Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-10-12

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ting. the power of his machinery, and the buoy
aucy of his lie boat, und altogether considers
himself secue from tho hazard Of disaster. Il
e emphasizes his voyage in safety, he will hay,
done more than any air navigator has yet ventur'
cd to undertake. If he inils, the enterprise
sinks the snug sum of $50 600 Wealthy men
who are his hackers, sharing his own enthusiasm
declare failure impossible, .and invite paNien
puhic To wait and see.
| The precise time { r the ascension has not bcc'
fixed. The ship lie so near completion that tn,
event will not probably be delayed beyond thrc
or four weeks, Proper notice Of the. time anc
place will be given.
The Coquette.
Every age has Ind its coquetry. Greece in
her palmy days might boast of u lAis and an
Aspasa. Rome was by no.neans free from such
lrisky danscIs, whilst Egypt possessed II host OF
them in the person of her fair Queen There is
something about the species both heteroclitical
and an malous. They possess an idiosyncracy pe-
culiar to themselves. Their tastes differ from the
main body of their sex. Their holdest traits is
levity, una wuntoness is their prominent charac-
tcristic. So restless, so sfortive, so aluring
and so coy, that the unwary rustic is frequently
their victim. Always watchful- never dormant,
they are the wing, and perpetually in
quest of fresh victories. Arts and snares are
their weapons, which they constantly brandish
with skill and address. They concoct their plans
and devise their schemes with wonderful lacili-
a ~ ""n T,.a, n ,;n',J, n,,a s'.,,
~ I ~ ~ ~ r "asp.' ~ ~, u's'' Sii
a;.nI .,Ns 'o VIZ t.',
W V"' v i"o.so Hi'
~ uno cue 10 lroVerni'i''
s nmaNo ovstp1."S ',e nos' co"spi'"ous Poe'v'vn'
,e; .; III sne as"' a'u Pan'"e III 1 ,h
S"' Is ,"s'Si ., net W'ies " "; W"
I,.or'"us I.n ""n lei"" .no snnp;e.o" d;'.J d;a
Nv .'", ni'' '"o '''hs o'ei o''"eio" W
~ u'sE"y 'nci' 'hs'i'ct'y siy anu h's,''ous'
'er So'e am is 10 eh'ral ana "gu'ie' i"orui-
""'''5 'a' ,N ~ every INNING ana 'r"hs'"''' '''n'
l'''F" " N''' 's..'''" "''of Nh' resumes U'e war
i'fe' Hhg M"Es 10 "He' sho osIfs aF 'n"thf
ana ah"lI ',S'"s S2He Nap,r'' cavalier W'n nm
ammonS iooH or g Inrtive glance SNe possesses
,A p' 'FiH gree uF q" II 's. et', "t
'g' .'"s' ny Is "n!y 'q"aiied hl her i"cIIr to
"''fe' '.s singular PHENOMENON Whit
'ai9 COMBINATION OF ahtagonisac and lucoh-
grHnWs eieW'r,F NIrit % nybld nonicfcrIt
nhel on her rfN fEFerhc'aI ia muUy Tcsreuis,
she imaaiu.s hcr,cli sage. ard IL imposing np-
on others G il dopcd herself Diyested nr mod-
esty, a stranger g. virtue, shc is necessarily IN
scrupulous, unprincipied ana impure. irrevo.
cably engrcssed by the sensual pleasures alone
she is constantly the prey to her own morbid
fancy Iier glowing ioibles she art(ully endcav-
ors to conceal Now the hirt, anon demure.
then pert, ncxt,mid. now displaying garrulous
lpquacity. soon after affecting an air of sanctty,
she is the very embodiment of contrariety de-
ception and imposture Yet for all that, she
nrtfully endeayors to appear untainted by guile
to wear the robe of purity and Innocence. But
in this ctf'rt her circumspection hetrays her Il
She throws the bait and is caught in her own
net In aiming to seduce Others. she frequently
fails, and in turn becomes the victim of her own
consp piracy. In the ,lenituCle of folly She forgets
the urudent maxim Ars est relare artem. .slhe
art is to conceal the art.'' Su.h is Il brief ont
line of her Internal operntions romains TO
olive flint sketch of tle exnedients most fre.
meutlv ndnntrd to realize her aims and secure
ltor o,,H, in5 this !. hy M MAJ, .he o,s;,s,