"The lofty organization of his inward faculties, the just temper of his luxuriant, keenly-perceptive mind, revolted from every species of baseness, and spurned at each shadow of mediocrity. To soar, to tower, to be immortalized on the annals of glory, was his inspiring, magnanimous goal."

This writer's forte seems to consist in the art of conveying ordinary thoughts in extraordinary language: the above are, it is believed, descriptions of morning and ambition; and are followed by others to which I shall prefix the best interpretations I can. For example:

The meeting of friends hereafter.
"When released from earthly proba-

tion, unshackled by mundane frailties, their chastened spirit blends with its kindred seraph."

A general killed in the West Indies.

"A poisonous arrow fatally envenomed his patriot breast."

A lieutenant in love, and on leave of ab

sence.

«Hours, weeks, flew on the wings of gaiety and bliss; enchained in a delirium of happiness, he forgot to scruti

nize the nature of those exquisite sensations."

Promoted, and ordered to join.

Captain Beaufort was again sum

moned to join the daring band, in search

of victory and renown.'

Gets money with his wife.

"Five thousand pounds produced an interest sufficient for the economy of

rural domestication."

Soon after this event, the lady becomes a widow, and retires to the village of Bellonmore in Devon, which is described as a luxuriated county. She

there establishes herself in a

fairy

mansion," and "her sorrows fade at the

tranquillizing touch of nature;

of

which tranquillizing touch this is a pic

ture:

"All was in unison with her mind's

romantic temper. Sublime variety nodded from the appalling, crag-encumbered steep, and awakened the throb of horror. Then would soft, verdant blooms, in all the flowing luxuriance of variegated playfulness, sport on her fascinated eye, and lull each aching feeling into the slumber of dulcet indefinable emotion."

A portrait of the heroine.

"Vensenshon was no longer an infan

tine child of frolic nature; but moved the

all-lovely fascinating girl of eighteen. Bright beams of genius illumined her dark-blue eyes, softened to feminine loveliness by the magic of exquisite sensibility. Her face was modelled by the finished lines of Grecian fascination soft coral lips enshrined pearly teeth, white as Alpine snows which have never felt Aurora's glowing pressure. complexion boasted not a dazzling fairness, yet was brilliantly transparent; as the light canopy of azure, ere a passing cloud has shadowed the serene front of a bright autumnal morning. Her polished limbs possessed the easy grace

Her