For the Southern Literary Messenger.
JEU DE MOTS.—ON A NAME.
| Says Hal, "This Miss A——'s a charming young belle, But has she a beau, my dear Will, can you tell?" "Indeed," replied Will, "it is more than I know; But an archer, I think, must of course have a bow." |
A. Z.
MISS MARTINEAU.
Our city has lately been favored with a short visit from this celebrated lady, who has distinguished herself so much by her Illustrations of Political Economy, and other popular writings. She excited, of course, no small sensation in the monde here, in which she appeared like a "star shot" brightly, (we cannot say "madly") "from its sphere;" and she has certainly left a very favorable impression of herself behind her. We had the pleasure ourselves to be in her company for a short time, and have set her down in our souvenir as a woman of fine understanding; a ready talker; easy, affable, and unaffected in her manners; and altogether more feminine and pleasing than we had expected to find her.