelling-bottle to sustain her
fainting frame I
How frail the promises, the oaths of man 1
Four Wj.nnie ! Weeks and months rolled
away, each succeeding the other in nielam lro
| Iv tediousness : but tin letter, no message ever
| came from hint who had w >u the treasure of
her young heart’s pure affection. Too guile
j less herself to suspect gmie in others, she ever
; pardoned mid exctiip ited Ids negligence.—
| There were a thousand nnf. . seen ircqmstan
! res, she was aware, which urghthave preven
ted the speedy fulfilment of hit* promises, ." he
i should yet hear from him!
j What thei: must have be u her feelings
when Mrs. Ohne Oin Jay Uiforim d her that
her perjured lev t, and (Siitlil; ss f'i.evti.*.nd,
: had months ince made proposals of marriage
I to her cousin Winifred -that they were ac
leepted—aud that the preparations lor so hap
l py and desirable a union must commence im
mediatelv. And what a si: vv of triumph
(lashed from the eye of the haughty heiress, as
she glanced upon tlw pallid features of tmr
cousin ; aud what impotlau.. . ■' !V rth star
died and still' in tiie I bis of Mrs. Oh.ne's tur
ban, and in the shining go! j ctaeles, as she
made the unnouncem''tit!
And how did Winnie bear it—-do you rek ?
Why bravely—and like a sensible girt as
she was! True her step became h ss ib < t—
| and that btippy expression which had ever
beamed on tier features seemed somewhat
! subdued. The rescued Shakspeare was laid
! aside, and all the birds of the forest might have
1 warbled on uriimitated by her once sportive
; voice—yet was -be ever cheerful—ever ready
I aqd willing to assist in preparing the costly
1 tmuucau of the happy bride elect. Slip it was
! who made the rich loaves of wedding-cake—
1 her pure taste which at. • <t«>d the ornaments
j of the same ; and not untd all the arrange
' meats for tie- vv siding vv re perlb. led, even t,,
; the placing of lhe chair for the officiating cler
Igytuan,diil W’inmi: with laltering voice, in
the dusky twilight, make knowu her only re
I quest—viz : that she might absent herself from
the festive scene*. This being exactly what
i her aunt and cousin moat d> <str d, she received
j a ready peiinis don to do as she pleased.
Bright rose the sun the morning tin* bride
groom was expected to arrive—like fairy jew- j
els wrought by moonlight, thedew drops hong
glittering OB leaflet and llovv r—bright gbm
j eing butterflies shared with the golden dusted
I honey-bee the sweet m . tar from the heart of
j the rose, and the lily N eup—and birds gailv
[rustled among the branches, sending forth
| from their leafy bowers their heart cheering |
notes.
At ltDgth a carriage passed rapidly down
the street, and drew up to the door of Mrs.
Onsr. ; while from it, elat' d with love and
happiness, young I 'umisti sprang eagerly
forth. With bridal favors most becomingly ar
ranged, and her new lace cap ph,-darned by
tripple rows of white satin bows, Mrs. Or.ni; ,
met him at the door with open arms, and in
the most affectionate terms trade him wt Iconic. 1
“My dear aunt, (for so 1 may now call !
you,) tins is indeed kiud,” exclaimed Cut k
i.t.su—“1 almost feared the result of my ap
plication. But where is my sweet Winifrei!” i
There was a “light perturbation in Mrs. !
Orsk'i manner, as she replied :
“.She was so very much overcome by yottr
arrival, that she was oblig' d to retire for a few
moments—she is all sensitiveness, dear child I ,
but 1 will hasten and send die little treui
bier to you.”
Mrs. Ohmic how left the room, and in-a few
moments, rustling in white satin and blonde.
(lor the cr moony was to be consummated *!
mo-: HIT diatel,.) WlNIFREO tripped blush
ing! V Hilo the room.
■ 'Tv dear cousin!” cried Ct.KVBt.sni>, ad
v mriitg so meet her and raising her little hand
to bis lips, "and you then, are the first to greet
me! Thank you, thank you, but where, where
is our dear Winnie I”
••Winnie! Winnie!” replied Wivirai.n,
: turning even paler than the pearls which chi*
M*d her beautiful throat, ‘‘I really don’t
Inow.” 1
At this moment Mrs. Obne ret 11 rued.
“Ah, you are here, little requeue! but I
will not disturb such halcyon moments—only
to beg of our dear b vivn K v to partake of some
slight refreshment alter bk> ride; cuti’ig. how
I ever common-place, 1 believe in not banished
from the civic of lovers.”
Winifkfo hlushed ami turned her eyes lan
guishlngly upou Cleveukd, who, in evident
perplex,ty, looked from one to the olhtr and
, then again demanded :
“•Surely Winnie must know of my arrival!
1 whr re .shall 1 liitil her. Miss Omm ?’’
“Indi d 1 know not that 1 am accountable
f <r her IV- ak*," replied Winifuks and with a
toss of her pretty head she left the room, fol
lowed in dignified silence by her aunt.
“What can this mean 1” thought Cucvr.
r and. and after waiting a few moments eager
ly listening at every step that approached tiro
door, he strolled out into the garden, but no
Winnie made her appearance, and continuing
Ills walk he soon found Imnscif nr ir the world
where he first had seen her. As if confident
h should here tirrd the objer t of his search, Ire
| hastily advanced, anil there indeed in the very
I spot where he had first beheld her, pale and
| tearful, knelt poor Winnie! 1 ler hands were
c!a-V d as if i.t prayer, and with an emoliou
it were difficult to describe, t.'i.ir llano heard
his own name pronounced in the most tremu
lous accents : as if she were interceding for hi*
I happiness.
“Winnie, dear M Winnie,” heeu.d rush
ing to her, and clasping h* r to his bosom—.
: “what means this—why are you so sad !”
“.Mr. t .'i.r.vnEANn, sir, le,t me go, I lx g you,”
answered Winnie, irembbng m every limb,
I “why do yo insult me!”
“Intuit you.dear Winnie! what mystery is
here! tire you not my own, my promised
bride then why these tears l do you repent of
your engagement I”
"This is more than eruel,” crii I Winnie,
bursting from him, her face glowing with iu
i dignttion— “such language from tyou—from
you, in a few moments to become the husband
of another, is tup contemptible.”
"The hiuhand of another! <\o\ hear aright!
f : Clod's . ike \\ invir, deare.-t Winnie, at
plain your words!” exclaimed(‘mviund
And perhaps while we leave the perplexed
j < .‘t.\ i.i imp listening to the tremulous words of
our Y\ iNNiE, wo may as well solve this appa
rent mystery. We must do it quickly, how
ever -for already the eyes of W'issit: ara
sparkling with love and happine s, and her
; cheek gl; w like the rose, its reclining on the
arm oft j.r.na.tsD he leads her to the house
tvle ic the bridal guests are already its-em
bling.
Tint C‘i.: vr. .\Mi had writtefc to Wixstc
. as la- premised is true, and very well did Mrs.
Oaws ami WrurraEii know, as they took it
I', an tha hands of the postboy, for whom this
letter was intendedi At first their rage anil
1 mortification prevented all action—but grow
mg more calm these worthy relatives determi
ned to destroy the happiness of Winnie by a
told act, and build that of the deceitful Wini
ram upon the ruins ' Anil this too could be
; done with perfect safety for the present at least;
for although she knew the Winifred Or.he
thus addressed had no allusion to her, she re
solved to take the advantage of mating the
mmenante! And what if a storm did arise at
I the denouncement! They flattered themselves
: the net would then be too secure for their vic
tim to escape, and that m spite of t 'upid and
; justice, the heiress would find herself at length
Mrs. Sriuitr ('i.r.v eland.
A ad thus the plot was woven. The most
: affect, :»t* letters were returned to New Or
leans, lioth IV,mi Winthi.d and Alia. Okme ;
and, perfectly unconscious of the gross decep
tion p . d upon him, Fvt’Ncv t wvEt.uu at
i tlie appointed time departed for the North ;o
: ilaim Ins bride.
How he was received the reader already
knows.
! lint the results !
Why that Mrs Orbe and the treacherous
I Wimriiru, even in the presence of the gray
: haired minister, and tbe a-sciiitdpd guests, for
' ,-eil by the resolute and indignant t i.rv ei.vniv
1 to acknowledge the base part they had acted;
i arid that theu, even as she leaned on bis arm,
in l,( i neat gingham dies* and plain muslin
cap, the holy man blf--ed and mailt tin m one!
fhi- cake remained uncut, the guests depar
ted—Mrs. Oh.nl raved ; and, burs 1 in her su
perb blonde veil, reckless ol atin anil jewels,
i WunraRO had the pleasure of performing sev
eral hysteric and faintingfits, solely for her
■ v.-u amusement, while far on their route to
! the city, Cleveland and his dear little bride
j were borne hapily along.
And now evcry-bmly said they always
knew Wes me would be married before that
j proud and haughty beauty !
And every-body wa , . ight. 11. B.
Chimnem.—Instead of plastering the insiilo
of chimneys in tlie usual way, take mortcr
made with one peek of suit to each bushel of
iinie, adding as much sand and loam as will
1 render it lit (o work, and then lay on a thick
coat. Ifthc cbimnev has no offsets f ,i the soot
; to lodge on. it will continue perfectly clean,
and free from all danger of taking lire. A tri
1 al of three years warrants this assertion.
" WlXTF.K LIN01KING IX THE L*F OFSPKIftO.”
:—The Lexington (Mo.) Telegraph announces
the marriage of .Mr. ICltlen Mijcrt, a youth of
lit, to Mrs. Munj AWi, age not mentioned,
but the mother of '£> children! Likewise, of
J.ni.ce ,k/hn Hriteor, aged 70, to Mits Drake,
aged 10. V
A Trifle.—One kernel is felt in a hogs
head.< ne drop of water helps to swell the
ocean—a spark of fire assists m giving light to
the world. You are a small man—passing
amid the crowd, vou are hardlv noticed ; hut
you have a drop or a spark within you that
may be Alt—felt through eternity. Do you
believe it I Set that drop ui motion—giv«
Wings to that spark—and b hold the* results?
It t renovate the world. None are too
small—too feeble—too poor to be of some ser
vice. Think uf this and act. Life is no tri
fle.
larveis of n a solitary leaf, but neither
storm nor blight can fade it. lake the per
fume which the dread flower sends forth. It is
sweet when all the gay sun shine has departed;
when all its bloom has passed, it has the fra
grance of memory—it is the last lingering beam
that grows long alter sun and stars have set—
a refuge from the tempestuous and bereaving
storm of life