Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

One OF the exquisite paragraphs have lately met
with has uen under in the N. York Times, of
late date. Apostle and beautiful, il will reach many n
heart this uu,umnal season:
THE FALLING LEAF-lt has been fancy, born of
our duy-dreams every leaf that falls human soul
asosnus for leaf that unlos spirit gdes from the
dim past into the active pre5en-and thckly as fall the
dscaying leaves, do forms OF human mould drop into the
soil.
We watch yellow leaf it struggles with its down
ward tendency essaying vain to hang in mid air. shrink
ing from the cold resting place. and bu yed up with
mentary hope, stray breeze watts it again. only 10
descend rapidly. 1t wall shriek il set
ties and the deested soil As 1t lies
aad dead upon the chill! earth, the Split whispers. Ano
he has gone the me!-Natue drops leaf for every
who (als the nun drops bead for every sin she
thinks.
As we stand beside the spent leaf so weeping
around the made grave. All! as they embalm their
dead 10 tenra and nndying memories, 80 will we emoam
thee thoa typityer Of human !ralty Thus between the
leaves Of the book Vi books the scky leaf is laid
mento mort As gaz, the skeleton form, follow the
decay the lar whom it tell and turn houghtullY
away up the myriad Of leaves and ask, (which
shall tall tor mei'
The election from the several States remind OF
an enecdote vf the Ike of Wellington related by
gentleman OF ,tin hshos, responsibility II 10 well known
that the Duke very speaking about his
vices al Walchpo-a lcsig wnich had grown upon him
from the fact that he much bored with the subject
by Distinguished visitors who called him. On
casion, of Of scnpubc character distinguished
foreigner placed Al the ;aole next the Duke. He
kept continually speaking 10 hm of Waterloo very comp
meuary all the while. The company. who Of
hie dislike the subject that Duse uneasy,
and that d!s!ked the line Il rk taken by his ubsequ
Gus friend To NIL the Distinguished stranger, upon
the removal Of r CLOTH TO propose the health of the
Duke n doing which he reviewed his public services und
particularly eloquent abou, Waterloo the details of
which battle he dwe upon al considerable length When
Ing him respond a, length he arose and said: Gen,Ie
men, Waterloo WAS great sGasla id great smash =
and sat down HIS euc"i,; quite astonished at the
emphasis and hsevity.- Boston Atlas, (sohy)
AN INTERESTING EXtLE.-7ae Gazette des Tri
hvun rI,acn ruttc
neral met railway carriage last handsome
young man. whose o,leress attracted her attention. In
hs ccu:s. Of conversation inform her that he
italian prince aud thai H. obliged hy his country
:ot having, aid tecamp Gatihal!i taken active
part In the csolu movements in Italy This caused
The English lady 10 , great interest in him, and she In
"tted MIN 10 Wis., hcr residence nj Enghion They
became Estimate, and The prince took up his residence
al that watering c orde. enjoy the Iadys society
lie more han had her purse, owing TO the
n"n-arrve as he said nf rcranccs from Italy, On Sa
iurday last he said m lie had business in Paris and h
had sent his own watch 10 be mendrd he borrowed that Of
helidy. Shortly after l departure she missed valuable
ring SCI with trn:- ana convinced that he alone
could have taken she received await his
question m asont j. but as he did not return In the even
ne the day 81" examined her jewel box, and found
10 her p.Inn SURPRISE that Jewels worth between OOO
and 70 OOOf and pocket book containing considerable
ou had occn 'uken away She laid complaint befne the
police, and acti"c searches were made after the Yes
ierday to her Sr's sac received IN letter bearing the
postmark Of Brussels ruwnbroke duplicates for the Jew
els which had been pledged The police have asccr,aned
that The thief is prince all but who some
lime ago condemned py Justice"
ARREST AND RECOVERY OF STOLEN PRO
Purifying meniinnrd, lew days ago, that the ewery
Of Mr. George Hes,on, of pn,tsvile Pa had been
robbed Of SO 600 worth If watches and Iewelry 1t appears
that man IL lis employ named "A. i. Brown immediately
sitter Disappeared leaving wife in posvIe During last
letter. directed the wife, fell into The unds of u
sy OF the aam" who handed the episs 10 the police
OF Posve. From This letter leaked out that two trunks
OF clothing 10 DE- sent BY Brown TO Baltimore by
Adams Co.'S Express. The trunks to be subjected
TO her order Officer Russell Of Philadelphia, who had gone
10 Pottsve 10 assist in errtiing The thief Immediately
started for Baltimore where he waitedo The wife
On Saturday afternoon she made application for The trunks,
when she arrested aud the whole of the stolen property
recovered Browa who vas arrested al Richmond Pa. on
Thursday threw ut the stolen property the
appearance Of police reward OF $500 had been Of
"r-d for his AID the recovery Of the property