Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-18

must confess Mr.. Editor. her tactics have sue
ceeded: she is now The beirothed Of Mr. FsBSANDo
THEoPHIUs FnIUp, the nice young man who pro-
pounded the query relative TO woman's duty Now, /
inow BETsY did not believe word OF that stuff, |
any more than believed it, but wanting to marry
and not being as handsome as I am, she thought it
tbt best plan to be humble. Beauty makes woman
very independent, for beauty knows she can com
mand admirers, therefore she is not so apt resort
to tricks to win them.
wish her joy Of her husband; he is a pretty
little fellow, with the sweetest fitting boots you ever
saw, and The scftest expression Of eyes, always re-
minding me Of malssses and mush, a diet adorei
in early childhood. lis feelings are SO delicate,
his tastes refined never dare expstiate freely to
him, IN the stirring subject that engrosses my
time and thoughts Once, forgetting his refined
nature expressed myself rather plainly the
voting question, declaring myself as willing to vote
as to eat my breakfast when hungry; indeed, as TO
that natter 1 should not object to stump speaking.
Why could not make speeches as well as VICTORIA?
If she could speak to her Parlisment-the assem-
bled wisdom Of the land, surely could address my
enlightened % fellow citizens. At this stage Of my
remarks happened to east my eyes on Mr.. FnLUP
I ceased at once; / saw 1 had ventured too far,
fer one Of bis delicate organization He vas pale
he looked faint; be tottersd toward sea I sup
ported him in my arms; I loosened his lovely neck
tie; famed him with my red bandanna; | thrust
a bottle Of the most powerful ssl~volae to his re-
fined and elegant nose-it first hsd the effect Of
knocking him down, but afterwards brought b IN TO-
then resigned him 10 the care Of Betsy ASy, en-
joining it OF her to mention no subject Of texture
rougber than rose leaves.
haste to close lest this be toe late for the mail
MAHALA JANE Cross
Ps-By my sister Isabella VALENCIA MAs1-
DoBE Cross, commonly called BELL CRoss, for
short
Mr. Edtor:-As y = IA JANE has left me a little
room, I want to say lew words would send
you my picture also, but 1 haven't it drawn yet.
You need not tell the men Inever Intend to marry.
Or the contrary, shall take the first rich man hat
comes I wish you would send me a rich beau
have nothing else particularly to say to you now,
Mr. EDITOR unless you let me talk to you Of RACHEL
whose memoirs have just read. 1 think Madam
De B. is rather hard on har-atleast she dwes very
much on the unlovely traits Of RACHEL's character
The book leaves one with a very disagreeabe i'm
! preston of the Tragic Queen" for it is always
painful to find genius allied to meanness, and mean
2 ness is the quality Madam de B makes most prom
, inept in the Jewess We lose sight OF everything
but the nsincere, tricky, money loving JeWvOman
8 Nov think great allowance should be made fo1
RACHEL Poverty, that hard master, had whipped
into her during childhood lessons not TO BE- forgotten
To the starving, freezing poor Of large cities golt
must seem God for gold commands everything L
it TO be wondered she should oyerTate its worth? Sh
was money graspiDg, she had no patriotism. She be
came revolutionary propcgandist wi bout any rea
S revolutionary feeling. Born Of people wandering
over the earth homeless how cOudsh be a patriot
T. She and her father, and bis ancestors for man.
generations aud centuries had country, no fa'he
{ land They scjourned they did not take root an
I live in any place The daughter o. a despised ant
outcast race, wat wonder she should chant tn
p Msrseilles for money p No doubt, while Interim
those words Of FIRE, her soul felt sll thsr power
their terrible passion, for genius must feel what
makes its own. Il has a hundred fold more caQaci
e ty for feeling than ordinary beings But the son
ended the enthusiasm ended. 1t was not her caus
sending forth that dreadful cry it was not her coun
try painting for freedom and revenge Imagin
this Prsstess Of Art in her own land in Judea, i
the beloved city OF God. If foes menaccd those sa
Z cred walls, ans armed men beeagured them, thin
you she would cit within her ten. softly 6pgeriD
$ her harp 10 the songs Of David? No; her pbol
soul on fire. she wouldhave rushed forth to the from
= ranks not the womsu, not the artistic, but god
dess Of antiquity solemn, grave, austere illumi1
n ated by flaming rays, who, from the depths Of he
cave, comes 10 hi our souls with anger, hatred an
, revenge"
/, Madame de p touches very lightly on RACHEL
private life. Size seems TO l5iDk the desire to know
? her private affairs could be morbid. I differ il
, opinion. We know nothing Of woman unless "
know how she loves a3d bates, for the af-c.i5o
make up much the larger part Of her real existence
- although ambition may be more prominently befor
. The world One would suppose ibough, this Jevcs
was more capable Of strong passions than OF teDde
and gentle emotions Her incayacity for tears
and the want CT soitness in her voice would lead
e to such a conclusion.
hope l have not bored You, Mr. Editor, wit
: these random remarks. l must stop, as NAHAL
JANE insists viii be 90 late fer the post.
Yours, with great respect, BELLE CRoss.
I MEMPHIS Nov s, 1858.
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