Heavens, how she must be

I assented-his entreaties prevailed; and over mamma or dead. come with emotion, I leaned against the grate, changed!' thought I. half dead with terror, whilst Salignac uttered the The passports arrived, and I set off, and reachfondest acknowledgments that love and gratitude ed my former quarters. How my heart beat when could dictat. Ursula, who had been watching I saw the black church-tower with its gilt top lest any one should surprise us, returned. and fruit-trees appear! but, mark me, not on account of the church-tower. I was thinking f Sophia, and that her grave might not be far from that tower.

Come, come,' said she, you must be quick Well,' to Salignac, 'I hope this dear child has been able to bring you to a more christian and rational trame of mind; but I see it in your countenance you seem much more composed.'

It is

'No one remembered me in the town. very true that a quarter of a century is a long Infinitely,' said Salignac, smiling. I rejoice time. The regiment, to which I ad formerly beat it; you know it was for that purpose I persuaded longed, was no longer here-in its stead were her to meet you.' some dragoons. Colonel de Oberndorf had been Salignac still held my hands, which he kissed dead severa years, and his daughter was on her with passionate tenderness. estate, not far from Brun. But if she was living,

Adieu!' whispered Salignac-We hastily no one knew. separated, and I flew back to my apartment. [To be Continued.]

THE BEAN.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.

[Concluded.]

"You will find much that is curious in my story; but in affairs of love, all is romance.'

'Wilt thou go thither?' thought I,' and if the noble one is lying in the grave, take therce a little earth, have it set in gold, and wear it insead of the bean?"

I learned at Brun, with joyful agitation, that she was alive, and lived five leagues from the town on a pretty estate, and still continued the Countess de Oberndorf.. I was off in a moment. They pointed out to me a pretty seat,surrounded by tasteas formerly when I was the lieutenant, and as I ful gardens. There she lived. I trembled again never trembled before the Turks. I alighted from my carriage Already I beheld the dear one. The recommendations I had received soon ob- With what heavenly grace and confusion she tained for me further promotion. Life was in- would recognise me! Alas! for female hearts! different to me, and I was therefore bold enough could she stil! love me? thought I, and went with I went round Europe and Asia, obtained booty, uncertain steps towards the garden. In an arbor honors, orders, and all that the soldier wished for. of scarlet acacia, before the door of the country In some twenty years' time I had at length be- house, sat two elderly ladies and two young ones. come a lieutenant colonel. I was, however, They were reading. But I saw no Sophia. grown older, my youthful history was nearly for- I apologized for disturbing them, for they apgotten, but, mark me, the bean was not less dear peared al! to be alarmed at my sudden appearance. Whom do you wish to see, sir?' asked one of the elderly ladies.

to me.

Can I have the honor to pay my respects to the Countess Sophia?' said I.

That is my name,' to my astonishment answered this lady of a certain age.

'When I was taken prisoner by the Janizaries in the battle of Kinburn-it was a very hot daythe Prince of Nassau had carri his point-they plundered me of everything, but iney did not find the blessed bean. It was quite soaked with the blood of my wound. I expected to die then. 1 I felt as if I was seized with a fit of giddiness. was dragged along for two days by the infidels; l'ermit me to sit down, I am not well,' sighed I, but as cavalry was in close pursuit, they at last and sat down without waiting for an answer. left me half dead in the open air. Our people My stars, what a change! Whither was the found me. They had compassion upon me. I most blooming of beauties fled? I awoke out of went into the hospital, and, in order to re-astablish my trance, I remembered the quarter of a century. myself, I went at the head of a convoy back to It was Sophia; yes, it was she, but Sophia gone off. Moscow. With whom have I the honor to be conversing?" she asked of me.

to avoid a scene before the other ladies, and re'Ah! she too knew me no longer. I was anxious quested a private interview merely for a moment. but The countess led me into the house, and then into a large apartment. The first thing that I saw was a large portait in oil of her father. I was for some time unable to find words, my heart was so pinched. I started at the colonel's picture until my eyes grew dim with tears.

'I was well pleased to have repose. After twenty years of service and seven honorable wounds, I might hope for an honorable retirement. I received it, with a pension. This suited me, not long. Moscow is a pleasant city, but to one of us, who is no merchant, very tiresome. Fetersburg is a fine city, but all its beauty had not charms enough to nake me forget that little town where I had been in garison twenty years before with the Colonel de Oberndorf, and mark me! with Sophia.

"Yes, old man,' I murmured gently, 'look now I had nothing to stay for. upon thy Sophia. O thou didst not well by us.' I wished once The countess stood near me in embarrassment, more to see the town, and if possible, too, the lov- and appeared to be alarmed at my harangue. I ed one of my youth, who must now be a grand-was anxious to deliver her from her painful posi

Sorrow had

tion, and yet could not say any more.
too completely mastered me.
You are not well, sir,' said the countess, and
looked anxiously towards the door.

at my treasure, shook his head, and said at length,
With such a talisman could my spirit after my
death be charmed.
I will stay and go with you

whither you wish.'

O yes,' I sighed; do you not know me?' 'She fixed a more attentive look upon me, and He went out with the judge to countermand his gently shook her head. I then drew out the bean carriage. But as 1 must have seemed somewhat and the ribbon from my breast, kneeled down be-suspicious to him, he drew out some information fore her, and said, Ah! So hia, dost thou still know concerning me. The judge was polite enough to this bean, which parted us five-and twenty years

ago? I have faithfully kept it. Sophia, then thou say everything fr.endly and complimentary. I persaids there was a Providence. Yes, there is one,'ceived that, when they came back again, the old My God!' she faltered out with a faint voice, gentleman was very friendly and good-humored; and going from me, threw herse f upon the sofa, he offered me a glass of punch, and cried, 'The and tried to conceal her pale countenance, but she beans forever! mark me, and wherever they are. had not the strength. She had recognised me-visible ** We pledged, and life returned to me. she loved me still. You are then M. de Walter ?' continued he, after a while;' merely plain Walter, and you were a year

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'Certainly I was there,' I answered, and I felt as if I was changed into a flame of fire.

'I called the young ladies to her assistance, who with alarm, saw their friend fainting, and a foreign officer in tears on his knees before her. Ere they ago in Vienna?" had brought water and smelling-bottles, the countess came to herself. She rubbed her eyes like a dreamer-then she burst into a violent flood of tears, she sobbed as one comfortless, threw her arms around my neck, and repeatedly pronounced my

name.

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So, so!' said he; my sister-in-law has told me. good deal about you-you were living at the same hotel-you showed the good ladies much attention. and they will thank you for it in person.'

At last we took leave, and the colonel went home

erto.

And now,' he inquired, I have obeyed you hith-
What important affair have you with me?'

Enough, gentleman; it was a moment when angels might have wept over us. I thought no more of my departure. The countess received me as with me. I immediately conducted him to his her guest. O how much we had to tell one anoth-apartments. er, and how faithfully she loved me! That which the old colonel had once opposed, neither he nor her family could now oppose. Sophia becaine my wife, somewhat late indeed, and yet not too late. Our souls still loved with youthful warmth. There is an end of my story of this bean, but, mark me, not it, what has all this to do with the bean you showed entirely. For I must tell you that the child which me!' my Sophia bare me, brought into the world with her, exactly upon the breast, a mole formed like a all. bean. Singular sport of nature! But the maiden is on that account dearer to me.'

I began with Vienna the aunt, and Josephine.
I know all that,' he cried; but the deuce take

In the meantime the carriage of the lieutenant colonel was announce. By no manner of means, said the judge; 'I cannot let you go home to-night.' Ha! ha laughed the colonel, it is a lovely night and a splendid moon.'

'No more for the present; to-morrow we will talk more: for von understar that i mave notning to say upon this subject To-morrow we will go to

my estate. There you will see Josephine, and be. come acquainted with her disposition. That is My carriage was announced; I rose, went up clear; you must become well acquainted with each to the colonel, took him by the hand, and said, other. 'Your name is De Tarnan ?' He bowed in assent

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We separated. I went to bed, but I could not. sleep; 1 lay as in a feverish dream.

I beg that you will pass the night at my house,' said I; much depends upon it You must not go; I have something important to discuss with you.' 'Mr. Walter,' said M. De Tarnan, the next mor I said this so earnestly, I may say unconsciously, ning at breakfast, let us have the plain truth. I and trembled so feverishly, that the old gentleman know that you are a rich man-I se: you are a knew not what to make of me But he was deter-young one, that maidens would not hide in cloisters mined he would return, and his obstinacy reduced to avoid-I hear that you are a man of honor, whom me almost to despair.' everybody esteems-I learn from yourself that you 'Come here,' said I; I seized him by the hand, are in love; but putting all this together, sir, it does and led him by force aside, where I took out my not yet weigh heavy enough to—' ribbon and showed him the bean. Do you see?not a mere sport of Nature-'tis the sport of Fate -I too wear the bean.'

The old genleman opened his eyes wide, gazed

'I want a patent of nobility,' interrupted I. No sir! where the understanding and heart are stamped with God's nobility, that of man may be

dispensed with. I too was merely a private gentle-na, were so clear to my memory, that I myself could man, and yet the Countess Sophia loved me.' not comprehend how I, even yesterday, and during months and days, had worked a feverish intoxica.

What is wanting, then ?" I asked.

'I will tell you now, mark me! because it is mor- tion out of them. Yes, the worst was, I now perning. In the evening, when a man is tired by the ceived that I had not loved Josephine at Viennaanxiety and toils of the day, and the strongest man that I did not yet love her, however amiable I might is weaker, the greatest become a little smaller-in find her.

the evning no one should lay a strain on a man's The carriage stopped before a simple villa. The shoulder. So, to be plain; your bean is quite anoth-servant came out. The colonel led me into a chamer affair from mine. Mine was the work of Provi, ber, where a couple of old ladies came to meet us. dence; at first a stone cast by peevishness, then the He named each of them, and while he embraced the corner-stone of true love; at length a world, which oldest of the ladies, said, This is my Sophià.' 1 cast itse'f between two united hearts, and, at last, bowed with deep respect to the matron of sixty the magnet which reunited us. Your love is merely years, who had become so interesting from yester a sport of the fancy. I loved Sophia from the mo. day's story. ment that I saw her; but you-you have fallen in love with Josephine a good year after, by a caprice. You perceive that you have nothing to object to in I almost believed that the experienced veteran had this. You will wake from your dream when you see read the reflection of my heart in my eyes. He presmy daughter again, and her heavenly form changed sed his wife's hand while he kissed her, and said, into that of a mere earthly maiden. Besides, and laughing, As my friend-when one sees old genmark me !—let us meet the matter without circum, tleman and ladies, one can scarcely conceive that locution-Josephine does not love you.' they once were young-and when one sees the mai.

Ah! said my heart silently, what are youth and beauty?'

• That is hard,' I sighed; but are you certain of den in all the freshness and bloom of her beauty, one this?' would bet that she never could have wrinkles and

'We will go to my seat to-day, and then you can convince yourself. Whatever I have heard about

gray hair.'

Josephine's aunt recognised me, as Ï did her, you comes from my sister-in-law, not from my She said many obliging things to me; we sat down daughter, who may scarcely remember your name; to table- -we breakfasted with the ladies a second nay, more, we have a dangerous neighbor, the Count time, for company's sake. de Holten. He often visits us, and Josephine is partial to him. I have often watched her, when her eyes for a space of a minute have been favorably fixed upon him, and when she has perceived my observation, she blushed, and tripped singing and laughing away.'

'If this be so, colonel,' said I, after a long pause, in which I endeavored to compose myself if this be so, I will not go with you. It is better for me not to see your daughter agam.

Your are wrong, Your peace is my desire. You must see her, to correct your imagination, and be perfectly cured.'

And where is Josephine?" asked the colonel; she will be glad to renew her Vienna acquain⚫ tanceship.'

She is in the garden with Count de Holten. There are some auriculas to water,' replied the aunti and I felt a cold shivering. All my old castles van, ished. 1 composed myself quickly, however. I had here no pretension-I had nothing to lose. I almost began to be ashamed of the folly and eccentricity of my heart and fancy.

During the conversation a young man of noble exterior came into the room. His cheek was pale, his eyes heavy and dim; there was something un. natural and confused in his whole appearance.

After a good deal of pro and con, I at last seated myself in the carriage. In fact, I did see that fan- 'Ladies' said he, in a hasty and monotonous tone, cy might have played me a trick. As long as I lived as if he had prepared his address, permit me to take alone in my dream, I was so completely wrapped up my leave of you. I set off to-day for the capitalin my fancy, adorned Josephine with such dazzling I have-I am-I shall probably be absent some time. charms, attributed to her so silent and true a return I sh 11 perhaps take a long journey.'

calmly at him, said, What is the matter, count?— you look like one who has met a murderer'

of my love, I now, for the first time, perceived, The colonel shook his head at him, and looking when I conversed with a third person on the condition of my heart, that the half of my history was invented by myself. As long as a thought or a feeling is not uttered, we do not know its strength.

'No!' replied the young man, with a forced liugh; not like one who has been murdered.'

'Twas a fine morning in June when we set out He then kissed the ladies' hands, embraced the for the estate of Tarnan, and, which astonished me, colonel, and hurried out without saving another my mind was calmer and clearer than it had been word. The colonel hurried after him; the ladies for a year. My simple and polite attention to Jo-were in extreme embarrassment. I learned that this sephine and her aunt, during my first stay at Vien young man was Count de Holten, their neighbor ;

that he had yesterday come on a visit, that he had story also, my second journey to Vienna, my living in been an hour ago in high spirits, and now quite un- her apartments, (and always more gently, more tim like himself. idly,) the finding of the bean, my return home, and 'What has happened to him?' asked the ladies of the history of the preceding evening. I was then the colonol, as he came back after a short absence, silent. I did not dare look up, and dug with my The old gentleman was serious, shook his head, foot in the sand. Josephine's silence lasted long, and at last laughed, and said to his Sophia, Ask At last it seemed as if I heard sobbing. I looked Josephine.' up-she had hid her faee in her handkerchief. I asked with a trembling voice, 'In God's name, lady, is my sincerity disagreeable to you?" Sho let fall the handkerchief, and smiled upon me with weeping eyes.

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'Has she offended him?' asked the aunt with an appearance of concern.

Just as it is taken,' he replied: "it is a long story, but the count told me two or three words- I love and am not beloved"

'Is it all true?' she asked,after a pause. 1 snatche Upon this the door opened, and Mademoiselle de the ribbon with the bean from my neck, and held it Tarnan came in. She was more lovely, more beau-to lier with these words, This testifies for me.'

She took the ribbon, as if from curiosity, in order to examine the golden setting, and she wept more violently. Then leaning on iny arm, she laid her brow upon my shoulder, and said, 1 believe in a Providence, Walter!'

tiful than I had seen her at Vienna-more graceful than I had beheld her in my visions. I rose; went to meet her; but my knees failed me-I was under a spell—I stammered out some unconnected words I was the happiest and the most miserable of mortals. Josephine stood at the door covered with blushes, and cried, O that 1 might die now!' I threw my arms around the charming creature, and gazed upon me as upon an apparation. She then came, having soon overcome her astonishment, smi-voices of some persons coming among the shrubs of She looked up in my face with terror. But the lingly towards the table. And now, after mutual the garden warned us to go and meet them. salutations, the riddle of our unexpected meeting Josephine still held in her hand the ribbon with the was solved. I mentioned that I had for the first bean, when he stood before her parents. The colotime yesterday learned her residence—and she told nel perceived it, and laughed aloud. Josephine hid me that her father had sold their former property, her fair face in the breast of her mother. But whereand had settled himself here in the most charming fore all this description ? You know already that country of the world. Josephine is my wife; 1 wished to relate to you the romantic history of my love.

Ah! aunt-my dear aunt,' she cried, pressing that lady's hand in her own, and with a look in which joy was clearly shining, have I not often said so?' Am I not right?'

The good aunt cast a significant look at Josephine. The mother cast down her eyes, to conceal a certain embarrassment, The old father surveyed us all with a piercing look, rose, and roared with a loud voice in my ear, Methinks you have, notwithstanding, found the bean in the right place; but you, Josephine, what has passed between you and the count, to send him away in a tempest?' Josephine answered evasively. All rose. Wel went into the garden. The colonel showed me his buildings, stables, and barns, while the ladies carried on a lively conversation in the summer-house. After a tiresome half hour, we returned from our domestic voyage to them. The old gentleman was now taken aside, and Josephine given me as my companion. I proposed to myself to be very cautious with Josephine, for I was afraid of the count's fate. We talked of our acquaintanceship in Vienna, of our former conversations, walks, and little events.

'Ah!' cried Josephine, and if you had known what I suffered on your account, when you were so suddenly torn from us. In fact, since that there has been no -Yes, we have often spoken of you.' Now, how could I do otherwise? Now I told her my

F. B.

OH! I REMEMBER WELL THE HOUR.

Oh! I remember well the hour,

When first I gave my heart to thee,
When ev,ry bush and ev'ry flower

But serv'd to waken memory!
I lov'd thee then I love thee still,
Thou gentle maid of Grassy Hill!

Where sweetly flows the silver stream
Around the woodbine tangled grove,
I neet thee in my midnight dream,
Thou object of my early love!

I lov'd thee then, I love the still,
Thou gentle maid of Grassy Hill!

Where verdant waves the walnut grove,
When summer breezes softly sigh,

I long to rove with thee my love,
And list to natur's lullaby.

I lov'd thee once, I love thee still,
Thou gentle maid of Grassy Hill !

For the Visiter.

A MOORISH TALE.

"But first-oh! never wed anotherZuleika! I am not thy brother!"

BYRON, THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS.

cross-legged position, he hurriedly paced to and fro for several moments, while Muza philosophically continued to stroke his long dun-colored beard.

"What followed upon thy recovery?" inquired the latter, after the emotions of Muley Hassan had somewhat subsided and he had resumed his seat.

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In an antechamber of the Alhambra, the residence of the Moorish kings, (which "When I recovered," continued the has been so graphically delineated by our narrator, "I eagerly inquired what had talented countryman, Washington Irving,) been the fate of the Spaniard-was anseated upon ottomans of damask, and swered that he, with some hundreds, dressed in the splendour of Oriental cos- besides the girl, had escaped. Bitter tume were two of the royal household, intelligence! If ever a father's heart with engaged in earnest conversation. One, anguish bled, mine then did! Incoherently the elder of the two, (both were old men,) I raved-I rooted the hair from my spoke in a loud tone and with vehement head-I rent the garments from my body. gesture, the other intently listened and I was mad! mad-crazed, Muza, crazed! occasionally uttered an ejaculation or Oh! galling retrospect !" interrogatory.

"Allah!" exclaimed Muza, energeti

The battle lost," said the elder, cally. (Muley Hassan,) in continuation of a nar- "Yes," cried Hassan-"this-this did rative which he was imparting to Muza, I suffer-and a Christian the cause!" He "and hope entirely gone, the Spanish hero gritted his teeth with anger. "As the clasped his hands in an agony of grief lover," he continued, "to hear his misand disappointment, and, exhausted with tress speak or breath a sigh, over the his emotions, fell prostrate! That instant world will follow her, so will the injured a woman (a gir! I should say, for she was the object of his hate, that he may sieze quite young) rushed forward through the the fittest moment to plunge the steel into crowd, knelt beside him, kissed him and his victim's heart!" He again rose from drenched his cheek with her tears." his seat, such was the violence of his "Ay-'twas the Spaniard's sister," feelings, and paced the chamber. His Muza briefly remarked. hand grasped the hilt of his sabre, and "So have I heard," was the response. his heated imagination had, magic like "At sight of her he revived, sprung to conjured the Spaniard before him and he his feet, and defended himself and her was about to draw and kill. against many odds, dexterously avoiding "Inexorable," said Muza, interrogaeach and every blow." tively, "if by thy words to judge, is thy

"Allah!" ejaculated Muza-" valiant revenge?" though a Christian !"

"It is, Muza,-inexorable!

"He was thine only son?"

The en"My son," continued Muley Hasan, venomed sting of the basalisk is not dead"whose valor and zeal precipitated him lier than the hate that is nourished here'into the midst of the fight, beheld the here-(striking his hand upon his breast) beauty of the girl, upon whom he looked ever since that (to me) disastrous battle! as an acceptable gift to the harem of our Revenge! it is my constant thought by royal master, and seized upon her for that day and night!" purpose. He was fatally frustrated however-the Spaniard stabbed him to the heart! I was by-saw the blow struck-his saw my son fall-saw the blood gush forth! In the anguish of my soul I rushed t upon the Spaniard, but (oh! vengeance! was felled-senseless-to the earth!" Here the voice of the speaker was so choaked that he could with difficulty p articulate, and, springing up from his Tend of the "

"Yes,-mine only child !" Throwing arms aloft, the old man stood erect, upward gaze, whilst dark shades of ssion were visible upon his counte, and his lips moved in silent ition. Muza, with the utmost nce apparently, continued to rethe luxury of his meditations. nd of the "deep tambour" sud