The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-05

Nu 10TH LOT kilGtflIlS anu WOOIAS WlllCIl
has quite passed out of our downright
manners. Henrietta Howard accepted
the noble old earl's philandering an
swered the queer loveletters with due
acknowledgment; madea prOfOund cour-
tesy to Peterborough's profound bow
and got John Gay to help her in the
composition of her letters in reply to her
old knight. He wrote her charming
verses, in which there was truth as well
AS grace. ooh, wonderful creature -
he writes:
20 wonderful creature, q woman of reason!
Never grave out of PRIDE never gay out OF
season!
When SO easy to guess who this angel should
Who would think Mrs. Howard ne er dreamt
Il was she7'
The great Mr.. Pope also celebrated her
in lines not less pleasant, and painted a
portrait of what must certainly have
been a delightful lady:
II know thing that's most uncommon
Envy be silent and attendl-
know a reasonable woman,
Handsome, yet witty, and a friend
.sNot warpd by passion, awe by rumor.
Not grave through pride, or gay through
folly:
An equal mixture of good humor
And exquisite soft melancholy.
Has she no faults, then envy says, Sir?
Yes, she has one, | must aver
When all the world conspircs to praise her,
The woman's deaf, and does not hear Z!
Even the women concurred in prais-
ing and loving her. The Duchess of
Queensberry bears testimony to her am
liable qualities, and writes to her: 81 tell
you SO and SO, because you love children,
and to have children love you." The
beautiful, jolly Mary Bellenden, repre-
scented by contemporaries as 1.-THE most
perfect creature ever KNOWN writes
very pleasantly to her 'dear Howard"
her "dear Swiss" from the country,
whittier Mary had retired after her mar
rage, and when she gave up being a
maid of honor. "How do you do, Mrs.
Howard ?" Mary breaks out. allow do
you do. Mrs Howard ? that is all have
to say. This afternoon l am taken with
a fit of writing; but as to matter, have
nothing better to entertain you than
news of my farm. l therefore give you
the following list of the stock Of eatables
that am fatting for my private tooth.
1t is well known to the whole county OF
Kent that have four fat calves, two fat
hogs, fit for killing, twelve promising
black pigs, two young chickens, three
tseveral being duck eggs, else the others
do not come to maturity); all this, with
rabbits, and pigeons, and carp in plenty,
beef and mutton at reasonable rates.
Now, Howard, if you have a mind to
stick knife into any thing have NAM
ed, say sop
4 Jolly set must they have been those
maids of honor. Pope introduces us to
whole bevy of them in pleasant let
ter. 81 went," he says, "by water to
Hampton Court, and met the Prince,
with all his ladies, on horseback, coming
from hunting. Mrs. Bellendenand Mrs.
Lepell took me into protection, contrary
to the laws against harboring papists,
liked better, al opportunity of CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Howard. Weall agreed
that the life of maid Of honor was OF
all things the mostmiserable, and wished
that all women who envied it had q
specimen of it. To eat Westphalia ham
of morning, ride over hedges and
bitches on borrowed hacks, come home
in the heat of the day with fever, and
what is worse a hundred times) with a
red mark on the forehead from an un.
easy hat-all this may qualify them t.
make excellent wives for hunters. Al
soon as they wipe off the heat of the day
they must shipper an hour and catch colo
In the princess's apartment; from thence
todinner with whatappetite they may
and after that till midnight, work, walk
or think which way they please. NJ
lone house in Wales, with q mountain
and rookery, is more contemplative thar
this Court. Miss Lepell walked with nj
three or four hours by moonlight, ant
we met no creature of any quality bu
the king, who gave audience to the vice
chamberlain all alone under the gardel
wall"
Ito be concluded meet ,seek)
Mass Meeting.