Democratic banner., 1845-05-24

beaus and bellies we're smiling on
Zach other in every direction. AS
we moved through this gay crowd
and mine ears Toasted on the delight
tui music. ! did not forget the tar
est of the fair, Miss Gale; l never
looked upon a more lovely object
She could be scarcely more than Sc
yenteen: her form was all that the
eye Of the mos, fastijious could de.
sire-wi,h smooth and prominent
forehead-light and lu1urian, hair,
hanging in clusters about a neck as
white as the driven snow-whilst her
sparkling blue eyes wo dered
through the magnificent room, she
was like one ~ho had,
IAN errand here TO show the Angels look"
Merrily the moments passed. All
was Joy and gladness. changed
with the ladies TO another part OF the
room where we saw Stedman "wrapt
10 the solitude Of his own imuglna-
%,ions," perfectly Indifferent to all a.
round. The cloud had thickened up
on his brow, aud a slight palcness
was eisible on his cheeks. AN! is
this you Mr.. Stedman." said a lovely
voice, 81 never saw you look so lone
ly." 81 am always lonely when not
with you Caroline" he tenderly re-
Piled. Indeed!!-well must not
leave YOU them" and they passed on
together.
At an eally hour Sledman \ Miss
Gale left the Ball room, the former
complaining Of the headache; and as
the dark brow of the one, and the
beauty Of the other, had made pc
%culiar impressions upon mind, felt
inclined 10 retire at IN early hour
myself, and eleven OF the found
me comfortably in my room muslng
on the occurrences Of the evening
but sleep refused 10 close mine eyes
for some time aitei.
Afew evenings subsequent, met
Stedmrn in the streets, we were 60
ing the same direction, walked some
distance together, and when we sep.
arated he gave me his card. prom
Used to call on him the next evening,
which promise | was prompt in re-
deeming, | found him at his Office
ready 10 leave for a room he had Sc
-lec,ed because it was less expensive,
aEd a more selected spot. The IN
. fortunate dread the gaze Of Old &C
. quainlances: friends that were !"nd'
, est in their professions yesterday
! meet one, with cold iormalily to-day
: Money, the loadstone that attract:
. so many admirers is gone. ami they
s fall of one by one, leaving the unior
0 tunate man standing like the lonely
S tree on one Of our bound.ess Prai
ries, which had received the first chil
ling blast Of winter, and all arounC
e thai was green and lovely Is fast IA
; ding and whitening away.
( II however had in his SECLUDED
spot. 4 few well selected friends
IS Nlis booasl friends that sticke,h th,
closer to US in the hours Of ADVERSE
ty. Daring the evening be commu
d nicaicd The particulars OF his failure
d dit was liYe most other failures bu
it deeply interested me at the time
and we did not separate till a lat
hour.
ri All will recolect the spring az,
a summer Of 1886. The unusual dis
/ tress that prevailed throughout GU
,t country, during that year, will not b
forgotten during the present genera
10 tion. Both the great political pal
h ties Of the day, faeely corenend, an
a pointed out (as they supposed) tn
q causes that led to tina, distress, wit
the correctness or incorrectness {
IS their views, the author OF this sketc
a, has nothing to do; his object bein
l. merely to notice such things only, 8
II are connected with these fee bic line.
~ 1t will also be recoIlected that, pric
re to the 81, u country had been vi
in usually prosperous for some time.-
&c The American flag whitened ever
IS ocean. Money was plenty in II
lis different States. Property rose to
- normous prices. A mania for spec
y, lating took hold Of the people, ar
We castles were built in the air, whic
Of have been tumbling 10 dust ev'
ms since, and fear the nation may y
he moarn over the wrecks ofruin (publ
Of and private) the fragments Of whit
Il? have been scattered to the four win
81. OF heaven, and lost in the whirlpo
We Of changes and circumstances, not
= be regained during mans short S
in this life.
so, The father OF young Stedman #
he nished him with a large capital in t
year of SO, a partnership was form
II ,;,b tho hiublv ,acnoct,ko Sr,o