Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-06

Oh haoaine Cataianls disposition many instances
are remembered. When she performed for the
benefit OF musicians she frequently returned the
whole or large portion Of the sum for which she
was engaged; and she often acted in the same
manner towards public charities.-When a great
musical performance took place for the benefit of
the Westminster Hospital, in 1921, she was soli-
cited TO contribute her services but declined on
the ground that her own concerts Then announced
might be injured by her previous appearance else
where But, on the day after her first concert.
she Transmitted to the committee the whole pro-
ceeds of that performance, amounting to about
1900 as GIFT to the hospital.
When she visited Cracow. in the height of her
fame she was engaged, for a very large sum. to
sing III the theatre. When the amount was ten
defed her, she returned more than half of it to-
wards the fund Tor erecting a statue 10 the memo
~ of kosciusho. Kelly, in the "reminiscences
says, 4 could relate numberless traits of her rood
ness: no woman ever more charitable or
kindheartet- and as for the quality of her mind
never knew = more perfec, child of nature At
Bangor she heard the Welsh harp for the frs,
| tnle. The old blind harper Of the house was in
the kitchen; thIther she went, and seemed de-
| lighted with the wild and plaintive music which
he played But when he struck up a Wesh Jig
she started up before all the servants the kch-
Ell, and danced as if she were wild; thought
she never would have ceased. AT length how
ever, she finished; and, quitting the Kitchen
gave the harper two guineas.'-T Hogarth's Me-
molrs of Musical Drama
Tho following beautiful extract is from Bull
wcr's Alice
| what mistake to suppose that the passions
are strongest in youth: the passions no strong
er, but the control over them is weaker They
are more easily excited they more violent
and apparent but they have less energy. less dur
ability, less intense and concentrated pow than
in maturer life. In youth passion succeeds to
passion, and one breaks upon the other, as waves
upon a rock, till the heart frets itself to repose
In manhood, the great deep flows more calm
but more profound; its serenity the proof of the
might and terror of its course, were the wind to
blow, the storm to rise. young mans ambi-
ton IS but vanity; it has no definite aim il PLAYS
with thousand toys. As with one passion SO
with the rest-In youth, love is ever on the ring
like the birds of April it has not get built its
nest.
With so long a career of summer and hope be-
tore 1t, the dlsappon tment of to-day is succeeded
by the novelty of tomorrow; and the sun that
advances to the noon but dries up it's ervcnt tears
} But when we have arrived at that epoch of life.
when If the light fail if the last rose witker
we feel that loss cannot be retriev ed and that the
frost and the darkness are at hand, love becomes
to us treasure sthat watch over and hoard
with a misers care. Our Youngest born affection
IS our idol, the fondest pledge of the past, the
most cherished hopes of the future A certain
, melancholy that ming.es with our Joy a, the pos
4
selves SO dependent it for all that is vet tc
come Our other barks, gay galley of pleas
ure, our stately argosies of pride have been swa
r lowed up bv the remorseless On this las
:, vessel freight all; to its fral tenement we
: commit ourselves. The star that guides it is on
guide. and in the tempest that menaces We behole
: our DOOM
WABASH COLLEGE BURNT.--We regret to learr
that a fire occurred on last Friday night in tn,
n building recently erected 9t Crawf"rdsville: TO
l. the Wabash College, by which 1t was almost to
e tally destroyed. This is n great public calamity
= and will be seriously felt for some time to CONF
+, in this section of the State. The library of tn
}. College, and also those Of the two literary soce
ties connected with it, totally lost. and man
}, of the books we'll as the bedding and clothing
g of the students.-The fire is supposed to hav
been communicated accidentally BY the workme
engaged in timing the roof. The College course
IL which has been suspended for short time in COZ
II sequence of this calamity, will, we informed
- be shortly resumed in the old building. In tn
u mean time the friends of learning should be Ell
ergeticaliy active in procuring means for the re
building of the cdifice. For this purpose W
"a would suggest the propriety OF public meetin
of of our citizens, that Immediate aid may be atforc
l. ed the trustees of the observation-disclosures Ere
T. Press
Hon. S. s. PRENr1ss arrived at New Orleans o
/ the 18th. committee was appointed to tende
q, him the hospitalites of the city. He declined a
OF invitation to public dinner, but at private dir
n ner party he made eloquent address of tw
&c hours in length, and closed with the followin
al toast Louisiana and Mississppi-united in il
e. terest, may they be united in feeling. BAL
H. Transcript.
d Mr.. GREEN, n celebrated English aronant, lat,
ie ly assembled in his balloon from the Vauxhall Ga
al dens, London, accompanied by six gentlemen an
" one lady, making a comfortable little p.easur
a party OF eight The perfect sang froid (cooInes
II, self possesson) Of the lady, excited high d
81 gree of admiration. In "a minutes after starting
u they descended in perfect safety, about thre
OF miles beyond Chelmsford.-We believe this to /
40 the largest party that has assembled :ogeth,
y in baoon.-Fort Wayne Sentinel!
y BLAsPHEMY.-A man was recently tried, Coz
n vcted, and sentenced to three months imprso
ne ment for blasphemy by the supreme court at La
'h enburg, n. J.
REWARD FOR RIoTERs-Tbe Mayor of Ball
more has offered a reward of 100 for the riote
al who lately made unprovoked attack upon Il
he coiored meeting houses of that city. We wi:
lie. the rascals may be caught and Gagged.