Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-25
NO. sys.
From our Morning Edition
Private Correspond Q nee.


have an eye to see and soul appreciate all other
beauties of nature. I'VE must you know believe that
we are the greatest beauties of nature" when you
gentlemen are socontinuay telling sol Do come
Savannah all sweet and lovely places il the sweet
est and loveiiest. Let but have for ever such re
while, the charm of your presence, and am sure that
its intellectual atmosphere will be clear and brilliant
as its suns are bright. The China trees which adsrn
our Just beginning To shew forth their beau
ties and kiss with the breath of perfume the CO
quetsh breeze The roses are trying . put our blush
es 10 the blush and the lilies looking pure as ba-
bes dreams Alas alas why is il, that, when all
ture is bright and beauteous. the minds Of men
be turned to concord How is it that evil designs
be conceived and evil projects executed and vice be
strong and virtue weak where all natural objects
strongly ncucate lesson OF consistency IN beauty and
purity?
Among the bright souls Of sunny CLINE,
more eyous than that which ilunined the face OF Eliza
Her voice was musical with mirth-her step in the
dance graceful airy, seemed to WOO the music to
lis movements, and the imagination embodied IN deli
fairy forms each sweet strain TO lind hitting atten
dants for form Of such sylph.like symery Wherever
Eliza came mirta and innocence were in her train and
sombre melancholy fled precipiiately away IL was
common saying-"as good as Eliza as bright as
Eliza as pure as witty as generous, as happy as
Eliza" We all loved her such extent that none were
envous Of herbut gave up without reluctance the at
tentions of even favoriles among the gentlemen TO
her Frequently, among ourselves, We wondered who
wosd be the happy TO appropriate to himself the
neral and Intellectual, and personal charms which
made the happiness Of so many.
About six months since, appeared amongst US DOCTOR
-. Persons abroad, known TO oar citizens to be
worthy and of good standing in society gave him letters
of recommendation to hospitality, which his own
gentlemanly manners and appearance, inciHed US to
think had told in but faint his merit In all social
art he was excellen,ly well skilled and in all those
complishmenrs which adorn life. The sweetest poetry
received its greatest charm when his voice invested
with melody. The sweetest melodies became poeucai
when his flute breathed into them the soul OF sentiment
with one accord silently renquished TO Eliza the
attentions Of this whose social charms to US seemed
made to be mated with her ewn. II is needless as
it would be painful to me- to tell you how step by step,
their acquaintance proceeded to intimacy, and keT
part at least to love. If mems attentions mean any
thing, which, young l am, almost begin to doubt,
his sufficient acqut her in loving Of any shadow
of i.delicacy of yielding any feeling ether than the
eonfdng generosity which made the sosl of her sweet
character And these attentions had but object
qualification Of his vanity His end achieved-her pure
heart engaged he acted indifference with a skill
consummate he had acted love. What womaR's
pride could bear i'll ELIAS could not-she sensibly
pined away, and now she is memory among us--s
blessed memory that blessing presence. On the
morning of the End, she absent when the saHAl1
circle gathered together for morning prayer When ts
anxious mother repaired her chamber, she found
corpse Her daughters morning prayers were uttered
in Heaven!
must have your pardon for telling you this sad story
indeed for presumng write you at all. In wild
and merry humour commenced my letter, intending
to scrbble my frolick mood, and thank you for
deal Of pleasure for which indebted you, whose
Heralds are to me always bright messengers OF glad
ness. Alas my merry humor" was but ripple on
the surface Of my mind, and died away with the faint
breeze that made IT, leaving my thoughts TO the deep
and calm and silent Of sadness in which, since
Elias DEATH they have loved TO flow 1t is sweet to
hope thai Time, the beauther," will also prove
" Time the CONSIDER" Should this be So and should
you pardon and approve this first presumption, herea
ter you nay look for brighter pages from the pen Of
EGLASTISR -.
TO James Gordon Bennett, Esq, Now York.
The PERSIAN PNscEs' OPINIONS or ESGLIsn LA.
following narrative, embodying questions put to
the Princes. At ball at the Hanover square Rooms,
that the travellers have most exalted opinion OF tho
beauty and good qualities of the English ladies -
Hard work again for the interpreters constant
petition OF the same questions and compliments, Cues
tion-'Ask them, do they like England 7 Answer
How can we do otherwise, seeing the great kindness
we have met with here T. : 10 Persia fine countryr
Beie-to be ssre it fine country and it is
country; bat what is il to England Where is all the
riches and the knowledge and the means and spPlian
found in Persia Do ask them what they think Of the
English ladies' .Ahl what can think Of them but
that they angels, Paradise itselfv 'Whs do they
think Of our dancingf am they must be shocked
at thatP What should think. bat that all you dc
is good Do Persian ladies danceP No, no; As
tafer Allah God forbid y they look a; the dancing
women the king has many dancing women for the Pur
pose of amusing them Ask them the Persian lades
are hsndsomep 'Certsinly handsome; but not like
English ladies' Then in broken English: Persian
ladiesno COED English ladies much COED p Ask him
now many wives he mas v being question WHICH,
in Persia, be put. and IL put would certainly
be replied to- il produced here only variety OF
jokes. equiv atops or inventions No, no wife
wife gone dead with a mock melancholy look Or,
One no MORE Wullahp 'Ah he does not tell truth
tell him Is very bad custom that OF taking so many
wives What do they do with them all suppose
he cuts off their heads sometimes with that great knife
he wears in his girdler The Prince smiled at such
observations and used explain by signs, that the la
dies we're rather apt him i'll than he matreat
the ladies' and that they often used hit him cuffs and
pinch him well, which, he pretended, he could him
der them from Doing in short, that he under
petticost government; at which, Of course his fair
questioners would shake their heads and laugh
On this OCCASION in reply to the abuse which ~as
launched against polygamy he offered ingeniousy
devised excuse, which succeeded, as he could see,
we'll that he repeated IL than in the sequel
Tell these ladies' said he to me, that Persian
women not like those Of England, educated accom-
plshed fitted TO be companions 10 their husbands hey
do litle except embrsder and look after their
slaves, or cook dinner. Nov, your English ladies'
well educated yourselves and are fall OF &C
complshmeats; they retain their beauty so well thst,
after having had a large family, they are still lovely
and blooming; Wulish they fresher and more
ly after forty than at twenty i've Ihus,
English Is worth at least ten Persan women
and we take quantity to make up tor qushy mao
English women, then would sufics neea
not tell you how much this sort OF reasoning amused
and delighted bis fair uditorsP'-Frasers Hdrranre
SrL-~. ,y.a bloody niece If