The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-07

A Passing ShodOac of Life. The Phiadcl-
phia Gazette records a Circumstance that was no.
tced in that city on Tuesday last whilst the ship
Thomas p Cope was dropping off her fastenings
Ito take her departure for Liverpool, having, a.
mongst her steerage passengers. various enigrants
returning TO the green valleys Of heir fhherand,
disappointed in not finding in our country the
FL Dorado that had beep promised them:
Among the passengers was a woman who bad
no attraction Of form or feature to arrest the aen.
tion There was, however a nervousness or hes.
itation about her action which induced US 10 OBJ.
serve her more narrowly. She several times ae-
cended the gahgway- lcodieg up the ships side
and standing on the gunwale, guzed inteaIFy up
the street as if awaiting the approach ofseme one.
The order was then given 10 cast off the ships
fastenings;- friends bad exhausted their parting
greetings and all had descended to the. decks.
This woman still remained, statue like. with her
ewes fixed longingIS in the direction indicated.
Some of her acqaahtancesr tried to persuade her
TO go on board finally she would seem To yield.
but her strength of mind would fail her, and she
would rush on shore again! The asenings were
loesened-ths ship was about 10 sway off from
The dock, when her friends again appealed to her
she again ascended and stood irresolute-the-c
was but moment 10 deeide-an instant and it
would be too late;. she threw forward her arms j
some acqaantances received her and, with her
eyes streaming tears and her head bent backward
and turning over her shoulders to take her last
long, lingering hook, she disappeared behind the
bulwarks and we saw her no more.
Our curiosity was excited TO know the history
of her hearts longing, and we therefore made en-
qpiry among those watching the ships departure
We could CLEAN but an odtfIne OF 6cr story: she
had brutal husband whose .condnet~N>A- so insuf-
ernble, that some friends about to returh home"
advised her to accompany them. :She had yield,
ed, but when the hour of fseParatioh-perhaR for.
ever-approached, her heart seemed TO soften; old
memories we're re-awakened, the youthful troth
the VOWS at the altar and the first endearments Of
the welded state, rushed back upon her mind /
the husband, who perhaps an iuebriate, had III
treated her, er-had forgotten her for another was
her husband still And in the hope TO see him
once again, perchante to have him, come to her
penitent and ask her to forgive him aRd remain,
she gazed Hp that long street, until her eye-balls
seemed strained almost to craekingg-but he came
notl Beneath that coarse gown, there beat wo-
mans bosom in the reccsscs oil that heart there
was the diamond in The, rough Of pure female
lo4e--generous, loHg sufelt ing, foFgiviag and un-
dyingi Wecan imagine the anguish of that sep
aration-.the intensity Of agony which now oyer
Hhelrns the poor creature: when the waves 81
ocean have cut off all hope of return May ffe
who comforts the mourhers woes and aileviates
the bitterness Of sorrows cup; Seothe her with his
holy influence and bring balm 70 her cherished
and wounded spirit /, --., -
f.. Good. / otrs1 think o: The remark made by
John Adams to a person who caIied.aPer- him ior
La. contribution, for Foreign MissionS Said the
sturdy E.xRfesident,H 1 have nothing to give for
that purpose bat there are tn this Vicinity six
ministers moi one of whom viii preach III the
Folbers pulpi,--now I will give eas much, and more
than any one else, to eioi1ize tbese eEergymsn"
| : Pri1tsr5 Langaege. Every profession, has It's
ftechnical terms, and of course Inc Printefs haye
small smatteriing" which is only inteLIigible 10
the craft. sThe following isa specipen. :; tdon't
mean, however, as much as h,woud Seem to The
uninitiated -,
.-sJn put Gen Washington on the galley; and
then fir1ishthe murder ofthat Young girl you com
.menced yesterday Set up entire the ruins Of
HercuIaaeum distribute the small pex YOU need
NOT finish that runaway match; have the high
water in the paper this week. Let the pie alone
tiIE after dinner bur putthe political barbecue to-
press, and then got to the devil, and he Will teH
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