Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-19

Inc WootncH mere - D0cOmu8 INTENSELY uOL nc
| thermometer almost indicates fever heat and the
| members are moving about and painting like dogs af-
Tor hot chace. The Sub Treasury bill has MOI yet
been taken up, from some little apprehension that
there - deficiency OF force al present. ou' me at
Uerrons There appears to be no prospect u an i'm
mediate adjournment Of our rump Parliament, unless
the heat drives them away. Lewis looks as if his
500 weight would melt and resolve itself into dew
and the mummy tody of Perkin as If II had been
thawed INTO life. Poor Cushnan Is prevented from
calling the previous question by the necessity he 10
under of perpeluay wlping the peisPHaien from his
lace; and Boon wears the collar 80 nght that his
tongue literally hangs out OF his mouth.
Forrest is playing here 10 crowded houses, IN the
midst OF the fire of the lorrid zone; and the great e
fort Of all is 10 keep cool.
/ Amongst the sources Of qualification furnished TO
people OF taste during this week. was an exhibition Of
a Horticultural Society, established here which had
the curiosity visit last night. was invited 10 ac-
company beautiful little fairy, who has, like most
females of taste, great love OF flowers. She was in
rapfmes at the idea Of visiting this scene of enchant-
menI she called it, and spoke Of with enthusiast
TIC admiration. ! caught some OF her enthusiasm, and
we repaired together To the hall OF exhibitions IN the
spacious saloons of CausL at about O'Clock IN The
evening The crowd of both sexes was great but
was delighted TO vast prependerance OF the nlr,
whom the beautiful productions Of Flora SO much re-
semble IN purity, innocence, aud loneliness Inc en-
trance was rs cent?, which Of course deferred mem
bers of Congress from visiting scene from which
they might have derived some rational eradication.
don't think saw single representative OF the infe-
rests Gf the nation present. They we've reservBg
themselves for the wine, which, understood was 10
be tested in few days, and which had been present.
ed to the society for that purpose. Some few of the
senselrss leaders of the ton, 10 whom the most exqui
site beauties Of nature arc dull "stae and uRproha-
be, were absent. These gentry have no tase--they
resemble neither the ant that labors, nor the butter
fly that huters from flower 10 flower, aud enjoys the
beauties and richness of each. They are the mere
slOths of s0ciety that glHt themselves with as little ef
fOvt q Oac,hl l,a Ornl 4 on m mel
them TO motion. They have no idea OF what const-
tues the value Of life, and are mere drones IN the
hive of society, trying 10 make figure IN the fash
oHabe world without even the qualifications ne es-
sary for poor character. They have neither COLO
quia power, intellectual vgOr, accomplishments bril-
ancy OF repartee nor w.t. to give them Distinction
which might compensate some Tile for such waste
of hfc But | am DEPRESSING. A fine band of music
played during The night and gave new charm to
the scene. i saw the President and several members
of the society actively employed in experimenting
the arrangements and attending to the company
The President Gen Touson, is man Of fine tas'e,
and takes great delight in horticultural experiments
He and the other gentlemen, whe form the society,
have, understand, Ahewn great zeal promoting us
Ohjecis and have succeeded in making II one of the
useful institutions in the United Siatfs. It's an
naal exhibitions, they say, are always attended by
crowds Of visitors OF both sexes who regard as sort
Of fefe, SURPRISING in interest and rational graifca-
ton all tho balls and soirses that are given was
struck with the collection OF female beauty on this oc-
csson. certainly had SO brilliant display
before in this city. am aud always have been at
tached 10 flowers.
-"A flower love,
Not for itself. but thai ils name Is linked
w.h na@ss ove- q iaisman 81 hope
My eye glanced from the splendid cactus specioss
mus one of the most beautiful productions If Foras
kingdom, 10 the human face DIVINE of some love- |
~ creature near me, and could not but feel that there
was difference be- tween The livns1beauty of the one
and the inanmaie loveliness OF the other. So SEEM
ed 10 think the Russian Minister, Mr. Bodisco, |
fine looking man, who moved round the hall, gazing |
with great intensity, first at the animate and then at
the Inanimate beauties around hlm-dweIlne, how |
ever with greater delight upon the fermer like all
men Of sensibity and taste. He had the candsr TO
declare that he had never seen SO much beauty be-
fore; and he remained for some time Teasing his in
telgent black eye with the charms of the air and the
loneliness Of the floral kingdom by which he sur
rounded The perfume sent forth BY the mvrads of
fIwcrs was delicious; the eye fell upon nothing bat
beauy-snd the ear drank in the sounds Of harmony
from the band. The only alloy The intense heat
of The room, occasioned mainly by the crowd Of vis
who hso been pouring in since our entrance I'LL il
became almost jam. My beautiful companion and |
strolled from flower 10 flower, from stand 10 stand
plncked violet and sand, with bewits hing smile |
III present YOU a Hearts Ease" 1 remembered the |
lines Of Mrs. Sheridan, and repeated them. |
This flower Gas ss,s.s: I Poe, . sw.',y :s.
TIL wsnon Cupid paisee his = srs,s wings,
Hsrts Esss no more ,he y snderns shepherd found,
No more the nynpbs It's sp.w, form pos>eS
It's rskss. cAarRed purple by ov = weuNd--
Hearts Ease more !. us ! owe IN idien,sS'"
"lnde, d." said the fair one, with wicked glance,
r,hcn III call II pansy-and as Ophelia says
"TLsre, pansies--shsl's Ter ,LoughL"a
"Thoughti Who that looks you can avoid
thought, beautiful Ophcia," said esllanily; "then
take this poppy and il may drown il, and ali thought
be banlshed"-No,
--" Not poppy nor mandrsgors,
Shall ever m-aci e me 70 that swse. sleep
which ovid yesterday"
Poo you are quite too poetical. Listen 10 these
Interesting little singers, so neatly dressed, and 30
nice and clean Tney are the scholars belonging TO
the oiPhsn sylum, under the management Of the
sisters Of charity; and those on the other side Of
the room are the children Of the Washing ton orphan
asylum. The little creatures sang some hymns and
concluded with Old Lang Syns," 10 the Rranfca
ton Of the company. This spectacle OF innocence
and helplessness impaired new interest TO the
scene.
After sroing about ill abou, o'clock, the Pres.
dent announced tina, add ess would be delivered
in room below the Saloon. 10 which, with Others,
repaired The majority y, however, renamed above,
and we found about half The company seated on
benches prepare 10 hear dissertation on gardening;
nine tenths Of them were females, who did rot seem
10 be hshly pleased with the eloquence Of the orator
and many Of them dropped of A. he proceeded The
orator on this OCCASION WAS lawyer at some DIS |
unc,ien, hut speeches Of all sorts have become