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ii" ..' ru, sue ii:i «i i ) v. ainn r (-Hi mu e, -:i«I d v alt< ! ilav she uon!d'•.t on \ukhoronjih Hi t-j w ateh iii'* Mi!i re t> f.‘ • I;n;r <> \ er the sI»•< p •i.^ u;tt(j s, while she thought ol ii.-rov. ii bright i:i* 1, with 11-> mountains ami iN .-‘reams spaik • arid s11ii!i:)in the golden of sunset. ;i l ol m • w 1:■> u :i > cold in in1' «r.r. e. ami (hen he w on!. I w t <•}) ami return in sorrow to her home. !l i lienuti'w! form piiduallv v. asted *iwa\ l.-nrath tin -tiv.r k inflm-mo- ,i these ft-r I 11 jr,s • :iFi»i she became iirin. am! m ne wedded *o •. One nn,i:,^ a - she v.as walking • w a: d* !•* r f.uoriti* sp t, an oU ^ipi , who '■ a *. • at tin’ lout ol the Ldl.. accosted ’’1 r i i.»* s\ ini hail, no doubt, gained from t ol. M - domestics, seme m-iphf int > the poor girl’s history, ami, as ( lam approachc !, sh<* r:iu!teiei!, in a low and solemn tone — I lie n*-4 \ \ ho !)vp;;;; s to Aoh: - M.-rli j,]J h< n t.o < i; s a?v < »»?, ar.d toe w is .tie s' in, ‘ trail see a ! v m, anti * hull Ik a: a \ nice 1 1:11 u 11 make iier s urou in^r lie-art rejoice. ^ '•i'd, i! her lover died in a -h '.ml land, T.t l liei make three iieles u,lh her hand J ' >n *1 ‘ t;reLn£';es r i!, and look on the streams that (Imre in the 1 ^lit it 'he p.de moon-beaim, Let her f, \ her p ../<*, and hoi i h< r b:( all), vnrl her lover will cone i:om the realms of d.u'.h, *» nd m* v :‘h her u Ik ii the u ndo are still, And t .c st.»rs.tie out upon Aukburoupli l.ilh" As .-in concluded, she ilruv towards ( lata, iiui said, “ 1I n.c tell y iur i br'ime, Inly. — lii Ihi'i! went on her wav. and tin; maiden a; ended ’du' I..11 A su;>i.i-litmus |. . |j;i^ ru-; l ver ii"i as sin' reflected on the words of the „tpsy, w inch tncrt-iiai-ri us tin- ewrung :r»J vaneed Hit thoughts were entirely t-i.-grossed 1 v (In ti. Hie Inning of the rattle as they were driven home to llicir stalls, the tinkling bi ll that railed the scattered sheep to the (.atiiai, li id tin Honk, ’he cliimr ol (he ullage clock, and the larcui it -.lung o!'Iiitds, struck f.ut tip n In i-r.n The 'iislanl trees that ri fler'i-d their autumn-'.! tints oil the bright waves ; the «,n;- l In-awns with (heir [itngenv ol clouds, ti.e valley* and hills ami streams, wci n tu t st en by her, she scrinril like it statue pl.icetl an. ng at.imated brings, at.d was, for a time, i^-ad to (lit? 1i\ing: drums of nature. A\'h:!st iuinitiatmg ou the lines she bad beard, the sun went down, and the stais organ t> speckle thr him- sky. i'„r tin- first lime she lain d bet r yes, ami In-thought her id -.if sj ml s sj . |i. | he winds had rung them •Ives Hilo tiampid slurnbeis, ami the mem io bed calmly on tin; sparkling waters beneath, t lari e. meiiil.-cicfJ tin- charm, and made three ir. Ics on thr toil, held In r breath, and fixed hci gaze upon the rnrts. The night was far ad i united, and ( ol M. became alarmed that ( lata had nut returned home ; hut, knowing her favourite haunt, he repaired thither, and stole softly behind ha withutit being nhsi 11vd. 'die. was sitting t;n tile glass, and speaking in a whisper to smite one In side, her, as tin- Culoncl at first thought \ hut he was soon satisfied that lie was alone. As lie stood there, he heard her say. *■ Ymi did not die then? Oh, Leon! how * :_>imu y >u so with nit . \ on liavc nearly ore.ken my brail; and had yon not come now, i should bare born, to morrow, col.i and dead n-my hopes! but you are come to rim, and 1 mil i*ot tliink of sadness. To be sure I do fnr EH-- i ■ u ! Oh.yes! Nay, nay. you must not kis-, in-! \W are not married yet, but we soon shall be; shall we not, my Leon3 And ivc will go to our o.. n cminify, ivbcre the olives jjrr.'w, and 'he happy buds sing all the day long in the -itrou groves Oil, Leon, my heart is so lull, and inv In t burns so ; I am too happy. Why my father not here to meet veu ’ 1 we;!1 *"■> b t j>■) : Ktiiicr, I i l <!i<I not kiss him last | night, and he will think lti.it 1 have toigutt.n ! Iiim .'ly eyes Ice! so lie;i\ \ ' No! no! not on ! lour 1>:turn, the green grms tml sluil! be my j I'lHon ! — and yd, again, I think 1 shall lie softer i in yum arms, my Leon, than on the coliJ found. .Stic sank u ilh a .sigh, upon the earth, I ami Col. "! hastily advanced to the spot where | she lay lie spuke to her. but she gate no I answer, lie took In i hand, lint it returned not I hi- pressuie '1 lie moonbeams I !! on her pale ttnd h*mu'itnl face, where a smile ol tenderness -1 ih lings-1 ed. and the Mars look' d hrightly upon her, Imt she I, It n-t their power, and she saw I 11,1 'Inn light, lot her heart v.as stilt, and her ' ties were closed (ureter. TX1K Ci/tRIoiTpyX*. silt iili.u 1 i I MM,, MAItCIi !, lttcs The Savannah Anti Duelling Association have oil.Ted a premium ol titty dollars,or a g Id I medal, lor the Lest essay on duelling The ub - i ret is a praiseworthy one, and it the ladies ot the country would loitn societies, and resolve to i 1 \p' 1. t-ireier. from llicir presence and Ihetr lai oi, ttiose ii ho engage in the barbarous and ridiculous practice, they would domucti to na dieate an i n! which so frequently desolates the h« aits and homes ot irerilorious and dependent I.hit iiig the ! its session oi the Legislature of lai.u\ several imtl propositions were intro —one to proud*- guardians fur married "•iiinm :n cert.mi cits s—juuther. so to regu'au the fashion ot -leigiis, as to make tlieaj uniform , ly tun upon it:c light side ol tin horse We shall ne.vt lit-ai, probably, el an act t. : refute the side on u inch 1 nl.es shall wear ’loir bon ■ i nets, or place their dimples EXTRACT?' Miss Miller, a female preacher or ihe Mt tho (list persuasion, ol louryeat -landing, is preach ing at Richmond and Ret r-burg, \ a Mtc is hut -iC } cars ol' .*»e. .1 A'cw Jkticc.—Tin- hymeneal imp.vitau .t o! one ol the Rhilade'plua vveel !v papers h:.s been garnished with a cut of a at >;«e .Vu/ori, . tenants, hy their alien ,us to uoik out between or gnaw the bars, are c\ id-ntlv rather dissatis tied with their cond;,ior,, ,.nd test the leader should not take the idea ip; ck eno’iiifh, Ro-r'- is prefixed a motto, likening -■ matrimony to a mouse-trap—easily getting in, hut ddl;. mb Vs taping.” It you see halt-a dozen faults in a w uniat:, you may resta-sured sin- lias a hundred virtues j to counterbalance them. 1 love your faulty, i and fear your faulll'ss iromcn. When you see j what is termed a faultless woman, dread her as you would a beautiful snake I he power of j completely concealing the defects that she must have. is of i'seit a serious i ice I lie following lines are by Wm. (.'. 1’pnvr, p native poet of much merit. 1 hey are appended ! to h beautiful poem, entitled Ur.M.s 10 Death, and ■». “i ,to the decease ot Ins father, which happen : ed about the time of concluding the work. \!r^ I 11ttle thought that the stern power V. nose leaitul praise- I sing, would try me thn Del -re the atiain :s e-nded. It must cease— f or ho is hi Ins grave who taught niv } outll ! he ai t of verse, and in the bnJ of l.fe Ofiorcd me to the muses. (>, cut off 1 i.11mely 1 when the reason m its strength. Ripened by years of toil and studious search And watch of na'urc’s silent lessons, taught l hy hand to practiee best the lenient art To which thou gavest thy laborious dins, And last, thy life And, therefore, wi, the earth lb-reived tine, tears were mi tun-elding < n „ Ami on hard cheeks, and they who deemed til', skdl Delayed their d-ath-hour, shuddered and turned pule \\ hen thou wert gone. 1 his faltering verse, w tech thou Shah not, as wont, o’erlook, is all I have l'° l t'cr at thy grave—this—and the hope 1 o copy thy example, and lo leave A name of which the wretched shall not think As ot an cm ith whom they foigivc, \sallforgu. the dead. Rest therefore, thou '' hose early guidance trained my infant steps— 1{lM in the bosom of Cod, till the brief sleep Of iii uth is over, and a happier life Shall daw n to « aken thine insensible dust,’' llervnj s Ihjlection's on a Hover Garden " How much should we think ourselves obh 6*-d to a generous friend, who should build a stately edifice, purely for our abode ! but how i.iiatiy would the obligation be increased, if the n:v ! that built mould also furnish it, and not u; :v furnish it with all that is commodious and cumfortab! but ornament it also with what ever is splendid and delightful! This has out rims’ i '.dulgent Creator done in a manner iriQ nil.-ly surpassing all we could wish or imagine The earth is assigned us fora dwelling. '1 he ckies are stietched over us. like a magnificent canopy, dyed in the purest azure; and heauti fed now with pictures of floating siher, now " ,!;i colourings of reflected crimson. The grass is spread under us as a spacious carpet, wove with silken threads of green, and damasked with flow ers of every hue. The sun, like a golden ’..nip, ,-s hung out in the cthenal vault, and pours effulgence all the day to enlighten our path W hen night approaches, the. moon takes up the fiientlly • filer; and the stars are kindled in twinkling myriad -, to dicei (he darkness with their mdder lustre, nut to disturb our repose ov too intense a glare. The clouds, besides the i ;h paintings they hang around the heavens, act tin part of a shifting stream; and def nd us by their seasonable interposition, from the scorching beams of summer. May we not re gard diem as the great watering pots of the globe, which, wafted on the wings of the wind, disperse their moisture evenly through the uni versal garden; and fructify with their showers whaten i- our hand plants. The Gelds are our cxhaustlcss granary. The ocean is our vast re