Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-29

IdIl 10 SCltiOu at last Uul IL wash ts lOi, 'Ch
minutes had scarcely elapsed, when Pat
rushed into the cabin. without sign or cer-
emony, and, snatching up the baby in his
arms, cried out
LIS no use, sir I've been talkin' to
Mary, and we can't do it. Look at him, |
sir; he's the youngest and the best Ov the |
bunch. You wouldn't have the heart 10
keep him from us? You see, sir, Norah |
has a look ov me, an Biddy has look ov
Mary but, be me sowl, little Paudieen /
has the mothers eyes, an my nose, an bits /
on both Oh as all Orer! No, sir, no; we
can bear hard fortune, starvation, an mi
sery; but we can't part from our chiIdher,
unless it be the will of heaven to take
them from u.s."
fr.-"THE OLD CONTINENTAL or the
Price of LiJery''-is the title of new
novel, by Hon. J. X. Paulding, about 10 be
issued from the press. The following eX
tract is from the description of the heroine
of the story -
The window where Jane sat, looked out
on the windings of the little stream, thro'
its paradise of green meadows, in the dis
lance of which might be caught a glimpse
of the old stone house, with its moss CO.
vered roof and rugged chimneys, where
now dwell in lonely solitude, the aged
grandparents of her adventurous lover
A dark spot in the gray ObscuriIy of even
ing alone indicated its precise position, and
fancy supplied the rest. Her arms were
crossed on the window seat, and being
somewhat raised, discovered a waist fash
toned by nature beyond all The art of the
/ most expert Partisan artistic. A hnve ihi=
) taper miracle, one might detect beneath
her folded arms, the swelling, graceful out
= line of gentle heaving bosom, which IN
, simulated, not disclosed, the hidden SHOWS,
] and gave rise to dim, yet glowing visions
of things unseen, the secret shrines OF
lowly alteration Her head, bent graceful
ly forward, and somewhat depressed, ndi-
: Gated something like latent enthusiasm
!, mingled with hope and apprehension, and
z this attitude brought the silken tresses oil
her chestnut hair partly over her forehead
and eyes. No one could ever tell the co.
2 lor of those eyes: for as the tnts of the
s summer landscape are perpetuaIly varying
= in the shade and sunshine, so did the varl-
t Gus emotions of her heart, and the seem
5 ing color of her eyes. Whether black, OF
It brown, or gray, remains question to this
If day undecided, and those few who remem
h bered her in the days of her youth, offer
a disputed on the subject, without ever
d agreeing. No one was, however, so dlspu
l. tatious as TO question the hue of her long
! l. JhrI lnOk
b ed for all the world like changeable silk.
For the rest, her figure was the exac
ID counterpart of that of the lady the reade
Y most admires, and her features seemed t.
/. have come together by accident. But
was one of the happiest accidents in tn
ID world; for it produced, somehow or other
J. a face so irregular, yet so charming. as tt
e distance the happiest conceptions OF paint
,e ing or poetry. lis beauty, or rather 1t
v loneliness -for she could not be Gale
~ beautiful--consised in that indescrlbable
IN inimitabIe mystery, called expression, an
k never failed to attract the symPathles
It. all who knew her, from its various part
Id to its delightful whole. The face of Jan
was, however, composed of legltimat
materials; pair of cherry lips, inial
on with two rows of polished ivory, whenc
g issued the balmy breath of spring; din
lat pied cheek that rivaIled the aforesaid che
If, res; delicate, Iady-like nose and CHI
US and general contour Invested of commc
: place vulgarity. But | forbear to sa
tie more, lest, peradventure | should fall
he love with the picture am drawing. Su
ficeto say, that her voice, both in speaker
ou and singing, was so soft, SO exqulslei
muscalIy melancholy, when serious,
no. inspiring, when gay, that when she spoil
Lrt- or sung, no echoes ever replied, Tor they
dy' died away in listening.
but But the less we say of her educate
In and accomplishments, the better, perhaF
ms tor our heroine. She possessed Meth
o"' piano. harp, or lutte, nor could she ha
pa played an honest man to sleep with theI
had they been in her possession. Yet ST
she possessed the very soul of harmon
me- and an ear so nice and delicate, that
= old German musician once said OF NJ
ana that had not Apollo got the start OF h
aSG she would have certainly become the 60
u! l dess Of music.
SIP The mother of Jane was a clever, sc
a.. p1n