Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-11-19

BEAurlFuL ExrRAcr.-The following ex-
tract is from Gallaher's Hesperian, monthly
publication, and issued in Cincinnati, Ohio:
Young womanhood! 'the sweet moon on the
horizons verge"-a thought matured, but not
uttered--conception warm and glowing, not
vet embodied-the rich halo which precedes
the rising sun-the rose down that bespeaks
the rpening peach--a flower
flower, which is not quite flower,
Yet it is 40 more bud.
Young womanhood! moasses touched with
little birthstone, spread on bread not buttered!
being all joints and angles not filled out--an
uniformed form, deformed by stays--a pallld
thing that loves the ri.ening peach-a young
woman,
woman, whirh is not quite woman,
Yet something more nor gal.
Brooklyn News
Young womanhood! half moon not yet
riga cake baked, but not turned-hot corn,
all hot and smoking, not yet SODA rich cur
die which precedes the coming OF buttef-the
thickning down upon goslin's back, that
bespeaks the future goose-a butterfly
A butterfly which is not 4taite butterfly,
And yet amt caterpillar no how you can
fix it. Sunday Morning News.
Now comes our turn. Young W omanhood;
a giggIe, something short OF broad horse
laugh-small potatoes half grown-a body
and limbs developed with wading-the exhl-
biton of bone and muscle enough for a coming
matrimonial squabble-substanta fnger-nails
that bespeak first rate scratching-a gander-
gander which is not quite gander,
And yet is not a goose9 Pic.
Are you all through! If so, here goes:
Young womanhood! pullet-an eighteen
mo. all bound, but not yet pressed-an expe-
rienced midwife of uar doNs-a weIl-stored
beehive carefully guarded-a cabbage which
only needs little cold weather to bring to a
head-a husband
A husband, which is not quite husband,
But tuants to be acife'
Not quite---the turn is ours now:
Young womanhood the evening rainbow
that foretells fair weather for the morrow
the baking johnny -cake that grins at the sight
of possom fal--the blue blaze emitted from
the brimstony end of a scratched locofoco
match--.the rising curtain that is to disclose
the seneca frog
A ,wo-legged frog, which is not quite frog,
And yet It's not tadpole. Herald.
"BuRNING RocKs."-This is the designation
given to bluff of Rocks lying about six miles
above this place. In coming down the river
in canoe, with friend, we called at Mr..
Parsons, who informed US of the nature and
locality Of these singular rocks. Providing
ourselves with the necessary apparatus fol
striking fire, we padded our little bark to the
designated spot, which is across a small lake,
about half mile from the Mississippi; ascen-
ding deep ravne, two or three hundred wards
we reached the foot of the ledge. A few min.
ntes were sufficient to kindle strong fire. un.
on which we placed several pieces of the rock
in about three minutes they began to emit q
thick black, pitchy smoke; at this stage, the
pieces appeared like the burning of a pitch
pine chip; this continued probably two min
utes. when clear, steady and strong blaze
issued from each piece; this continued abou
twenty minutes. We supposed this rocl
might be sulphate of lime, but neither sui
phur nor lime can be detected, although tn
acids might detec, both. A most singular fac
is, that there is not the slightest change in tn,
color. appearance, or density of the rock l.,
burning. We intend soon to analvze it; btu
men, however, is evidently one of its larges
ingredients. Its color is dark heavy grew
resembling several species of the lime rock
Above it lies stratum of calcarius lime rocl,
probably 20 feet thick. Some suppose tina
bituminous coal may be found by dipoin,
into the bluff; of that we have very stron,
doubts.-Miners' Express.