Year: 1859

RIcH LETTERs.-An elongated youth, evident.
" affected by "green and yellow melancholy"
superinduced by haboring the tender passion to
excess stepped into daguerrean gallery the
other day to get his "effigy" taken Whilst
waiting for the necessary preparations he pre-
ceeded to write an epstle to the cause of his
low spirits, and detection. He took seat at
the table and proceeded to write, screwing up
his mouth and thrusting out his tongue in
most expressive way. He made several at
tempts before he succeeded in getting docu-
ment to suit him. This is one f,'the rejec ted
attempts which he left lying upon the table:


Denr Niss:-I now once more enjoy the solace
of correspondence with one that Is So constant
ly pressing upon my mind.


He here broke down, and after crasing
some expressions that did not suit him trys it
again


Dear Ni&s:-Once more enjoy the greatest
degree of Solace of being permitted to still
respond with you, one that is so constantly i'm
pressing upon my mind, but cannot ascertain
in what manner these few lines will be received.
Dear Miss, have not enjoyed my self, at any
time we'll asince left hOme as did when In
your company last. Dear Miss it was time
of pleasure with my heart, but Sorrowful
thought to think that we had to part it
time of captuation of my heart when in your
company while at home, for you beeing one of
so much compulsory, and also being so
stanty admired by me, and while ] think on
these as given to you in my trial tests Of faith
and love is when with you cannot be-


And it seems as never be shure,


sueey my spirit Sghng pass the of passing
Eyes Of Sadness hours mnge their smiles
all whispering that softly where
Low and solemn comes the thought of thee


Sacred words ofthy friendship spoken


Tones OF ffondness and Of love,


Treasured long and cherished dearly,


OF or my heart to sadnes: mes n1 m%ye' We o.oo,v


As when holy memories come


To my heart the thought Of you,


The lovely one have been trying to WOO


Nothing more for thought.





IN THE last number of Nolh's Times and .Kc,-
semyey, is this curious and somewhat lengthy
interrogatory:


about four years since, an acquaintance Of
mine ruined ayoung girl and shortly afterwards
sailed for Europe, leaving her destitute. sup
piled her with the means of paying her board,
and she soon became much attached to me-
Shortly after that her mother died. heart broken
at the misfortune which had happened to n pet
child Her father subsequently died, and then
she became an orphan, without soul but my
self she could look to for advice and assistance.
regret to say that we became too intimate, and
that maternal cares were the result She is un-
educated and unSophiSticatcd, very pretty, but
possessed of very little shrewdneSS. She puts
unlimited confidence in those whom she SuppO-
ses are her friends, and loves with ali the reck-
esness of a fallen woman. And you knOw-yon
must know, for your answers to correspondents
indicate that you possess sound knowledge of
human nature-that this class Of women do love
with far more strength of feeling, than women
VINO arc guided, governed, and restrained by the
influences Of education and principle have
been this wOman's friend for four years have
sustained her in her sickness and trouble.
provided her with the means of attending her
mothers funeral in proper costume, and assisted
her in lclrawing the funeral expenses OF her IA
ther. But alas! like all of her class, she is rap
idly going to ruin. She begins to drink exccs-
siYely and uses various stimueniS. She has
twice cssaved self.destruction. She becomes,
daily, more and more careless of her appearance,
and is, in fact, losing her self-reSpect My in
come has recently been reduced t" Il sum bare
ly sufficient to support myself and it is desirable
that the unfortunate connection between US
should be dissolved. What course would you
advise? To leave her would probably compel
me to absent myself from the city, which would
be inconvenent The infant would he cOnsign-
ed t0 the tender mercics Of the almShousc guy
ernors, and there would be 'one more unfoTtu-



That like her, admit, and am willing to do
all in my power for her, for she was weak and
erring,' and to err is human But what shall
du:"


To which the following answer is made:


Advice in your case, friend Prodigal, must
prove, if honest, anything but agreeable You
have sawed the wind, and are necessarily reap
ing the whirlwind. Your atflictIon is severe,
but merited. You have not the consolation of
martyr With humanity and Il long attach
mcnr clamorous upon one side, and sense of
moral duty urgent upon the other, your position,
we are we'll aware, cannot but be dislntercSting
You begin to painfully realise the criminality of
your course when you tempted an crring foot
to deviate still further from the path of probty.
Instead OF gently guiding crushed and conlid-
ing heart back to the home her tho"gEte>sness
had made desolate, you cruelty assisted to bring
the gray.haired watchers in that solitary home
to a Sorrowing grave, and now vainly seek con-
ISOLATION in the rpertinn that Won hclDed to inter