green-when the winds, like spirits in the air, mutter around their wizard tones, and touch the trees with their magic wands-and the leaves leap, as it were, from the branches at the bidding of the winds, and wheel with noiseless feet, like fairies, on the ground.

NUMBER THREE.

"Once more upon the waters-yet once more!"`

IN our last number we noticed in too cursory a manner, the fine family mansion of Mr. HENRY G. SMITH. We now recur to it, that an opportunity may be afforded us to detail a few more incidents of interest connected with its history. The antiquity of this place, and the interest with which it is regarded by the descendants of the honored individual who built it, demands the most respectful consideration, and justifies our dwelling more at length upon it, than we have hitherto done.

THOMAS SMITH, the original proprietor, came out to South-Carolina, during the period of confusion, that preceded the accession of William and Mary to the throne of England, in 1688. He was from Exeter, in Devonshire. Returning to his native country on a visit, he was sent back in 1692. The ensuing year he entered upon the government of the colony ; bearing

"His faculties so meek,

And so clear in his high office,"

that he soon proved himself well qualified for the trust reposed in him. "Honest and just in all his dealings" between the mother country and the leading men under his government, it was from his representations of the turbulent state of the Province, that the proprietors sent out JOHN ARCHDALE, (one of them)

a man of considerable discretion, to redress grievances, and to restore harmony and good order to the colony.

According to a patent, dated May the 13th, 1691, THOMAS SMITH was created a perpetual and hereditary noble and peer of the Province, under the title of "Landgrave." He received at the same time, four baronies of 12,000 acres of land each. If the proprietary government had continued, of course, all the title, honor, emoluments and lands derived from this patent, would still be in the family, for it is no less remarkable than true, I believe, that this family is the only known instance, in which any one of the lineal heirs of the nobility, constituted under the laws framed for the government of Carolina, by the celebrated JOHN LOCKE, can trace back a pedigree to the original founder.

Mr. LANDGRAVE SMITH had a brother who was among the first settlers in New-England-from whom was descended ISAAC SMITH, called Deacon Smith, father of Mrs. OTIS, and the Rev. SMITH, father of the lady of JOHN ADAMS, late President of the United States.

I do not know exactly what year "Old Goose Creek," the title always given to the old family man, sion, was erected. It could not, however, have been built previously to the date of the patent, 1691, as the house is upon a part of one of the four baronies of 12,000 acres, each, given to the newly constituted Landgrave." These 48,000 acres were inherited by his eldest son Thomas, to whom the then existing law of primogeniture obliged him to leave the bulk of his property, whilst to another son, George, who had

acquired the profession of medicine, he left only his house, with one room on top of the other, and his marble mortar and pestle."

The autograph will of Mr. SMITH, is to be seen in the Secretary of State's Office. I have been permitted to examine it within a few days. The old Governor's house, at the corner of East-Bay and Longitude Lane, also fell to his eldest son. It is not generally known, perhaps, but the fact is well established, that in the low grounds attached to this residence Landgrave SMITH cultivated his first patch of rice, and that thus from this small beginning, introduced into this State, the staple commodity of Carolina.

We have already stated, that the old mansion on Goose Creek, was built as a defence against the Indians, surrounded by a breast-work, traces of which have been visible within a few years, and having also, port-holes in the foundation of the house. About 35 years ago, the caving in of the well, which was dug under the house, for supplying the garrison with water in the event of a siege, caused a part of the north wall to give way, in consequence of which, Dr. J. E. POYAS, had the well filled up, and the wall repaired. At the death of Henry, son of the second THOMAS SMITH, this residence was left to his second wife (ELIZABETH BALL) and her four daughters, until their deaths, or until their desire should be mutual to dispose of their right. They agreed upon the propriety of the latter step, and sold to their half brother Mr. THOMAS SMITH, father of the present owner.In December, 1811, it happened that Dr. POYAS OCcupied the Cedar room, immediately over the well.

He there felt, and reported the first shock of that succession of earthquakes, which were experienced in Carolina, in that memorable year. The first impression of Dr. POYAS, on feeling the

the wall was again falling!

motion, was, that

Over the back porch of this mansion, there is a small room with an entire double floor and trap-door, in which the family was accustomed to conceal its valuables during times of alarm from the Indians. In the more peaceful times of the second Thomas, this place was almost forgotten, except by a boy called Paul, who hid himself there for three weeks during the day, but came out every night to make merry with his friends, whilst his simple hearted mistress, the lovely Mary Hyrne, regretted him as drowned or carried off. From that time, it has been called "Paul's hole." It was afterwards repaired and the door secured. In the next generation, the Revolutionary struggle occurred. Like many other plantations, this place had its guardian spirit among the negroes, to whom, in the absence of the males, the protection of the females of a family was committed. On this place lived and flourished, a very honest trustworthy fellow named Bob. Many a comfort did he secure for his "missis, and the little chillans" in this very receptacle, ("Paul's hole.")

The history of Bob is the history of many a worthy domestic of the olden time. One of that respectable class of grey-headed family servants, which "a native and to the manor born," never passes without involuntary removing his hat, forcibly reminding him, as they do, that his fathers once lived, and had "a local habitation and a name" in Charleston. This class