SEPT. 29 
ORIGIN OF 
EW-YORKER. 
MOSS ROSE. 
In the cool woodland, near a grand parterre, 
Bloomed a white rose with fragrance rich and rare. 
The forest oaks, with their protecting power. 
Sheltered from eun and storm tho modest flower, 
The Queeu of flnwer-arlo* one eve sought repose 
Down in the fragrant- bosom of tho rose : 
Drank deep of nectar, than with sudden love 
She Btrova by act her gratitude to prove, 
And moved tho wild flower with her quconly hand 
Into the oontor of the garden grand. 
In all Iter rural charms the roso stood thero, 
The fairest blossom In that proud parterre. 
Wo know 'tis true that cultivation brings 
A surface polish, but beneath it BtingH 
That eruol Jealously which never dies! 
(A woman's weapon, used with lips and eyes!) 
Poor wounded roso she felt the poisonous dart, 
It touched a chord deep in her loving heart. 
In vain she strove emotions strong to crush— 
Her only sign of auguiah was a blush 
That tinged her petals white, like snnae.t cloud 
Paints snow-capped summit of a mountain proud. 
The rival beauties them could but confess 
A charm wns added to her lovliness, 
But once again the Queen ef farlos came 
(For she had heard of her fair favorite's fame) 
In radiant splendor, with majestic mien, 
Each look and movement showing she waB 
queen. 
In pity gazed she on the low bowed head 
And the meek floweret, while she sweetly said : 
“ Ask nut oh daughter, gift within my power, 
Granted thy wish, yea, even In tins hour ! " 
The wild flower answered “ Vail tn« from the sight 
Of those 1 have oflTondsd ; let the light 
Of thy great favor on my sisters rest ; 
I am an alien, Queeu, let Hirm he blest.” 
“I vail thee, daughter,” and tho Fairy Queen 
Cast o'er the pleader mosses soft and gruou. 
The head was lifted. Do! the face was bare, 
While the light moss-crown rested on her hair, 
The humming-bird, and o’on the busy bee 
Extolled her bounty and simplicity ; 
And wooing zephyr lingered there an hour, 
Toying with furies, kissing each swoet flower ; 
And then, when wafting homo tho Fairy Queen, 
Into her mystic realm's enchanted sheen. 
He told to mortals how the moss rose fair 
Became the Flower pf the grand parterre. 
fUfra. James U. Lambert. 
THE BERMUDA ISLANDS. 
In tho Atlantic Ocean, In latitude 32* 16 / north 
and longitude «t* 51' west, about 600 mllea from 
Cape Hatteroa, North Carolina, and *30 miles from 
New York, lies a group of Islands in which per¬ 
petual summer reigns. Although these Islands 
can bo reached by steamer conveniently and com¬ 
fortably In a brief time at small expense from this 
city, yet they are very unfamiliar to the most of 
our people. Our relations to them, however, are 
of considerable importance, Inasmuch as we take 
nearly all or their productions and supply them 
with three- nfifth of their Imports. Wn have 
thought that a brief account or thorn would bo 
welcome to our readers. 
The Bermuda or Homer’s Islands, consist of live 
principal and Innumerable small ones, embraced 
within an area of 90 by 8 miles. They are clus¬ 
tered about tbo main Island, or Bermuda proper, 
which is la miles long, St. George's, Somerset, 
and St. David's islands are next In size and of 
about equal area, being some 3 miles In length 
each. Ireland island Is 1 X miles long and strongly 
fortified at Immense expense by the British Gov¬ 
ernment. The other Islands or Importance are 
Cooper, Smith's, Paget’s, Long Bird, Nonsuch, 
and Boaz. Several of these are connected togeth¬ 
er by moans of causeways and bridges. Their 
width varies from one- 
the whole, slight, that It Is difficult to say where 
summer ends and spring begins. Heavy dews are 
frequent, and vegetation flourishes at all seasons. 
The thermometer seldom falls lower than 50° or 
rises higher in tUo warmest weather than 86 * In 
the shade. Mornings and evenings are especially 
delightful. 
The approach to the Bermudas In tine weather 
from any quarter, offers enchanting scenes In 
great variety. The undulating form of the hills, 
the snow-white appearance of tho tops of the 
buildings, the stately cedars, Pride of India, Ole¬ 
anders, and various kinds of evergreens, the num¬ 
ber and variety of small Islands covered with ver¬ 
dure, the transparent sheets of water, wit h the 
pretty home-made cedar boats plying on their 
surface, the numerous coves and Days all con¬ 
spire to produce a most charming impression of 
the attractions contained within these compara¬ 
tively narrow limits. The view from an elevated 
point of tho main Island (such as our cut repre¬ 
sents) Is very lino, and has the added Impressive¬ 
ness of the wide expanse of ocean, clouds and 
sky. Tho endless variety of vegetation is also seen 
In all its beauty and ml nut® of detail. 
These Islands are of coralllneortgln, and contain 
numerous oaves, as Is cominou Iri calcareous for¬ 
mations. Fish are numerous and various, as are 
also birds. Thero are many miles of excellent 
roads, and the drives are very pleasant. Thero 
are only two towns—Hamilton and St. George's. 
TUo harbor of the latter is one of the finest In tho 
world, and completely landlocked. Hamilton Is 
the seat of government. On three sides of the 
Islands-north, west, and south—are formidable 
coral reefs and rocks, nearly all under water, and 
extending at some points, ten miles Into the 
ocean. The soil is generally of a reddish-brown 
color, varying In different localities In strength 
and character. Epidemics arc rare, and the 
death rale very low. There are no sprlngH or 
fresh water ponds or streams, and rain water has 
to be gathered l n tanks and reservoirs for all do¬ 
mestic purposes. The houses or the Islands are 
built, ol stone, and are very durable. 
The population of those Islands Is 13,000, or one 
person to each acre of land. Less tiiau ' 2 ,ooo acres 
are cultivated; much of the balance Is waste laud, 
but a great deal of good laud Is neglected. The 
principal crops arc vegetables, which are mostly 
sold In this city. It Is through tho Bermuda po- 
taooos, onions, tomatoes, etc., etc., that the Is¬ 
lands are at all known to the public at large. 
Three enormous crops of these arc raised annual¬ 
ly. Arrowroot of the best quality Is also produced 
largely, but It exhausts the soli, and la not so re¬ 
munerative as garden vegetables. 
Fruits of great excellence are also produced, 
but not hi groat abundance. Their diversity, how¬ 
ever, la extraordinary, and both those of Urn tem¬ 
perate and torrid zones succeed well, oranges of 
line flavor are raised, and the lemon grows wild. 
The mango, fig, banana, pomegranate, paw-paw, 
pear, poach, apple, grape, aiulamalt fruits, grow 
and produce readily and without an effort. Straw¬ 
berries are In aeason from November to .July. 
Fruits do not enter largely Into the exports of the 
Islands, though no reason exists for their not 
doing »o except want of enterprise. A few straw¬ 
berries ilnd their way to New York In mid-winter. 
The cedar Is the characteristic rarest tree of tho 
Bermudas. It covers all tho Islands, and springs 
In some Instances, apparently from the hare rocks. 
It reaches a great bight, and forms excellent lum¬ 
ber and timber Tor a great many purposes. Trop¬ 
ical trees—such as cocoanut, palm, tamarind, In¬ 
dia rubber, calabash, mahogany, palmetto, etc., 
are frequently seen. Flowers In endless variety 
and of tho utmost beauty are found In groat pro¬ 
fusion. Hoses In particular aro superb, and are 
In the greatest perfection about Christmas time. 
There aro a dozen or more varieties of tho olean¬ 
der, which are used for hedges, and tlietr masses 
of pink and white blossoms may be seen every¬ 
where. oeraniuma or surpassing beauty grow 
wild. 
Notwithstanding tho favorable conditions ex¬ 
isting In theso Islands, agriculture Is far from 
being carried on with system and energy. Na¬ 
ture stands by with such willing hands, that the 
indolent inhabitants arc disposed xa permit her to 
do a great part of the work. But gradually a 
change Is being wrought, and with the constantly 
Increasing demand for their productions, the 
ready contact with the great and profitable mark¬ 
et afforded by this city, and tho use of modern 
farm appliances, the Bermudas must take rank 
at no distant day as one of our most Important 
sources of food. 
PAULINE. 
(■Continued from piuro 194.J 
Mrs. Jkrmyn, who had been airily waving her 
hand and sendlug kisses after t.lio retreating car¬ 
riage, smiled no more directly It was out. of sight, 
and replied to her daughter's tirade in a natural 
and cross voice. “Expiated! Nonsense 1 I don't 
know what you mean. The girl has fallen on her 
feet, It ever uny One did.” 
“Humph!” said Charlotte. “That Is the sort 
of fall In which one breaks the legs. When 1 fall 
on my feet, may all my bones bo whole!” 
“ Going to a charming place like tho Grange,” 
continued her mother, “and Aunt. Camilla mak¬ 
ing so much of her already ! Quito as It she were 
her own daughter!” 
“That’s what I said," observed her husband 
with complacency. “ l told them they would bo 
taken for mother and daughter wherever they 
went.” 
“ Did you say It to Camilla? or to I’aullno?” 
“ To both. 1 said It to them as they were going 
away.” 
"Just what she would dislike of all things,” 
muttered Mrs. Jeruiyn, under her breath. 
“Dislike It? Why should she dislike It? You 
sahl yourself this minute, that she treated her like 
a daughter.” 
“Auil here Is Charlotte thinks It would bo a 
hardship to bn so treated,” replied Ills wife, aware 
that it would bo useless to enter Into explana¬ 
tions, and returning to tho main point. " With 
every luxury at her command, a poor, homeless 
girt-—" 
“ You would not like It yourself, mamma. At 
least, 1 daresay yon would, but / should not. And 
as for Pauline, she hates It like poison.” 
“ So she says.” 
"Hays? No; she Is not likely to say a thing 
like that. I could not even tempt her to much 
smaller confluences. But any one with half an 
eye can see It for themselves. You must, mamma, 
If you did not choose to bo blind.” 
“ But, oh,” continued Charlotte, amusement 
lighting up her countenance, “ what a pair they 
are! How could you, even you, mamma, say that 
they suited ono another? There they sat last 
night on the sofa, side by side. Aunt Camilla 
was smirking and smiling, and trying to get Pau¬ 
line to tell her slio was young and pretty. You 
tell her so, mamma, every hour In the day ; but 
quarter to 8 miles. The 
highest land Is about 
850 feet above nigh wa- 
ter. 
The climate is so pe- ^p 
cullar, that seed-time 
and harvest may be 
said to be co-incident fg§§ 
the whole year round. r—^ = i 
There Is no extremely M 
hot or extremely cold s_~- - 
weather, but a happy 
medium exists between 
the two. December, ^ : 
January and February 
are called the cold jr “ 
months, during which 
the winds prevail from 
tho north and are oe- 5 ? 
caslonally aecompan- % 
led by heavy rain and 
hall. In the latter part 
of February spring ^ 
commences, and the _ 
weather usually son- 
tinues mild, with re- 
freshing showers o f i W&k 
rain and warm, gentle 
breezes from the south 
until the end or Slay. : i 
The summer commen- _L 
ces In Juno, and warm, 
calm days and long 
droughts, relieved by 
violent thunder storms, 
are somewhat charac- 
terlstlc of the season, 
as with ua. 
In September the ^ 
w eather again becomes 
mild and agreeable. 
Spring and autumn are 
the pleasantest sea¬ 
sons ; but the changes 
are so gradual and, on 
narsisse:- 
VIEVV 
THE BERMUDA I8EAND8. 
Pauline—you have no Idea how well she did It, or 
rather did not do It. She kept her little aunt In 
perfect good-humor, and yet she never told a 
single flit 1 Says Aunt Camilla, 4 My dear, what 
a pretty hat I What a becoming hat! You look 
like an old picture—exactly like an old picture! 
Ono of the La Sartos come to life again! our 
ancestors, you know, Paulino. The resemblance 
Is quite remarkable— quite.' And so on. Says 
Pauline, In her slow, soft voice, ‘I am glad you 
like It., Aunt Camilla.’ Evidently she would have 
worn a pic-dlsh on her lietta with equal content¬ 
ment. But this did not suit the aunt at all, for 
the upshot or it, was, that she wanted to be told 
It would become Tier. You must know that al¬ 
though part, of her great and sudden attachment 
to Pauline consists In the belief that she Is about 
to Introduce to Urn world another Gunning, she 
has by no means made up her mind to sink grace¬ 
fully Into the background herself. Indeed slio 
means to shine all the more, ‘with tho mild 
magic of reflected light.’ ” 
“1 daresay Paulino was very rude and unkind 
about. It. Young people never seem to think that 
older ones can have any feeling on such subjects 
at all.” 
“They went off together arm In arm after¬ 
wards, so I don't think the feelings can liavo been 
lacerated to any great extent," said Charlotte. 
“ My belief Is, that they will shake together, In 
1 spite of everything, and Aunt Camilla will claim 
her half or every young man who finds his way 
over to the Orange.” 
“There Is one young man who will rind his way 
there, and that ere long, or I am mistaken,” ob¬ 
served Mrs. Jermyn. 
“One l. Ut.lt: man would be more to the purpose, 
If you mean Little Fennel,” replied Charlotte, 
“ Minnie,” as her sister entered, " mamma thinks 
Little Fennel was hit hard. And so I daresay he 
was, for though I was his first love, I ha ve never 
protended to be Ulsouly one. He Is notconstant; 
'pon my word, now, lie Isn’t,. But then ono can’t 
bo expected to bo constant, when there’s no re¬ 
turn, can ono ?” 
" Oh, don’t begin In that, stupid way," said Min¬ 
nie ; “ there’s no fun In It. What were you going 
to say?” 
“Tosay? When?” 
“ When I came In. You were going to tell mo 
something—" 
“ About Little Fennel. I wa3 going to tell you 
that mamma said he-” 
“ I never mentioned M r. Fennel, Charlotte.” 
“ Oh, (lid you not ? Who was It,, then ? Dolly ? 
1 knew It was all up with Dolly directly 1 saw him 
come into the room; but lie was not allowed to 
usurp her, 1 can tell you. As for the beauty her¬ 
self, I don’t think she wished to bo troubled with 
either of them." 
I “ Nor was I thinking of elthor of them,” said 
her mother. 
“No? Well, l have come to an end of my 
guesses; you must tell me.” 
“I think l know,” said the quieter Minnie. 
“Mr. Blundell?” 
“Mr. Blundell! Whut are you both dreaming 
of?” cried Charlotte, as her mother’s smile show¬ 
ed that the right name had been spoken. “ What 
put him Into your heads ? Because she dla not 
like to hear him spoken against behind his back? 
You don’t know that girl at, all, Him has not tho 
whs to stand tip for herself, but she would not let 
any ouc else be attacked, and keep quiet. It is a 
shame, too. 1 hate to hear the absent maligned, 
and given nochanee or telling tliclr version of the 
story; It seems so mean. You might have known 
It was just, tho very thing to make Paulino lire up.” 
“ It seemed to be, Indeed.” 
"I call that unfair,” 
exclaimed Charlotte, 
still further roused to 
generosity of feeling 
, by her mother’s sneer. 
^ “ Now you are turning 
» upon her, mamma. Him 
1 did not say a word thut 
_____________ __ she might not have 
. said ror an)body fiOt 
*P ■- * 1 a single word, And as 
fur poor Ralph Blun- 
for 1,10 V4 ' r Y same roa- 
-y r . against both the broth- 
,-i - v. us, 1 1,at they were 
better born and better 
I cdd-lash toned old Stick, 
JJI who wants everybody 
10 1)0 atl fusty and mus- 
_r-af*» i t,y as lie Is himself. Ho 
' win have some trouble 
' III l', 1.1 111. *'1-1 ,>11-IKT 
s mother. “No sou of 
• mine should consort 
with Ralph Blundell, 
If 1 could help It.” 
