The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-19

on The Vision Of Sudden Death, in vol
ume of De Quincey's, until the ladies made
their appearance.
Now, with all my excellencies as an author,
| frankly confess to deficiency in the pow
or of description particularly when the OBJ
ject to be described ia lady. 1t may be,
more from the fact, that the object is super
desOribable, than from my own descriptive
bankruptcy. This modest view has been sug-
gested to me, from some invisible source,
more than once, in my moments of silentness;
and with the readers permission, we will a.
dept it as a conclusion. The ladies in ques-
ton, were neither the longest nor the short
in town. Some people do not consider them
the beautifulest, and some others, Gone other
at all events) do not regard them as the home
lest by any means,
They are evidently diverse in disposition,
as we'll as in looks. One has an air of indie
pendence in the position of her head, the
movement of her eye, and the smile, which,
like vine, runs all over her face, and actu-
ally c1ings to her lips and cheeks. Who,
would not be, that smile She, (tho lady,
and not the smile) is the younger of the two;
yet I'll venture, that she could better with
stand, and more successfully resist, trying
conflict with the world, than the elder. be-
lieve, that with proper treatment in certain
interesting relation, she would comfort, hon
or, and love-" but, in the absence of duty
with the other party, my private opinion is,
she would-as every injured woman should
declare her independence. Her face is a
combination of gentleness and frmness, har.
moniously proportioned- indicating awoman
of rare capability. Her future happiness
would say, is largely dependent on the coun
sci she may receive, during this transition
period in her life; for she is now, as far as
her character is concerned, passing from girl
hood into womanhood, and has need of ju
dicious, and patient, and earnest friend
Would that l were her brother! All hoy
delicious it would be to wander hand in han,
with such sister, on such an evening as this
and pour into her listening car, words, tina
would mould her warm loving heart and i'm
prcssible nature, after faultless model an
e. form
Why not be to her, such brother, Nj
y Hankins?"
All me!-say yourself!
e, The elder lady of the two, is the smalle
I'd also. She resembles a pale sad looking fov
er, which the night-tempest has swept rudel
over, leaving it bowed sorrowingly to Il
R ground; yet the more beautiful because
~ ~ the glittering tears that bend it earthwar
Well do l remember the first time l locke
: upon that melancholy face, and the con$ciou
ness that she had suffered to observation-disclosures
which instinctively possessed me! four
% it even so. Hers has been a great sorro
surrounded and followed, by lesser ones; al
even now, after having begun this chapt
70 in the spirit of assumed egotism, peculiar
RI these papers, cannot resist an impulse
say to her in all the truthfulness of natul
on which however erring it is, is a sincere OF
m that there is one, in the wide world, up
yet she has no other claim, than mere passi
ID, acquaintance, who yields her large me
ureof sympathy, and would deem it unafFe
er, ed happiness, could he, contribute, howe,
rat little, to the mitigation of that grief, VIII
in like cloud, overshadows her. But tru
to depression.
for Such were the ladies on whom we call
led on that same morning in spring; the o
'ut with an I-don' t-care-much-if-I-do, sort of
ne. the other, with manner shrinkingly tim
ten the one capable of an achievement in all t
90, makes woman admired; the other, posses
led of much that makes woman cherished, a
u 1 may say loved.
=. Somehow or somehow else, my MARI
" friend, in introducing me to the younger,
wy ed to give my name in distinctness-at lie
ny such is my impression, judging from the
WI eral, and-in the absence Of the above {
!, struction-somewhat severe, allusion
VI made to Mr., Hawkins, Esq. AT last
'OA were all fairly seated-my friend, visa
:, with the younger, and I, ditto with the ell
'"u lady.
y Amid the pauses of conversation wi
ne 1 carried on with the lady before me al
lily GOethe's Faust, De Quincy OIiscellant
rse' Essays, and some other books with whic
u9 was to be presumed, an author was fami
'a0' l caught the fragments Of sentences utt
.oa by the other lady, to my married fri
'uo which pertained Immediately, directly,
p' pertinently, to myself.
u. HAIRED gentleman Very fine supp
COM large crowd perfect squeeze at one tin
! i you should have been thereg"
tiful Lody- Intended going-was disapp
rect ed--almost cried-Mr, Hankins
E or and Mr. B. read-article.
60, dust at this stage ! divided my heari
and giving half il, to the.lady and nay ma
the friend on the opposite side of the room
] lat voting the other half to her who was pe