The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18

/ Four score years and five passed owe
the head of that woman; and her age wa.
as beautiful, according to its beauty, a.
had been her youth: She had been mar
ried three times; yet her eyes filled will
tears at the remembrance of the love ant
sorrow of her early days, and it was some
time before she could continue.
"Well, dear, Richard and had some
little tiff. and l said more than | ought tc
have said. And it was by the same to-
ken, fine midsummer morning, stray.
ed out 10 the end of our garden and pick.
ed up shiney snail: and, as looked a,
the snail, | remembered how the las,
midsummer day I,had pu, jus, such anolh.
er between two plates, and sat for an
hour by the rising sun, with the fore-fn.
ger of my left hand crossed over the fore.
finger of my right hand--and then as
thrue as day, when / lifted the plate
the thing had marked as purity an z
and piece Of as beautiful an NJ, as the
schoolmaster himself could write upon
the plate; and then cried to remember
how glad | was then, and how sad
now; and at last cried myself to sleep.
Alanmachree! was but little more than
child---not all out sixteen. Well,
dear, in my dream, suppose l must call
1t, saw the beautifullest fairy (the Lord
save us!) the very handsomest of the good
people that ever the eyes CT woman look.
ed upon-a little deeshy dawshy crayther,
footing It's way all round the blossom of a
snow white lily, now twisting around upon
the very top of her tiny toe; then as if she
was joining hands round, down the middle
and up again, to the tune of the .Rakes
of Mallow'-''
'''Ihe Rakes of Mallow !" exclaimed
Aileen.
"The Rakes of Mallow," repeated
Alice solemnly; 81 heard it as plainly as
l hear the rising march Of The bees at
this blessed minute. Well, of a STUDENT,
she made spring, and stood upright as
dart upon the green and golden crown
In the midst of the flower, and pushed
back her ringlets, and settled her dress.
at pocket-looking glass not so big as a
mldg'es wing; then all in minute she
looked at me and said, Il don't like the
sight of wet eye; what als we, young
woman?'
"Well, to be sure. my heart came to
my lips, but | had too much manners not
to answer the grea. lady. And, madam
says |, my eyes would be as dry,
though not as bright as yer hon.
or's, if it wasn't for my husband, my
lady, who wants to have way and a
will of his own.
COTS the way with all men, my own
husband into the bargain, says the queen,
for she was no less; 'and there's no use
in fighting for the upper hand,' says the
queen, for both the law and the prophets
are against us in that; and if it come to
open war; says the queen, we get the
worst of it; if your husband falls into a
bad temper, or queer temper-if he is
cross, or unkind, or odd, take 1t easy,'
says the queen, seven if lie does not come
round at once. This quiet way Of yours
will put you in his heart, or him at your
feet (Which is pretty much the same
thing) at last; gentleness does wonders
for us women in fairy land. You could
hardly believe what power it has; it's
weapon of great strength, entirely, in the
hands of purity wonderland you are
very purity for mortal says she again,
looking at me through the eye of hearts
ease, which she wore about her neck for
a quzzing glass.
81 thank you, my sweet and beautiful
lady, says |, "for your compliment"
"Ah! ah!' and she laughed, and her laugh
was full of joy and hope, like the music
of the priests own silver bell =! ats no
harm," she continued if now and then.
you give him taste of that which makes
your eyes SO bright, and your cheek so
red jest now"
"What's that madam!" says I.
''Flattery," says she. '.Make man,
be he fairy or be he mortal, pleased aOith
himself, and he is sure to be pleased
acith you," and then she laughed again
Whatever he says or does" says her
majesty, while she was getting into
golden saddle, a-horseback on great
dragon-hy, ''take it easy" and l heard
her laugh and sing when she was out of
sight, and her sweet voice shook show
er Of white rose leaves from bush on
my face. And when | awoke | saw the
wisdom of her words, and kept them
close to my bosom; and often when I'd
be just going to make sharp answer to
him I loved for all that above the world
I'd think Of the Fairy's words, and the
evil would pass away from my heart
and lip without sound; not one the
worse for it, and l all the better. And
sure Richard used to say | was like an
angel to him. Poor fellow! he was
soon to be thought the differ, for the an
gels took him from me in earnest!
'After a couple Of years, married
again, I've no reason to fault the second
l had; though he was not spirited, yet
gentle, like him who sighed out his soul
in the blue waters: he was dark, and
would not tell what offended him. Well,
I'd have given the world 10 have had
some one to whom l could make clean
breast, but had none; and some how !
again sat in the same spot. at the same