'Tis hard that in our pilgrimage below, In all the storms and trials of the heart, A friend, the only balm to sooth our woe, That from that friend we should be forced to part, Proud Ocean, thou hast borne a brother o'er Thy heaving bosom to another strand; Tho' not unfriended was the distant shore, Still, still, it was a strange and foreign land. My brother--if my heart could but disclose Its warmest wish, it is with thee to be. My brother--if the fondest feeling glows Within my bosom, it still points to thee. My brother--does thy heart in transport hear The name of friends, of country, and of home? My brother--does thy soul these things revere, As once in early days untaught to roam? My brother--does a hope thy breast inflame, To clasp those dear loved objects to thy heart? I fear the charm has faded from their name, The bliss forgot, that it could once impart: No, no--upon thy heart are deep portray'd The home, the friends that thou hast left behind; 'Tis not in time's destructive power to fade Those generous feelings from a noble mind. J. M. C. D. For the Southern Literary Messenger. DISSERTATION On the Characteristic Differences between the Sexes, and on the Position and Influence of Woman in Society. No. III. _Resignation--Fortitude_. In my first number I described woman as modest and timid, and man as bold and courageous, and endeavored to explain the causes of this characteristic difference between them. In the same number, however, I showed that so strong are the humane feelings of woman, so powerful are her kindly sympathies, that under peculiar circumstances she will sometimes conquer all the weaknesses of her nature, triumph over all opposing obstacles, and finally carry consolation and relief to man, when overwhelmed by misfortunes of so appalling a character as even to intimidate the hardier sex, and keep them at a distance. In my last I pointed out the religious differences between the sexes together with their causes, and the subject naturally invites me to compare them together in relation to their _fortitude and resignation_ under calamities and misfortunes.