Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-27

countenance, of dusky yellow complexion,
was quite shaded over by coal black, bushy, |
projecting eyebrows; the small eyes, ce-
void of intellect, appeared to watch the
rolling vapors of a small pipe. One hand
was placed in the waistcoat pocket, the |
other seemed to dance up and down the
silver knots Of the pipe, which rested ev
and anon on his goodly person. Wolfe
sauted him courteously, and, with modest |
bow, showed him his billet; upon which
the man squinted at him sideways, and |
wi.hout attending any fprther to his guest,
be. pointed With his thumb bent backwards |
to the house-at the same time adding in !
a gloomy and Indifferent tone-"Only 90
in there, Sir y my people know already"
Wolfe bit his lips, and entering somewhat
abruptly, his sabre, that ratified after him,
happened to inaict pretty sharp blow
across the legs of Mynheer John, his land
lord "What the devil is this y grumbled
the butcher. Wolfe, however, did not al
low himself to enter into any explanation
or dispute, but passed on, and came into
the court He found there a pale and
sickly looking girl carrying two buckets of
water. Wolfe, drawing near to her, in
quired if she was the servant of his land
lord. The girl remained silent, and, as if
terrified, standing before him. She had
set down the two buckets on the ground,
and looked on him with large rayless eyes,
unsteadily. Her complexion seemed al
ways to become more pale, till they resem-
bled marble statue more than an anima-
ted being. Meanwhile, as Wolfe renewed
his question, she let her head sink upon
her breast, and taking up the buckets again,
she said, with her eyes fixed on short
flight of steps that led by servants door,
into the house, "Come up here; and i'm
mediately at the first door on the right
hand you will find your chamber"
Wolfe looked after her awhile, quite lost
in thought, then climbed up the narrow
stairs, and found all as she had told him.
The room was small and dark; the air op-
pressive and suffocating. From the ough,
smoky walls, large pieces of the lime had
fallen away, and here and there were scraps
of writing, initials, and figures of men and
women, and beasts heads, drawn with pie
ces of coal, or burnt stick. Right oppo-
site to the half blinded window stood
miserable bed and near it he saw a red
rusty nail, sticking long way out of the
walls. Wolfe hung his cypress crown up
on it placed his lance and sabre in corner;
threw his knapsack upon the table, ana
more than once grumbing within his teeth,
"What lubberly fellows these rich misers
arew he kicked aside two broken stools,
went and leaned out of the window, and
, By degrees whistleG his anger away.
! Over the court and neighboring build
ngs was visible fine large garden, which
: looked green, fresh and fragrant, through
the blueish gray atmosphere of the town.
4 There dark avenues twined their branches
] on high, in arches like those of gothic
=, cathedral, over the solitary places; golden
|. sun-fowers waved on their timber stalks
e over long labyrinths of red and white ro
i ses; walks and thickets surrounded the
i whole. There, all was silent; the rich lux
: uriance Of the domain like that of the en-
i chanted wood, that no mortal foot had evel
Y violated. Wolfe surveyed this garden with
e extraordinary pleasure, and would almos
is have given the world for the privilege 0
It walking through region Of SO much beau
Q ty and stiffness; but however this nigh
e be, he became quite reconcied to his a
D, partment, on account of his having such
e prospect.
r lie kept himself quiet through the res
r of the day, giving himself little concer
about what might be going on in the house
st Towards evening his military duties cale
: him abroad He returned just after It ha
a begun to grow dark. The window still re
C mained open. He drew chair toward
e it, filled his pipe, seated himself, and rol
h ing out ample volumes Of smoke into tn
J. serene air, resigned himself to the volunts
ry flow of his thoughts and recollections.
d The solitary garden, the obscure canop
is of the trees, the bright moonlight tha
n cleaned over them-all these things hal
n monized wonderfully together and awok
,r in his mind infinite trains of long-lost assc
a Citations. He thought of his home, and {
s his aged mother; and by degrees becam
II, altogether opprest and melancholy.
er occurred to him that he was here absolute
C. ly without any one who took an intere
IT, in his fate; and all at once he felt an e!
nd traordinary longing and an anxiety for h
ng brother, who had now for long tin
to roamed about the world, and of whom +
"a satisfactory intelligence had for many yea
to been received. He had at first been a b
Cd ker's apprentice-had afterwards entert
ed into an engagement as a chaise-driver-
and at last all traces Of his name and fo
ms, tune had, among strangers, vanished qai
= away. Perhaps" thought Wolfe, q
len has also become soldier; and now, VIII,
peace has come and every nation is ira
an quill, news may have arrived at home of n
nst poor brother Andrew"
ent With this persuasion he endeavored
his console himself; but could not help wis
ght ing Immediately to write home for inf
veil nation; the recollection of his brother h
lass so suddenly and deeply agitated his hes
IKE, Wolfe now for the first time motto,
ans with great vexation, that they had Civ
,res him no light. This, at least, he resolved
c, | demand. He got up, therefore, (not wi
NY ont sodier-like OATH and dressed, as
then happened to be, in short linen wa
nim coat, and without neckcloth, went c
yen- According to his custom when much i
He tated, he passed his hand over his h
his several times, raising his uxuriant locks
ade such manner as to give considers
q to widness to his tout ensemble, and cautic
oad ly CROPPED his way down stairs. In
lobby there gimmered dusky lamp
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