Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 62, Vevay, Switzerland County, 17 November 1832 — Page 4

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3 M.vtt?r:. Zeis .' TIlKGLlMN OF AI TI MX. tPCKLI-llf D BT KKQUEST.) H id! vc sighing wis of sorrow, View wili mc the autumnal gloom; JLoarsi from thence your fate to-morrow Dead perhaps laid in the? tomb. Beall nature fading, dyii:g--Silent all things seem to mourn; Iv.ke, from vegetation if vitjx, inngstomitid my mouldering urn. Oft the autumn's tempest rising. Makes the lofty forest nod; Scenes of nature, lnv surprising. Head in nature nature's God. See our sovereign, sole Creator Lives eternal in the sky; Witile wp, mortals', yield to nature. CI torn awhile, then fade and die. Nations die by dread Bellonn, Through enrag'd tyrannic kings; Just like plants in pale P m-na Fall to rise in future springs. Mournful scenes when vegetation Dies hy frogt or worms devour; Doubly mournful, when a nation Dies by neighb'ring nation's power, Pe th and wars mv nii;id depresses Aotumii !mvs me my decay; Calls to ini'irl my past distresses Warnp me of a dying day. jV-tfnnin in .kcs me melanrh -ly S.i 'kes deject ion through my soul; While. I mourn my former folly, " W .vcs of sorrow o'er me roll." 1 I ! hear the air resounding. With expiring inserts' cries; Ah! their mons, to me how wounding E'iblern of my aged sighs. H How winds about me roaringNoisy waters round me rise; W hile, I sit my fate deploring, ! ears fust streaming from my eyes; What to me are autumn's treasures, Since 1 know n earthlt joyf Iy:ig I've lost all youthful pleasures Tiineymust youTh and health destroy. iiire once I fondly courted, Shared chcJi bliss that youth bestows JJ ', t i see where then I sported, N -w embitters all mv woes. Age. and sorrow since have blasted I very youthful, pleasing dream; Q i: 'ring age w ith youth contrasted Oii'.'iovv short their glories seem! As the annual frosts are cropping Leaves and tendril- from the trees; So my friends arc yeai Iv droppping T!tr -.ugh old age and dire disease, Former friends O! hovv I've sought them J iSl to cheer my drooping mind B'lt the're gone like leaves of autumn, Driven before a dreary wind. When a few more years are wasted When a few more springs are o'er Wh'-a a few more griefs I've tasted 1 sh'iH fall to rie no more. IVaf h destroys my future prospects. Tea 16 my ear'hiv j vs away F: tend san dchildren, On, how precious, Torn by his cold hands away, lat my sun of life's declining Soon 'twill set in dismal night; But my hones, pure and refining, Rest io future ljle and light. Cease this trembling.doubting, sighing Death will break the sullen gloom, goon my spirit, fluttering flying, M'ist be borne beyond the lomb, TAI.3. Mrs. Washington Polls. " BV MISS LEsLIE. ( Continvtd.) The Montagues looked at e.ich othcr almost laughed aloud, and drew ack their chairs as far from Aunt!

Quimby as possible. So also did Mrs.;lague is goiilg to write ,(is tour whcn I otts. Mrs. Marsden came up in anjwe relurn to England, he thinks it exagony of vexation, and reminded her (edient to make some gacriliccs ior aunt in a low voice of the risk of re-!ilc 9aije Gf seeint? the. varieties of A.

uewiiig iter rneumaiism oy staying so Io. g between the damp newly papered walls. The old ladv answered a- : I 1 i- . i

loud "O!.! you need not fear, I amju can assiue you these Maddens have well wrapped upon purpose. And !ri0t the slightest pretentions to society, indeed coisidenng that the parlorsloh! no 1 beg of you not to suppose were only papered to-day, I think the; that Mrs. Marsden and her daughter vails have dried wonderfully, (putting!are at an in . ty

.ier nana on tne paper,) am sure nobod could hnd out the damp if they were itot told." "AVhat!" exclaimed the Montagues, "only papered to-day (starting up and testifying all that prudent fear of taking cold, so characteristic of the English.) How barbarous to inveigle us info such a place!" "I thought I felt strangely chilly all -the evening." said Mrs. Potts, whose inn had scarcely been at rest five rniIMifes. The Montagues proposed going away immediately, and Mrs. Potts declared she was most apprehensive for poor little Lafayette. Mrs. Marsden could not rn'dure the idea of their departing t'll nil the refreshments had been hat ded round, (the best being yet to come,) took great pains to persuade them that there was no real cause of alarm, as she had had a large fire all - afternoon. They held a whisper-

ed consultation, in which luey agreed to stay lor the oysters and chicken salad, and Mrs. Marsden went out to

send them their shawls, with one fo: .alajette. p.y this time the secret of the newl papered walls spread round both room the conversation now turned enu ic on colds and rheumatisms: there was much shiveringand considerable cough ing, ana the demand lor shawls increased. However, nobody actually went home in consequence. "Papa, said Miss Montague, "let us all take French leave as soon as the oysters and chicken-salad have gone round. Albina now came up to Aunt QuimHy (gladly perceiving that the old lad) looked tired,) a:.d proposed that she should return to her chamber, assuring her that the waiters should be ptinctu ally sent up to her. "I do not feel quite ready to go yet, replied Mrs Quimby. 4,I am very well here. But you need not mind mc. Go back to your company, and talk a little to those three poor girls in the yellow frocks that nobody has spoken to yet, except Bromley Cheston. hen I am ready to go 1 shall take French leave as these English people call it." But Aunt Quimhy's idea of French leave was very different from the usua acceptation of the term; lor having al ways heard that the French were very polite people, she concluded that their manner ol taking leave must be nartic ularly respectful and ceremonious. Therefore, having paid her parting compliments to 3Irs.i'otts and the Mon tagues sl'e walked all round the room curtseying to every body and shaking bands, and telling them she had come to take French leave To put an end to this ridiculous scene, Bromley dies ton (who had been on assiduous duty all the evening) now came forward and taking the old lady's arm in his, offered to escort her up stairs. Aunt Quimby was much flattered by this unexpected civility from the finest looking young man in the room, and she smiling de parted with him, complimenting him . I ! j l . r on uis poniencss, uuu. assuring mm mat he was a real gentleman; trying also to make out the degree of relationship that existed between them. "So much for Buckingham," said Cheston, as he ran down stairs after oepos.ung u.e oiu lauj ai me aoor oi her room. "Fools of all ranks and oi " ,1 : : ii. j i i.j.. i ii. i all ages are to me equally intolerable. 4 . 1 1 : .. . . 1 1.1 I never can marry into such a family." The party went on. " In the name of heaven, Mrs. Potts," said Mrs. Montague, "what induces you to patronize these people." "Why, they are the only tolerable persons i.i the neighborhood," answered Mrs. Potts, "and very kind and obfi- .. uieir way. i rcany uui.k .vioi - na a very swt girl, very sweet i-.-nuu x.i iisucu IS I'lioei amiable too, quite amiable. And they

ai e so gratelui lor any hltle notice that Xcil morning Bromley Cheston reI t: ke of them, that it is really quite !Ceivcd a letter which required hi. im-

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gei ing up mis party, i hey look asitota.c .(.aTe ofhis amit and

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t, - ipuni'tg m oiuer; a lasic whicH is nearmonths to come; for I can assure you,vt qual to that of maki ng preparations their means are very small, very small for a party. -rhey ,o0d ' Je and

indeed. As to this intolerable old aunt, I never saw her before; as there is something rather genteel about Mrs. Marsden and her daughter rather so at least about Albina I did not suppose they had any such relations belonging to them. I think, in future, I must confine myself eutirely to the ar istocracy. "We deliberated to the last mo ment." said Mrs. Mnntnone 'wlitor ,.rti,i m it vi- ,vi.. i o mericau society." "Oh! these people are not in society." eiclaimeti Mrs. i'ntU f:irr.rU This conversation was overheard bv Bromley Cheston, and it gave him more pain than he was willing to acknowledge, even to himself. At length all the refreshments had gone their rounds, and the .Montagues had taken real French leave; but Airs. Washington Potts preferred a conspicuous departure, and therefore made her adieux with a view of producing great effect. This was the signal for Uie company to break up, aud Mrs. Marsden gladly finiled them out, while Albina could have said with Gray's Prophetess 'N"'w my weary lips I close, Leave me, leave me to rep. se." But according to Mrs. Marsden, the w- rst of all was the poet, the professedly eccentric Bewly Garvin Gady, author of World of Sorrow, Elegy on a Broken Heart, Lines on a Suppressed Sigh, Sunnet to a Hidden Tear, Stanzas to Faded Hopes, &c. &c. and who

was just now engageu in a tale called "1 he Bewildered" and an Que to -

NVaning Moon wliich set him to wanering about the country and kep iiiu out o' nights " 'I he poet, not be- . ig a man of this world, did not make 'is appearance at the party till the monent of the bustle occasioned by the exit of Mrs. Waslii- gton Bolts, lie hen darted suddenly into the room. ind looked wild. We will not insinuate that he bore my resemblance to Sandy Clark. He certainly wore no chapjau, and his coat was not in the least a la militaire, lor it was a dusky brown frock. His collar was open, in the fashion attribu ted to Byron, and much affected by scribblers who are incapable of imita iing the noble bard in any thing but his follies. His hair looked as if he had just been tearing it, and his eyes seemed "in a fine frenzy rolling.'' He was on his return from one of his moon light rambles on the banks of the ri ver, and his pantaloons and coat-skirt showed evident marks of having been deep among the cat-tails; and splatterdocks that grew in the mud of its mar gm. Being a man that took no note of time, he wandered into Mrs Mars den's house between eleven and twelve o'clock, and remained an hour after the company had gone: reclining at ful length on a soft, and discussing Harry II I Tl . IT II vyomwau aim i nomas nay ties tfayiey i j. ij. ij. ana iurs. vornwaii 15a ion Wilson. After which he gradually became classical, and poured into the sleepy ears of Mrs. itlarsden aid Albi na a paralel between Tibullus and I'ropertius, dissertation on Alcasus and another on Meander. Bromley Cheston who had been es corting home. two sets of young ladies that liv'.'d "far as the poles assunder," passed lMrs. Marsdeu's houe on re turning-to his hotel, and seeing the iigms sun gleaming, he went in to see what was the matter, and kindly re lieved his aunt and cousin by remind ing the poet of the lateness of hour, and Mail ly carrying him off.' Aunt Quimby had long since been asleep. But before Airs. Marsden and Albina could forget themselves in nir' nature's sweet restorer," thev lay awake for an hour, discussing the fatigues and vexations of the day, and the mor- !.... ihcations of the evening. '-After all," mid lh;n- k.fi.; ... (;.. I . ' r times as much as it is worth, both in trouble and expense, and I really can not tell what pleasure we have derived irom it. "No one expects pleasure at their own party," replied Mrs. Marsden. "But you may depend upon it, this lit tie compliment to iirs. Washington Potts will prove highly advantageous ito us hereafter. A.id then it is something to be the only f.mily in the neigln ;bOr 100(1 that COO .1 nivwinn,. IM.w,.!, a thing." w V V UV1I med ate presence iu rew York on bu isinesoi imponance. When he went j troublesome task of clearing away and ... : j. .1 .... J spiritless, and Mrs. Washington Potts had just sent her three boys to spend me nay wttn them. When Cheston took Albina's hand at parting, he felt it tremble, and her eyes looked as if they were filling with tears. "After all," thought Ik-, "she is a charming girl, and has both sense and sensibility" "I am nervous today," said Albina, "the party has been too much lor me; and I have in pro: pect for to-morrow the pain of taking leave of Mrs. Washington Potts, who returns with all her family to Philadelphia." "Strange infatuation," thought Cheston, as he dropped Albina's hand, and made his parting bow. "1 must see more of this girl, before I can resolve to trust my happiness to her keeping; 1 cannot share her heart with Mrs. Washington Potts. When I return from New York 1 will talk to her seriously about that ridiculous woman, and I will also remonstrate with her mother on the folly of straining 'every nerve in the pursuit of what she calls a certain style." In the afternoon Mrs Potts did Albina the honor to send for her to assist in the preparations for to morrow's removal to town; and in the evening the three boys were all taken home sick, in consequence of having laid violent hands on the fragments of the feast; which they had continued during the day ta devour almost without intermission. Also Randolph had thrown Jefferson down stairs, and raised two green bumps on his forehead, and Jefferson had pinched Lafayette's fingers in the door till tfte blood came; not to mention various minor squabbles and hurts. At parting, Mrs. Potts went so far as to kis9 Albina, and made her promise to l?t her know immediately,

I whenever she or her mother came to Ut city.

In about two weeks, Aunt QuimbyU unshed her visitation: and the dav al ter her departure Mrs. Marsden and lbma went to town to make their purchases for the season, and also with view towards a party which thev knew Mrs. Potts had in contemplation. This time thev did not as usual stay with their relations, but they took oaging at a lashionable boardinglouse where they could receive their great woman, comme il faUt. On the morning after their arrival. Mrs. Marsden and her daughter, in their most costly dresses, went to visit Mrs. t otts that she might be apprised of their arrival; and they found her in a spacious house, expensively and ostentaciously furnished. After they had waited till their patience was nearly exhausted, Mrs. Potts came down stairs to them, but there was evidently a great abatement in her anabihty. She seemed uneasy, looked frequently to wards the door, got up several times and went to the window, and appearnagqtty when the bell rung. At last there came in two very flaunting la dies, whom Mrs. Potts received as if they were people of consequence. I hey were not introduced to the Mars dens, who after the entrance of these new visiters, sat awhile in the pitable situation of cyphers, and then took their leave. -'Strange," said Mrs. Marsden, "that she did not say a word oi her party." Three days after theft visit, Mrs Washington Potts left card for Mr ind .Mi. M.Trsden, without inquiriug ii they were at home. And the) nard Irom report that her partv wa 'ixtd for the week after next, and tbaf it was expected to be very splendut i ii wa iu jmroauce ner fcuaughic who had just quitted boarding stifxd I he M irsdetis had seen this ) aung la .1 If ... K.i L Al . . lwun ner parents, bhe was as gilly a her mother, and as dull as her fiitfcer ,in the estimation of all who were not blindly determined to-think her other wise, or who did not cbusideVit oar iiouJaily expedient to uphold all of uie name ol 1'otts Al length (hey heard that the irjvi ations were going out f r Mrs. Potts party, and that though very -Uige Vl iv noi io oe general; which meant that only one or two of the member were to be selected from each ftmilv . I n J vvuh wnoui im rotts thougiit prone o ai knowledge an acquaintance. rrom mis moment Mrs. M irsdeit, wh ai ine best ol times had never realh (seen treated with mu; h respect bj Mi. Polls, gate up all hope of an invtiatin, for hersrll; bat she counted lerlait.ly on one for Albina, and every ;lng Ml the door wa expected to bring ii- j nere were ni niy rins but no in viialioii,.inJ poor Albina and her mo ner iouh. turns in watching at the tvindow. At Inst B.gle wa seen to come up the steps with ahandtul of notes; and Albina, regardless of all rule, ran to the front door herself. Tfley were ards lor n party, but not Mrs. Potts, and were intended for two other ladies that lodged in tht house. ICverv tine that Albina went out and came home, she inquired anxious ly of all the sen ants if no note had been left for her. Still there was none. And h r mother still insisted that the note must have come, but had Seen mislaid afterwards, or that Bogle lost it in the street. Wed esday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday passed over, and still no invitation. Mrs. Marsden talked much of the carelessness of servants, and had no doubt of the habitual negligent f Messrs. B)gle, Snepherd, Smith, and other fashionable part -men." Albina ras almost sick with delerred. At last, when sl p camthome on Monday morning from Second sireet, her mother met her at the door with a delighted fate, and showed her the loug-desited note, which had just been brought by Mrs. Potts' own man. The party was to take place in two days; and . so great was now Albina's happiness that she scarcely fell the faligue of searching the -hops for articles of attire that were very elegant and. yet not too expen sive; and shopping with a limited purse is ctrtaii.ly no trifling exercise both of body aud mind ; ho also is the task of going round among fashioi able rnantua-makers in the hope of coaxing them to uudcrtake a dress at a shosl notice. Next morning Mrs. Potts sent for Albina immediately after breakfast, and told her that as she knew her to be clever at all sorts of things, she wanted her to stay that day and assist iu the preparation for Ihe next. Mrs. Pott, like many other people who live iu showy houses and dress exlravaganllj, wni very economical in servants. She Save such low wages that none would come to her who could get place any here else, and she kent them on mrk limited allowance that ine would atav vrilh her who were worth having.

Fools are seldom consistent in their iexucndilurc. Thev generally fto u.

homely expression) strsiii at gr.ms nd swollow camels. About noon Albina having occasion to con-ult Mrs. Polts concerning someling that was to be done, found hep in the front parlor with Mrs. at d Miss Montague. Alter Albina had left the room, Mrs. Montflcue said to .Mr Polls Is not that the gill that Itve3 with her mother at the place on the mer, I forgot what you call it? I mean the niece of the au4t." "That is Albina Marsden," replied Mis. Potts. ' Yes," pursued Mrs. Montaeu. "Ihe people lhat m-.d so gn at an . x" ertion lo give a sort of party, and hon ored Mr. and Miss Mo-uaue and n,y self with invitations." " She's not to be here 'o-morrow night, I hope," exclaimed Miss I nlabile. Really," replied Mr?. Potts. f could do no less than ask tier. The poor thing did her best to be civil to us all last summer. ' "Oh!" said Mrs. Montague, "in the country one is willing sometime to take up with such company us we", should be very sorry to a know in town. You assured me lb t yi.iir party to-morrow night would he xtremeU rccherchce. A ltd as it IS mi e;;r ly in the season, you know that it is cessary to be more particular now than at the close of the campaign, when every one is tired of parties and unwiU iing io get new evening dresses lest they should be out of fashion befoie they are wanted aain. Eseue me,.' I speak only fiom what I have heard, of American society;" . "lam always particular about my 'i'i-fj ociivj .111?, g OllS. "A wo'd in'yoar ear," continued .Mi..M.Rlague. "Is it not impolitic, or rather are yi.ix not afraid to bring forward: so btautiful a gnlas tlii,Aiis Martinon the veiy jght of your own daughter's debut." ' Mis. Polls looked al irmed'for a rrm. ment, and their ret ovV ri'i herself said H have.iro frar f Mir's -Harriet Angelina Potts being thrown in'ir;e, shade by-a little countr giil hke ih. Album Marsden is pretty ei. .,jKh to be sure at least rather petty --t ut then, tiiere is a ertai:i nlle a , . r- ' tain air which she of coursr 1 a certain style -As to what you call a cm :irv stjle," said Mrs. Montagu.. s.o t Know exactly what y.xx m,a .. . tt signifies ihe air and manner .f a u;, this Miss Martin has as mnrh oi it 5 any other American girl. To me th. y ure all nearly alike. I cannot distinguish those inh.ue shades of diff rente ou make such h point of. f . m, Uli: practised eies the ci:,oghrers .f,.,r mechanics and shop Uepeis look well aud itehave ajeil as the daujhlers of u-ur lawW d-.cUns, io. I and your nobilhyl cflt made up oi lUose two profiW, with lhe4aridition of a few meuha ls; a;.ci ioa ' call eveiy one a merchant that d,,t 9 "Ol ttl hi., commodities by ihe single " Mamma," whispered Miss M- n tagoe, - if that gj,, j9 to be heie. I don't wUl, to come. 1 caoft vi.dure her." . "Take mr advice.' continued M:s. Montague to Mrs. P.,tls, '-and p., wtJ this Ms M .rt.n. If ahe'was ,. stukingly band?ome, she mi.-hi unnoticed in the crowd .'But Inr beauty will attract general ob..eraL..n and you will be obliged to tell exactly who she is, where you pifcrd ,Pf u;i, and to give or hear an account of I.. r familt and all her count xm s; hi J, Irom the specimen we have had in the I I aunt, I doubl if they will t ear a minute scrutiny. So if she t ii viied. endeavor la unitivii k.. " ! am sure I would willi.qU do that," replied Mu. P.dts. -but ica'lr I can think of no excusf ." 'Oh! send her a note to morr.ivT' replied Mrs. Montague, rarelst. Jt A ' rising to depart, "any thing or nothii.; so that you only signify to her that she not to come." (concluded rsi ocr next.) The redness of the f.ce of Mr. Justice Ashum led to many jkes at hi expense. Although the senior Judge, he va too indolent to lake an active sharp nfiK I ... nes, and suffered Jutice Btiller to take the lead in every question that came be- i fore the Court. This asumptia wat, noticed by ihe bar. and one of ihem bav iog remarked to Mr Cooper, the K in It Counsel, how Mr Justice Buller tr-i. parsed on Mr. Justice Ashunst, l oh.w ays Cow per, "that's nothtug, don't yon see," pointing to J.ure Ahurt fare. "how he himclf ives color to the trtf pass. TT ' i rcwer juaii English Cities. In the year 1301, London was the only city in Great Hutian which had more than 100,000 inhab. Hants, lo 1 83 1 . there were seven oth ers which exceeded that number. Manchester is the second city, (ilasgaw the third, Liverpool the fourth, and tdnv burg the fifth.