Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-04-28

lover; will return to my country-T
will restore my honors to him who be-
slowed them and then I may hope to
MERIT
My utter contempt!' !'-cried Ade.
laide, vehemently What resign your
countrT-forfeit the names of your faith
ers-desert your inheritance OF duties
No, Count Pfeifenhammer IF a love of
freedom led you to become citizen of
our happy land. none would SO gladly
welcome you as Adelaide Walsingham
but never would 1 receive the sacrifice
as tribute to transitory passion
A transitory passion, Adelaide 2
Could expect stability of feeling in
him who can so easily abandon his ma.
tive land, and forget the claims of his
country !? You have taught me bitter
lesson, Count. No American would have
! -s---' u soets- weakness Of character as I
nave witnessed in him whom I fondlv
VveeEeo Wne,s - 20 De Ill that his lips professed.
k,O..;o wouio wP had never met. added she
'Adelaise, o sara sard the Count, you love
me-thosf precious tears assure me that
you love ne. Be mine, sweet one -
your fathr will not be inexorable-he
adores yea
And therefore, said she, you would
have me make him wretched for life
Because le looks upon me with idolatry,
you woul, have me desecrate the image
he has wqshipped. Count Pfeifenham-
mer, we must part You do not under
stand my lature-I have been deceived
in you'll!
You hive! you have been deceived,
my own sweet cousin ! cried the Count,
as he covered her hand with passionate
kisses. Y ou have rejected Count PfeIf-
enhammer-will you also refuse the
hand of your madcap cousin, Charles
Winstanley, whose little wife you were
seventeen years ago"
Adelaide started from her seat in wild
surprise. What means al! this Charles
Winstanley the Count!' The sudden
revulsion of feeling overpowered her
and Cousin Horace entered the room
|, Just in time to see her sink fainting ir
Charles Winstanlex's arms.
Now the anger Of the lady, when sht
recovered and learned the trick which
! had been practiced upon her-the mer
: riment OF cousin Horace-ihe satisfac
. ton Of the father, and the final recon
ciliation Of all diferences-may they nc
! be far better imagined than described
: A few weeks after, splendid part
was again assembled in Mr.. Walsine
S1 Il A Il aIoHI IaV
no longer the life of the party. Attire
!. in bridal array, and decked with the ric
i Jewels which once sparkled on the pei
: son Of the false Count, she sat in blush
n ing beauty beside her cousin Charlie
o who, now that he had shaven off h
~ moustache and reduced his whisker
>. looked like what he really was, tru
.. AmericaR.
. But why, Charles, did you WOO n
n in such outlandish guise? ? whispered ST
,e smiling.
Because, sweet, you vowed to mar
r. none but an outlandish wooer. Pla
- Charles Winstanley would never ha'
81 been allowed the opportunity Of winniI
" the heart which Count Pfeifenhamm
d SO closely beseiged.'
as 'Ay, ay, Charles said the hapl
er father, if American women would on
he value man for the weight of his brai
or rather shan the lightness of his hee
-. and the strength of his principles rath
m than the elegance of his manners, '
ch should have less Of foreign foppery a
Ia. more of homely virtue in our country.
ut THE GLASS RAILROAD.
:: THERE WAS MoRALIN THAT DREAM
~ n 4 Dream Of the MILFORD BAR
,er during one Of has fits Of Mania Pot
his 1T seems to me- said the bard,
ell though | had been suddenly arou:
de- from my slumbers. I looked arou
ek and found myself in the centre of s
,p- and happy crowd The first sensatio
ps. experienced was that Of being borne
er, long with a peculiar, gentle motion
it looked around and found that was
rth one of long train Of cars, that were
af- ding over a railway. | could see
ess train far ahead: it was turning benz
on the railway and seemed to be many m
the in length. 1t was composed of cars
Bit Each car opened at the top, was fl
an with men and women-all happy,
she laughing, talking or singing. The Pc
ion liar gentle motion of the car intere:
for me. looked over the side, and to
itch astonishment found the railroad and
were made of glass. The track,
vour body of the cars, and the wheels were
;le,' glass. The glass wheels moved {
but the glass rails. without the least nois
will oscillation. The soft gliding motion
duced feeling Of exquisite happines
I was SO happy! 1t seemed to me
me, everything was at rest with mel
full of peace. While | was wonde
Used over the circumstances, new sighI
tracted my gaze. All along the |
mo- on either side, within foot of the t
" were lines of cofins, on either side Q
n as road, and every one containing a CO