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The Light on the Shore. 1
Our l*fe is a bubble,
A nd Time is the ocean ;
Each wave is a trouble,
Andljpve the commotion.
Our breeze is a sigh,- .
That wafts us safe o'er ;
And soft woman's eye, ,
The flight on the shore.
From the rock ofaDispair *
We let go the rope,
Through tiebreakers we wear.
' With'the anchor of hope ;
" Heigh ho !" is the cry,
True Friendship the store,
And soft womaA'i eye,
• The light on the shore, i
Though we wea'lier the blast,
And cherish the cargo,
Grim Death comes at last
And lays an embargo !
W nen thus called to* die, *
May we still look before,
p *ili i^p in our eye
Ttql^ht'çn the shore.
at
at
at
in
offer
HIGH COXJHTSHIP;
OR,
Wte BROWN'S FLIRTATION.
if. Brown, it's time that Angeline
was lurried."
"R ^ ?" asked the gentleman ad
drersoa^ii an abseni ton«, not lifting
bis e*'< *n the paper in which
seer.ïî *m$«sa<l
sha is already
coTrso it
twx »y-iiviiand unless she is married
pro'(y soon,\ she will boa confirmed
olcjnaid." \ - n
that I am to blame
ftfjthat."
' To blami 1 ! Of course you are.'
t What wo tyl you have me do—
mge the youngmen to propose ?
" Certain ly lot. How proviking
you are, Mr. lqown. But that isn't
anything strange,; you don't seem to
any interest in jjptu - family."
" To show that! do, (#11 me what
course I am to pursue to prevent An
gcïine's becoming^ old maid, and, if
Doggie, possible, I will follow it." .
— " Y ' v, ' wil,î
U
in #i , .*
u No conditions; von have promis
• • •
' "What" asked She husband, in a
1'tigned tone.
ö
"That Angeline and myseiwmay
q end a month .at Saratoga."
'Ml 1 " Aud now- is that going to help me
1 Ö o l
i a
i will3" her countenance briglit
-tlnat is
ij.
> a s<m-i n-law ?"
" , r ust leave that to me.
If jvo don't
ROW/ v uoi ivm u luttu *v uiC|,
,^ 0 1 lick up somebody there, just say that
.1
Well I d,
draftu
m no manager, that's all."
' I admit your managing power, my
a. ; but do you thick a husband
ik 1 vLvp in thit way will be likely
to pro», o a desirable match ?"
" Of course I shall not sanction his
address unless 1 feel satisfied on that
point, i think, Mr. Brown, you know
rue well enough to venture to place
implicit reliance on my judgment ; you
can set your heari quite at rest. All
that yoi need futnish is the money,
and I will take care of the rest."
wood .... .... , , .
Mr. BrovfB was a yielding husband,
aud agreed at length, though be at
first demurred at the amount whicli his
wife declared essential to the prosecu
tiou q£ her plan.
At length all preparations were
made. The services of the milliner
aid nautaa-makA were called into
requisition, and supplied with a new
and extensive wardrlfce. Mrs. Brown
a id '\ugcliuc, radiant with hope and
with the anticipations of matrimonial
success, set out for Saratoga, each be*
ing accompanied by three band-boxes
and the same number of trunks, upon
the contents of which they chiefly re
lied for success.
In due 5 time, upon the register of
Congo:' i Hail were inscribed tbes$
nantes
Mrs. Pamelia, Brown,
Miss Angeline Brown,
rp.-n the firsCcj'enintr of their ar
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to
rival, Mrs. Brown took occasion to
give her daughter some advice in re
gard to th* course of conduct which
she would find most advantageous.
" Angelinef' said she, " I've lived
longer than you, and of courte I've
got a good deal more experience."
"Tn husband-catching ?" suggested
Angeline, who no# and then liked to
"{jive her mother a dab," as she el^
gantly expressed it.
" Of course not," said her mother,
sharply. " I was married long before
I was of your age, and» did'nt Lave
to try hard for it either."
Angeline felt the force of the retort,
and would havg spoken, but her mother
hastened to say—
" But that is not to the point. Our
object is understand : you are old
enough to be married, and if the men
wont come to the poin^we must bring
them. Now, i'll tell you what, Ange
line, our only course is to give the'
idea that you are a great heiress. We
must improve the present season, for
your father can't afford to send' us
heje again. ^
" I'm sure I,m willing to do a i I can
towards it,' said Angelinj£_ anc l there
isn't much doqb 1 : but wliat she spoke
^ruib.
" I knew you would be,' said Mrs.
Brown, approvingly. "It's easy
enough to give the impression that you
are rich, especially as there is nobody
here that knows us."
"But I can't tell people I'm rich or
an heiress !'
"No not in so many words, but
you can give the impression just as de
cidedly. For instance, you can say
that you are going to lease jgur father
to take the tour to Europe'with you*
Now it costs money for that : of course
the inference will be that he is rich.''
" Yes, Ï see.'
•* Then again, you can criticise the
furinture of the hotel, find fault with
the servants, and ro fourth, and so give
the idea that you are accustomed to
much better attendants and a superior
accommodations,'
" Mother, you're a trump," said An.
geline, admiringly. -
" Don't us8 such unfashionable and
improper language, my daughter,' said
Mrs. Brown, who notwithstanding an
occasional lapse of her own, fancied
that she herself was' a model of ele
gance so far as speech was concerned
With these general directions, Mrs.
Brown dismissed Angeline to the draw
ing room.
jOn the day after the arrival of Mr.
Brown and her daughter, the name of"*
Gerald Wellesley, Esq., graced the ho
tel register. He was a young man of
slender make, witü hair and moustache
of raven blackness, and clad in the ex
treme of fashion. Angeline's eye fell
upon him, and she felt that ho was her
destiny—that is, if siie could secure
him.
" Ho is so handsome and distingue?'
thought she—this, by the way, being
the only French word with which she
was acquainted—"and so genteel,' she
added, bj way of climax, "I must do
all I can to .make an impression upon
him.'
'It was not long before an introduce
tion took place, dp
" How do you like Saratoga V asked
Angeline. ^
" It suits me bettor than any place
I have yet visited in this country.'
Then you are not an African ?
" I con not boast the b?§jk privilege
I am an Ergiishman.' Jp
* I have heard that young English
men often traveled foriplessure. "
"Yes. My father niiought it-best
that I should visit America, baviug al
ready m&de the grandïfôôr.'
" I believe, said Adeline, that the
Duke of Wellington's family name was
Wellesley may I aisk if you arc any
relation?' -
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" I am proud to sav that I am, said
her companion, " My father was first
cousin to the duke.' ^
And you yourself have seen him
asked Angeline, somewhat awe-struek,
* " Often. Indeed, I was rather a
favorite of his. You see this ring ypon
my finger ?'
" Yes.'
" R is a valualjlir diamqpd ring, yet
I vaille it more than . all because it was
presented to me by the duke. 'Gerald»
my boy,' said he, calling me to him
one day, 'I,am an old man; I shan't
>"
her
her
live long, and 1 want to give you some
thing thaï will remind you of me when I f
T - , ,, , . j be
I am gone. And he placed this nng
upon my finger. You will pardon my
emotion, added Gerald, brushing away
•an.imagiuaiy tear, "but the thought
of the kind oMfeman always mo.'
" They must, iudeeA," murmured
.Angeline-, sÿîtnpatjr.lmgly.
The convers-Aon turned upon hotels.
" What jo you think of our hotels ?
asked mngeline.
r ' They are very showy.' *
"They are,' admitted the young
ady ; " and yet I dare say that you, a 6
well as myself, miss here the quiet ele
gance of home. For my own part, I
find myself obliged to sacrifice a good
deal in coming here. The servants
are not so polite and attentive as at
home—do j-ou think so ?'
" O, certainly not,' said Gerald' 'She
must be quite wealthy,' he thought, df
her private establishment exceeds this
hotel in elegance.'
" However,' said Angeline, ' I am
willing to make a sacriice in the way
of comfort and elegance in return for
the pleasure of meeting the agreeable
company I am sure to eucountre hero.
Here she darted a killing glance at.
Gerald.
" Realy,' ' quoth he to himself, strok
ing his whi Ners, " she It smitten with
me. Asshens undoubtedly wealthy,
I may a3 well improve- my chances.
Above all, I must take care not to let
her know that myjpretensions are false,
and that I never was in England in
my life. My relationship to the duke
rather took her down, I guess I must
follow, it up.'
" Ah,' said he, " if. you could have
traversed as I have, the noble grounds
of my cousiy the duke, - extending for
miies and miles, you would then know
what true English elegance is. Real
ly, Miss Brown, as I have tiaversed
them, the thought that I might be some
day the possessor of their beauties quite
overwhelmed me. ?
" Then you are the heir V
■ "Not so—at least there is one life
between me and the inheritance. How
ever, life, you know, is uncertain, and
it is possible that I may yet inherit
them.'
" And would you inherit the title
also V
" Certainly ; that and thr estate
would go together.
"•How splendid it must be, to be a
duke ?" said Angeline.
" Yes, it will be—that is, it would if
I o^Èaised it. Indeed, I think the
gtett fatilt in your American system is
that you have dispensed with these
titles."
" I agree with you," said Angeline.
If this were so, fny father, instead of
being plain Mr. Brown, as now, would,
from his position, be—
'«"Lord Brown."
" Yes, and I—I really think I should
like to be called Lady Ang%üne.'
" Undoudtedly. Then Angeline is
your name ? It was always a favorite
name with me.''
" You flatter' me,' said ADgeline,
with what was meant to be an air of
graceful coquettishness.
" Indeed. I only speak the simple
truth.''
" How long will yon stay in the
I
is
the
all
the
"
" I thonght that it worn
minate,'^aid the noble Gerald ; " >ut
Idiave lroly met so many attraction*
(here he looked meaningly at his com
panion) that I cant resolve to tear my
self away.' *
Angeline heard this declaration with
much satisfaction. She was already so
>" r preposssessed in favor of her noble
companion that she resolved to ply
him with all the* flatteries at her com
mand ; and the favor rtBk whioh he
already regarded her, a^mio could see
from his glances, made her sang iine of
s»ccess.
" Strike while the iron's hot;' said
her gratified parent, when she reported
her progress. •"•There's nothing jike
- _ . _
I f ha ^ r f ist * >51o 1 1 ! vice, and you'll
j be M/s. Gerald WellesW- within a
month. And ihwt reminds me —whon.
a
if
is
of
is
of
the
mouth. And that reminds me—when
ever he proposes, if he should desire a
speedy marriage don't say a word
against it.' - .
" Trust me for» that,»- said Angeline,
with her usual refinement. " I guess
I know on which side my bread
is buttered.'
So the flirtation went on. At length
the expected declaration came; with
all the fervor of an*impassioned lover,
Gerald besought her to be his.
" My heart is already thine^ said the
blushing Angeline.
" Then am I indeed blest,' exolaimed
the elegant Gerald Wellesley, as he
rose from his recumbent position and
Mechanically dusted his knees with his
cambric handkerchief.
" And now, when shall be the happy
day ?'
" I will leave that entirely to you,'
sail J^ngeline. I ßel such perfect
trust in j|»u that I leave it'to your
judgment.'
" Thanks, dearest. Then let it be
day after to-morrow !'
Angeline took care not to say any
thing against the. short notice given,
but assented. The services of Rev. Dr.
SurpUavwho happened to be recruit
ingTMfes professional labors at the
saih^Hpf were called into requisi
tion.
The ceremony was already com
menced in one of the hotels, when it
was suddenly interrupted by the hasty
entrance o£a rough-looking man, who
pyshed forward ancl slapped the bride
groom on the shoulder. Gerald turned
fiercely round, and exclaimed, " What
means this, fellow ?'
"I aint a fellow any more than you
are,' retorted the 'policeman, sturdily.
" I've got a warrant for your arrest, Mr.
William Stokes. 1
" You are mistaken,' said Angeline.
This is Gerald Wellesly, of England.'
The policeman burst i^to a horse
laugh. " He has been a cheatin' you,
then? He's William Stokes; arid af
ter stealing a considerable sum of
money from his master a few weeks
since he made off, and this is the first
time he Las been tracked.'
" His master !'* said Angeline
ly. Who, then, is he?'
I'll tell you, maim*sawn' he won't,
He's a joiirneymayflHli
AngeliuedMflH^Hnt into a faint
ing 'fit, a|d was removed from the
next day she set out for
e with her mother, not a little
crestfallen.
Poor Angeline ! she is still unmar
ried. Her mother never ventures to
mention Saratoga in her hearing, as it
always sure to bring on a paroxysm.
a
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ing
gist
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on
■wig.
of
a
"it
Practical. —"Maria," said a lady
to her colored chamfrermiad, " that is
the third silk dress you have worn
since you came to me .* pray how many
do you own?" "Only seven, miss;
but. I's savin' of m^ wages to buy an
nudder." " Seven ! What use are
seven silk dresses Jo you ? Why, I
don't own so many as that myself."
" Spects not, miss," said she smiling,
•'akase you doesen't need 'em so much
as 1 does. You see, you quality white
folks everybody knows am quality ;
but us beitermost kind o' cullud pus
sons has fo' to 'etinguich on'selfs from
common niggers." So, critics, who
pronounce the present style of djees
extravagant, be lenient, and when par
aphernalia of hoops and flounces silk
velvets, and laces is very astound
ing, thing: " Well, poor things ! they
must do something to "stinguiah" them
selves from common folks.
is
Children are none the worse for
being told that every action God is the
witness, men would do all the better
if they never forgot such instruction.
The whole numher of Indians at
present in this country 13 estimated at
259,000.
The SatilVday EeveWl|wGazotte has
a New York correspondenlpwl^o beats
Doesticks irPhumor and the knl^Lin
playing -upon words. The following
is extracted from bis last letter, describ
ing a visit to the rooms of a phrenolo
gist :
It's a free institution—fiU»d with
" dead heads.' Professor wished to feel
on my head. Told me to unc^er.
fold him to feel of it with my hat-jia.
The hat was felt.
I then took it off. ■ Ho examined my
■wig. Said there was something in my
head—-it was full of life. He dwelt a
long time ou a bu&p, caused by the
sidewalk falling against it,'while I was ?
taking my room-'taate home from a pri
mary election. (Room-mafo was vorv
on that occasion. H 0 thought
lieuäB GAiû-x mehome.)
I bad an awtW- headace next *
huge bumps denoted great acqtmij,^.
ness ; said I had a searching mirsoî
Told me to search for a quarter in lay
pocket — called that experimental
phrenology.
Professor, I had mentioned my name,
conducted me around the museum ;
showed me all the heads. Some wero
plaster cast; said they cast lots. Told
him I opposed gambling—he looked
bewildered,
Showed, me the skull of Mulligan.
Mulligan was an acrobat—made his #
last appearance on a tight rope at the
city prison, for the benefit of th»»public
—broke his neck in the performance.
Next he showed rae the skulls of
men killed. Professor observed as & ■
curious fact, that those slain in battle
were generally aged — having bald,
heads. In the next row was the skull
of a boatman; it was not for sale; it
looked prdinary—poor fellow, he had
run bis race. . -
We next paid our attention to the
females. They were seemingly old
maids—beiDg laid on the shelf—in
teirs. I could'nt tell them frofti the
heads of'the males. Professor said
they had a little more jaw. He did
not speak of their size.
As I was about departiug, I noticed
a curious shaped skull. I took it up, '
exclaiming—"How wonderfully and
fearfully we are made !"
"Put that down," said the Professor,
"it belongs to me.''
It was marked " babboon /"
;
Woman.— It Is not the smile of a
pretty face, nor the beauty aud symme
try of the person, .nor yet the costly
decoration that compose thy artificial '
beauty. No ! nor the enchanting
glances which thou bestoweth with
such luster on the man which thou dc
signest worthy of thine äffeetion. It
is thy pleasing^leportmcnr, thy chaste
conversation, thy sensibility, and the
purity of thy t hought »—the affable
disposition— sympathizing
ae in adverst'y—comforting
the afflicted—relieving the dis
tressed; and above alfa that humility
of soul, that unfeigned and perfect, re
gard» for the precepts of Christianity.
These virtues constitule thy loveliness.
Adorned with but those of nature and
simplicity, they will shine like the re»
fulgent sun; display thai'the loveliness
of thy person is not to be found in the
tinsel ornaments of thy body, but.the
reflections of the rectitude and the scru.
tiny of a well-spent life, that soars
above the transient vanities oi the
world.
05" The captain of a vessel just ar
rived in thefliarbor of New York di
rected one of the crew an Irishman to
throw the buoy overboard. Ho was
then stepping into his cabin. On
his return the captain inquired if his or
der had been obeyed. The Irishman
with great simplicity replied, "Plaso
your Jionor I could not catch the boy
but I threw overboard the old cook !"
A few years ago a school master was
wanted for the vilage Limekiln. A
pompous little fellow, one of the appli
cants being asked to give in writing &
philosophical, reason why cream was
put into our tea, replied: "Because
the globular particles of the cream ren
der the acute angles of the tea more
obtuse !" He was elected.
îÇr' To act. with common sense ac
cordingly to the moment is the best
wisdom I know; and the best philos
ophy to do one's duties take the world
as it comes submit respectfully to one's
lot bless the goodness that has given
us so much happiness with it what ever
i? is and despise affectation.