Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-22
THE CLUB.-No. XXIN.
Et jam redivi.

and indulgence of the public, promising to re-
pair our past negligence by untiring exertons IN
future, THAT is, after having fell the pulse of our
readers, the symptoms prove favorable. When
we shall have again firmly graspcd our sceptre.
our efforts shall tend to ''raise the genius and to
mend the heart" For this week however,
have nothing to offer except the subjoined
SKETCHES FROM MY MEMORANDUM BOOK.
Quis talia tando-temperet a iach,ymis9-VIR.
1t was near the close of cold day in Decem-
Der, that | was travelling, THAT is with the aid
of such conveyance as nature had furnished me
with) towards a village in the interior, (of the
situation of which but little information can be
CLEANED from the map) where | purposed offer
ing myself as candidate for histronic fame The
day was bleak one, old Winter had become
firmly seated on his icy throne, and all nature
was covered with his snowy mantle, the gargling
of the brook was hushed by its chrystal bondage,
and the dryness of the branches rendered them
an easy prey to the blast which was frighttully
bowling about. Nature appeared to be complete.
y frozen up; there was naught but one broad
sheet of white presented to the view, except here
and there, lovely evergreen. lifting Its dusky
head from beneath the beecy covering with
which it was surrounded, and impressing me
forcbly by the contrast, with the drearlness OF
all around. The Sun too who had nearly traversed
his diurnal track, had hid his broad disk behind
the portending clouds. as if determined to shut
out his war ming rays from mOrtals here below.
iourneyed on, regardless of the intensity of the
cold, for was full in the enjoyment of health
and vigor. The young blood .'ran frolick thro'
my VEINS" and my high reaching hopes stimula-
ted me to exerton, as | sauntered on addressing
the snow cap'd hills, with ''ye crags and preci-
pices,'' and making the forest e-echo, '..ive me
another horse" Cries of distress broke upon
my year, paused ard listened, they grew faint
er and fainter, and then all was hushed. bat as
the blast again came rustlng through the trees,it
bore on 1t signs and lamentations too marked to
be mistaken. fastened to the spot from
whence they proceeded, and there found one
who was all beauty and loneliness, one whom
nature had stamped as her fairest flower, nearly
exhausted with fatigue and cold, endeavoring to
minister to the comfort of the little suffering in
nOcent, whoes cries had attracted me thiher. by
covering it in its leafy bed, with the only pro-
lection witch she herself had against the stormy
blast | approached unperceived, and could
hear her as she pressed her almost hfeless babe
to her bosom, offer up prayer for the happiness
OF the author of It's misery, and other disgrace. 1t
was an affecting picture, and one that would have
softened down the hardest heart, mine was
melting. succeeded in enabling the mother
and child to reach a neighboring hamlet, where
with the assistance of its inmates, we rekindled
that spark which had become almost extinct, and
which when once so, ''we know not where to
find the Promethean heat which shall that spark
relume." 1t was deemed expedient that we
Shn oil no oht nd
after the little one had been consigned to
that sleep, which few hours before had well
nigh proved the :'sleep of DEATH" its unhappy
parent proceeded to relate the story of her mise
~, is was short one. and did not differ widely
from what the reader has already anticipated, but
will not fully draw aside the veil, it will suf-
flee to say that she was young. She was impru-
dent, her father was obdurate, was relentless,
she was then seeking that shelter in the wide
world, which had been denied her beneath her
paternal roof, the place of her nativity the scene
of her youthful pleasures. ~*"~ The morning
dawned, and was prepared to commence my
journey with the lark; but early as it was, those
whom it had been my happiness to rescue per-
haps from an untimely death, were waiting anx-
iously for my appearance. The desire to again
thank their presever, chased away sleep from
eyes as tired with watching as theirs were. The
babe,as impressed a kiss upon its ruddy cheeks
appeared conscious of the service had render
ed, and looking smilingly from its mothers face
to mine, seemed to say | thank you, mother
thanks you. The anguish of the unhappy parent
refused utterance to her gratitude, she pressed
my hand, as turned from her to conceal my
emotion, half CALCULATED God bless you,
stole upon my ear. | continued my journey
silently and alone, but everand anon, Civ
ing vent to my feelings, by callingdown cur
ses upon the hardharted and memorable faith
er, and vowing like Octavian) to make his
head trunkless ball. for davis to peck at
Many years have rolled by since the occurrences
above related have TRANSFERRED, and time. with
his wonder working power, has wrought many
changes, but the impression made by them is one
which time itself has not effaced, and frequent
ly look back upon them with pity and with plea
sure; pity because of the suffering of the guilt
less child and its repentant monther, pleasure
because of my ability in part to relieve them.
TRIPTOLIMUS ESCHAR. NJ. ID.
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Mr.. EDIroR:-It has often been remarked
that few of the human family are contented with