The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-20

an additional curve, shaping the land into two
round points to the West and one-the largest
and loveliest-to the East. The east point had
been taken up by Clement Sutherland the ED
est of the brothers, and the west points by the
two others Thus Clement Sutherlands plant
alton lay embosomed between those Of his
brethren. On the upper side lay that of Mark,
the second brother and on the lower, that Of
Paul the third and bachelor brother
Very early in life, and some years previous to
their emigration, Mark Sutherland had been
united in marriage to lady Of St Mary's-
one of the noblest Of Maryland's noble daugh-
tiers. From her, their only son, Mark Suther-
land the younger inherited strong mind,
warm heart, and high spirit; from his father,
he took the stalwart form, athletic strength,
and dark and sometimes terrible beauty, that
marked the race Of Sutherland
Clement Sutherland had remained unmar-
ried until long after his settlement upon the
Pearl. But one autumn while on visit to
New Orleans to negotiate the sale of his cotton
no CHANGED to meet beautiful West Indian
girl, whom he afterwards wooed and won for
his bride. Whether tho sweet Havanienne, or
the large fortune Of which she was the sole
heircsS, was the object Of his worship was q
inooted point by those who knew him best II
is probable he adored both Certainly no
slightest wish or within of the lovely Creole re-
NAMED unsatsfed. II was she who gave the
charming scene Of his home tho appropriate
name OF Cashmere She it was who persuaded
him to pause in his incessant exclusive think
ing, talking and acting, about cotton growing.
aud his mad pursuit of gain, to build and adorn
an elegant villa upon the site Of the temporary
framed house to which he had brought tho
I baau nj taat
presided over the architecture and embelish-
ment of the mansion, and the laying out and
ornamenting Of the grounds But here the
evanescent energy Of the ndolent West Indian
died out She was, at best, but lovely and
fragile spring flower that faded and fell ere
! the summer Of her life had come She left n
child of perfect beauty--a little girl-who in
herited her mothers graceful harmony of form
and complexion, and her fathers strength and
| vgor of constitution.
| Immediately after the death of her mother
the orphaned infant had been taken home by
her aunt, Mrs Mark Sutherland, to share the
maternal cares bestowed upon her only son.
The lady gave herself up to the rearing and
education of these children And not the noble
mother Of the Gracchi was prouder of her
Jewels" than Mrs. Sutherland of hers Thus
the infancy and childhood of Mark and Kinda
were passed togcther-the same mothers
heart the same nursery, the same school
room, nay, the same book, with their heads
together, and their black and golden locks
mingled, were shared by the children. And
no Guinea mice or turtle doves were ever fonder
of each other than our boy and girl
1t was a woful day when they were first
separated-Mark to enter college, and linda
! to be placed at fashionable boarding. -school
Tears fell on both sides, like spring showers
Young Mark, when laughed at for his sirsh
{ tears, angrily rejoined that it was no shame
: to weep; that the renowned hero, Achilles,
; had wept when they took Briseis away from
him, also when his friend Patroclus was slain
} Paul Sutherland, the third brother, had re-
; NAMED up to the present time unmarried, with
the determination to continue 80 until the end
r of his life He bestowed his affections with
, paternal pride and devotion upon his niece and
nephew, resolving TO make them his joint
heirs, and with his own large property swell
. the enormous bulk of theirs Just two years
D previous to the opening of our story the Pearl
: river trio had been broken by the death Of
D Marx Sutherland the elder Young Suther-
! land had FASTENED home 10 console his wild
d owed mother, but not long did the widow per-
NIT him to remain. The lady cent him back
i at the commencement of the next following
8 term.
0 But it il time 10 describe more particularly
: Cashmere, the charming seat of Clement Suth-
, erand, and the principal sceno of our drama
The estate itself was very extensive one
comprising several thousand acres of the rich
est land in the vale That part of the psnta-
ton on which the villa had been erected lay in
a bend of the Pearl river, surrounded on three
sides-north east and south--by it's pellucid
waters. The whole Of this area is occupied
by tho mansion and ornamental grounds
The villa itself is very elegant edfce of
white freestone, fronting the river The build
ing is long and broad, in proportion to its
J heght-this being the necessary plan Of all
Southern mansions, to save them from the Of
fects of the terrible tornadoes that sweep over
the country, and to which higher elevation
would expose them But the mansion is re
lieved from all appearance Of heaviness by
light and elegant Ionic colonnade sustaining
an open verandah running around three sides
of the building On the fourth side looking
TO the south, the aspect is diversified by a
large bay window projecting from the lower
story. and an elegant Venetian balcony from
the upper one. The villa il also shaded on
three sides-north, west, and south--by grove
Of the most beautiful and fragrant Of the South
ern trees-the splendid tulip poplar, lifting to
the skies its slender shaft, crested with ele-
gantly shaped leaves of the most brilliant and
intense verdure and crowned with it's bell
shaped flowers Of the most vivid and gorgeous
fame color the beautiful cotton. wood tree,
softly powdered over with it's formless snowy
blossoms the queenly magnolia grandifora,
with its glttsring green foliage and dazzling
white flowers and rich oppressive aroma the
pretty red-bud with it's umbrella shaped top,
its crumpled, heart shaped leaves, and scarlet
tufts the bois-d'arc, in full bloom, the most
splendid and magnificent of ornamental trees,
uniting the rarest qualities Of the orange tree
and the catalpa the chnenne, with its vivid
green foliage and brilliant purple flowers, drop
ping delicious but heavy narcotic odors, weigh.
ing down the nerves and brain into luxurious
repose and Supplying the very birds that shell
ter in its aromatic shades, so that they may DO
taken captive with the bare hand; the impe-
rial catalpa, sovereign Of the grove by virtue
Of the grandeur and elegance Of it's form, the
grace and beauty Of its. foliage, and the am
brosial perfume OF its flowers, filing all the
air around with It's delightful fragrance; and
many, many others, 80 various, beautiful, and
aromatic, that one IN lost and entranced amid
the luxuriating wealth of the grove Birds Of
the most splendid pumage and the most ex-
quisite melody--the golddncb, the oriole, the
redbird the paroquet, the nightingale-swal-
low, and nnumcrable others, shelter here, and
their songs gil the air with music. No artif-
cial walk disfgures the grove. The green and
yelvety turf affords the softest, coolest footing
Rustic seats of twisted bow-wood sat under the
trees; here and there fountains Of crystal
water leap, sparkle, and fall, ever playing sil-
very Accomplishments to the song Of birds,
statues Of Diana Pan, and the %ood-nymphs,
peopled the grove. Its shades are the delight
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