New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-02

should leave strands
with Nations benediction from Nations mighty
hands
Miss Milford
We left the rail, and took an omen carriage Al
| Reading, quaint old place. containing sone Z
venerable abbey ruins. ass Three Mile Cross
the immortal Sc Our Village Of the sketches.
q some miies from this town, but the poetess
does not reside there, having removed to a sim-
pie little cottage at Swallowfeld, a mile or two
away. Wedrove through Sc Our Village how
ever, and passed her old home; and ssarv 6aIds
and lane, and house, and shop, was familiar Ii
my eye. The birds in the trees seemed singing
her name over and over, and the wild roses in
the hedges were breathing Of her gazed
down her favorite walks, half cheating myself
with the hope that should see her strslling
under the green shadows with her lovely little
| friend Lucy, and her beautiful greyhound May
Hover. ! looked longingly over towards Aber-
leigh, and sighed, that she who had made those
| losely ruraf scenes the haunts of charmed
iancy' and places Of quiet delight. and refresh
ment. for thousands, could herself roam over
them and rejoice in them no more
1 knew when we were near Miss Mitford's
nome, by our encountering group of her pic
/ turesque proteges, the gipsies, who were lonng
ing on the turf at the entrance of lane. sun-
nlng themseiyes--a careless, lazy looking set of
yagabonds, who scarcely deigned to turn their
faces towards us as we passed; though one
dusky damsel fired up at us with her cleaning
eyes, from the ambush of her black, struggling
| locks.
We were panied to find Miss Milford, who has
| been in feeble state of health for some years
past, suffering from an attack of illness more
than usually severe Yet she did not look i'll;
her fine expressive face was Lit with pleasant
smiles, and she retained her kind sympathetic
mannor, and cheerful, charming spirits to the
| full Miss Milford talks delightfully."-, with
| graphic description of places and persons, free
dashes at character, and a rich, delicious
humor, which you relish like dainty flavor.
| She has the joyous, outgushing laugh Of child,
and her kindly eyes fash from under her noble
brow and snowy, soft hair, with all the yivacity
of girlhood
No complaining could have been half 50 touch
ing as her cheerful resignation when she was
| told that she must not go with to drive,
| pleasure to which she had been looking forward
| Feeling that she had over exerted herself in
conversation, we left her for an hour or two,
while we visited strathfeld-Saye, the noble
| country seat of the Duke of Wellington, and
drove through the extensive and beautiful
grounds. The park is one Of the finest in
England, but the house is neither grand nor
| picturesque.
1t was with real sorrow at my heart that [
parted with Miss Milford that evening The
excitement of the morning had worn off, and
she looked pale and sad. | grieyed to leave her
with only her maid and man servant, devoted
though they be-feeling that she, whose heart
was so rich in tenderest affections. should have
| the near love and anxious care of at least
sister or brother ever about her steps My lips
quivered painfully under her parting kiss,
though receiving it as the benedietion of one of
Gods angels. Inever shall forget the deep me-
| lodious fervor of her So God bless you;'' be-
slowed on her we'll beloved friend Mr. F.;
nor her last smile cast on US both, as she stood
in hon
Yet was much comforted in my sadness by the
thought, that ever, while Englandiboasts pure
literature, and virtuous people, while her
quiet country lanes stretch out their lovely
vistas Of greenery, while her hawthorn hedges
blossom through the pleasant land, will the
name of Mary Russell Milford be cherished
and revered [Grace Greenwoods Haps and
Mishapss
MRS MowATT.-Mrs Mowatt was born in
Bordeaux, during a temporary residence of her
parents in that city. Her earliest recollections
date from charming country residence in the
vicinity of Bordeaux, where she remained for
the greater part of the time until her seventh
| year. The family then embarked for New York
but the vessel was wrecked on the passage and
| after enduring great perils they at length ar
rived in another ship During her school days,
the precocous child exhibited uncommon viva
city of intellect, with decided turn for poetry
RS~--ASia
book on which she could lay her hands Be-
fore she was ten years old she had read the
whole OF shakspeare's plays many times over,
besides a very promiscuous course of general
literature, both in French and English. She
| was not yet in her teens before she set up as a
poeless, while her success in private Iheatrieals
| won the applause of large social circle
| gin her thirteenth year she became acquaint-
| ed with Mr.. Mowatt, at that time ss a young
barrister OF education and fortune," who had
taken fancy to one of her married sisters,
whom he met at a watering place, supposing her
to be young widow. He did not discover his
nnlcuky blunder until he began to express his
admiration openly. When informed that he was
addressing married woman he took the disap-
polntment so much to heart that she undertook
to console his chagrin by inviting him to visit
the family, promising to introduce him to plenty
| OF young sisters, one of whom was much like
herself. MIR. Mowatt lost no time in accepting
the invitation. He fell in love with Anna at
first sight. From that moment he determined
to educate her according to his own ideas, and
as soon as she had attained marrageable age
! to make her his child-wife. He would follow On
her way to Madame Chegary's school, of which
| she was pupil, carrying her books and slate;
! he questioned her about her studies, directed
| her reading, kept her supplied with an endless
profusion of flowers, while she, finding it grand
to have such devoted lover, played the iuye-
nile tyranness to her hearts content Before
she was fifteen he made the offer of his heart
and hand The little damsel was frightened at
the proposal, and in her distress made cenfi-
daut of her eldest sister After coauettinp for
some time with her eccentric lover, and positive
| ly refusing his addresses her reluctance was at
length overcome, and she consented to clam
destine marriage. This was celebrated just af-
ter she was turned of fifteen, in the most melo-
dramatic style. Soon after the honey moon
the enthusiastic couple retired to a delightful
residence on Long Island, where they passed a
strange, idyllie life, which is minutely deserib-
ed by her in her autobiography recently pub
lished. New York Tribune.
| UAvsrc Hlr.-liron, the French author, having
been taken by the wachuan of the night the streets
OF Paris was carried the following morning before the
| lieutenant of police who haughty nterrogated him
concerning his business profession
Il am poet sr,n said Piron,
"0h oh poet you v said the magistrate i"
have a brother who is poet''
= Then 6yeu,0 said Pron, for have a brother
Ehn fnnl y