The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-24

nonsense, pettiness and pretension. lie could
by no means admit that greater was smaller
or the rights of the American and French
nations inferior to those of their princes. He
envied no man his good qualities; felt under
no necessity of considering his dignity with
young or old; thought humanity at large SUI
perior to any particular forms of it; and be-
coming its representative in circles which
would have conceded such a privilege to none
but man Of birth, enabled them to feel how
charming it was.
The spoilt child prevailed so long in the
life of Fox, and to all appearance so IRENE
diably, that accounts of him at different pc
RODS seem hardly recording the same man.
"To give instances, in as few words as pos
possible. We have seen the smashing Of a
watch.
"When youth, he was great admirer
of peerages and ribbons; and on his return
from his first visit to the continent he appear
ed in red-heeled shoes, and feather in his
hat-the greatest fopperies Of the day.
Ellis father paid hundred and forty thou
sand pounds for his gaming debts.
" He took to the other extreme in dress,
and became as slovenly as he had been fop-
pish.
"Whenever he was in office he never
touched card and when his political
friends, out of a sense of what was due to
his public services, finally paid his debts,
and made him easy for life, he left off play
entirely.
He dressed decently and simply, and set
tied down into the domestic husband the
reader Of books, and the lover of country re-
tirement, from which he could not bear to be
absent for day.
"In Holland House, Fox passed his boy
hood and part Of his youth. lie is not much
associated with it otherwise except as name
lie and a friend one day, without penny in
their pockets walked thither from Oxford, a
distance Of fifty-six miles, for the purpose, we
suppose, Of getting a supply. They resolved
to do it without stopping on the road but
the day was hot; an alehouse became ire
sistible; and on arriving at their journey.
end, Charles thus addressed his flther WHO
was drinking his coffee: You must send
half guinea, or a guinea, without loss o
time, to the alehouse keeper at Nettlebed, tc
redeem the gold watch you gave me some
years ago, and which / have left there il
pawn for pot Of porter"
"A little before he died, at fifty-eight year.
Of age, of dropsy, he drove several times
with his wife to Holland House, and looket
about the grounds with melancholy tender
ness. - Washington Globe.
"ASD SHE WAS a WDow."-A pale an.
pensive lady has just passed-she is clad il
the weeds of profoundest woe;" doubles
she is a widow. A moment to imagine he
history. He whom she mourns had wooet
her in girlhood. There IS fragrant nool,
where river gurgIes, which she never re
members save with tears, wherein loves bles
sed drama was performed by their fervi'
lips. They acre aced at last. Months, per
haps years departed, and then the shados
fell. lie blessed her amid the marches Q
the night and and in the morning went on
with the stars. The earth is laded with sucl
histories She was blithe and merry once
She loved the customs of society, and adher
ed with sort Of piety to the maxims Of fash
ion. Gay and happy as the world in whiel
she dwelt. But It's a mouunful thing to cal
ry dead heart IN living bosom. 1t is
bitter thing for lip used to dainties to fee
on ashes. 1t is a fearful thing for the living
to know that their only treasure is hid in til
grave beautiful ife-life linked to repulsiv
corruption Her desires are written upo
her face. It's expression translate her nut
tered yearnings. She longs to join in tn
distant and better country him who has gon
before. The welcome hour is nearer tha
she thinks. They shall soon. lay her besid
her buried idol. How lovely viii be ths
dying smile, when the prayerful lips shall :
; the touch Of deaths cold finger. God grar
that the dropping lily Of earth may become
fadeless amaranth in Heaven.
PoErRr N CAIIroRN1A.- a corresponde1
Of the Nevada Democrat sends patriotic pe
. etical production to that popular paper,
, which the following is a stanzas
Keep your eyes ever fixed on the American Eagl
Whom we as the proud bird Of our destiny hal