Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-16

this morning, Al o'clock Of pulmonic apople1y,
after An attack ofinfuenza
have also received despatch from her Males
tvs Minister at Berlin stating that the death OF the
Emperor took place at IL o'clock this morning.
One hour before this despatch arrived received
accounts from Lord John Russell at Berlin, stating
that the Emperor was at the point Of death, and
had taken leave Of his family. Although this event
occurred so short q time ago as between IL and
o'clock this morning, there can be no doubt under
the circumstances Of its authenticity.
Inthe House Of Commons Lord Pamerston mado
similar statement
Ii Is surmised that the Emperor died by the
hand Of an assassin but the cause OF his death as
assigned above is generally credited.
The effects Of the startling announcement on
political and monetary matters had not been do
yeloped, and ID Is impossible TO say what 1t may
produce. IT. however, created intense excitement
Our Cousin.
Our cousin was dashing young love Of sixteen,
who had come into the country to sacrifice week
or two among the rural population. II was gay
morning In June, when we sat together under
maple tree, we in our homespun, and she In "fulI
dress, giving thrilling account Of an unfortunate
breach which some country girls had made the
night before on the rules of etiquette.
AT length, the tale being ended Come, cou-
sin" said we, suppose we go into the garden and
nhale the odoriferous breezes arising from the Gu
cumber vines"
"Ahi monsieur, with pleasure, said she, at the
same time throwing herself on our arm with all the
freedom in the world.
After sweeping up and down the aleysfor awhile,
Cousin" said we, gravely, what do you call the
distant verdure twining about yon poles, and hang
ing from the top in graceful festoons?"
" That" said she, must be species Of ever
green. think it is the polyanthus."
"Pole-beans, you mean, rather said we. COM
g.. At<aa Aak hs.xar
called pods, and which, in their green state, may
be eaten beans and all; in that case, they are
called string beansn
And what are those green, round things, stuck
up on sticks" asked she, innocently.
"Those are called cabbages," we replied, ga
term not unfrequently associated with pork, and
which, when cooked together, constitute most
with green, tubular stalks, how would you charac-
terize those?" continued we.
~ think they are called turnips," she replied,
are they not@
They bear resemblance to them, we answer
ed, though they usually called onions, We be-
eve They sometimes emit an unpleasant odor,
and should never be eaten before going into young
ladies' society"
"They never are in New York, :" said she, in
deed, they are never catch there at alln
All - we replied. Having gone through the
vegetable and floral kingdoms, in the latter Of
which poppy and holyhock were pronounced re.
spectively snow-drop and primrose, we strolled
up to an enormous bunch OF fennel, standing In
the corner of the garden. Here" began We, en-
phatically, sis one Of the most beautiful plants In
the whole herbiverous kingdom Observe the
stalks, how round and regular and the leaves, how
exquisitely delicate, and all terminating in these
delicious little seeds so prevalent in tea-cakes!'
At this, she caught hold of bunch, and in her
effort to pull it of, shook down huge ienncl worm
upon her brocade.
"Why, cousin" said we admiringly g what
beautiful little creature 10 crawling upon your
dressn
"what is it ?" said she, looking about.
"A charming little fennel worm"
"a what! a worm murderl where is It'll get
1t OFF,
She began shaking her dress and backing across
some carrot beds, and finally tripped in row Of
bush.beans, and fell into huge goose-berry BUSH
SRI" said she, energetically, " shall neyer
forgive you for ths--neyerl"
"Becalm Yourself cousin" said we quietly
"Suffer not passion to preside over resson. Let
not the innocent suffer for the sins of the guilty.
for then the rule of justice is made null. Let US
seek rather to rescue you from this perilous posi-
ton, without doing violence to your founces. In
that case, however, they shall be converted into
kite tails, where, you must acknowledge, they will
serve an equally useful and ornamental purpose"
"0h, you mean thing" exclaimed she, impa-
tiently, do be still"
At last, with some difficulty, the dress was dis
entangled without harm, except . rent of about
yard in the fifth tier Of this superfuous foliage,
which, we suggested, could be easily repaired by
cutting strip fiom the bottom
And now, dear cousin, !" said we, "let us 60
into the kitchen and regale ourselves with dish
Of cold ham, and when you feel disposed TO ridi-
cule country girls again, recall TO mind the young
lady who mstook pole-beans for polyanthuses,
- A. e Il III
down three carrot beds, and fen into gooseberry
bush"