The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-03-08


Check the deep vacs-and chccd the hills re-
sound;
The ebon monarch sees his certain fotc
And yields his throne to ruin and checkmate.
! double conquest, Della, has, thou won,
INSPIRED by Mars and Venus powerful son:
Io; on the board and fallen victim dies,
And in my heart slrer conquestlies.
| PhiHider'S Game Of Chess,
| What not dress d yu Florencerexcain
led Julia De Gehr, as she entered her sister
10udoir. on the evening Of N,dIme Ellle'-
conversazlone, lhat reunion Of all the talent
md esprit IN Boslon-'uot yet dressed, and
liz wants bn, quarter Of ten Florence, are
you dreaming over that old mpsly lomer
Something Of that kind, | coufess,' said
Florence, as with duie smile she ladI
aside the volumes-'a quarter Of ten O'Clock
in sooth, it would be more reasonable toI
prepare for dreaming in good earnest, than
go abroad at this hour; bu, possess yourself
with patience, Julia, for ten minutes, aud
my toilet will be made
is i, possible you had forgotten that to
night was the conversational
Il own the soft Impeachment replied
FIorance, laughing
Good hravens how singular! why, |
have though, Of little else for a week; all |,
the Iitera,i will be there-we shall see the
author of Lord Irons daughter and num-
bers of The distinguished foreigners; she
whom they call the English GuccioIi, is, |
know, invited, and Francis CleIand, tool
oh, Forance, (qno,h the leq"acious young
lady, ln,errupling herself, } il is not credible
ihal you are going 10 the conversazione;
that fgurel
"Why nOl!' SAID her sister, who had
urned aside while Julia was enumeraugI
he guests
Whats The matter with my fgu e.
"rhe mauer! amabe simplicity; how
is your ndiUSte, the matter! jus h
,lease look at met n
SO saying, Julia drew up her stale ;,
y form opposite the Cheval glass ,ano a
florence followed her example. The cid hi
IS, sister was auired in black satin, who's hi
aven gloss made the pure whileness of her 8
kin the more snlkirg-a deep French 81
,londe shadowed, We, not concealed lhr e
ounded shoulder, and scarcely yei'ed III n
moulded bosom;which beat with anticipated h
rumph her rirh auburn hair, possessing al
hat peculiar golden Iinge, so seldom seen Ia
nj on The feathers of the pheasant, was 9,
rrayed with leaves and buds of the rose II
the deep linge OF the flower being D
he only colour about the dressia iand the one IT
ncovered had blazed with brillianis- s,
.agei damour and ramihe, perhaps, for 4
las! gentle reader, the peerless Julia was di
ad coquet. Florence whose charms olIlo
erson were much inferior, had hastily fo
onned a rose Of virgin white, and the pur" uC
y oflhe muslin was not freer from spor ry
r stain that The guileless heart which beal so
enealh the bosom il covered with so maid Ina
My modesy. Her dark hair was plain b
parted over intellectual brow, and string m
oriental pearls confined its luxuriance.- Al
the hour, Florance De Gchr nigh, have hi
ood for portrait Of innocence, and ne'er gu
eIed the painters skill. My dear lsis'er, hr
le said mildly, 1T is not dsess makes the IN
ference between us:-Naiure has been ne
siore hand with her, and fear art would ii
Ilher aggrevale than repair her Deficiencies
ONE, shall we go!' Sp
ON you are too modest FIorenee--hss he
is book taught YOU 50 much dlffdence! fc
hat is iI!-The Game of Chess-ha!wel ou
shall play a more skilfuI game than chess ro
IN teach; il will be for Francis Cleland's be-
sarl, for l am resolved 10 conquer ii! Come sac
nia's foot was on he carrisgs step as she sp
1ke: for she always preferred hearing
srself talk to receiving answers, 80 she lha
card no! the low sigh. and marked not The sci
,imson blush which her last words had of
.l!sd forth, The sisters were The orphan ca