The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-29
NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 49, 1s43


show the dreadful struggle that was maintained
within. And then again beautiful girl, her dark
eye oilated almost TO a look of wild INSANITY,
her lips parted, her cheek marked with
patches OF white and red and her fair hands
cleDched, while her bosom heaved and f. II as though
some pent.up agony was eating within her very heart
At The end of the table was a vacant chair. beside
which an officer in a Prussian uniform was stand
ing, while before him was small brass cIasped box
Curious to know what this meant, | turned to see
TO which OF those about me might venture to adj
dress a question, when suddenly my curiosity be-
came satisfied without enquiry. loud voice talk
ing German with rough accent--the heavy tramp
of cavalry boot clanking with large spurs, an
nOupced the approach OF some one who cared little
for the conventional silence of the rooms and as
the crowd opened, saw an old man in blue uni
FORM covered with stars, elbow his way towards the
chair; his eyebrows OF shaggy gray almost conceal
ed his eyes as efiectuay as his heavy moustache
did his mouth. He walked lame, and leaned on
STICK which as he took his place in the chair, he
placed unceremonlously on the table before him.
The box, which was opened the moment he sat
down, he now drew towards him, and pungIng his
hand into it, drew forth handful of " Napoeons,"
which, without waiting 10 count, he threw on the
table, utterlng, IN thick, cultural voice, the one
word "rouge." The impassIve GOODNESS of the
croupier, as he pronounced his habitua exordium,
seemed to move The old mans Impotence, as he
ratified his fingers hurriedy among the gold, and
muttered some!broke nlwords of German between his
teeth. The enormous sum he betted drew every
eye towards his part OF the table, OF all which he
seemed totally regardless, as he raked in his win
nings, or frowned with heavy lowering look as
often fortune turned against him. Marshal
Bucher-for 1t was he-was an imprisoned samb-
Ter, and needed not the excitement of the cham
payne, which he drank eagerly from time to time,
to stimulate his passion for play.
AS | turned from the rouge ct nolr table, re-
marked that every now and then some person lett
the room by small door, which, conceal d by
mirror, had escaped my attention when entered
Ga inquiry, found that this passage led secret
part OF the establishment, which only certain set
of players frequented, and where tables kept
open the entire day and night. Curious to see the
interior OF this den OF greater lnlqulty, presented
myself at it, and, opening, found myself in
row corridor, where servant demanded my billet
Having informed him that was merely there from
motives OF curiosity, | offered him a Napoleon,
which speedily satisfied his scruples He conducted
me to the end OF the gallery, where, touching
spring, the door opened, and found myself in
room considerably smaller than the salon. and, with
the exception of being less brilliantly lighted, equal
splendid In its decorations. Around all sides
were small partitions, like the cells in London
house, where tables provided for parties
to sup at. These were now unoccupled, the greater
attraction OF high play having drawn every one
| around the table where the monotonous sounds
OF the croupers voice, the same pater OF the cards.
and the same clinklng OF the gold continued I'M
ceasingy; The silence of the salon was as nothing
| to the stIloess that reigned here. Not voice
the bankers was ever head-each better placed his
money on the red or black square Of the table with
out speaklng-and the massive rouleaus were passed
the noise of the rake.-Du6iin University Nigga
zine.
RELIC OF BURNs.-A determined bookworm of
the antiquarian school, and native of Ayrshire, en-
tered some time ago, the house, or rather howell of
kilmarnoCk vender OF odds and ends His eTrand
at the time was to pick up a faverte classical vo-
lume; and, while engaged in inspecting wares
nearly as musty as the ca'acOmbs OF Egypt, his eye
at length rested on veteran volume, entitled
"Grammaire Angloise Francois" which he pur
chased more for lis antiquity than apparent utility.
The boards were completely torn away, and
vers appended, fret OF gray paper, next part of
manuscript which seemed letter, and above all
coarse strip of leather On removing, last week,
of the pieces of paper, he recognised in it title
page, from which he learnt that the book had been
i'm rinted l779 Anxious to see more of the liera-
~ skeleton, he removed the other rude coverings,
and, to his joy, discovered on of the leaves
autograph dear TO his heart-"Robin Burns -
Thus stimulated, he proceeded to unrol far her what
TO HIM was greater Prize than an Egyptian mum
my, and al length untolded specimen of the wares
in VIII ch K obln dealt, even thus early. The scrap
ran as fOllows:-
"Friendship-how sweet thy smile
When throned on womani love-"
And again
"a curse yon vile despot laws,
That could, witheuten ony cause,
As passion turns,
Put pith and pity wi the taws
In Robin Burns"
The two first lines look like the commencement of
effusion of some little length; but whether from
want of time, inclination, or inspiration, his UNI
fedged hardship had proceeded no farther. The
second scrap may have been written either by him
self schoolfellOws, satire on the injustice OF
the teacher. Whether the volume in ques ION had
been his own property IS matter OF uncertainty;
but the fact is well known on the spot, that gram
mar, long, since antlquated, formed a text book IN
the school at which he was Observation-Disclosures
Courier.
MONUMENT TO BURNS HIGHLAND MARY.-This
monument, to which we have more than once al
uded while in progress, has now been completed
over the grave Of Highland Mary, in the West
Churchyard, Greenock; and it will be no longer
noticed with regret, as has often been done by
strangers, that there not even a stone to mark
the resting place of a maiden whose love inspired
some OF the most imprisoned lyrics which have
enriched any other language. The
erection is more of the Roman than the Greclan
style OF architecture, Is pyramidal In form, and
NAV be said to be divided into two compar tments,
the cOrnce stones between which are beautifully
and deliberately carved The first or lower com
partment contains the inscription tablet The Sc
cond bears bas-relief of Burns and Mary Campbell,
representing their parting scene, when they pghted
troth and exchanged Bibles across the stream
around the Castle of Montgomery" The artist
has been peculiarly happy in depicting the position
of the happy pair at this hallowed parting and few
fail to recognise it upon the beautiful Ayrshire
stone which has been used, although has been ne
cessary, to be in keeping with the truth, to I'M
part 10 the features more juvenile cast TO those
in which robert Burns Is usually represented The
third compartment contains figure emblematcal of
griei, bending over urn with her arms encircled
and on which is carved the word "Mary" Above
her head, and almost at the apex of the pyramid,
star with rays Is cut, in remembrance OF the beautiful
invocation OF "Mary IN Heaven" The inscription
on the monument ls simply couched as follows -
"Sacred to Genus and Love-to Burns and High
land Mary" The monument stands about IL feet
high, was erected at the cost Of E100, and is by
far the most imposing object in this old churchyard.
IL Is not little curious that, during the last forty
years various proposals have been made tor erecting
a stone to mark the grave of Highland Mary, and
subscriptions have been entered into; but the spirit