The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-01-22

bagnios Of Consiantinope and Tonis
where the fair daughters Of Circassia,
Georgia and Abys sinia are exposed Tor
sale to servitude they seek, when those
proud nations themselves, the day-stars
of civi ization and chivaIry, constantly
make scomen an article Of trade Re-
gardless Of feeling. Of early proposes
sions, Of pligh ed love or positive re-
pugnance, the fondest parents there too
oten barter away the earthly happiness
of their children. The young. the love
" are coldly erch4aged, with all the de-
liberation of a mercantile transaction.
for jewels or lands, and charms that
might melt an anchorite or almost WOO
an angel down from heaven, are some
times sold to toothlcss age and snarling
decrepitudes Not so here. Womaa oc-
cupies more elevated sphere. She is a
free agent-a being to be sought, TO be
conrted and her free consent is necessa
ry to the most solemn of all contracts.
Her young heart must be won, before il
can be welded, and hence attachments
spring up, that she voluntarily acknowl-
edges al The altar, tina stand the ordeal
OF time, Of change, Of persecution, and
which death itself though it sunders,
cannotextinguish. The strength of This
feeling existing SO generally 10 the DO
SONS OF our American ladies, is thus
touchingIy illustrated by Mrs. Dinnies of
st. Louis, whose musical notes, underth
signature Of "Moina," have SO often
charmed the literary world.
THE WIFE.
''She flung herwhte arms around him-thou
art all that this poor heart can cling to.''
/ could have stemned misfortune's tide,
And borne the rich one'ssneer,
Have braved the naughty glance Of pride,
Nor shed single tear.
! could have smiled on every blow
From Lies full culver thrown,
While | might gaze on thee, and know
should not Be 'alone.'
I could think eould--have broobed
Fen for time, thatthou
Upon my fading face hadstlooked
With less Of love than now:
For then should at least have felt
The sweet hope still my own,
To win thee back-and whilst dwelt
On earth, not been 'alone'
But to see, from day to day,
Thy brightnng eye and cheek
And watch thy life sands waste away,
Unnumbered, slowly, meek;
To meet thy smile Of tenderness,
Anl.oatch The feeble tone
OF kindness, ever hreathed to bless,
Ana feei, III be 'aloae.'
To MAJ, gay strength each hoer decay,
And yc, thy hopes ROW stronger,
a s filled with hsaYen-ward ;rus., lhey sag
Earth may not claim thee loneer;'
Ma, deorost, us too mach--fhis heart
Must break, wien thou art gone;
Il rust not 5e, 3e alay not part,
could motive 'aiolen
Long may It be cur boast, that in this
free country, woman IS not an article Of
traffic Better, far better would it be to
adopt the sander upon oriental nations
that aooa,en haze no souls, than to'pracuce
the European custom, that allows them
chance for heaven, bat condemns them
TO the hell Of mercenary marriage,
ia this world! It was this most unna-
tural creed that ruined Madame Lalarge,
and tempted her from petty immoralities
TO crime.
The work, like most French me
moirs is written in a sprightIy manner
Astounding with antilhesis, dramatic
sketches aud epigrammatic portraituret
Of character. 1t may be found al ihe
bookstore Of VIM Il. Fox.-Natche
Free Trader.
One of the circumstances which dis
tinguish he attendance Of Members Q
Congress atthe present session is, tina
a much larger proportion Of them thai
ever before have brought their fanilie