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-.Ers - .sEt1r ~fEF o.. .Fe
b. afs. Southwest Missouri.
The editor Of the Dsceod Independsn
has recently ssken a tour through south
western Missouri. He says: =, e.
The general features Of the country
whistler upon the northern or southern sloP'
of the Ozark, we think differ but little
The most fertile soil is found in the valleys
and upon the margin Of the streams. Bui
the lofty hills that divide and subdivids ths
country, perform thsir Office in sffurdine
~inexhaustibIe pas,urage upon their tors and
sides, while in their bosolns lie buried gun
told treasures Of mineral. That this whole
section Of cOuntTy is rich with mineral, che
most casual observer will at once admit, in
through it. Lead ore Is now being
taken from the mines in Newton county,
and we think it only needs geological sur.
vey Of the country to dsyelops itin great
abundance, as well Is other minerals. Were
we called upon to name q particularly fa-
vored section of country, W. should GER
tainly select the valley Of Spring River
This appeared to our vision to be sgardeu
spot Of earth. Nature has certainly lavish
ed much upon this lovely valley, and fman
could ask for better soil than that found
upon Spring River, we think he would be
hard 10 satisfy. We have never seen such
wheat growing, as may be seen in this val
10y at the prcsen, time. We often stopped
and gaEed in admiration of the heavy grain
a. il rolled 10, Wavss before tlsp wind, end
nothing but oar intolsra6ie prosiness pro-
siness prevented us from inditing many Q
sonnet as we rode along the margin Of
River. In this valley. we passed
through the towns Of MI. Vernon and Sar-
coxiej the first tho county seat Of Law
rencs--the latter a town in Jasper county,
near the limo. Both Of these points are pla-
ces Of considerable bushes. Sarcoxie, we
believe, 10 n Of the FIRST towns planted in
the southwest, aud though not tho county
seat Of any county, yet it has sustained it.
self by the large amount ofbusiness il COM
mands. We were pleased to note the fact
that tlH Sons Of Temperance have q -four
ishing Division at Sarcoxie, and, as an evil
dence Of their enterprise, stands prominent
ly on ono corner Of the square a beautiful
hall, which is now being finished, the upper
Of which will be occupied by the
'Sons," and tho lower story will DO deyo-
ted to school and preaching purposes. This
well for the citizens Of Sarcoxie, and
Is an example worthy Of imitation by our
own citizens. Mt. Vernon Is the county
seat Of Lawrence, and is a aourishing bu-
place. It has only been located some
five OF six years, yet it has run past most Of
our country towns. Several brick build
have been put up, and one ofthe mer-
camille houses in the place keeps constant
ly employed some four assistants in its busi-
ness. The country around ID picturesque
and fertile, being q portion Of the favorits
valley o fSPring River, which We have be-
fore alluded to. But We srs departing from
our purpose in noticing particular places
now. That win more properly be our task
extending U notes upon the southwest
lat some future time when other points
be duly chropiclsd.
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liners and on the other hand, the vicinity OF an
lopulent ch5y gives additional value to the pro-
duce Of the country"
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z'The Missouri Telegraph, q Wing paper
published 81 Fulton, expresses a preference fol
Willard Fillmore for next President. We BE-
|ievs there is no paper in the State favorable q
the presensions Of General Scott. q
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Bsruum claims 10 have made half b mil
lion Of dollars on the recent engagement with
Jenny Lind. She realised $350.Oo0 from her
concerts. Mr.. Barnuan goes to England Will
The Bassman Children.
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sAC PREMIUMS.

Old Pike was successful in the late strug-
gle in bearing off three of the premiums,
awarded for the best tobacco in the state.
on the 10th inst. Capt. Richard Fortune
received the award for the best snanufsctur-
ing article. His hogshead sold for $6O6O
per hundred. Mrs. Jane Motley took the
premium for the secondb best manufacturing.
and William Shawl for the best shipping arti-
Gle. Old Pike is some, 10 ths way Of raising
good tobacco ,5 l "'''. b., ~ 9.
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C~HoIEaA CuRE.-Capt. Symss, Of the
Silas Wright, recommends Che following
prescription in case Of cholsrs,and We have
from q gentleman who sdminis.
tered It TO thirty yictima Of the epidemic
il proved infallibls in every instance,
Here i j.: . table spoonful Of salt and tee.
spoonful Of red pepper in . half pint Of hoi
water. Extr.nsly simple, but perhaps wor.
thy . triai.-[Cairo SUM-
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FlHE CRoPs.-.-We have passed ihrouehs
large extent Of country in the yslley Of The
Usage, a. well 80 on the south side Of the
Ozark, in the Pssttwo weeks, and nsvsrI
have We seen such 6ns prospects, for hsss3.
crops a. are presented this sesson. Storms
have done some little injury ii ~nsighheE-
hoods, but in the main crops look flourish,
Whsss is heavy, andif . good Harvest
is had, the crops WITH bsrsry large. -Cesai
ditto.
The health Of Che ceuatEy,toes isexesllsss.
Osoeola ~tndspsndsat. "a 20 ria
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aNsw Instrument IF Dessraetsson.-A
rife capable Of firing twenty Eve balls every
minute, including the time for loading, was
shown u aday or two since, as On important
In IRE arms. Under the bar.
rel, inlths place ef.thsurdinsfy ramsod, d
sairon tube containing the twenty. Eve balls,
and BY Docking the gun q bali Is brought up
10 the barrel and the same operstion else
brings up from the brsschs tspill'' Of prim.
ing. The ehaIgeo Of powder 10 oontainediiu
b s.bau, which sinct round, but obloDg, and
IN opening which ID corksi thu,
after The powder hes basn inteedsesa.-
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We regret TO learn that the wheat crop in thi,
will be very short. The farmers from
parts Of the. county, assure Us that il
viii notsEsrags inors than halfa crop. Thisir
addition to the many crops tha. have been sub.
nergedsnd completely drownsdo out BY the unu.
suallyhish watsr,wil more than likely material
b. sfsct The price Of that article.
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At 9 specialterm Of the circuit court held
at Bowling Green, on Monday last, N. M.
Kirk, indicted for grand larceny,plead gull
~ TO the charge, and was sentenced to two
years imprisonment 10 the ~psnitentiary.
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TAE CaoPs.-Ws hare fornsd he epil-
Jon, from reports BY travellers rscently ayr.
we'd fron, the c~euptIy,thss ths dsnpgs doas
70 tho yplley II the d,stracliep 81, crops,
ssyers,isnpt a. Sslsral cad iFrepafs.i
BILE p has been spnfshrnseas The Hksssl
crop, even in the hotter lsads, hsstoSf5
mise well; and contjpuai pishtine has 80
kept, in . good ,persica Of The corn eyop-s
% the adivids's sqd high selling labdi, ihe
prospect l. good fora fall harvest. Tns
'loss to individnals, and, 10 sons, instances
TO neighhorhoods, 10, however, severe; ssd
Che aggregate diasatsEse fthssssssAE iAes
|Gslt ssnsi6IIy b erety aepsFttss1s hef sssss'
mess. We most dssp6 synpstAi<a -
|ths suGsrsEs.-fKsoEuk fTove1 DisPstek
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Morss0nfsns.-.,A Queer announcement,
The Frontier Guardian ssys; .'We are
asked when the last compsny
for che VsflsyofsheI Great Salt
Lake. II would almost sppesf thss some
men consider II s7virtas 20 hang on, end
here until the very last InOnsent~
Nov shes,, we tell il plainly: those who are
not fasdytolssvs during the coming week,
cannot Iesye with our faith: and anyswagon
thxs esctsss the river sfttv the 20ih inst,
recssss 81 ltheif " risk aud upon; their
va responsibility. Our faith and counsel
Eor snisfasts to leave, sxtse3 to 90 period
lie f0tk inst. Suth - Have NOT
sresssd'ossr.shs river BY that time, better
BOT cross atsll this yesr."" 'aCs2a9s5 u
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Casas;iAs COstun,s.-The st. Joseph Mo-
IGgsests Of the 18th, says: LII
We hear il stated that three ladies of this
place are now engaged in making Turkish
psntsloens, and vii appear in q few days
10 the Tuskishs ssSs.p They will no doubt
create considerable excitement. q
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The kse4 Stetss-shought it proper for them
TO pass lawE~prohibit;ng their own magis.
tratss and o6icsrs from executing this Law
of Congress, under heavy penalties, and re-
'fusing to United States authorities the use
Of their prisons for the detsntion Of persons
arrested IS fugitive slaves. That is to say,
these States passed sets defeating the Law
of Congress ss fer az was IN their power
Those Of them to which / rsfsr-not oil, but
seyersl--nulIified the Law Of '93 entirely
They said-"We will not execute il. No
ruhsway slave shall be YestoFed.D Thus the
lay became . dead lstter-sn entire dead
letter. Bot here was the constitutional
compact, nevertheless, sill binding; here
was the stipulation, q solemn as words
could form Il, end which every member Of
Congress; every officer Of the gsasralgov.
eFninsns, every officer Of the State govern
naents, from governors down TO- onstsblss,
had sworn to suppgT4. Well, under this
state Of things, in 1850, I was of opinion
that common justice aud good faith called
nPonznst 10 maks Rslaw-fair, reasonable,
just--tfat should be calculated
70 cary this constitutional provision into
effect, and give the Southern States whst
they we're. entitled TO, sad what it was ia
origiHslly they should recoivs-that
i. Q fair right to recover their fugitivss
from Service FROM the Slstss into which
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souih.wind blow over this marsh, and the
houses on both sides Of Jefferson, and
along on jackson street, in the direcf
path the wind suffered severely, while
numbers Of families on Green and jack
son, living much higher the marshes es-
capped entirely. The wind blew the ma.
laria from them over to Jefferson. Un-
der the floors Of The shanties we have
described, the waief stood six feet deep,
and nearly all the cellars in the square
lad from three and a balf 10 five feet of
water in them. About twenty deaths
took place under this visitation, but they
were scattered over several squares. A
resort 10 the measures that had been
successful in the lower end Of town, was
made, and they succeeded tiIe saine
prompt and efficient manner. Tie ma
larial origin Of cholera has been as clear.
ly demonstrated in this city, this summer,
as ifit were written, as i. was BY sun
beams.
This square ofWllich we have spoken
suffered IIoE4 c||o|e,s ii 1893, and wo
described i q ||>I time. 0lher squares
which Suffered ||6n have escaped th,s
season as NeI "a other no althy places
have ii |5cI ||9|e IL not dry, uiry,
cloau square II l||e city that has not been
as Iiaa ||om e||o|eFa, IS Il las liom Orion-
These are facts Of importance, and
should Impress themselves oyerywhere.
upon the public mind. Those places in
Louisville, which bore the brunt Of the
cholera in 1888, and which have been
improved so as to be dry, clean, and airy,
did not have case of cholera in them
in lS49, or 1850, except aaslngle case in |
one Of these improved squares. But
those places in this city, which were
scourged in 1888, apd which remain
now, in the state they We're in then, have
been seourged again in 1850. Apply
these plain and practical remarks to dis |
Iricls or states, and their sanitary bearing
IS too obvious to need anything from US.
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A FEARFUL HISTORY
The New Orleans Della gives the

The New Orleans Delta gives the fol
lowirg history oflhe brothers Byrd, one
Of whom was recently killed at the Yer,
andah IN that city, IN difficulty invol-
yingthe reputation ofa lady:
The history Of the young Byrds, the
youngest ofwhom was killed on Sunday,
mas boen ,nIked by scenes of b!oodshed.
vivience and fatal termination, which are
not exceeded in The most sanguinary
annals Of the South and West. The
family, we understand, is a highly respec-
table one in Augusta Georgia, where the
father and mother Of these unf,riunate
young men still reside. Certainly we
desire MOTTO add single panp 10 thaif
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corpse was placed in one room, and The
eight survivors undertook 10 sleep in The
other. BY Thursday bui one ofthe nine
was left alive, and his life was despaired
(ol but hearing of his situation, We had
him removed TO the hospital, 4 and he re
covered slowly. Sporadic cases Of this
kind continued TO occur, and in The neigh
borhood Of piles of decaying hemp Of
sal, the cholera was especially malig-
nant.
1 Tho writer Of this, as member Of the
Board Of Health, made such inspection
of the localities Of cholera, as the arduous
duties Of an active Practice would permit,
and all possible aid was given 10 the city
authorities in improving The sanitary
condition Of the upper end of ihe town.
The citizens were urged to make person.
al inspection for themselves, because
heavy rains, and high temperature were
continually varying the sanitary phases
Eof various p.Its Of the city, and portion
[ihat might look we'll under general in
tspec'ion, might change materially under
ahe influence ofa rain. "'t I''a
!. Onsthe 24h Of July, we received an
urgent note, requesting our immediate
laticndahce upon portion Of the lower
end Of the city, where thespeslilence had
broken out with great violence. Pro-
fessional engagements prevented immedi-
ate attention 10 this request, but mmedi.
ateIy after dinner, in company with the
Mayor We, repaired to the scene o(,
disaster. and examined il thoroughly
But some hours bcfofe -this, orders had
been given 10 cover the marshy strip of
ground around an old pond, northwest
|of The locality Of the pesIiienee, with
sand, butthis order was obeyed SO ineffi.
cienily that !he work all had TO be done
over again. The following is the topog-
'tapiy Of the locality referred to:
Markct street between 10Th and ll,h|
streets is Ihe site Of an old pond. Anolh
er pond, northwest Of the squa:e is still
in existence, and aropewalk is buiit on
;he eastern edge oftliis pond. An i'm
mcnse mass of refuse hemp had been
thrown into the edge Of the pond, and tile !
evaporation ofthe water, had exposed
mass Of decaying vegetation 10 the &C.
ton sfthe sua. A good deal ofvegetable|
6ld', in moist condition, was on The easl
side of the ropewalk. The heavy rains
Of the spring and summer had SO saiura-
ted the ground between 10Th and l1th
sfcc Is, that Tue cellars aers generally
full OF water, and The filthy yards in tha.
state. OF danpness tia! fitted them for the
evolution Of malaria, under 'he high tenn
pcrature of.lie present summer. The
ground was 50 saturated with water, that
upon pushing The end Of a walking stick
down few inches, water would come
bubhG6 Qnnis of waf or efood ,,ndsrI
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From Swans Elevator.
REFLECTIONS AND CONCLU-
gIONg

Il
| One fthe strongest evidences Of tb'
Divine origin oflbe Scriptures, not howev
er generally recognized by our spirilua
teachers, is That They are adapted 10 lbt
advancement of civilization. Tue Ole
Testament originated with people who
we're mere rude barbarians, ignorant ant
cruel as most unciviliSod nations are, anC
yet The moral principles, for example, the
the Decalouge, are admitted TO need NJ
change in the steady progress Of refine
ment for thousands of years, and must be
The guide of civilized society for all Tins
10 come. The New Testament was giyeI
TO man when Greek and Roman civiza
Iion was ct its zenith, and yet il is so per
fecIly cemented to the Old that neither
seam nor flaw can be discovered. Many
Of the early Christians felt themselves al
liberty 10 resort 10 pious frauds TO .refnle
the healhen, and propagate the Gospel
and in our own day il is moi uncbarilable
TO charge something similar upon our spir-
itnal teachers 10 preserve peculiar tcneis
|originating al less remote periods, but
which the more intelligent poFtions Of the
community can no more believe than The
pretended revelation oe Joe Smith, OF the
.pncieni Miracles ofVespasian, or Apollo
MUS, or that recorded in the temple Of
Escnopius. We could fila column with
these without recording athousandth par,
Of them. The truth is, we need practical
teaching from tie pulpit, instead Of. lrgu.
mentation TO establish ancient maxims in
iheologg-mere seclarian roiions useless
distractions; which employed the ingeu-'
lui,y Of early reformers, but which. have
become Of lilllesconsequence 10 practical
religion. la5 q f.tttsl
I The Scriptures were revealed from Hea-
ven for mans good, and in their beautiful
simplicity, as we had right 10 expect.
from their divine origin, are adapted TO
man as fallen being indeed; but not as 10
angels who are placed ia dilfernt sphere
The great Author of ,ur holy Religion
knew we'll 10 whom he was missoned-
man as he is Oh fills earth; social, intellec-a
tual man--who was TO provide bis bread
by the sweat Off brow; who had to pass
through the stages Of life,from infancy 10
old age, and required some relaxation as
he passed 10 full maturity, and downwards
to the grave. The Bible has not lost
sight ofIliese things, although modern
clergyman 10 some extent, appear 10 have.
tits strange that the young avoid enter
ing inlo the church communications
where il is often taught lhatthc christian
must give up altogether the world :
its innocent recrea,ions-,its social m
.sercourse--and a, the same iaao
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puch was the history OF Ofran Byrd.--
w etate only facts, and we desire 10 be
lllndsistood az expressing no opinion
'ipsA The inference which may be drawn
|ffom them
Aoout one year from the death Of
Byrd, Rouge, was an actor in tragedy
of feAflul interest and agonizing chatac-
ltcf. A young man who was universally
|rcspecled and beloved, believing that
Byrd had dishonored his name aud fami-
1 " in an affair of the most delicate na!tre.
attacked him in bis office, discharged a
bruce of pistols al hfrr, s2d then rushing
inio an. inner room was meNby DR. Byrd
who stabbed him fatally in sSgeral places.
l.Thisocmrrence diAnsed universal sor-
Iprow through a whole community, aud 10.
volyed . most Interesting family in grief,
from which several members thereof
found relief only inthe grave. DR.. Byrd
left Baton Rouge Immediately after the
occdtience, and has rot been in this
|StotoSRce. ~
WestateEihese facts because they en-.
body S,wholesome lesson 10 our young
men, ID. few ofwhom are becoming too
|proneto encourage affrays in public re-
sorts, the carrying OF dangerous weapons
and their leo frequent use. We sympa-
thise most sincerely with the distressed
familylof those unfortunate young men,
and hope thai kind providence viii soften
10 themlhis dreadful blow. !,
The lssl ofihe brothers, small deli
cate, ypuMful lookinglperson was killed,
in the Vyrandahs on Sunday afternoon,
the particulars Of which will be found
under an4ther head. When ibis young
mans braiher was killed, he was greatly
affected. by the occurrence, and we hoped
it would % lesson TO him, which would
forever prevent his indulgence in pfacli-
ces leading, as they invetsbIy do, in this
city, 10 The. samestragical result.
ENGLAND IN AMERICA -AINTEREsTIGN
DocUMENfs. There are in possession Of
a private gentleman Of Washington some
twenty volumes Of manuscripts, pur-
chased a, an auction sale Of old family
relics, which contain comprehensive
history of Eaglish proceedings with re-
ference % Spanish America, including
portions Of both the Northern and South
ern halves Of the Continent and the
Spanish West indies. Most instructive,
curious aud rich aEe.the Developments
81 political s6orality in private insIruc.
lions TO lh6 Commandanis and Admirals
having charge Of sihe English forces sta
missile of,he water ostensi-
,ly TO guard the Colonies, but in reality
d look outfor The growth of The British
lominions as occasion might offer.
In l739 proposition was made TO w
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ENGLISH WOMTNIN THE CoUN-

II VI y ~
In late number Of the Horticnllurist
IS letter, written by Dowing, the Ameri-
can landscape gardener, who is visiting q
country house ofa distinguished family
IN England. We make the following ex-
tract. 81 tet
There are oibet gucstsin the house.
Sir Charles M-----, Lady. P---------,
some Irish ladiesswthout dtjes (but SO
rich in natural gifts as to make one feel
the poverty Of mere rank,) and charm
ing family Of grown up daughters.
would be difficult, perhaps, 10 have bet
Ter opportunity tojudge ofihe life Of the
EDUCATED middle class of this country.
than in snch homes as this. And what
impressions do such examples make upon
my mind, you will ask! | will tell you,
lilot without remembering bow many
falr young readers you have at home. y
The young English. woman is less con-
spcuously accomplished than our young
woman Of the same position inAmerica.
There Us, perhaps, a little less of that
which capiivaies a, frsi siob,@,b,ns s,s viii
us, buta better and more sal;a A.. ,;aa.
moro disciplined minds a'd sSona al
more common sense. In The wbols a.,
Of conversation incluSi1o an tho ;mno,,
an, topics Of The day With 90 ro,,op Po ar
politics as makes woman reslIe : no.s =
painon for an intellioen, man I, Il. I'm
ous thoughts n i5isio,v .nd a.s..;a., s .s'
Of the do,ies Of sof;sl I'"U "nd
doneslickfe, the Enplisb woman have
imagine, few superiors.
But what-perbaps would .,,;Lo
our young men most, II Enol;ah sno;., ~ =,
would be the ,botopgb c,i,;y.,;Ss oo ~
refineirs.,. .hat exists bere slans .'';,, oap
the absence "f AL tdlsss daHsasJ - y hs Z
nj EnulIeh Uaman (ouos, sla
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VOL. xr.No. %.
4 Now ana neautiful Poem bv Ja.. Naok.

a fsvW oAA~ &'SdutluA 3 oem Dy v ds. NaCkk'
The following Isl poem Of singuiur beau
~. The very flow of the rhythm answ ,rs
Millions description Of music. The "L:ttle
Fricnd,n whoever she may be, is to be enyied
her privilege Of being ministerng angel to
one Of the best Of hearts and mos. gifted of
minds, and she will not lose her reward for,
3 as Miss Landon remarks, IA poets love is
immortalty;" and poem like this is OF itself
sufficient to insure il to the, subject that ins
epired it:-- N 6 1F @' ge
WHY DO ILovE HER so,
A weary lie is mine, at best-.. ias1 Y
Few pleasures mine that others share
And off, by lonely thoughts oppreet, e,s
II seems that might well despair;
! But when my 'sLittle Friend'' | see, I Hl
I A pleasant thing is life to me. 4 W Hlt
70 know that she is at my site, J, y
To hold her little handip mine,
Towatch her eyes that fondly shine,
Her 'cherub face, that brigbtens up a
With loves intelligence divine x
With this my soul is satisfied, Rs o..
And drains pure, refreshing cup ~
of calm and quiel happiness:
In sweet content then repose
From sorrow'e pangs and PASSIONS throes.
Without wish, save not TO stir
From one whose very look can bless! 8
Some wonder what find in her
My heart so strangely TO Impress
A clever child, they must confess,
Ru, nothing more. for all they see, H
Then other children Of hei age, A
Who scarce one thought OF mine engage.
Whence cometh, then, the witchery
That sways me in her sweet controlt
! They know her not-r and none of earth,
. Save ], may ever know her worth; At
For we have spoken soul to soul, M
And met in spirit face TO face, y
When all her minds immortal grace,
Love, truth and goodness, shone revealed
In beauty from the world concealed.
Twas. in an hour Of bitter pain,
When the long agony Of years s m
Was crowded in a moments space
When friends seemed false, and love as vain
And the wiung heart and burning brain
Could only find relief in tears
For despaired of earthly good =
She camc--I scarce knew whence or how
4 A light and glory round her brow!
}Sublitnely beautiful she stood;
For:all Of earth bad left her face,
And all Of heaven there might trace y.
Tier look sustained my heart, and chesred,
Her words ~ wounded spirit healed;
The s,n,d, ,ne morNsl, disappeared,s
~, AND GODS own a1gel.sto revealed -,
\ hen did we soul With soul combine
%, am hers, apd she is mine
Eoreyes hers! forever mine!
Korth in the world see her 90. sN
A common child to common eyes
10 mine star Of Paradise,
Uneafthly, benutifnl, dvne!
No wondertha: | love hers JAs. MACK.