The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-08

waking up in her Ladyships drawing.room
o. described. In fact he remembered the
party % such Jam" that he did not get
that evening beyond the frst landing Of the
staircase.
Among the pictures On the walls Of his
library we're the two admirable engravings
-.-one representing Johnson at the table
with hs friends, the other gave portraits Of
SCOTS inlimates, ~ he read bis novel TO
them 10 the library at Abbotsford. What
company these are - said Irving; how inter
esting to have them as walked aronnd,
found in "A corner u small pen-and-ink sketch
an exceedingly clever caricature Of Pag
amin. II was done, he said, by Stewart
Newton, az he sat with him one day done
in one of that artists dreamy, unconscious
moods and Irving had taken it from under
his hand 10 preserve il. There was another,
Of the English wit, Lord Somers, Il famous
man about town when Irving was first in
London and another still, OF dramatist
whose name does not occur 10 me at this
n.oment--both impromptu pcnclliDg on waste
scraps Of paper, but framed to hang up as
memorials Of pleasant days And, in dark
corner, hung Ieslic's portrait Of Irving him
self. always allowed TO b. the best. and 50
well known 10 the world by the engrayngs
from it.
with the horticulture and aborticultnre
Of Woollcrts dell, Sir. GrinncIl has been
singularly successful, aud IA We we're to
make the rounds Of the Strawberries and
LIGHTHOUSES before the sun should be fairly
vertical, wo were now admonished that it
Was timc--Mr, Irving at once taking his
Tiraw hat 10 dccompany us. x feiIark
upon the beauty Of the verdure near his
door. drew from him a most poetical out
burst as to the happy superiority Of our
climate. In Spain, he said, he had found it
most depressing lack Of verdure. In
England. they have the most beautiful
fields and lawns bu, it is 80 damp that you
can never ait down, out Of doors, without
taking cold IN our country alone il the
grass green enough, the sun bright enough,
and the sward dry enough.
I,u, the event Of the day, 10 me, was 10
be- the drive through Sleepy Hollow. a
live ramblc through Fairy Land with Spen
ser would hardly be promise of more pleas
ure. Mr. Grinncll's horses were ut the door
-- after dinner, during which ! marvelcd
at the incxhaustlble froicsomness Of the wit
AMI spirits Of the master Of Sunnysidc)-
and. though should have preferred to
take the trip, mounted from the Sketch Book
lGcoflrey crayon on Van Tassels horse
Gunpowdcr,' and myself on the Daredevil
of lsrom Bones IL was very well content
81. ~ it~as With my knees interlockcd
nth Np tr.-tpfr's | sat IA. hin, in tl,t
carriage, there was, al least, n shorter road
for magnetism from him to me than on two
separate horses; and with go energetic n
millionaire on the box with the driver and
n president OF IL railroad inside 10 say moth
ing Of the beloved lady who made one Of
Gus interior quartettc--we were likely 20 be
treated with respect, think, by any hob.
goblin with Dutch feelings ia his bosom. or
even by the Ileadl,ss llorscman, should
We DO bolat,sl enough 10 meet him.
should not omit here the mention Of
u little mcrrlmont al starting, VIII h since
lind myself remembering very viyidl y--ihe
sudden discovery, among the group OF nleces
AMI grand nicccs, that Mr.. Irving was going
for warm ride with thick coat on and
the frolicson,e pulling of him back from the
carriage door, stripping him to his shirt
sleeves, in spite Of his circumstances, and
rr-cloihing him in an overall Of brown
linen. brought meantime from our host
drrssing.room above. The tender petting
of the genial uncle by the haIfdolen young
ladies' and his humorous plcadngs against
the awkwardness Of the forciblc helpngs
off and on of his masculine habilinents,
formed an exquisite picture-trlillng por.
haps in itself, but valuable "a showing the
charming reality of the temperament visible
in hi. books. The playful and allectionate
reciprocity between Geotlrey Crsyon and
his readers is tho key Of Washington
Irving life at home.
4 LtrrLe RoaANCE--A story has been
going the rounds in the American society at
,'ar,s. which viii make good subject for a
romance II is stated that young couil-
trywoman. Rspgcc\ l., while travelling in
Switzerland, became acquainted with a
Young Russian nohlcmau, the Count dc e..
his fine fortune. The fair daughter Of the
New World was captivatcd 10y the arts OF
her northern lover, trusted his promises, and
was deceived ami abandoned the Russian
taking French leave and sudden journey
homevarlS But Miss REBEc,A wa. wo-
man OF spirit. and moreover, possessed more
tact and ingenuity than he gave her credit
for She threw away no time in mourning
for her uniaithful adorcr. bn, Immediately
followed INN To 81. fcterSbgrgh. There
she managed soon to bring her sad story TO
the knowISlgc Of the tzarlna, whose AID
she ,mplopsl. The Count, who had very
readily forgotten his Aradnc. oae fine mora
Ing received despatch bearing the imp,N
rial seal, and opening IT, read th'>e words {;
The Count dc ID, - soon a. tn. order
u received. Will repair - Wa-sas. 20 the
church -- IA The chapel Of. Tie will
there ind tso Witnesses sul will hs married 20
ubei,.uS was inevitable. rs soon Us
the marriage oeren,uy was over, the bride
groom prcipita,cly slolSd Nlikou, cast
ny one ioagiu-, lingering h..k hehiai.