The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-11-10
Graham,s Maaazine.

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number is q gem Of itself, notsonly j JIG
matter but in its embellishments. The
sketch in the number for The present month";
entitled Jack Spratte's Revenge, by J. G.
NEAL, author Of " Charcoal Sketches" with
its accompanying plate is worth the price Of
. whole volume ef he periodical. The re-
presentation Of "I,oys among the Roses
caaAss one to feel envious; but we are at
loss which to envy-the maiden or e little !,
god. Cupid feposes amid bed Of roses
which have been placed ina light fairy. bas-
ket resting OH the dark tresses ola beautiful
maiden; one arm Of the bOHgod beneath his
blooming cheek is laid, and one wing is ex-
banded in the air. as if the urchin had sought
shelter and rest but for few moments from
his continuous aad unwearying flight
Raised above the roses is the dart of Cupid |
with its point ready TO pierce the damsel's
bosom. The maiden seems TO be linking
of love, though net apparently aware that
the sly young rogue is near. Her lapgpish.
ing eyes and half-redecting countenanee tell
that the atmosphere of love hath encompass
sed the heart--and whose feelings are to be
envied--the conquerer's or the conquered
The colored plate belonging TO the depart
ment,of Flora is exquisitelg executed, neat
and soft in its colorng. We cannot, how
ever, say much for The fashion plate. Itcon-
sisls OF made up group in whichNMa have
vanity endeavored to ,.see the connection. !"
1t gives the dress outlines Of two ladies and
gentleman,-t females appear to be
'sloeking beth ways. for Sunday" and the
male figure seems 10 be very jntently Prying
s'iAto the middle Of next week" bat fash
ion plate merely represents the outward
show, and like all things aPPsrtaining to
fashions possesses nothing substantial.
With the next number of this magazine
its readers will have before thelnsa portrai
of JosEph c. NEAL, Esq. authorof scharcoa
Sketches" etc., which is said TO have beer
pronounced by the most competent. judges
amo his numerous friends and admirers
s'tha most capital likeness ever engraved
seeming, indeed to speaE: from the paper.
eAn important feature in Graham's Maya
zins is. that il con ins '.tte only Portrai
Gallery Of he LueFary Ladtes and Gentle
men Of The United Stptes.n More elegan
fsteel and rnszzOtint eagravings are given il
year BY this monthly than BY any othel
= work Of the kind.
GRAHAM's MAGAZINE, as a parlor compa.
nioh lis unsurpassed in the couatry, Ind
scarce a centre-table can be found on which
i Its leaves have not ben poured over. A
new volume Of this magazine will be com
menced on the 10th o. next month. EFol
terms, sc. see advertisement.
ID WAsnnGroN IRVING, American Ministe
of to Spain, who had been seriously i'll at Ma
a drid, has sufficiently recovered to make
st trip TO France, in hope of the complete re
stoEation Of his health. He expects 10 pas
several weeks at Versailles and Paris.
! ~ New Orleans is a great place rs
newspaper line, and its editors are hardat
Beas. The Crescent City says-'A Calhoun
y paper, We hear, is soon 10 be established il
= this city. We new wan! couple for Cas-
lone for BucLanan-tw6 for Com. Steic
! ar7--half a one for Dick johnson, and 90
= otherha for Gen. Scott; and, the pro6S
! billy is, we can elect eight OF nine presi
Z dents. Tyler though will be elected, if hc
gets votes enough"
rs ~ The Roman Catholic Bishop Of Mis-
rs s:ssippi has recently beer. presented with !
Of large and splendid church bell, and boa0
tiful painting for lhes new Cathedral nov
n building al Natchez The King and Queer
Is Of The French are the donors.
CONNER CIA1.
e From the N. 0rleana gropic nf Nav. 4, l843.
III CoTT0N.-In. our review Of "Wednesday las
., we stated lhat the Cotton Market, notsvithstand