Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-11

latter from Ciueianatti

Letter from Cineianatl.
Prentice, OF the Louisville Journal seems TO
be an especial favorte of fair women of intellect
HIS paper is the receptacle of more beautiful 20
etry and more delightful prose than any other pa
per in the land. Here is p,easaa, letter from a
Cincinnati correspondent who s'gns herself "Bell
Smith -
CtScISNaTi, Nov. 6, 1851.
DEAR FRIEND One move and two fires--a
rule Of domestic arithmetic have lately realized
We have moved, and my brother has had the fires.
| am in the city, one of the crowded many. aud
he has lost his country residence BY fire and had
his house in town dreadfully smoked. Two per-
melons ash barrels did the deeds. 4 house burn
Ing after night in the couatry must be n fearful
thing. II is dreadful anywhere, but in town
snch multitude is ready to shout, run, ring bells
throw your furniture into the street and drown
everything, you feel the sympathy; but to be at
at the dead hour of a ght as sister L. was awake
ed by the sutiocasing smoke. find the house on
tire, have TO carry out the children and valuahes,
while distracted sarvansruh to and fro, is very
trying Women are heroaes, when called upon.
Brother was in Cincnnati, and his quiet bean
tifn wife, al n seconds notice. received in the
wild alarm of frightened men. took the command
with energy and self possession that would do
credit to the leader of the ''livelv Twos" Af-
ter the flames had roared TO an end destroying a
valuable library aud several beautiful pictures
and souhed her chi ldrer into sleep. Just as the
cold gray of morning began to steal over the for
est trees and look at the smoking ruins.
The house was somewhat remarkable for lis
antiquity Grandfather p. after fighting up
from the ranks to the post of Colonel in the revo-
lutionary army, during which time he was in
every battle under Washington. came down the
Ohio before Cincinnati had an existence, and
pitched his tent IN Kentucky on the river. oppo-
site Iawrencehurg. The stone house he erected
would have successfully resisted all the Indians
west of the Alieghanies The heavy walls made
it look like fortress. Above this waved the
venerable soldiers vine and ic-tree and for many
days after he lived stern Presbyterian in peace
and happiness | have portrait of him aud the
hooked nose. keen eyes, havy bashy eyebrows,
and massive chin gave ns an idea OF the race
which made the Eugenotss have heard many
anecdotes and "reminiscences connected with the
stern veteran which will write You some dav
for they quite too long for the four pages
which go to make M letter. | have been
greatly amused with the stories told OF his conf
dental servant Old Shac. THIS antiqnated old
darkey VINO had slept upon many battlefield,
in the darker periods of our struggle for naepen-
dence, recognised only two persons rs dstin-
gashahle from the great mass, and tnese two
were Gen. Washington ami his master. His
respect for the last only eaualed by his love and
the pompeus way in " Itch he would follow the
I erect otu aIiCeI AoEuSFel On tue
Watching him at meal times, following him to
meeting. attending the various duties that long
| service made familiar, Old Saac never forgot
himself the respect due his master but once
Saac did o'e7step the boundary line Of obedience.
In one of the dis sastfo S ghts with the Indians
| | forgot which, the old u6lonel and Snac had to
| reteat, with hundreds OF sayages yelling in their
! rear. Both We're well moanted and made their
fleet seeds tlv almo stathrough the deep forest
Shae was horribly fsishtened; he had often met
| the British w thout anchFa-, but the dreadful
! Wells Of the red met waS new feature to the
! poor fellow, ard his eyes Fairly startled from hi.
! head. while The close csrls almost straightcnft
/ out like q,siils upon the fretful porcapine. le
! in spite of ths fear saac would keep at respect
| fu distance behind his master. In vain tht
! Colonel wol}d look round and order him to rids
/ up. SAac knew his PLACE too well. The CoIone
drew ZIP at last in their ngA before what seemed
/ an lmpasSabte swau1.
well. saac.s Ne sid. calmly turning TO III,
! alarmed servant. what is 10 be done here?''
The negro twisted uneasilp in h,s saddle, whet
! just al that second a dismal warwhoop cam'
/ borne dowa upon the wind. and forgetting hm
self he plunged into the swamp, shouting as h
/ did so
/ s.Lor bress you, massa, dis no place 10 conrer
| sate.n
| never saw either The grass waves creel
over the narrow homes " here monller the form
! Of hoih-gone, many, long years acc.
! | began telling you that we had been moTln-
anu the excitement attending that most eyen'ta
! time in vouug married life. Of going 70 house
keeping has made me almost well again. w
hear mnch and long dvvelt upoa, of the romance
| and poetry of love making before marriage, bu
contend the true beauty is 10 be found wheI
/ the pair set oat in search of house, or wande
through warerooms selecting furniture. Walk
by mooalight acns babbling streams and flower.
~, - tj,A. t., pha .aStl
place after the turtles have left the Ellen o
of courtsaip. aud are wandering through the re
ahtities OF life. What Il new delight falls Ink
morning on the two, when looking for their hom
so humble at first-where they are TO nestle il
happiness away from the great world. A secre
association of 1--WE. Then The purchase OF CON
forts and laxuries. | assert that the real house
keepers own book has yet TO be written. Trae
Miss Leslie and others have given us very usefa
works telling how stains from marble heart
NAV be removed. Sc, hut the Volume showing
how the hearthstonc may be made into IN altar t
domestic happiness has vet to be proclaimed.
Let The young housekeepers marry for lov
and be very poor. Never fear there will he
great accnm l.ation OF pans. In this free Ian
money is the last constitution anu the worst.
the yoann housekeepars have money they Wi
leave the Furnishing To the merchants, and b
aresdfullv cheated. The house will 'ome, tn
furniture win come without their great beauty
their charm. Chairs. tables, carpets, and cur
tajns in stores, however fine, are small matters
novise distnguishabe from other merchandise
but when from daily labor the little sums are lai
uu. and Que by one the articles p1rchased-H
suit some pleasant nook--ar some near fact-a
an arm ehaic for an aged parent or gayer cur
tains for little colch. what volnme each on
becomes.
Jenny Lind has been With us, and without III
Barnum atmosphere met with true success
Much discomfort was manifested by our citizen
towards Jenay's agents. on account OF the price
charged Tor tickets aud because she did not SIP
in the new concert room. Hundreds, yes, thcn
sands of poor thirsted 10 hear the voice of on
who sang like an angel and gave like saint
But, Mammon and Jenny have agents OF the sam
character The new concert room is ccrta'nl
not what it should be. but it is an app oac
/. many steps in advance Of the "'d rooms. crowde
hv petty gain stories high. Agents for muSlc'
wonders about visiting onr city must keep ciea
OF little squabbling icalonsies, If they seek sue
cess.
posr OFFICE OPERArtoNs,-The foilowln
new Post offices have been established in Iowa
Pleasant Hill, Van Baren county. John Par
denm. p. NJ.
r Gray's Creek, Monroe county. &C. Chnrcl