GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. VOL. XXXVII. December, 1850. NO. 6. Table of Contents Fiction, Literature and Other Articles Of and Concerning the Moon Minnie de la Croix Blanche of Bourbon Chateaubriand and His Career Thistle-Down The Comus of Milton Pedro de Padilh Ruffed Grouse Shooting Review of New Books Editor’s Table Poetry, Music, and Fashion To Miss Martha Griffith Picture of Childhood To a Celebrated Singer Lines to a Bird To J. F. H. To a Summer Haunt The Death of Wordsworth The Grave’s Pale Roses On San Francisco’s Splendid Bay The Quiet Arbor I Think of Thee Le Follet Come Touch the Harp, My Gentle One Le Moniteur de la Mode Transcriber’s Notes can be found at the end of this eBook. * * * * * [Illustration: THE MARINER’S BEACON. Painted by W. Brown and Engraved expressly for Graham's Magazine by H. Smith] * * * * * GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. VOL. XXXVII. PHILADELPHIA, December, 1850. NO. 6. * * * * * OF AND CONCERNING THE MOON. BY CALVIN W. PHILLEO. The devil’s in the moon for mischief. _Don Juan._ Gentle Reader, we are lunatic! Nay, do not be startled! Because we use the pronoun _we_, we do not mean to pronounce _you_ insane. _We_ is of the first person, and we would be the last person to venture a doubt of your perfect sanity. It would be libellous to do so, and we abhor lawsuits—in which we have other than a professional interest. We use a plural pronoun, but only because it is more fashionable and dignified so to do. We intend thereby to make a singular announcement merely. Therefore, don’t think it strange. Be not surprised, or yet offended. Nobody but _ourself_ is included in the declaration.