Wabash Herald, Volume 1, Number 28, Rockville, Parke County, 22 October 1831 — Page 4

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Frr.ni th Casket. : LADY .TI L.IA5 on THE INCONSTANCY OF WOMAN. ldiee,liko variegated tulip? -Tis to their chants half their charmr wr owc. In Florence, the Flora of Italy- and the cat of science, fashion, and the arts, resided the lady Julia Giovanni jSen'rora, a descendant of a celebrated "family, once powerful in Venice, In the days of the Doges. She was a woman of obscure parentage, time having placed her at li e antipodes of her ancestors; but she possessed a' mind that astonished all Italy, in the extent cf its acquirements, and the strength and brilliance of its operations. Hut, What is still more remarkable, the lady Julia was beautiful, a rare possessioi among: learned ladies. Yet she w as mizzled, with all her learning, to dis cover whv she was not fascinating, and whv her ftmenine grace and softness disappeared in proportion to the in crease of the mind m knowledge, one as familiar with the Greek and Latin classics, and the Arabian writers; she had visited Germany, Trance, and England, gathering knowledge from every college and cloister, and from every jphiksopher and foal. Ibe glorious troiks of the galleries of Italy were familiar to her, and the Vatican bad Unrolled to her mind the records of a thousand ages and the united knowledge of thcVorld. To cap the climax cf perfection, she had tnijgkd the arts wit'i the science. Minerva ai d the Hire mcses sapped together. She was a scholar versed in many languages, hetb Hvirg and dead; she was a poet, a pairler, a musician, a metaphysician.' a philosopher, a conr.cisour, and, in a vord, she secm?d f? r iiiar with all that the mir.d of man ha ic'iioved. She had surveyed the ruir.s cf Rouie and of Cartiuge, of Pak.nyra. TVt":ec, and Jerusalem. She had explored human feature amorg tiie civilized ar.d the tMvage; and she had not only studied m ral ty fan Seneca, but from all the Vi'.'le ot the world. The Christian sc-ipv.ires.the Koran of th" Turks the Talmud of the Jews, ar.d the 7ou?a vesta of Zoroaster, or the Persian I i'ol ha I a! I stored her mind with the pro cepts of morality. In fact, the Ltd v Giovavu Scmprona was the wonder, net only of Florence rod Venice, where ihe resided, but o; all Italy. Being the wonder of men, as a genius, she could not concehe why she was nor v v '-. : men. as a omn it beaut v. liero D Ju lia's knowledge fa'lcd. She d " kroiv that a man mav b? admired a:. .I riot esteemed; that he may be the wonderattd at the same time the detestation of the world. She had fancied that her learning and talents, combined tith her beauty, would facrinate the most fastidious, and that the great ones of the earth would contend for the honour of her alliance, and bow at her leet. Bat to ihe contrary, all looked Upon her as an object of astonishment and not of love. No knee had ever k nek before her beauty, and no lover ever prostrated himself at her feet in adoraUon. This truly astonished the Donna. Julia, for she supposed that she would long belore her twenty-hith year have been the consort of at least a!d minister or a lord. To discover this secret, the lady Julia determined to travel in the east, and visit all the celebrated astrokvrs and magiciaus residing ia Arabia, 1 ersia. and other oriental countries, uperstiinn i n. t conm4 to the un-: learned ulgar, for Donra Julia had as strong a belief in magic a Dr VimSon ard Mr West ley had in g'-.nsK Firmly convinced that the problem could lv soh, d by magic alone, her tat learning having failed her; she trr.vrlhd through Turkey and sn ra ccu:.ti"us in Asia, until, in Ver-ia. she began to dirair. She still ob-vrvd that eII the great admired her Tor her Tast I earring, but none ever loved her. In Bagdad, she spent sometime; and one day, when on the point of joining the cara an then on the way to China, her attention was directed to an Arabian magician in the street. whom she df-sired should be eclhd in for examination. 1 'leased wiih his answers, sh accepted an invitation to his referee, where he dwelt w ith an only son, of great beauty and learning, about the age of Donna Juha. The lady loved him: and to her great mortintauon, louml that the youth or,lv nired her genius, w ithout loving her a - r?rHan info Ir that Themag. had given her masc:,,,peii;Ttdei1ca;nncuc?swh5 strojedttiatotiicav andsv. , . . Iovp inwoment.at ihciwp . l.or h arning excited, ,igl AtecJ a wa ' .... 1 I . ! .. . the little gou, ana utav )ve Snld not i ust where great disparity he enUality in defiance. "In other -ords," sail she magician, "soul muit Impa-

thlsfe with soul ' The, beggar aspires not to the band of the princess, and the philosopher feels no affinity for the fool. In acquiring the wisdom of the world,' he continued, "you have forgotten or scorned the little arts of love by which the highest and the lowest of men are won. It remains for me to innitiate you into the mysteries of magic, in which you will receive the charm which opens the hearts of men. "But whv do women desire marriage more than men ?' said the lady Julia, with the view of discovering whether he possessed the knowledge he professed. "Because, sid the magician, modesty, originating in long custom, compels woman to subdue, and not even to speak of the endearments of love, which men can at any time enjoy. The tenderness of woman is far greater than

that of man; and the sentiments of love being uninterdicted only in the married state, she flies to marriage, that she may give way to the warm feelings of tenderness and affection." "And what is thediference between love at sixteen and love at twenty-five?" enquired the lady Julia. "The first is pure, from the heart; the last is from the head, or the purse," returned the magician "1 am desirous of marriage," said the lady Julia; can your art tell whether I am constant or inconstant." "IF I mistake not," said the magi cian, natural means atlbrd me the knowledge that you are and would be inconstant." . The dota Julia was bighly delighted with the natural knowledge of the magician, all but the assertion that she would be inconstant; a quality which -he had never believed in, though a stale standing charge against the whole sex. "If his natural knowledge is so great, what must his supernatural be?' said the lady Julia. Her sole thought was row, how to get the magician to accompany her to r lorence, that she might study his art at leisure, and have every facility. She proposed the journey to him, but he hesitated. "You say yon love my sory said the magician; '-but if I vrre fa go to your coun try, nr.d ir!put you in the art of capvni"g. :vSnr security have 1 that you wa-;kl im-i vy son, or even benefit iim ethe-'Wlsef " " Tho la-4v "ulin, pleaded at the mod eration of the magician, vowed that she would h constant to his son, when sc,shvihl have acquired the magic art of captivating his heart, or when lie should hvc in return. . , ,e magician, ou receiving her solemn vow, agreed to accompany the Donna Julia to Florence; and as the caravan from the eat was to pas thro Figdad that hour, the three mad-, piep. nations to depart, and in a short time were on thpir wav to Italy. Arriving in Florence, the first obiecl cf Donna Julia was to applv herself diligently to the art of magic, under the lamous magician, who had made n noise through all Florence. She particularly desired to know the art of captivating th heart of the magician son, 1 famed, whom she now devotedly loved, for she had painted to her mind, in the most vivid color?, the joys of matrimony and of mutual love. The magician entering the room where the lady Julia lav upon a crim son ottoman, taking her siesta, he took n his long dark war d, and wM she trembled with deliciousexpectation. he thus addressed her: uIn learning the art of fr.inatic, vpu must at present f; all widom, andtlunk of nofhinr but hwe; but before you enter the enchanted circle, yon must promise truly to be grateful and constant. As she fanlprpd the word "I promicV he hastilr drew the ring on the door, with the enchrsnVd wand, and taking er bv the arm. led her to the centre. Then, taking from his bos-Mv. a c uiously cons'rncted box. he struck it vH lcrtly, when, to her astonishmerl. it Hew open, ad appeared to expand until the room disappeared, and the box. tiU lvrgcr, appeared to be a sumpMiosis palace. He.r former feeling were changed for she now felt all the delicacy and softuess of woman,and life wore a brightel aspect, for she seemed to be in another world. "Now is the time," said the magician," uo try your faith and constancy." "Give me the power," said the lady, "and you shall find me true." The magician stepped from the ring, and three times waved the wandtver her head. - At that moment ITamed entered, and she felt that she had received the power of fascination, for the young man had rushed forward in an erstacy, for a moment embraced her, and then sui.k in supplication at her feet. The lady Julia Was delighted that whe was belorcd for the first time; and mat!e PrrFflrions it? wd tl,e cian's st'3. Ti unluckily fcer in th$ Austrian lefVice a gay t.?"lnS

young fellow, passed her window, and!

m a moment tier heart told her that she loved, him; and she soon found that he was captivated with her charms. Courtship ensued, and while Hamed was forgotten, she concerted measures to elope with the officer. The magician begged her, as she had forgotten her constancy, to use her influence with the officer in procuring a place for I lamed in the army, by which she would be grateful. She promised to do so, at some future period, which satisfied the magician. The preliminaries of marriage were nearly settled with the officer, when a nobleman, seeing her at church, suddenly conceived a fancy for her, which ripened into love; and forsaking the officer, she promised her hand to the lover of noble blood. Here again the magician urged her to favor his son; which she laithlully promised when she should be wed. The noble lord having communicated his intention to the prince of Na pies, the prince conceived a desire to see her; which he had no sooner done, than carried away by sudden passion, he married her himself. Again the magician applied to the new princess Julia, to provide for his soa, which she promised to. do, when time should make it more convenient. The print', who ftevcr been in power, wa -oon af t "ade ruler over a dukedom in Italy Hut when the magician reminded r tliat she now had it in her pov. vJ be grateful, she frowned, and informed liim that beggars must not he impertinent, ami that she would benefit his son, when it sholM he her Highness! pleasure. The magician threatened to re'-urr-to Bagd u; hut the lady duic' ss retained him, bv ?uii noiaing ou i '. promise ot ins son s preferment B no oftencr dH the magician ur;e his claims, than did the lady dutches tlireuten. Time passid away, and the old king ot IMaples dud. ihe prince, in the right of birth, came to the throne, and was duly proclaimed. The lady Julia Uiovanni fcemprona was now t'ue ; Naples, a station higher than eve H ambition had aspired to; and her i object was, to rake together the remaining members of her family, unprovided for, and tn bestow on them place and pomp. Those near relations who hud been provided for beforef were now elevated to higher stations, and to the others were given the places occupied by the former. Tho magician at first rrsoned, tl.cn reminded the queen of her vows of gratitude a;;d constancy, and implored her to make provision for his son, as she had promised whn he h't'l Bagdad, to accomnanv her to h r own Ian. The Queen Julia resented his boldness, and hade hiai wait till her Highness could consider on the cla-ms of her sou, rcmindi'ig him, at the same time, that mere was sum a piace a a oue.geon piovide.d for refractory people, anil pcnance h;at co; The magician aided, and returned no answer, for he was ruminating on the fickleness and duplicity of human nature. llverr div the nucn nrnmKOil nn.'l every J;y he had the mortification to se others receive theii clai m, while his own, stronger than any, were disregarded and insulted. At length he determined to bear it no longer, bjit to upbraid her wih her perfidy; and for that purpose intruded into her august presence. "Do you not think,' said the magician, uthat ou hae treated me with in gratitude' "Insulting wretch!' cried the queen Julia, "away this moment; or thy indolence shall receive the reward it merits." "Nay," said the magician, "what does Donna Julia deserve, thus to cheat her benefactor, and insult him who has been the means of placing her on a throne!" "Liar! thou deservest death! and thou shalt receive it!" I u a moment the guards were called ; but at the moment they were about to seize the magician, he drew from his bosom the same curious box, and struck it violently. In a moment the charm was dissolved; and Donna Julia found herself no queen, but in the same roorm and the same enchanted ring, where the magician had placed her. The events had passed in the magic circle, which the magician had extended from Florence to Naples. "Thou scest," said the magician, "that thou art inconstant and ungrateful,' Aad he, with his son, immediately departed for Bagdad. MILFOUD BARD. -o::::::::c Physic and Foetrv. One of our Baltimore M. Ds., who had z very unKrofitable manner of being absent from is office, just at the time when his professional services were wanted, once entered it and found the following couplet upon his tableThrice lre cairl, and absent still, ; God help th man wLo want ft pill.

Prom the N. Y. Consteflm ioa, Art of Selling. . Among the inuAmerable art9 w-'jth which this artful world abounds, f.he art of selling is by no means the least. It is indeed a very universal art; for most people have occasion for its use more or less during their lives. Wo

do not speak of that higher traffic of seumg consciences, smiles, good office, and places under government. We say nothing of bartering affections for gold, or honor, for power. We shall confine ourselves to the every day art of selling, as practised among our merchants and tradesmen. No art is required in selling to such persons as are really in want of the article to be disposed of. They require no urging to buy, they want no persuasion to do that which they are prepared to do. It is only those who have no occasion to purchase, with whom the art of selling is to be employed. To make people purchase what they do not want, and what they are previously resolved not to buy, is the perfection of the art cf selling. This art consists of several branch es The first is, to make people believe they are in want of the article offered in spite of all evidence to the contrary. The second is, to persuade them that the article is wonderfully cheap, and therefore they should purchase it whe ther they want it or no. And the 3rd is, to fill them with the idea, that tho' they may not want it at present, it will be for, their interest to purchase it againstthe time of need. Sot! at by hook or by crook a purchaser mav he gained, and the seller may dispose of Droppihg in a dry goods store the other morning, a la Paul Pry, we heard a lady saying l)ont lay any more things on the counter Mr. Leno I sha'nt purchase another article to-day.' Why, my dear madam, tve don't ask you to purchase, said the smiling Mr. Leno still spreading out more goois -we merely wish to show you what we ve got. 4This lace is very beautiful,' said the lady. -Isn't it beautiful now?' said the re tailer 1 knew you'd say so as soon as you saw it tnere s not such another piece in the market. We got it on purpose to supply some of our most esteemed customers, nmeng which we l ave the pleasure cf numbering yau, ma'am.' A polite bow and an irresistible smirk. 'it is certainly very fine verr fine Indeed; butl think 1 can get equally as good at Mr. Jackonet's.' 'Uh no! no touch to it, ma'am no mors hke it than brown Holland to cambric linen. Oh! no ma'am, you'll permit me to know something about it. ive seen the article, and it's altogether dilk rent from ours not the same kind j fjS ootl3 by :ny means. We purchased tliLvvhen things were cheap; but now, I oru ! wc could nt replace it with twice the money.' 'All that may be true, Mr. Leno and to be sure you ought to know if any body; but really, sir, I dont want the article M would'nt urge you to buy it, ma'am by no means; but really it is so cheap, and you may not have another opportunity to supply .yourself on such teims these two years perhaps, never.' 'Why, that is true indeed; Mr. Leno; and on second tho't I dont know but 1 may as well take a couple of yards or so.' 'Ilad'nt you better take the whole piece! It's a pity to cut it, and I'm sure you will never regret your bargain.' ; 'Perhaps not I think 111 take the whole.' . The lace was put up,lhe money paid and the lady took her leave. As she was going out at the door, Mr. Leno exchanged glances with his partner, as much as to say we've made a hundred per cent on that article. ' Being satisfied with Mr. Leno, we quitted his premises and dropped into a clothes warehouse.1 Presently a man with a dirty collar . stepped in, to purchase a clean one. 'Only one collar, sir!' 'One collar! why that's enough aint it, to put on at a time?' , 'Had'nt you better take half a dozen!' ' Oh Lord! sir, what would I do with half a dozen shirt collars, when I have but one shirt in the world V 'So much more the need of collars then. Can't we sell you half a dozen!' 'Why, I don't know how much do you ax! If 1 can get 'em rael cheap.' 'Only tiiree dollars for half a dozzen, cheap as dirt.' 'Won't you take off a dollar!' A dollar, that's a large discount. They are absolutely cheap at three dollars but being it's you,, I'll split the difference. Any thing else to-day sir?' ,

No, nothing else. . , V ' 'Can't we sell sell you ttome, shirCs1 Shirts, by gorry 1 can't afford to keep shirts and collars loo.' But you'd better take two or threer you can't well get along with one, you know. Here are some beautiful ruffled ones. Shall 1 put you up a cou

ple?' 'Why I don t know what to say. Master; perhaps 111 take one.' ' x ou7d better take two.' 'Welhseein it's you, I will; if so he you'll make a generous discount.' 'Lertainly, we'll take oil twenty per cent. Any thing else today'' No, I can't buy any more.' 'We have some very superb dickies, with fashionable studs, shall I show them to you? 'Oh don't show mc no more for hea ven's sake;"ve bought enough to ruin meaready.' 'But I won't charge you any thing for looking at thern.' 'Well, these are magnificent upon my word. I wish I'd bought them in place of my shirts.' 'Why, you can have them both you know.' 'Yes, but then they cost such a plaeuvsteht: thev'lldrean a feller nf his ry j o ' j cash afore he knows it' 'No danger of that, I take it. That pocket book of yours will stand a pret ty good siege yet. bhall 1 put you up half a dozen?' 'No, not so many as that; four willdo. There Mister, there's your money ; dont ax me to buy any more I beg ye. "Whew, don t mention it: don t now, I can't stand it.' 'Just try on this coal if you please." Why,l can put it on, Mister, if that is all, just to oblige you.' 'I want to see how well it looks on a well built man. There! now just walk to the glass and see how well it appears; I think 1 never saw a finer fit in my life. It does some how look pretty well I swagger.' 'Now, what a fine addition that would be to your collars, your shirts, and your dickies.' ' Yes, but I can't afford them all.' 'Its very 'cheap, only twenty-five dollars.' 'Wont you take twenty!' 'Why, really, we can't afford it; but since its you, and have been a good cus tomer, to pay, why ; you may take it at you rotrft price.' 'Whew! this makes my pocket book as lank as a preacher.' 'Now let me sell you the waistcoat and pantaloons.' The devil's in the man, can't yout let a body alone without making them buy every thing youve got. 'You really ought to have the vest and pantaloons to make out your suit. Its of no interest to me, you know; not the least But you're the very man I like to sell clothes to; you some how or other become them so well. 111 put you the vest and pantaloons very cheap. 'Well, hang it, scein it s you, if you will let me have them at half price, I'll take em.' Half price, ah well, never mind; wVe been snvins vou all the other things and it's too late to stand for a price now. 'Thank you sir.' 'Any thing else to day.' 'Confound your long-tongued gizzard, if you ax me to buy another thing, I'll knock you down. Good bye to you. 'Good bye sir; call again whenever you come this way.' Thus the poor fellow, who at first intended to purchase only a single collar, was induced to take a whole suit, together with sundry changes of shirts, collars and dickies and all above their real value, though apparently at his own price. Such are a lew ol the every day exhibitions of the art of sel ling. Hard Riding. Mr. Osbaldesfon, whose fame renders him the envy of all our rising Nimorods, and whose feats as a steeplechaser, a trotter, a jocke , a pigeon shooter, and waterman, have not been excelled among the aristocracy of the land, has undertaking a newtask, that of riding two hundred miles in ten successive hours, which, if accomplished will entitle him to rank above the best post boy on record. He is not to be limited in the number of his horses, and the stake for which he rides is a thousand eumeas. mis xierculean labor is to be attempted at the next Houghton meeting at Newmar ket. Time we hear,i9 the favorite. Curious Syllogism The Grecian logicians had a carious syllogism which they thought unanswerable. They laid down this proposition " A syllable eaa bread, lard and cheese," How so? "Why a rat eats bread, &cV - grant It. , A rat is a tylfable." grant it Therefore! syllable eats bread, lard, and cheese