New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-26

to play with something eIse for this thoughtless,
unconscious handling Of cards or little table orna-
ments and rifes while he is talking, is said to be
one of his peculiarities. A low exclamation from
the one si ...s--
"who mutsly sits s52
Musing by the freight, that great brow" =
and the spirit small hand propping it, at.
tracted the attention of each one present to the
little leafy wreath It was rising in the air with
out the help of any visible hands. 1t rose gently,
half lifted, half impelled it. 1t moved slowly
along, each one watching it earnestly until it hung
directly over the head of the lady he was visiting
rated in the beautiful poem By the Fireside," q
and rested on |" that great brow" mngling its
soft, green leaves with the hair: 8
That should strive and agonze,
A9 For 'sss hope ps sf h saeS En- f ,lae
Let it not be imagined from this that the au
thoress is herself mere spritist She is very far
from it. This wordpainting Of the return from T
visit to Mount Vesuvius will serve to show this
Soon after we started the moon rose on the
opposite side of the mountain-the Mediterranean
side-flling to the very beaded brm' this chalice
of beauty. The vapor rising from the mountain
and lava streams rosy, and the rocks and trees
| had soft and delicate light thrown over them
like an early twilight. l have never seen the
Vesuvius light accurately represented in any pic
ture. Painters make it too fiery; the contrary,
there is in the light of burning lava mellow, rich
hue which is soft and brilliant with more car
mine in its red than vermillion, and gold or rose
coiored in its high light, not yellow or orange
| ''The whole scene was unearthly in its lowell
| ness, and it exercised over my feelings the most
benefcent influence There seemed to be no past
or future, no memory of sorrow. Lfe's hopes and
cares, and questionings were suspended, and for a
brief season my spirit was lifted. it were, into
higher range Of being, where only the memories
of the great and good things of this world existed,
into region Of eternal beauty; for even the ruin
and desolation of parts of the country. through |
which we were passing were annihiated by the
magic effects of that heavenly light
tRsa .s s'f ssss 9s sGa5 aG
Which sofened down the hoar austerity
OF rngs ed desolation, and filed up,
4 stSs a., Sss1 IN Ws & SIN esptnTss
ha Which Was s, the place
With silent worship of the great and old
The The dead MT tsr sovsresns who still rule
Putting the best construction upon what we
l. have sad and arguing to the best advantage from
these extracts the book will be found not to dis
l. appoint.
IL The ORIGIN OF THE LATE WAR Traced from
the beginning of the Constitution to the revolt of
the Southern States. By George Lunt. New
q York: D. Appleton and Company, 443 and AS
Broadway, 1866 This is work written with
r marked ability and dspassionate oalmness, in the
full sense indicated in the title. We not pre-
pared to say that it is reliable in all its Details
OF tildI us are
" correct; but it appears to be composed without
t. prejudice or malice; and certainly will repay
perusal whatever fault may be found with it. Per-
$ haps the;following extract is as fair can
' find space for to illustrate its general tone
ht The treatment of those who were suspected of
an intention to tamper with the slaves was often
e. somewhat rough; though, perhaps, not much
more so than that to which gentlemen in England
are subjected on certain occasions, when guilty OF
nothing worse than an honest ambition to serve
their country in the grand councils Of the nation
At that period, at least, the American people, in
every part of the country, were, in general, as
orderly as Dutchmen. Whenever an agent of the
abolition societies actually detected, however
in holding unlawful intercourse with the slaves il
g. he escaped with tar and feathers he was lucky
while sometimes extemporary court and jury
Il of the vicnage heard his cease summarily- and, il
they deemed the proofs sufficient, consigned hin
& to the next tree, at the end of rope
These extreme proceedings were rare; but the,
served etectualy to clear the Southern country
ot. in short time, of class of persons who, how
ever strong minded, were not emulous OF tn
honors of martyrdom. Indeed, their chance Q
glory was small; for, whether it indicated
o sounder state Of sentiment than at present exists
wv or not, their fate excited scarcely more sympath
ed among peaceable and well-dsposed people OF til
wv North or anywhere outside their own limited crcl
of adherents, than it did at the of their di
4 asters. They were generally looked upon as Sc
,er, doom, by wi!ful, violation of the laws of II
~' States into which they had intruded for mali
,ht. nant and seditious purpose.
As in all cases, however, these few sentences CT
hit give onyan inkng of the general character of IL
work; but we feel justified in saying that it is Of
which will be found well worthy of reading al
sty study.
"a & LETTERS OF LIFE.-By Mrs. l.. H. Sigourne
New York, d. Appleton g. Co., 443 and 445 Broa
era. way-lS66.
,., This is another book, worthy of not merely t
yne high reputation of the publishers but also of t
amiable and accomplished lady of whose useful Ii
~ tits an photographed record. Like all that ev
emanated from her pen, and in accord with
Mt answering tenor of her whole life, it is I'M
fectedly sweet so admirably exemplary, and
~" delightfully."- encouraging and instructive, that I
to read it, would be to ignore one of
Ken best productions of our day and country.
have room for barely one extract from it.
n' it, her daughter, Mrs. NJ. H. R., says: I" This 8
Sam pose to be my mothers last completed poem,
it bears date of less than four weeks before
TO- CT death. 1t intended to form part Of Ion
Me-. poem, entitled The septuagenarian,' which
was preparing for publication in the CON
an autumn. The plan all marked out, but it
not sufficiently far advanced for any use to be m
of it. The little poem, as it stands, forms p
right. ary appropriate close to her Letters OF Life
Here it is: ..1. r..s tf. 81. sgs ..agtg' efEgt
siana. THR vALEpIcroRY .,r Il
-,.sr T HERE is my vaedictory. i bring 4
j. Is. basket Of dried trnits-autpmnal leaves
And moses, pressed from oceans sunless tides
eus srew nem x9'ise a. yone 'e sweet
,ier d All weAriness.
-. | The payment seemed not 70 he worth the toll;
Tunet. But wheresoe'er the kind affections sought
To mix themselves by music with the mind
par That my inspiration and delight
And You, for many lustrur, have frowned
Upon my lingering strain. Patient you've been,
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