3 E A u II Y
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aThe wind passeth over it, and it is gone"


How often we hear men eager IN the pursuit
of partners for life, inquire for beautiful woman;
and vet how brief the existence of what they
seek, and how unproductive of happiness is its
possession.


We know full we'll the satisfaction that sleeps
beneath the snow white lids OF beautiful eye:
in the naughty curl of the exquisite lip; in the
blush of a rose that leaps into budding cheek;
in the fine turn of swan-like neck, the gentle
motions Of symmetrical form, or III the shadowy
redundance of dark and beautiful flowing tresses.
The hearts of the young and passionate leap
gladly, and are filled with wild impulses, whilst
gazing upon these things-but when the soul is
scrutjaized and found unblessed by elevated
thought and generous imagnings, when the in
telec, is uncultlred and the imagination cold, the
slumber of forgetfulness will soon fall upon the
dream of beauty, and the flame OF affection be
quenched in apathy and disgust.


With men of genius, strong feelings and pow
erful passions are ever associated and II beauty is
unmingled with the qualities OF wild thought and
affection, if delicacy and virtue are not admirably
blended with mental attraction, the light OF love
will soon be extinguished, and the general i'm
pulse of the bosom, chilled by apathy and con-
tempt. Many men of intellect may yield mo-
mentary homage to a beautiful woman, dlspos-
sessed of other destinations; even village urchn
will chase the gilded wing of butterfly, but in
both cases, the eternal splendor pals upon their
senses, and something Of an innate character is
sought for, to sustain the regard which beauty ex-
cited. Nothing is so fattering to the feelings OF
man. as the exhaustless and quenchless regard OF
sensible female, and no incense so rich can be
offered upon the shrine of woman's ambition,
as the avowed and enthusiastic affection OF man
of genius Beauty, thou art poor and unmean-
ing toy, when contrasted with depth OF feeling
and power of mind, and she who would aggran
die to herself consequence, from the little ambi
ton Of personal beauty, is too imbecile in her as
n;rat;ons. to merit the attention of an elevated
thinker.