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4ALITER ART BOWE e.
No. I'LL
No.. III.
Mr.. Ep1ToR,


good fortune to be Intimately acquainted
with that family. OF their friendship for,
# and co.operatlon with, you, have been
made acquainted, and do most heartily
# congratulate you upon-his accession OF use.
81 full correspondents.
On passing al hour at the Bowers day
e or two ago, the old gentleman informed
81 me, tina, twas the Intention OF one or MS
& s fair wards" 20 have furnished vous the
q next boquet. bur thar she was unexpsetly
y saken Ill, aud he should be under the me-
] eesslsy of applying 10 one of nj, tfieads TO
substitute something for her. Alter have
Uniformed YOU, Mr.. Editor, that gallantfy
has ever been distinguished trait Ia my
character, YOU will be able TO form some
idea of the rapidly with wh,cn com
menced INV professions of entire devotion
GO the service of Miss ARABELLA. At
this. the old gentleman looked hide grave,
but the lad,e. declared was Kind crea~
tire, and desired me 10 set about II win
out further ceremony. didsso ADD how
many volumes do yoa think tuf ncd over
before II occurred me that the iadies
= would probably expect a ppetcat treat!
IS The silent recesses of poetry" says a
late writer in tae Anthology, g are the re-
~sidence of pure hearts and cultivated
minds Follv and vice do not disturb, by
their incompetence or crimlnalIty, the DIS
tanr retreat OF the poet !; and leisure IS al
! ways TO be- found for strengthening the
: foundations of piety, and invigorasing the
! examinations of gsniGs. Nature affords
communal subjects for the experiments OF
& fancy, and her admrer always delights TO
exercise his nind IN such pleasant recrea.
fions He rs surrounded by scenes whtch
may CRAFTY the fullest exuberance OF ina
ginatlon; and before hlm are scattered
thousands o. obi ,ets, which, by SOFA pecu
liar attribute, give new lncitement 10 the
playsomeness of fancy. Rcmoteness from
noise and dissipation is, TO The true lover
of poetry, approximation TO sbeaoty and
truth. As he has receded from vice. he
has advanced towards purify; and 1t he
has iefs the pomp and prodigality Of Rn-
ernsu metropolis, he lives in:he GOODNESS OF
the valley, commanding with his owe spl
~rit. or cooversing with those disastrous m
tellip euces who are immortal Ia their VII
thugs"
Sir William Jones, ia his C Essay On
,sthe Poetry of the Eastern Nations" tells
us Is there is valley, TO the oor'h OF In,
;dos,an, called Cashmere; which, accord
ING % an account ws,vtenby a nar,Ve OF 1t,
is perfect garden" &c. Eh- happvtem.
nerature of this much celebrated spot, aad
sthe country itself, rs lately described by
MIR. Pennant, In his history OF Hindos.
tan. The following aorid description,
which Is DOT, hawever, merely tanclinl, Is
.conposed bv Persian poet. MAJ ar Case
" pIves il us in MS Persian Miscellanles.
81 / have seen 1rak and India, khorassan
~snd Persia, bn 90 place equal TO Cashmere
an beauty, aud 10 excellence OF climate.
During the whole year. from Cashmere TO
the borders of Caihay, the air tempered
by gentle showers, has all the m'ldness OF
.sprinc there are flowers and green herb
age, plains and rsnnlng streams; palaces,
,c0polas, and public buildings. beautiful to
view. On every side are rising grou ;,
crystal sprinss, amid lofty trees, ao'Io
moup,ains coveted with nut trees, apple
trees, and 6g trees--Festivity and plea
,sure peculiarly abound there. Ia m'rtn
and revelry the Cashmerians pass away
their time on silsen cushions. Ihey all
wear shawls, whether OF 'ilusTlots bir'o
or Of the poorest class. How shall De.
.cr;ba the lovely damsels OF this country !!
dor, in my opinion, the young moon IS not
eopal 70 the IN in beauty; with lips sweet as
snoar. in stature like the graceful pine,
fragrant as iessamne. Whatever side 9ou
looI At. those nymphs appear like the sun
or moen. a Thousand secret snares, like
,hr links Cd a chain, are laid In the waving