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VARIETY.
DOMESTIC LOVE.

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or earthly hapPine 30, the golden KEY
The suhjoined rO~saiie passages Of abo-
riginal sentiment and welded love" is CO.
pied from the Baltimore Ath,nrnm;
The Roranee Of SIroge L,fs-While
Black Hawk was on has grand tour thro'
the United States, has handsome son
was presented by a celebrated LADY With
. very pretty silver essence bottle. The
Indian received with great satisfaction
a mark OF favor for " hich 4 whole regi-
msnt Of pale-lsced adorers would have
made any sacrifice short OF their whls-
kers, and bag d II with the utmost care.
A great many fine speeches were made
upon the occasion, and much sen,i-
ment was evolved concerning the des-
tiny OF the trinket. The lady herself
suggested. that in all probability it
would be presented TO some lovely TO-
rest nymph, who was then anxlou.ly
expecting his return. and would render
HIM the envy oil all the ua5Ottied spi-
rits beyond the Mississippi.
We are now happy to inform our fair
readers, that the gilt was faithfully pre-
served unit! the interesting savage re-
turned to his people. The best evil
dence Of the price he set upon it. is the
fact that he eventually sold il to
french trader for ten pumpkins. We
can also state for the eGifca,ion Of be-
levers in the romance of forest fideli-
~. that, upon his return, he found his
aiiectionate and lovely young wife
the wife Of another, She had sup
posed that her lord and master was put
20 death. and had shown her industry
ndprovidence by getting another with
out unnecessary delay. Our informa-
ton 10 undoubtedly correct, and may
be relied upon rs true.
a Poets Lors.-We translate from
an article, written by Chateaubriand,
re-published in La France Lit,erairc,
the following paragraphs. We are far,
however, from coinciding in the Wis
counts opinion
Shakespeare loved-but woman
was TO him no more than bird, a
breeze, or a flower-a thing which
charms and fades. From his careless
ness or unconsciousness Of his renown,
from his social position, which estrang
cd and banished him from circles which
he could not reach, he seems TO have
regarded life as leisure hour-sweet
and vanishing in busy idleness.' -
Poets love liberty and the muses. more
than the Lady OF their love. The Pope
offered to secularize Petrarch, that he
might marry Laura. The bard replied
TO the oblieing proposition of his hoi-
ness
"lhave many more scnnets 10 write. -
a ne'r Gdrocate for the Unioa.-A
lady. who styles herself "A candidate
for connubial bliss, advertises in the
last OPelousas La Gazette, that she
"srdently desires 10 unite herself to
some gentleman, whose habits and dis
position are aecordant with her own"
Applications are 20 be made TO the cd
isor OF the Gazette, who says. IF he
could. he would himself volunteer for
the bold LADY," and we'll he says so, if
truly the modest fair one por,rays her
excellencies. "AIy complexion il bru-
nette, eyes and hair black, nose Gre
clan, mouth small, neck slender, bust
ProPortionstely full. height feet 3 in
ches, ANGLES and hands delicately form
ed-fortuno about so, 900" The
editor OF the Gazette earnestly invites
the attention Of the bachelor fraterni-
ty particularly to this application, and
further remarks, that che has seen them.
with great sorrow. poking the fire, for
want Of something else TO do, and is
glad 10 fnd that a spinster has appe ar
ed who il willing to relieve them of
such fruitless labor, and give them do
nestle occupation" Verify, if the
bachelors Of Opelousas can stand all this
unmoved, they must indeed be an in
eorrigibie SET, and past all hopes Of re-
form .Nqtchrs Courier.
Catching Flen.-An English lady
who lived in the country, and was a
bou; 10 have large dinner party, was
ambitious Of making as great q display
as her husbands establishment, a toIe-
rably large one, could furnish; so, that
there might seem no lack of servants. a
greai. lad, who bad been employed only
IN teamwork, was trimmed and ordered
TO take his stand behind his MISTRESS
chair, with strict injunctions not TO stir
from the place, nor do any thing unless
she directed him; the lady well know
ing that, although no footman could
make better appearance a. piece
Of still life, some swkwardneys would
be inevitable IL he were put in motion.
Accordingly, Thomas, having thus been
duly drilled aud repeatedly enjoined.
took his Post At the head Of ths table
behind bis mistress: and for awhile he
found sufficient amusement in looking
at the grand set-out, and staring at the
guests. When he was weary Of this.
and Of an inaelion 20 which he was so
little used, his eyes began to pry about
nearer objects.
II was al a time when our ladies' fol-
lowed the French fashion Of haying the
back and shoulders, under the name Of
the neck. uncovered much lower than