The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-09-16

themselves one of those looks of love
which she lavished in such profusion on
her little companion.
But if she bore towards her daughter
such affection, the child seemed to return
it with devotion scarcely less ardent. 1t
was never happy but when fondling and
iondled by her, and was always pining
and moping ''bad,' TO use technical
term,) when her avocations led her from
It's society. On this account it never was
that lavorlte among us which its beauty
and intelligence might otherwise have
rendered it.
may state that she was woman of
very low moral chamberlain abandoned
and utterly prohlgate person indeed.--ap-
parenlly without any one redeeming lea-
ture, save the engrossing attachment to
her infant | could say more on this point,
but leave you, considering her station in
life, to guess the rest.
Her name was Clara Benatter, as Was
also that of her daughter. She was said
to be an Italian Jewess, though we could
only sufInlse her origin, as she never talk
ed OF any oil the past events of her life
AT all events, she had played for consid-
cradle time al tranconi's in Paris, where
a son of Mr.. Codon engaged her.
he child and she used constantly to
perform together on horseback, or on the
lglt rope or sack wire, on all of which
she displayed consnmmate proficiency
and grace, but especially the first They
| were wont Tins ia aSSr,o s,,I, oho,,n
tiers as Venus and Cupid. Psyche and
Cupid, Venus and Ganymede. Aurora and
Zephyr, and the confidence, the total alb
sence Of fear displayed by the little one,
when apparently in the most dangerous
posltion-nay, its look Of wild delight
when in such circumslances-its shriIl,
Joyous laughter and EXPLANATIONS, and
the cIappIng of It's tiny hands, conspired to
take away every feeling of anxiety from
the minds OF the spectators, and leave them
lost in delight and wonder.
The animal, too, thar she chiefly used.
as II to render the exhibition perfect, was
one of exceeding spirit and beauty. 1t was
young blood mare, black as coal,
which, having been rendered unfit, BY an
easily concealed accident for the turf or
chase, was purchased by orr manager,
and trained for exhibition in the arena.
well, our seasonal perfectly success
lul one, though prolonged to the utmost.
AT length was over, and the benefit nights
came on.
II was lara's benefit, and she had ad-
vertlsed some Of her most beautiful and
attractive performances. The great bull
ding, as light be expected, was crowded
to the utmost IN every part, but especially
the gallery, the low rate of admission to
which made ii frequen,ed chic fly by the
inferior and more juvenile portion of The
community.
A gorgeous spectacle commenced the
entertainments, and when it was over,
Madame Clara and her child were an
nounced amid continued rounds of APP
pIause. The black mare was first intro
duced, and led round the ring by two O!
the servants of the establishments, who
ran at its head, for as yet it had not be-
come so Infatuated to its occupation as
not to be startled by the glare of the gas,
the shouting of the audience, and the ear
piercing music Of our band.
Then Clara bounded lightly into the
arena, attired 10 drapery that set off her
unrivalled symmetry of person to an ad
mlrable degree. 1t was intended to pic
ture her as Aradne, and around her loose,
short, black curls was bound garland OF
roses, lilies and vine blossoms-all arti-
fetal, of course, but perhaps better calcu-
lated than real for scientific display.
When, with one of her strange, en-
chanting smiles, she had courtesied low
ly to the house, in jumped her lovely
child, at,ired in close fitting, skin color
ed dress, with two tiny butterfly wings,
like little Cupid, bearing in one hand Il
hyrsus, or bunch of grapes, and in the
other a small gilded challce.
In a twnkling this little Bacchus had
sprung, with clear look ofjoy Gus laugh
, ter, into her arms, and kissing the crea-
ture, with an appearance of the utmost
r fondness, on the lips and brow, she took
, few quick steps, and with bound seated
, herself on the unsaddled back of the black
mare. Upon the instant, the grooms let
go its head, and away it darled, gallop-
ping rurously round the circle, while the
band struck up most fairy-like and beau
siful strain. one of the dance airs in the
opera 81. Favorite," OF Donizetti, and
the two men retreated to the centre
alongside of the riding master and my
sell.
For time, nothing was to be heard
t save the muffling, sounding, rapid tread Of
The horses feet among the sawdust, and
p The i,lul rise and fall of the wild melody
1 from the lighter instruments of the band,
r with perhaps now and then an insuppres-
sible exclamation of delight from scatter
, ed members Of the audience. With these