Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-01-08
For the Port Tobacco Times.


lamented defunct JUvENIs the other day, II
found copy of a very interesting letter bel
wrote short while before his death. AsI
he was somewhat literary character, dol
not think it would be doing wrong to give
part of it to the public eye, knowing that,
any thing from the pen of this deeply de-
plored "genius,'' whose lamp was put out
while it burned with briIliancy to but a
small portion of the biped creation, would
be received with avidity by crowd of be-
reft readers, pale and emaciated by giving
way to the embraces OF grief He seems to
be writing to sweet little coz somewhere
at distance After he has done with his
Introductory remarks, and has requested
her not to treat him as friend living in her
neighborhood did some short time previous,
in not answering letter he had written to
him, he says-still speaking Of the injus-
tice of this friend
81 did think he certainly would have an
swered my letter, if it was for nothing else
but to let me know how the ladies of your
neighborhood were-how they get along,
and whether or not could find in that very
agreeable place, some one to strew my path
with flowers and sooth me along the rugged
way leading to old age and the grave-giv-
ing Joy to the inactive scenes Of life. But
be it so. 1t only devolves upon one more
competent to write about her happy associ-
ates-more able to say whether Or not that
happiness have described above is in store
for me there; and If her answer is in the
the affirmative, | will then say
Peace, artless bosom-heave no more,
And let thy mournful thoughts be DER
Peace! an angel from the TayLey hear
soother for thy cares is there.
eff ], in truth, could hear the last line of
my verse, somehow think !! would lump
over the sun. ride on the moon some dis
lance, and light cigar by one OF the stars.
Now don't you think would do more than
chicken could. would do more than the
COW did in the song:
Hey dick de dddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The co,O jumped over the moon,' sc.
"But, pshaw! ! am writing on as if there
was nothing but nonsenoe aboard of me,
and forget that am talking to one of Ewes
beautiful daughters. You must excuse me
coz, wish | could write senscaansallauak
would then endeavor to aWake1
pathy for my lonely wretchedness. &c I -
here in this unfriendly world, destitute of
that which makes man say
Except that beauty 'bove the skies,
There IS none like that in my lrife's eyes;
Except that bliss that comes from heaven,
There IS none like what by her is given;
love her fairy form-her life
| love my little black-eyed wife,
"The happy favored man can sing the
above as he, after being out, goes home TO
his smiling "better half" But here am
Flooding my weary way as an eremite,
alone and not beloved, singing the harrow
ing thoughts of my soul
Oh what am that / should be
Forever filled with misery?
What have | done that should tread
This path alone, down to the dead2
Oh wretchedness Oh poignant stngs!
Give me but happy angels wings
l'll fly to regions here unknown
And find respite for my moan
81 pause-Have reused your sympa-
thy? Does the tear of mutual sensbility
roll down your roseate cheeks? Will you
not seek amid the fair ones of your neigh
borhood, yourself included, to find the
"needful one'' for me-that one
The fairest of her tender sex,
And with no ugly fault to vex.
s'But, alas, am E. plmibus ulum!-lI
must now give over my fearful epistie, and
fold up this blotted piece of paper for you.
hope when you read it you will not raise
your hands above your head and exclaim-I
what a fool!'"
This is as much of this deeply interesting
letter as can lay before the public; and
as it does not become me to make one word
of comment, respectfully submit it in its
natural shape and own colour, with tear
for the departed, and hope that his place
in the literary world may be soon filled.
subscribe myself
Your obedIent servant,
POLIANTHOS,
administrator of JuUenis
N. B.-A friend at my elbow says he has
never yet seen an account of our friends
death in any of the newspa pers, would,
therefore, request you to insert the follow
ing:
DieG at his residence, Chinkapin Hun
dred, Hengrass County, State of Starvation,
fho Of ho 81 i.