GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XIX. September, 1841. No. 3. Contents Fiction, Literature and Articles The Fireside Shakspeare The Reefer of ’76 Flirtation The Saxon’s Bridal Misfortunes of a Timid Gentleman Never Bet Your Head Lame For Life, or Leslie Pierpoint Leaves from a Lawyer’s Port-Folio Cottage Piety Sports and Pastimes.—The Fowling-Piece Review of New Books Poetry, Music and Fashion Fragment: Written on the First Coming of Spring The Wildwood Home Reproof of a Bird Oh! A Merry Life Does a Hunter Lead The Widow’s Wealth Death Why Should I Love Thee? A Belle at a Ball To Helen The First Kiss of Love. My Bonnie Blue-Eyed Lassie, O! Latest Fashions, September, 1841 Transcriber’s Notes can be found at the end of this eBook. * * * * * [Illustration: W. Drummond., Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie. _The Cottage Fire-Side._ Engraved expressly for Graham’s Magazine.] [Illustration: Eng.^d by H. S. Sadd N.Y. _Cottage Piety._ Engraved for Graham’s Magazine from a Picture by E. Prentice.] * * * * * GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XIX. PHILADELPHIA: SEPTEMBER, 1841. No. 3. * * * * * THE FIRESIDE. It’s rare to see the morning bleeze Like a bon-fire frae the sea— It’s fair to see the burnie kiss The lip o’ the flowery lea— An’ fine it is on green hill-side, Where hums the bonny bee— But rarer, fairer, finer far Is the _Ingle-Side_ for me. Glens may be gilt wi’ gowans rare, The birds may fill the tree, An’ haughs hae a’ the scented ware That simmer growth can gie— But the canty hearth where cronies meet, An’ the darling o’ our e’e— That makes to us a warl complete— O the _Ingle-Side_ for me! _Old Song._