Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-11-28


ness by her beneiactress; and, after snen-
ding seven or eight weeks in very de-
lightiul manner, returned home, bearing
many little presents that she bad recei.
ved,--and, among others, all the neces.
sary cosmetics, perfumes, powders, &c.
nc. for fashionable toilet. These, 10
be sure, were not needed to deck CIara's
peerless beauty; bur Madame Letour was
French woman, (Which is another name
tor roage,) and delighted in perfumes
and human nature is SD constituted, that
IN making presents, our sell-love often
induces us 10 present what zee prize, with
out consulting the taste or the circumstan.
ces of others.
Important changes often occur in the
space Of a few weeks. During Cara's
short absence, revolutions, TO her highly
important, had taken place in the small
village of Bloomnsville. The sun was
nearly set, as the stage rolled in sigh, of
the place. The eyes ofthe maiden were
directed to the elm trees. through which a
| glimpse was caught OF the school-house.
Tho door opened. The swarm poured
forth, with laugh and song, and merry
shout, and hats and bonnets tossed in air.
And now the maiden's heart nuttered, and
| the color came and went on her delicate
cheek-and now she caught the glimpse
! OF her--could il be ?--her own Herman.
The figure emerged from the shade. 1t
was not the tall manly form of her lover,
but stood in the light, in outline, more
like short, thick sack Of wool, than
human being. But was he the teacher
| Was there no other person in the room
| Did not that mail white washed log cab.
in of twenty feet by twelve, contain one of
more estimation, in her view, than all the
opulent proprietors of the princely piles
OF BRICK aud marble that she had seen in
New York Mo- The locking of the
door--the bundle OF books under his arm,
and The pompous, philosophical strut Of
the stranger dispelled all her hopes, and
left but little more TO doub. or fear. Her
lover was dead, dismissed, or had remo-
we'd forever--a fresh instance of the in
consistency OF mankind-even parting
! farewell unsaid.
AS she came near, group Of children
who were behind the rest, and who SEEM
ed to be particularly intent on their books
as they walked along, confused voices
reached her, like the hum of bees; and
presently she could distinguish hic, hGc,
hoe, hyns, hujas, huyus--bonus, bona, bo-
num- bonn, bona, boni--SperO, SperaS, spe-
raj, speramus, speratis, sperant, de-, but
y Temporal : o morest such pronuncia-
tion--such barbarous Latin had never
| hau rl b,. 1 - ID
| should mention that the inhabitants Of
Bloomingville were mixed population.
There was the deep cultural accent OF
the German, the broad Irish, and the
stammering American mounting Latin.
The sounds, mingled together, were like
the confusion of Babel, or the yell of
triple-headed Cerberus himself. 1t was
past all doubt. They had new master,
and linguist.
Clara entered the house with melan-
-choly heart. Scarcely had she embraced
Aunt Marguerite, before the old lady, in
brcathless haste, informed her that "they
had gotten rid of that fool of fop, Lin
coin, what knew nothnk at all, and had
gotten in his place an English gentleman,
a royal prophesier of all kinds Of larnen
what knew every thing. Lincoln writ
on that he was sick. in delicate health,
and expected to come as soon as he got
well: but you see, Clara dear they
warn't going TO wait, but took the royal
i prophesier." Clara could scarcely re.
train from tears--yet indignation at the
manner in which Lincoln had been trea-
ted, and irritation at the language of her
aunt, gave her energy, and she replied to
her aunt in warm manner, "Professor,
presume you mean, aunt and, as the
gentleman Processes every thing, | would
prophesy that he knows nothing. sup
pose that he is some Boosting blockhead
that has come 10 this country TO prevent
his head from being brought to tho block.
He is certainly no gentleman to under
mine another, especially while he is conf
ned TO a bed Of sickness. cannot see
why people should be 50 foolish as to
drive from among them those they know,
and take in strangers, about whose tai.
ents and morals they know nothing, as it,
no one had any brains or worth, unless
he came from over the sea-"
"And why ar'nt il so, Miss p Don't
the choice Of everything come from over
the sea-wines and silks and the like, and
why hain't the folks there more brains tool
Ar'nt they more lightened 2"
"Why, as to that, can't say" replied
Clara, " but If they have more brains over
the sea, most persons take care TO have
their heads hghtened Of a large portion
for | generally find them as addle. pated
as you seem to think the Americans"
Clara here nercelved a Tremendous cloud