Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-11
Madame La NIarquIse.
BY OWEN MEREDITH


BY OWEN MEREDITH
~ folds of her wine dark violet dress
~ Glow over the sofa, fall on fall,
A., Che sits in the air of her loneliness
with smile for each and for ALL ~.
,,.,sof her exquisit face in the shade
H1 Which Ger it the screen in her soft hand filings
rouph the gloom CLOVIS her hair in its odorous braid:
In the freight are sparkling her rings.
, che Ieans-the slow smile half shut up in her eyes
beams the sleepy: long, silk soft ashes beneath;
Tlro her crimson lips, stir by her faint replies
Freaks one CLEAN of her pearlwhite teeth,
,s she eans-where your eye, by her beauty subdued
Droopfro@ under MAR! Marm ffngeS of 6rodeEy white
For one moment, then slip out of sight
.,1bepd DER her bosom, to tell her the news,
The faint scent of her hair the approach of her cheek
The vague warmth of her BREATH all my sufuse
With HERSELF and tremble to speak.
CO che sits in the curtain d, luxurious light
Otha ROOM with its porcelain, and pictures and flowers
when the dark days half done and the utters white
PAST the windows in feathery showers
Al without is cold-neath the low leaden sky!
Down the bald empty street, like ghost the gen arme
Stalks sury distant carriage huns by
All within is so bright and so warm!
Here we talk of the schemes and the scandals of court
HOW the courtezan pushes the charatan thrves:
We nut horns the heads of friends just for spirit:
Put ntrigues in the heads of their wives.
Her warm hand at parting, strangely thrlpd NINE
That at dinner scarcely remark what they say
Drop the ice in my soup, spill the salt in my wlne
Then go yawn at my taVorlte play
Rat she drives afternoon -thens the time to behold her,
Ter
Meath that vei-oer the yeets and furs which entold her,
Leaning back with queenly Fep0se-
AS she gides up the sunlight You'd say she was made
To oIl back in carriage all day, with Vita smile
And at dusk, on a sofa, to lean IN the snade
OF soft lamps and be WOO for a While.
Could we her heart thro that velvet and lace
Can it beat without ruffing her sqmptuous dress?
She will show her shoulder, her BOSOM her face
But what the hearts like, we must guess.
With live women and men be found in the world
olive with and sin, live with pain apd With passion
Who could live with do-thO it's lJcks should be curd;
And its petticoats trimm in the fashion?
Tis so fair would my bite if bit it, draw blood?
Will it cry if hurt it :? or scOld if l kiss
Is it made, with it's beauty, of of wood?
Is it worth while to guess at all this?
PEccoLoM1N4 KISSED BY M1sTAKE-During PiccoI-
omnis late sojourG at the Spencer House. in this city,
the following incident occurred through mistake,
natural as it must have been agreeable.
young gentleman, residing in the northern part Of
this State received letter last week. from his sister,
who had been attending school in Kentucky, stating
that she would be certain day at the Spencer House
where two friends of hers where gOiHg, and that she
you'd look for him to arrive in good season and accom-
pan7 her home.
The brother, Alfred came at once for he had not
his sister for nearly two years. having passed much of
his time in New York, and, arriving at the hotel,
asked for Miss -, and the number of her ROOM
Hoping to surprise her agreeaby, he would 60 up un
announced having learned the floor and the position of
;fe apartment. Just before he reached the rOom he
saw bis sister, as he supposed, coming out. She was
small and plump when be saw her last and he thought
that he would conceal himself behind the wall of the
hall until she came opposite. He did So and IN another
moment pair of little feet falling in pedal music
upon the floor. She was within reach of him. 1t was
She of course he thought although the gathering shad
Ows of the evening rendered OBJ Gets somewhat ndsnct
That little head with dark tresses and humming of
alr-aways his sisters habt-made him confident
He would hesitate no longer; so he extended his arm,
and claspng the dminutive figure before him. and bend
ing down and mprintng three four cordial kisses on
one of the most delicious mouths he asked Don't you
know your own brother you little rogne?'
The " little rogue" looked blank with amazement,
and then muttering something very sweet but not in
egibe slipped out of his halfenclasping arms, and
retreated in the direction in which she had come.
Alfred now saw he must have made mistake and as
no one appeared he went to the senior proprietor to
explain the awkward position in which he had been
PLACED having desire to be compelled to be shot at
or to be shot by, some genuine brother.
The Colonel who was well acquainted with Alfred
informed him that he had mistaken Picolamini for his
sister
For the first time the brother learned that the dmin
utive divinity was in the city, and Immediately wrote
her an apology saying he could not regret what had
Cured on his own account but would, if she desired
on hers He had idea that he was pressing the Psy
cean lips of the oveest and most fascinating songsres
in the Word and that the mistake had only taken place
because she was as beautiful his sister She had hi
most humble apology for what had occurred and if sh
would not be satisfied he would return her what ne ha(
taken.
When this note was translated to the bewitchn&
Marie and she was assured of its sincerity she laugh
ed mmodereratey and said she supposed perhaps kiss
ing pretty girl there she looked very archy on meet
ing her, was American custom. 1t had trightene
her at rs but now she did not care for, said she,
her attractive English Tuscan, He KEGS deed m
no arm-ndeed it not so dees-Vat you say eet is
-dees-a-gra ble"-CinCinnati Inquirer, 28th utt.
Western orator having delivered himself of the TO
lowing The glorious American Eagle, which stand
with one foot on the Atlantic and the other on the 2:
cifc coasts" he unable to proceed any further.
bysander, feeling some solicude for the noble Dir
thus cruelty compelled to spread himself" exclaimed
Ny friend if you don't relieve your eagle pretty soo
be will split open y
The numbers of the diplomatic circle in Washington
about to be increased by attache to the Russia
legation, in the person Of the Prince Ourousof. AS
ancestors have been once soveregns in Tartary it ma
be said that he is genuine article and not a creation
parchment Let US add for the sake of the beauty fas
on &c. of our political metropolis, that the newcom
is young elegant and wealthy.
So WE authorized and requested to announce Ho
WARREN WINSLOW, of Cumberland county, as a can(
date for reelection to represent this the third district
North Carolina in the next Congress of the United State
subject to action of Democratic District ConVentlo
should of district DrOper call