The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-21

ficient to captivate her tutorswas it surprising that
she should lend willing ear to the aeres OF Icha-
bod Rodslpho williamson inasmuch as he praised all
her requirements, and declared her education
plete that there was no science left for him to re
commend to her attention?
Admid the heightened twilights and blushing roses
of delightful June he listened to the conversation Of
the pedantic Matilda. She was, however, the usual
listener having just discretion enough observe that
the she exercised the less she endanger
ed her reputation as a bds-biue
Matilda, as all blues were in those days, was
Phrenoogist and one day forgetting herself In long
dissertation upon the merits of certain organ OF iSls-
tatisn concluding with discovering its remarkable de-
velopement upon the Perrlcraneum 81 Mr. william
son. Ichabod forthwith began its vigorous exercise
by mmicklng the pecuarities Of all his acquaintance
from the illustrous praeses of the University to the
hubest freshman-nor were the fair exempt-every
thing that not truly noble or excellent furnished
materials for his mockery.
But Matilda Van Amsterdam was not girl to be
captvated by the grmaccs of Ichabod nor was he of
opinion that all the destinations OF TASTE the luxurious
elegance and ostentatous refinement displayed about
HOebroOk Hall could atone for the destitntens of
beauty and oquaclty in its literary heresss She sur
prising him one day in great glee cancatunng her
honorable father, was never afterwards fornd at
home when Ichabod CHANGED to call at Holebrook
Hall.
He was now to try the effect Of his progressing
Observation-Disclosures society he considered as in
dispensIble to his existence as his presence was to
thers-he had noticed for severalsuccessve Sundays
pair of bright eyes, peeplng from beneath gipsey
bonnet, belonging to a certain Miss Adelaide Perkins
and here fortune seemed to favor him, for upon the
very next Sabbath Adelaide had the misfortune to
faint in church. lchabod was constantly al her side
all attention. ran for heartshOrn for eau de cologne
for water-and talked of physician. What could
have been agreeable than an opportunity thus TO
introduce himself to her notice
| OF course she grateful and gratfed-and for
a while all things went on smoothly. He was pretty
atad into her xxhan nlnckv
passion for a sereadde returned He took his accor
dion frosty moonlit night, and sailed forth TO
harmonise the dreams of his favorite fair ones he
had yet arrived at that perfection of music which
enabled HIM to play tune, or rather was too perfect
| to play aught but extempere His music consisted
in certain mOnotonous melancholy ntonation very
much resembling cry of Understanding most
piteously, then shrieking out with a sudden shrA
ness, very burlesque upsn lovers signs.
Ofcourse, Adelaides was the first ear he desired
| to listen to his melodies. Mrs. Perkins surprised
with such unearthly noises and fully believing
them to proceed from some supernatural cause ava
ked her husband who, learned Judge that he was
utterly unable to account for these phenomena,
and alarming his servants, sent them to ascertain
what diabolical influence might be about his domain.
They poor afrghted souls calling the dogs skulked
trembling towards the sounds, which became every
moment so much more pteous, that even the dogs
seemed 10th to advance but when at length the cause
discovered in the person OF lchabod, standing
with visage gazing on the moon, and eyes in fine
lifeand Ichabod indignant at the untimely inierrup
ton, made good his exit The fair Adelaide mean
while slept in the innocent slumber5 of childhood
unmndful of the wholeaffair.
Ichabod not yet discouraged, proceeded TO Hol-
brook Hail. stopping his way at the residences of
two or three pretty faces Matilda was at her literary
vgils when hearing something that resembled her
ideas of E0lan Tyres ran 10 the window TO discover
"what faIy like music" breathed its tones of inspi-
ration i'm her AT seeing the slender form Of Icha-
bod revealed with his accordion-"a ye"-sollqu iscd
she, " am mathematical, although not exactly
black board"-and returned laughing to her studies.
lchabod next proceeded TO the dwelling Of his cruel
Gertrude, and had scare ly commenced his solo,
when Miss Elisabeth looking out and discovering the
minstrel reported" no cause Of alarm, il is only
Ichabod" a second edition. sister Gertrude" ex-
claimed the lively Loret of the accordion black
board"
oh cruel grl"-commenced Alicia in mock he
reic-" how could ST thou Nc unklnd in thy dsmis-
sal of the assiduous Mr.. Ichabod Rodolphe William
SON. Listen TO his mornings pity his breakins
heart
This was followed by a burst of merimeni from the
ght-hearted sisters, which reaching the Of Icha-
bod, proved the signal for his departure.
A serenade seemed always doomed to be the pre-
cursor of Ichabods misfortunes. His fragile fern
was so completely chilled by his exposure on that
even,ul night that considering himself an invalid, he
rellnquished every prctence to study-and giving
himself entirely to his favorite occupation of loungng
around histology students, regallng them with gossip
menter Of misunderstanding which evenuated in
an attempted assassination. He received formal
expulsion, and disappeared as falls a meteor mid the
shades Of night, unnotced and unlamented.
He was never heard of more but to this day, on
certain cold November nights the ghost of Ichabod is
said to stalk its accustomed round that cventfu
serenade-and the low, ftf noise Of an accordion ia
said 10 be heard at intervals rushing upon the wings
of the tempest IL haunts the repose of those obdu
rate nymphs who succeeding TO the quandam habiia-
ton of the ladies' of Ichabods devotion, (who have
long since departed from their maiden days of lovers
and serenades, have inherited no small portion Of
their cruelty to admirers, and contempt of fops and
Aatterers. Coz
ASHcporE.-The late Duke Of Norfolk was great
sckler for what he termed the rights of his venison
viz. his bucks; will appear by the folio wing
doe THE earl of Berkeley the father of the present
Lord Segrave as Custus ofihe County of Gloucester
commanded the Gloucester militia, which regiment
his ordshp contrived should always be quariercd at
Brighton, during the fashionable residence nj that
place, in like manner, the then earl Of Uxbndgc ar
ranged TO have the Stafford militia at Windsor The
fsrmer peer was immediately fond of shooting and
whenever he ascertaned that any bucks were to be
killed Arundel he would request ofthe duke that he
might be permitted 10 perform the office with his rifle
-, ,bc rvacttca NJ which ho noat axc.ll.I Ia