Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-10
THE FAIR SUPPLIANT.

1t was bright morning, succeeding day
of stormy winds and drenching rains at Wash
ington. The green grass was pushing up from
the saturated earth. and the shrubbery Of the
circular walks was displaying to the genial
heat of the sun the tiny leaves of its newly
bursted buds. The windows of the long hall
of attendance were opened, and a south-wes-
tern breeze came warm and refreshing through
the building-the peoples palace-ihe resi-
dence of the President of the United States.
The crowd that waited attendance were sea-
ted In the antl-room, each solicitous to hear
his name announced by the gentleman usher;
when the regular current was interrupted by
what appeared an unusual visiter. A female,
young and beautiful assembled the stairs, and
presented herself at the entrance of the hall.
There was an anxiety in her features that
showed how important must have been the
business that forced her to the audiencecham-
Der. as if apprehensive that strangers would
witness her unpleasant positions; but those who
waited admittance could not see her from the
anti-chamber, and she stood unobserved by any
but the attendant and one other Her card
was handed ia without hesitancy. The usher
knew too well the feelings of the venerable
President TO allow female to linger. I'M
announced, because others had come before
her.
audience had been granted left the room, and
the female was called to enter. She paused at
the door. She slightly turned at the halfopen-
ed door from the attendant toward the distant
window, which the only other witness of her
presence occupied. Her upturned eye and
silently trembling lip showed that she had.
fisrt, petition 10 refer 10 Him sin whose
hands are the hearts of rulers" The eyes
dropped again; the hands were unclasped, and
The lips were closely pressed as If with the re-
solution of hope. She entered, and the door
closed upon her.
Several times did the impatient walters up
on the Presidents call look out from the anti
chamber to see what caused the delay but
they returned again to their sofas and CONVEX
sation. At length the door of the audience
chamber quietly opened, and the venerable /
head of the President of the United States
was seen bowling farewell to the retreatingk
applicant There was glow Of benevolenceE
upon his timemarked visage, and he retreatedI
with quiet step, as if he felt conscious of du-
ty performed.
AS the young petitioner passed down the
Igravel-walk from the public buildings her steps
became more buoyant and rapid, and she look
ed round her upon the broad expanse of the,
). waters and the fields, as if now she felt thai
she was included in blessings that made them
beautiful like her. And the Providence that
had called up the young heritage, struck dowr1
by the rainstorm, to faunt and flourish in the (
sunlight, had taken her, by kindly ninistra
lions, from the prcstration of grief and des
pondency 10 fnllness of Joy, in the success 0
i the first wish of her heart. And when sh'
turned 10 look back upon the stately mansion
and blessed in her heart the benevolent dispen
ser of good, the tear that sorrw and doubt had
hung upon her eye-lid was tinged with, rain
bows from the smiles that newly-risen hope
had caused.--U s. Gar. ~