and no farther;' when suddenly your eye is substitutes, after the manner of the militia of which the present institution rests was fully arrested by our nation's flag, proudly flying Great Britain. If the United States possess sanctioned; a new grade was created in the over a little sunny plain, a chance nook, where the vigor of mind to establish the first insti- army to which young men were exclusively nature seems to have rested ere she began tution, it may be reasonably expected to pro-entitled to be admitted; and means were to pile the circumjacent mountains, and duce the most unequivocal advantages. A provided for their education in the science of where signs of martial pomp soon announce glorious national spirit will be introduced, war, that they might be fitted for stations of the location of the military academy. In with its extensive train of political consequen-command. the foreground is the new and spacious ces.' In 1793, General Washington, in his The military academy was established by Hotel, where my convivial host stands waiting annual message to Congress, suggests the an act of Congress, March 16th, 1802, by to receive you; beyond it are the academic inquiry, whether a material feature in the which the military peace establishment was halls, the barracks, chapel and mess-house, improvement' of the system of military de- determined. By this act the artillerists and appropriated to the cadets; and on the right fence, ought not to be, to afford an oppor-engineers were made to constitute two disare the comfortable dwellings, allotted as tunity for the study of those branches of the tinct corps. To the corps of engineers were quarters for the academic officers. On the art, which can scarcely ever be attained by attached ten cadets. The 27th section proleft, at the angle of the plain, are the traces practise alone.' And in his annual message vided that the said corps, when organized, of Fort Clinton; and on the right, towering of 1796, he says: The institution of a mili-shall be stationed at West-Point, in the far above Camptown, the suburb occupied by tary academy is also recommended by cogent State of New-York, and shall constitute a soldiers and citizens, stands Fort Putnam, on || reasons. However pacific the general policy military academy.' It is also provided that Mount Independence, venerable in its ruins of a nation may be, it ought never to be with- the senior engineer officer present shall be stern monument of a sterner age, which sur-out an adequate stock of military knowledge superintendent of the academy; and authorvived the attempts of treason and the as- for emergencies.-Whatever argument mayized the purchase of the necessary books, saults of tyranny, only to yield its hallowed be drawn from particular examples, superfi- implements, and apparatus, for the use and materials to the descrating hands of a rapa-cially viewed, a thorough examination of the benefit of the institution. In the following cious owner. Of the three monuments subject will evince that the art of war is year, another act, dated February 28, 1803, which now meet your eye, the one on the extensive and complicated; that it demands empowered the President to appoint one right, and nearest to you, on a projecting much previous study; and that the possess-teacher of the French language, and one tongue of land bordered with thick groves, is ion of it, in its most improved and perfect teacher of drawing. the Cadets' Monument, erected to the mem-state, is always of great moment to the secuory of the deceased officers and cadets of the rity of a nation. This, therefore, ought to be academy. It cost $1200. The central one a serious care of every government; and for near the flagstaff, is a cenotaph, erected by this purpose, an academy, where a regular General Brown, to the memory of Col. course of instruction is given, is an obvious Eleazer E. Wood, an early and distinguished expedient which different nations have sucgraduate of the academy, who fell at the sortie || cessfully employed.' of Fort Erie, in 1814. And the monument on the left, over the leveled redoubt or citadel of Fort Clinton, is sacred to KOSCIUSKO. It was completed in 1829, by the corps of cadets, at an expense of near $5000. You now approach the wharf just beyond which is the rock, from which a chain was stretched across the river, in the time of the revolution to prevent the passage of British vessels. They broke it, however, in 1777, when they forced the passage of the highlands; and some links of it, near three feet long, and of bar-iron near two inches square, are still preserved in the store-house.

Six years after, Mr. Jefferson, then President, and who had previously expressed some doubts of the constitutionality of the academy, thus calls the attention of Congress to the subject of its welfare: The scale on which the military academy at West-Point was originally established, is become too limited On the 7th of May, 1794, Congress passed to furnish the number of well instructed suban act providing for a corps of artillerists and jects in the different branches of artillery and engineers, to consist of four battalions, to engineering, which the public service calls each of which, eight cadets were to be attach-for. The chief engineer, having been ined; making it the duty of the Secretary of structed to consider the subject, and to war to procure, at the public expense, the propose an augmentation, which might render necessary books, instruments and apparatus, the establishment commensurate with the for the use and benefit of said corps. This present circumstances of the country, has was the first introduction of cadets as a grade made his report, which I now transmit for of officers in the army of the United States. the consideration of Congress. The plan The term cadet, derived from the French, suggested by him of removing the institution signifying a younger son, was previously to this place, (Washington) is also worthy of applied in England to those young gentlemen, attention. Besides the advantage of placing who seeking the situation, were trained for it under the immediate eye of the government, The Military Academy was contemplated|| public employment, particularly in the service it may render its benefits common to the at an early period of our national existence; of the East India Company. In our own naval department; and will furnish opportuwith a view to the preservation of military army it signifies an officer ranking between a nities of selecting on better information, the knowledge, and the enforcement of a uniform || lieutenant and a sergeant; this grade having characters most qualified to fulfill the duties discipline in our army. As early as 1790, which the public service may call for.' The General Knox, then secretary of War, in a proposal to remove the academy to Washingreport on the organization of the militia, says: ton, like several subsequent ones,was promptly • Either efficient institutions must be estabnegatived; but on the above recommendation, lished for the military education of youth, an act was passed, increasing the corps of and the knowledge acquired therein be diffucadets by 156 additional members. sed throughout the country by the means of rotation; of the militia must be formed of * It is not more than twenty years since the owner of an adjacent farm, finding Fort Putnam to be within bis limits. as established by United States commissioners, proceeded to demolish the Fort, using the materials for fences, &c.

to compel the government to purchase it at an exorbitant price. This was finally done.

been confined to the pupils of the military
academy since its establishment.

In 1798, Congress authorized the raising of an additional regiment of artillerists and engineers, and increased the number of cadets to 56. In July of the same year, the President was empowered, by another act to And in 1812, after the favorable notice of appoint four teachers of the arts and sciences President Madison, Congress passed an act necessary for the instruction of this corps.dated April 29, which declares that the Thus, although the cadets were not collected military academy shall consist of the corps of in one point, nor buildings erected for pur-engineers, and the following professors and poses of education; still the principle upon assistants, in addition to the teachers of

French and drawing already provided for, shall be brief. Its superintendence was her country was even more powerful than viz: A professor of experimental and natural entrusted in its early stages to General Jona- that of nature. She quitted her convent, philosophy; a professor of mathematics; athan Williams, ex-officio, as chief of the corps and addressing one last adieu to the happy professor of the art of engineering; with an of engineers. During this period from 1802 scenes of her childhood, she joined Gruzassistant for each.' A chaplain was also to to 1812, the number of cadets was small, and ewski, one of the insurgent chiefs in the be appointed, and required to officiate as the total number of graduates was only 71. district of Rosienia. professor of geography, ethics and history. This may satisfactorily answer the question, When Antoinette Tomazewski arrived in The number of cadets was limited to 260, the why we do not find more of them among the the Samogitian camp, it resounded with the prerequisites for admission, the term of study distinguished men of our country. The only cry of enthusiasm and sympathy. We knew and service, and the rate of pay and emolu- professors recorded during this period, are not which the most to admire, her transcenments were prescribed. George Barron, and afterwards Francis R. dant beauty or her exalted patriotism. But Such were the essential provisions for Hassler, professors of mathematics; Francis it was not their homage that she went there establishing the military academy; and not- De Masson teacher of French, and Christian to seek.-Faithful to the noble feelings that withstanding repeated efforts to change them, E. Zoeller, of drawing. Mr. Hassler is now actuated her, she went immediately to the they still remain unaltered. The documen- employed by the government on a trigonome-chief, explained to him eloquently and in few tary history above given, is extracted from trical survey of our coast. words her motives, and demanded a horse Col. Johnson's able report to the House of From 1812 to 1815, the academy was placed and arms. She was enlisted in a body of Representatives, dated May 17, 1834; a under the direction of the succeeding chief horse, in a few days she could wield her lance document which shows in detail how fully engineer, General Joseph G. Swift. Among as well as any of her companions. From that this institution has received the sanction and the professors, were the Rev. Adam Empie, moment she unsexed herself for the service of support of all the great statesmen of our chaplain; Andrew Ellicott, professor of her country. Attached as a private soldier nation, from the first establishment of our mathematics; Col. Jared Mansfield, profes-to the corps of Gruzewski, clothed in the federal government. It also shows how un-sor of natural philosophy; and Captain uniform,and armed de pied en cap,reserving for founded are the prejudices which have been Alden Partridge professor of engineering. locally excited against the academy; and how substantial have been the benefits by which it has sought to repay the country for her maternal care and support.

[Concluded in our next.] BIOGRAPHY.

Antoinette Tomazewski,

THE HEROINE OF POLAND.

herself in case of misfortune a poignard, which she concealed in her girdle, she was present with the corps in every action, and gallantly braved both danger and death. In a charge which was made at Mankuni, in Samogitia, The old buildings first occupied by the the young Antoinette performed prodigies of academy are long since gone to decay, and valor. Generals Geilgud and Chlopowski demolished. In 1812, the jurisdiction of 250 ANTOINETTE TOMAZEWSKI, was born in commanded in this action, in which a regiment acres of land was ceded by New-York to the 1814, in the district of Rosienia, in Samogitia. of Circassian cavalry harassed severely the United States; and an appropriation of The daughter of noble and wealthy parents, the rear of the Polish columns.-Unable to $12,000 having been made for the erection of she was educated in the convent of Krose by keep the field against an enemy ten times quarters, the mess-hall, chapel, and south the nuns of the order of St. Benedict. Of more numerous, it became necessary to check barracks were begun, and completed in the middling stature, but admirably proportioned, this hot pursuit, and the Polish cavalry following year. The three brick edifices with a profusion of dark auburn hair, her fine were in consequence ordered to charge the nearest the mess-hall, were erected in 1815- features, and her large and expressive blue Circassians. Antoinette rushed forward with 16, and the other three nearest the flag-staff eyes wearing a grave and melancholy expres- them; with eyes flashing fire, her face burnon the same line, in 1820-21. The north sion. Antoinette possessed at once the bodying with rage, the young heroine penetrated barracks were built in 1817. Of the three and soul of an Amazon. Endowed with the into the thickest of the Muscovite ranks, giving stone dwellings west of the flag-staff, the imagination, the heart of fire, and the native her- an example of heroic courage to her countryfarthest was erected in 1821; the others in oism which is the appanage of the Lithuanian men, who soon dispersed the enemy. Geil1825-26. The hospital and hotel were built Samogitian women, she never heard the name gud, Chlopowski, and all their staff were in 1828-29: and the ordinance or gun of her country without the liveliest emotions. overwhelmed with admiration and astonishhouse, in 1830. Appropriations have been She had long been distinguished among her ment; and on returning to the camp, after made for a gymnasium and a chapel, which companions for her romantic enthusiasm, and the defeat of the enemy, the young heroine are now under construction. The water- her profound devotion to the worship of Pol-was received amid long and enthusiastic hurworks, for supplying all the buildings with ish nationality. With what transports, with ras. The hour of defeat for the Polish cause water, or extinguishing fire were completed in what avidity did she treasure up every thing at length sounded, but Antoinette was unmo1830, at an expense of $4,500. The annual relative to the ancient glory of Poland, and ved. Following the retreat of the army she expense of the academy is stated at $115,000;|| what burning tears she shed on listening to was present in the action of Schawle, and averaging about $425 for each cadet. This the history of her country's disasters, and distinguished herself in several other affairs,

is one-fourth less than the average cost of each cadet, prior to 1817, which was not less than $550 per annum. The library is well selected, of military, scientific and historical works, containing nearly 10,000 volumes. The philosophical apparatus lately received from France is extensive, and constructed with the latest improvements. The chemical laboratory and mineralogical cabinet yet require enlargement.

the recital of the odious despotism under
which it groaned. On these occasions her
beautiful eyes would sparkle with indignation
and patriotism, and her proud heart panted
for the hour of revenge.

particulary at Powendeme, where she received the epaulets of a sub-lieutenant as a recompense for her courage. Possessing the noblest attributes of a warrior, she was a model of patience and resignation during the periods When this hour at length arrived, Antoin- of difficulty and distress. She consoled her ette was scarcely sixteen, but on the first companions by holding out to them the hopes news of the rising, the maiden's resolution of a brighter future. Throughout a harasswas taken. Disregarding her tender age, ing retreat, amid the fatigues of the bivouac, her sex, and her weakness she forgot even and privations of every kind, never once did Our biographical history of the academy the tears of her family, for the voice of a complaint or an expression of regret escape

SUMMARY.

ACCIDENT-Two men, William Smith and Henry Fox,

laborers in the vicinity of this city, were drowned by the capsizing of a boat, on the 5th inst.

The Harpers have put to press another edition of Mr. to be printed in a style worthy of the compositions of this Byrant's poems-Weir has furnished a vignette, and it is fine American bard.

During the second week in May, the number of individuals who stopped at Detroit on their pilgrimage to the fertile Upwards of twelve thousand six hundred emigrants regions of the west, amounted to one thousand a day arrived in the port of New-York during last month. The

great proportion of these strangers were mechanics.

Captain Marryat, it is said, clears nine thousand dollars yearly by his writings.

It is said that the Creek nation can bring into the field entire army of the United States.

The whip manufactory at Westfield, Massachusetts, turns out five hundred thousand dollars worth in a year. Sad intelligence for horses.

The newspaper in which J. Sheridan Knowles is engaged, is to have a capital of $300,000! besides Auditors, Trustees, and Backers!!

Col. Rees of Florida, owner of a plantation which was devastated by the Indians, is said to have lost $40,000; being the greatest loss sustained by any individual in the Territory.

Letters Containing Remittances, Received at this Office, ending Wednesday last, deducting the amount of Postage paid.

her lips. One might have supposed twenty || who have nothing but their external charms| years of service had innured her to the hard-whereof to boast; and also renders herself ships of a camp. From the commencement ridiculous and contemptable in the circle of of her career, so reserved and so dignified her acquaintance and in the eyes of the world. was her demeanor, that she inspired her Affectation almost totally obscures feminine comrades with feelings of the profoundest beauty, by eradicating in the mind sincerity, veneration and deference. In the garb of an the brightest ornament of female excellence; Amazon, they learnt to respect a young it renders ridiculous the most sensible of our maiden whom an exalted spirit of patriotism sex; it taints the most exquisite beauty; it had driven from the cloister to the battle field. injures the sensibility, and blunts the finer At length, when every hope was lost, when feelings of the soul; it is the enemy of friend-seven thousand warriors-this is a larger force than the nothing more was to be done in Lithuania. ship, and the poison of social intercourse Tomazewski, followed the fatal fortunes of In a word, affectation cankers every virtue, the Army, and entered Prussia with the corps and tarnishes every accomplishment-renders of General Rohland. There, on the recital of those who are infected with it, unhappy themher adventurous life and her perilous exploits, selves, and disagreeable to the world. she became an object of universal interest, admiration, and hospitality. Both Prussians and Poles were lost in wonderment at the aspect of a maiden who had made a campaign as a private soldier, and gained at the point of the lance, the epaulets of a sub-lieutenant. Antoinette has married since a Polish officer; a warm adınirer of her heroism and virtue. The duties of a wife and mother have doubtless subdued the grief of that ardentand patriotic soul. But the annihilation of her country and wreck of all those pleasing illusions of her youth will strew her future One of career with bitterness and sorrow. those powerfully constituted minds that delight in splendid actions, the part of Antoin-arms of a swimmer—or rather one that can-field, N. Y. $3,00; A. F. B. Salina, N. Y. $3,00; H. J. B. ette Tomazewski was to fight for Poland, and not swim without them; ten chances to one her unceasing prayer to see her free. But fate has ordained it otherwise, and doomed her to be one of the victims of barbarism and despotism.

MISCELLANY.

For the Rural Repository.
On Affectation.

She has most charms who is the most sincere.'

WHEN We observe affectation usurping the throne of reason, we justly suspect that there exist but few of those natural traits of character, which have in every age delighted and fascinated mankind. There is indeed, scarcely any failing, which is more generally disliked, than this. It creates in the mind sentiments of disgust, which are not without the greatest difficulty effaced. Let her who practices affectation, possess every external charm, and every internal accomplishment, they will not lessen our dislike, or soften our disap

SETTING OUT IN LIFE.-The anxiety of
accumulating something for their children, if||
not enough for their entire support, at least
enough to set them well afloat in life, is very
common among parents. It is injudicious
Educate
and arises from parental weakness.
your children well and you have done enough
for them-let them take care of themselves;
teach them to depend upon their own strength,
and this only can be done by putting them
upon their own strength-in no other way
can they acquire strength. Setting a young
man afloat upon the wealth accumulated by
his father, is like tying bladders under the

he will lose his bladders and his sole depend-
ence, and then where is he? Teach him while
young to swim a little with his own strength-
and then chuck him into the stream of life to
take care of himself without any extrenuous
helps. Under such circumstances he will be
likely to buffet the waves with far more suc-
cess.- ·Salem Observer.

A NEW VOLUME.-Again, at the commencement of a new stage in its journey, we commend the

T.

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N. Y. $1,00; P. M. Brookfield, Vt. $5,00; E. W. F. West
port, Ct $1,00; J. L. Kinderhook, N. Y. $2,00; J. G. S.
Lenox, Ms. $7,124; J. R. F. Danville, Ky. $1,00; G. W. S.
Gay head, N. Y. $1,00; C. P. Tioga Village, Pa. $1,00;
P. M. Chapinville, Ct. $1,00; C. G. B. Cuyahoga Falls, O.
town, Pa. $1,00; P. R. Rhinebeck, N. Y. $1,00; E. H. B.
$2,00; B. E. Little Genesee, N. Y. $4,00; J. S. M. Ceres-
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N. Athens, N. Y. $10,00: W. A. C. Monroe, Ct. 85,00
$1,00; H. B. J. Andover, Ms. $1,00; P. M. Brookfield, Vt.
F. M. H. Glastenbury, Ct. $1,00; C. W. A Milford, N.H.
N. Y. $3,00; E. T. B. Spencer, Ms. $1,00; E. K. H. Bloom-
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South Orange, Ms. $6,00; H. P. West Port, N. Y. $1,00;

E. V. N. H. Middlebury, Vt. $10,00; W. P. H. Oswego,
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MARRIED,

In this city, on Sunday the 29th ult. by the Rev. George
H. Fisher, Mr. George W. Corning, to Miss Rebecca Ann
Fitch, both of this city.

On the 21st ult. by the Rev. William Thatcher, Mr. Robert
Power, to Miss Prudence Roraback, both of this city.
On the 4th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Fisher, Mr. John Blake,
of Rondout, Ulster County, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of
Mr. Martin Goff, of this city.

In New-York, on the 18th ult. by the Rev Mr. Piercy,
Mr. William G. Dusenbury, to Miss Lucy Ann Derby, both

of that city.

At Claverack, on the 18th ult. by the Rev. R. Sluyter,

Mr. Christopher Gernon, to Miss Ann Maria, daughter of
Anthony Poucher, Esq. all of Claverack.
At Albany, on the 26th ult. by the Rev. J. N. Campbell,
Mr. Chester Carpenter, of this city, to Miss Jerusha Hall,
of Albany.

At Claverack, on the 10th inst. by Peter Poucher Esq. Mr. Plinney S. Mills, of New-York, to Miss Ann T. Fonda, of the former place.

At Chatham, on the 7th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Poor, Mr. Samuel Wilbor, to Miss Elsie Maria, daughter of John T. Van Valkenburgh, Esq. all of the above place.

At Athens, on the 4th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Rumpf, Mr. John Sharpe, of Athens, to Miss Mary Hallenbeck, of Baltimore.

At the same place, on the 9th inst. by the same, Mr. Wm. Henry Gorman, to Miss Neily Ann Carter, both of this city. At the same place, at the same time, by the same Mr.

probation, but rather increase them. When Repository to the good will and patronage of our George Benzy, to Miss Catherine Carter, both of this city.

we chance to see a female having some pretensions to beauty, but few to sense,' assume this quality, we are neither surprised nor astonished; but when we see one, possessing a refined soul, and an enlightened mind make use of this little art, we are more strongly inclined to censure her conduct, as she by the means sinks herself to the level of those

At the same place, at the same time, by the same Mr.

George Frederick Penn Dawson, to Miss Mary Carter, both

of this city.

In New-Lebanon, on the 31st ult. by Ira Hand Esq. Mr. Quincy A. Jordan, to Miss Catharine P. Darling, both of

Lanesboro'.

friends and the public at large. No exertions shall
be spared on our part to render the Thirteenth volume,
by decorations and every other means in our power,
as acceptable to our numerous patrons as any of its
predecessors; but as our prospectus is before them, a
repetition here of our arrangements respecting it were
altogether unnecessary, we shall therefore conclude, years.
hoping by a faithful discharge of the duties we owe
them to merit a continuance of their favor.

DIED,

In this city, on the 12th inst. Edward Bruce, aged 25 On the 12th ult. Mary S. consort of B. Elwell, in the 45th year of her age.

On the 23d ult. Benjamin S. Lovejoy, aged 24 years.

DEVOTED TO POLITE LITERATURE, SUCH AS MORAL AND SENTIMENTAL TALES, ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS, BIOGRAPHY, TRAVELING SKETCHES, AMUSING MISCELLANY, HUMOROUS AND HISTORICAL ANECDOTES, SUMMARY, POETRY, &C.

VOL. XIII.-[IV. NEW SERIES.]

SELECT TALES.

From the Lady's Book.
Laura Lovel.

A SKETCH FOR LADIES ONLY;
BY MISS LESLIE.

[Continued.]

not be presentable without a French pelerine
of embroidered muslin. Pelerines in great
variety were then produced, and Laura found,
to her dismay, that the prices were from ten
to twenty-five dollars. She declined taking
one, and Miss Frampton and Augusta ex-
changed looks which said, as plainly as looks
could speak, I suppose she has not money
enough.'

NO. 2.

The dress was cut off, and Laura on cal- fit for any thing but to throw themselves on culating the amount, found that it would make the bed and go to sleep. Laura Lovel, a sad inroad on her little modicum. Being fatigued both in body and mind, and feeling told that she must have also a new printed much dissatisfied with herself, was glad of a muslin, one was chosen for her with a beautiful respite from the pursuit of finery, though it sky blue for the predominant color, and was only till next morning; and she was alTHEY went shopping, and Augusta took Laura found that this also was a very costly most at her wit's end to know in what way them to the most fashionable store in Wash-dress.-She was next informed that she could she was to pay for having her dresses madeington street, where Laura was surprised and much less for the fashionable new bonnet confused at the sight of the various beautiful which her companions insisted on her getting-articles shown to them. Even their names Augusta giving more than hints, that if she perplexed her. She knew very well what gros went with the family to Nahant, they should de Naples was, (or gro de nap, as it is called,) expect her to look like other people;' and but she was at a loss to distinguish gros de Miss Frampton signifying in loud whispers, Berlin, gros de Suisse, gros de Zane, and all that those who were unable to make an the other gros. Augusta, however, was au fait appearance, had always better stay at home.' to the whole, and talked and flitted, and glided, producing, as she supposed, great effect among the young salesmen at the counters. Miss Frampton examined every thing with a scrutinizing eye, undervalued them all, and took frequent occasions to say that they were far inferior to similar articles in Philadelphia. At length, a light colored figured silk, with a very new name, was selected for Laura. The price appeared to her extremely high, and when she heard the number of yards that were considered necessary, she faintly asked 'if less would not do.' Miss Frampton sneered, and Augusta laughed out, saying, Don't you see that the silk is very narrow, and that it has a wrong side, and a right side, and that the flowers have a top and a bottom. So as it cannot be turned every way, a larger quantity will be required.'

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'Had I not better choose a plain silk,' said Laura; one that is wider, and that can be turned any way.'

Oh; plain silks are so common,' replied Augusta; though for a change, they are well enough. I have four. But this will be best for Nahant. We always dress to go there, and of course, we expect all of our party to do the same.'

Laura colored-hesitated-at last false pride got the better of her scruples. The salesmen commended the beauty of the pelerines particularly of one tied up at the front, and ornamented on the shoulders with bows of blue ribbon-and our heroine yielded, and took it at fifteen dollars; those at ten dollars, being voted by Miss Frampton absolutely mean.'

In the evening, there were some visitors, none of whom were very entertaining or agreeable, though all the ladies were excessively drest. Laura was reminded of the homely proverb, Birds of a feather flock together.' The chief entertainment was listening to Augusta's music, who considered herself to play and sing with wonderful execution. But to the unpractised ears and eyes of our heroine, it seemed nothing more than After this, Laura was induced to supply alternate successions of high shrieks and low herself with silk stockings and white kid murmurs, accompanied by various contortions gloves, of a new style,' and was also persua- of the face, sundry bowings and wavings of ded to give five dollars for a small scarf, the body, great elevation of the shoulders and also of a new style. And when all these squaring of the elbows and incessant quiverpurchases were made, she found that three ing of the fingers, and throwing back of the quarters of a dollar were all that remained in hand. Miss Frampton talked all the while her purse. Augusta also bought several new in a low voice to a lady that sat next to her, articles; but Miss Frampton got nothing. and turned round at intervals to assure AuHowever, she insisted afterwards on going gusta that her singing was divine, and that into every fancy store in Washington street she reminded her of Madame Fearon. not to buy, but to see what they had,' and gave much trouble in causing the salesmen needlessly to display their goods to her, and some offence by making invidious comparisons between their merchandize and that of Philadelphia.

Augusta had just finished a very great song, and was turning over her music-books in search of another, when a slight ring was heard at the street door, and as William opened it, a weak hesitating voice inquired for Miss Laura Lovel, adding, I hope to be excused, I know I ought not to make so free: but I heard this afternoon that Miss Laura, it was found expedient to postpone till next, eldest daughter of the Reverend Edward day, the intended visit to the milliner and Lovel, of Rosebrook, Massachusetts, is now mautua-maker, Miss Frampton and Augusta, in this house, and I have walked five miles declaring that of afternoons they were never! into town, for the purpose of seeing the young

By the time all this shopping was over, the 'But this silk is so expensive,' whispered clock of the Old South had struck two, and Laura.

'Let the dress be cut off,' said Miss Frampton, in a peremptory tone, I am tired of so much hesitation. "Tis in very bad taste.'