Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 May 1827 — Page 4

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Poetical.

THE BETTER LAND. By Airs. Hemans. I hear thee speak of the better land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother ! oh where is that radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? Is it where the flower of the orange blows. And the fire flies dance through the myrtle boughs ?" Not there, not there, my child !" "Is it where the feathery palm trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny sfcicsr Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry I wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things ?" " Not there, not there, my child !" " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ? Where the burning ravs of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights upoii the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand ; f Is it there sweet mother, that better land ?" v Not there, not there, my child !" feve hath not seen it, mv gentle boy ! Ear hath not heard its deep sound of joy ; Dreams cannot picture a world so fair Sorrow and death cannot enter there ; Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom, Far beyond the clouds, and beyond the tomb, It is there, it is there, my child!" Shortly before the revolution broke out, in 1789, the Marquis de Moncey, a nobleman of illustnous birth, but contracted tortune, had an opportunity of making a very advantageous purchase oH some property, out wanting ready money to complete it, he applied to Mensieur Restaud for the loan OtaCOnSlderaDleSUm. liestaud was a man 01 low ongm, who had, by a course ot honest end persevering industry, acquired an immense lonune ; to f .IT. Unbent which, he had only one child, a son, at that period about eighteen, who was a fine, promis i r I ing voung man, and Restand, who was extremely fond of him, had spared no expense on his edu cation. The Marquis, after opening his business, began to talk of the length of time it would be before he could repay the money, and the security which he proposed giving. " Monsieur marquis," said Restaud, interrupting him, "I have a plan to propose, which will, if you choose to accede to, will entirely obviate all the inconveniencies you must be put to, to repay this sum. But my plan may perhaps bear a little hard upon your pride, if so, monsieur marquis, speak freely ; I shall not be less ready to lend you the money.' " What is your plan, my good friend," said De Moncey. Restaud now, with some little circumlocution, unfolded it, and De Moncey listened with considerable surprise to the proposal of an alliance Between nis oniy daughter and the son of Restaud. The deepest crimson flushed the cheek of the marquis, at an otVer which he was at first inclined to regard as an insult ; but a few minutes reflection changed his ideas, llis property was barely adequate to the support of his rank, and he had three sens and a daughter to provide for, the eldest son would, of course, inherit his estate; the two others were destined for the army ; in case his daughter mar ried young Restaud, it would be to secure their promotion, as he knew enough of Restaud's gene ral character, to be certain that he would not be sparing of his gold among his noble relatives. All these considerations enabled him to smooth his milled brow, &. re ply to the honest bourgeois, with M the address of a courtier.

After professing; himself deligh

ted with all he had heard of Frah: cois, he said, that as he could ven ture to answer for the consent of the rriarquise, the business might be looked upon as settled ; but from the extreme youth of his daughter, he would wish the mar riage deferred for a few months. In the mean time, he made no objeciion 10 comply Wlttl Uie desire i i , t . i (y KeStaUd, that mademoiselle de ,f t i Ai iU u . . r , Moncey should be taken from her convent, and introduced to r rancois as her future husband. It required, however, all his rhetoric to brins h"i9 wife over to his opinion, and it was with much difficulty that he gained her consent to an alliance which she looked upon as a disgrace to her fami ly. As soon however, as her con sent was obtained, modemoiselle de Moncey was brought home, and the regrets which Francois had' felt, at what he considered as , J r , - ' - j ed at tile first Sight of hlS intend ed bride. Pauline de Moncey was just then fifteen, and her exquis'ite beauty might have turned an older h pad than tli.it. of iti ri Cois ; but she had stronger attractions than those of mere beaut v ; her heart was excellent, her terri-. per uncommonly amiable, & with all the simplicity of her are. her talents were of the first order. It j is not wonderful that Paulinp. ! brought UD as S IP. was in habits of t . v ; perfect obedience, should look j with a favourable eye on her youthful intended, who was, in tact, as amiable as herself. A short ... '1 time sulliced to render them deep-1 ly enamoured of each other, but as : " - . . . . i our immortal bat d observes, " The cour.tr of true iove ?iever did run smooth" Almost on the eve of their marriage, the marquis' eldest son was seized with a dangerous illness their nuptials were, of course, de ferred till lie should recover : but week succeeded week, and no'alteration for the better took place. Meanwhile the troubles which had for some time agitated France took a very serious turn ; the republican party grew every day stronger, and de Moncey, who was a strict royalist, was shocked and surprised to find that Restaud openly espoused the opposite par ty. This difference of opinion soon created a decided animosity between them : and altho' Fran cois kept himself entirely aloof from politics, de Moncey thought his moderation was only a blind to conceal his real sentiments, and felt assured that he was at heart a republican. Unfortunately, at this period, the young de Moncey died, and this circumstance protracted the union of our lovers for a considerable time. Francois still continued to visit at the marquis's as the intended husband of Pauline ; but he was received by all but herself with a coldness which filled his mind with the most mournful presages Unfortunately, they were too soon realized. Monsieur St. Amand, a gentleman of distill guished family and affluent fortune, saw and admired Pauline. Her engagement to young Restaud was generally known; but St. Amand was a man of the world: he saw that it would be an easy matter to bring things to an open rupture between Restaud and the marquis ; he etYectcd this with very little trouble, and immediately made the most splendid proposals to Pauline.

Madam de Moncey had never 1 been cordially inclined to the match with Francois, and all his good qualities had not removed the disgust with which his obscure birth inspired her. She gladly seized a trifling pretext to forbid him her house, and to declare that in consequence of the behaviour of his father, the projected union between the families was at an end. Young Restaud did not acquiesce quietly in these new arrangements ; he wrote letter after letter, which madame la marquise returned unopened ; and besieged the hotel of de Moncey, who continued deaf to his prayers and supplications, till old liestaud, who was now as averse to the match as de Moncey himself, a larmed at his perseverance, contrived to send him to a considerable distance from Paris on business. His departure was eagerly seized by the marquise, who had procured her husband's consent to the marriage of St. Amand with Pauline, and in spite of the hapless girl's tears and reluctance, she

was compelled to give him her hand. A rumour of the intended marriage reached Francois, and with the greatest speed he returned to Paris. The ceremony had been performed the evening be fore his return, and was not yet penei illv known "Francois va; o j aware that h shnnM nnt oain nrJ mission in his own character ; he disguised himself in the habit of a peasant, & declaring himself ch arsed with a letter from a steward ' C7 of de Mmicev. which he was ord ered to deliver into the mamtiis's - - - . own hand, he was admitted. lie flung himself at the feet -of the marquis, and with a voice almost choaked with emotion, demanded his betrothed bride. Thus called upon, de Moncey revealed, as gently as he could, the marriage of his daughter ; but he more than half repented his having enforced it, when he saw the effect which his intelligence produced upon Francois. For some moments the power of speech was denied the unhappy llict within. De Moncey with an air of commisseration, held out his hand ; but Francois scornfully repulsed it " You have then, unnatural father," cried he, with vehemence, ''destroyed the happiness of your child ; you have immolated us both at the shrine of your prejudice; but tremble o thmk. that the hour ofretnbution may not be far distant! Tremble to think, that the man whose heart vou so cruel! v stabuost nean y ou so cruui siaooeu, may one day be avenged !" to shake off. (To be concluded.) By a married man. The lea ding features in the character of a good woman, are mildness, com pliance, and equanimity of tern ner. Thp. mnn if it hr o rh7 & provident husband, is immersed , .. ,v- v.. t w4v.Vy m a thousand cares. His mind is agitated, nis memory loaded &, his body fatigued. . He retires from the bustle of the world, w...vj, viiaiijuiut ment, angry at indolent or pcrfi filmic nnnnln nn1 t rri C. 1.!

youth, but the livid paleness "'"Y"y uone, which overspread his features, and t,,e "tchmanwhat is it : the strong convulsions which " ? na,m S"'' 111" Sa,d-h.e giy. V ell den, freioi

..v Wu, ..t . U1tu y u. w,i; Ancy ad genteelman as bcroom, leaving on the mind of the s a rfbxl marquis, a vague sensation ot teri cs. nla have it on 'F j. ror, which he vainly endeavoured lt,ri' r,u ie t

unavoidable connexions with such

people should make him appear pernaious nimseu. is tms the time for the wife of his bosom, his clearest and most intimate; friend, to add to his vexations, to increase the fever of an overburthened mind, by a contentious tongue, or a discontented brow? Business, in its most prosperous state, is full of anxiety, and turmoil. 0 how dear to the memory of man is the wife who clothes her face in smiles, who uses gentle expressions. & who makes her lap soft to receive and hush his cares to rest. There is not in nature so fascinating an object as a faithful, tender, and affectionate wife. JFhal is and what might be The number of drunkards in the United States, would make an army as large as that with which Buonaparte marched into Russia; and would be sufficient to defend the United States from the combined force of all Europe. Convert our drunkards into good soldiers, one tenth of them would redeem Greece from the Turk Convert them into apostles, and they would christianize the world and what are they ? Different Taste We were amuscd with the reply of one of capt Head's companions on the summit of the Cordillaras, when all around was a surface of snow " cheerless, wild, and inhospitable as the view was, still it was sublime" he observed to one whose honest heart and thoughts clung to old England What a magnificent view, what thing can be more beautiful :" After smiling for some seconds, the Cornish lad replied, " them things, sir, that do wear caps and aprons." Hard Names One of our townsmen, a Yankee, being in company at a tavern in Albany, a Dutchman from the county hap pened in, and on discovering that they were both from this vicinity, inquired the name of the Yankee I will bet a bottle of wine, re plied he, that I have the hardest ned the former,) your name is stone, 6c mine is harder, now pay de bottle." The Yankee re marked that it was rather a hard concern, that he was fairly beaten. ana paia me lorteit. A man of business The folInwinfT incfrlnfinn i C oXToXa EngIand.. Joffn mfX i ci, ,, ' -v. ,unLvmiinLm 'n ? . rP J0"1'"13" to do all km(js of carDentcra fe u..Ltm;(hc work. aml n uCln"T""' ' " - .X. . ing rumered abroad that I intend leaving oil besines on account of being elected church wording, I hope my friends wont giv eare to such blud thursty repoi ts." Giances Lord Chancellor I rn.. 1, . , muuic. louuiiot a iiiuii m.iinrr choice of a wife, was like one ivh thrusts his hand into a bar 0f snakes, with the hope of brinin out a simile cel. that ch aneed to in it. He might, says he, happeir - tu iigui upuu me eci, out it is an - hundred to one but he is stunff by I O

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