The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-22

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low cadence, as, like an under-current Of
sound, it steals on my ear Should like to
hear her talk, in an alcove Of flowers, at tvi-
light, orduring an hours promenade upon 4
terrace, amid the soft breathings of sum
mer night Never shall, I dare say.
! see two very beautiful ladies' how.
ever, is school girl. must draw nearer,
and define. The elder of the two, is, as she
should be, the taller. Her face singular
her forehead, quite commanding eyebrows,
dark, heavy and joined eyes blue, and small,
and upon the third finger Of her left hand,
Is q riag-tho only one, worn by her to-
night. sheis Mcqueen of the festival. 9th
ers are beautiful: sheis queenly.
The younger, though not 50 tall as the 9TH
er, isnot low. She is fairy-like in her move
ments-has a face, that speaks through eve
Try lineamont- eye dark, yet gentle, and
smile of inefable fascination She is try
ing to sell bunch of flowers to hopeful
sprig of gallantry, & the loutish verdant, OBJ
stinately and absolutely refuses Truth is,
that more than Hal Hanllins could do, were
one of those eyebrows of hers to take an ex-
ploring expedition into the dead sea of his
heart Well all I have to say is, that if I
I
was marrying man, and if she were not at
school, and if-and if-andif: Pshaw these
Iobtrusive ifs, have ruined several hundred
fortunes for me already! To be sincere, that
face of hers, has harmonious blending of
every kind of beauty, and whoever is so for
tunate as to have her ministrations, along the
path of life, predict for him, more than an
ordinary share of happiness. Wonder whose
likeness that is, she bears about with her, in
that large Cameo Pin resting against throat
that certainly must be-yes is, for | have
heard her sing-melodious Must see. Al
its an elderly gentleman-someuncle guess
1t is not her father at all events, and cannot
be her-but poh she is only schoolgirl
and of course, does not think about sucl
things.
The crowd thickens-tho clamor becomes
stentorian-fans are in demand, and toes il
danger
! see the lips of very dear female frient
"a married lady, known in earlier days
move. She beckons tome. Igot to her, AM
putting my ear close to her face, she fairl,
screams,
Il am almost suffocated Mr.. Hankins.-
t Do pray get me out of this jam.
She takes my arm, and we try every poin
of the compass, for ogross, but vain. O.
that was a Goliah, for the next five mir
utes, more or lessw Am not though. Jus
: before me is nice little fellow, with hal
soft and shiney- perpendicular linen aroun
his throat-coat all glossy; and every Indie;
: ton of cousin-germanship to the dandi;
!. cal. l feel confident that he wears clos
:, boot-that he is troubled with certain ped
IS yegetiyes of animal growth.
: A thought strikes me. lam naturally "
it ry humano-abominato cruelty; yotmy lad
E, friend is ready to faint. 1 have elbowed u
ie til ribs must be sore. 1 have damaged
t, number of skirts, and have broken a ne
pair of straps, shouting clear the way the
-letus pass" &c, and yet no one hears.
o is dreadful alternative, but it is the on
one Quietly projecting my boot heel fc
= ward, until am satisfied, that it hovers ju
over the toes of the dapper gentleman wi
the slick hair and standing collar, I mana
to drop the right foot of my power" on t
l young gentleman's animal vegetives, dra
It ing it off with something like grinding N
ne ton.
m Reader did you ever see a man grin? D
ed you ever look at a real pop.eyed individui
or Well say, have you ever witnessed any r
jumping?
ry need say no more, than that the way "
a clear-we got out; and it was deemed adv
m able, for me to retire into private life, viii
Up did, to the tune of some of the tallest wa
ng ing homeward, that you can imagine, VI
IN an accompaniment of frequent back-loo
The corned little gentleman dreamed Of
int Inquisition that night certain 1t was {
,ut full.
icy Columbus, Mss, 1851.
10 The whole number of pupils now receiy
- the benefits of instruction and maintenan
in Girard College, is 305, of whom 246 "
s.a born in P Philadelphia, 59in other parts of
Mt. State
he The number Of ministers of all denomi
log tons in the United States is estimated a
ae- bout 10000, or.one to about every SOC
raj the population,
my The increase taxation in the city Of \
yet- York, compared with the increase OF pop
I > ton, from the year 1900 to 1850, g as te
- to nine.
tc., The income Of the English Wesle
isl Methodist Missionary Society for 1891 !. Is
4f hundred and four thousand SIX hundred
sixty one pounds sterling.
eed It's proposed BY the citizen Of Montg
cry, az to supply that city with pure "
lby boring one o. more Artesian wells
you Capitol Hill.