The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume VI

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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY

'l'o His Excellency Senor Dn. Jose :Ma. Canas Minister of War and Treasury of the Republic of Costa-Rica. [Endorsed :] Letter to General Canas accepting President ~Tara's Invitation to-a banquet-dated San Jose 30th. Oct. 1858

No. 2693. EARL FLINT TO LAMAR

San Juan del Sur Nov 7 /1858

Gen. ~I. B. LAMAR U. S. Minister of Legation San Jose Costa Rica DEAR Srn In molesting you, it is to request the alteration of a date in the Copy of my "Protest" against Nica" 'l'he error occurs at the commencement- this "in the year A. D. one thousand and fifty :FOUR" it should read fifty FIVE &c please do me the favor to correct the error. The agents of Stebbins & White have arrived, they were detained at "Castillo," consequently the passengers had to go by the way of Pan- ama One Steamer the "Laura Frances" they have brought into the lake. The "Decatur" is in Realejo- Yours with Respect EARL FLINT

No. 2694. "THE BELLE OF NINDIRI." LAMAR

Adieu ye Belles of colder climes,

With all your Snowy whiteness;

Your beauty is a Northern-light,

That chills amidst its brightness;

But welcome to the gay Brunett, ·with· soul of fire and eye of jet, Light dancing to the castinet-

The Belle of Nindiri.-

How sweet to hear at Summer eve, Her song among the Mangoes, And see her glance like fire-flies Along the gay fandangoes.- Her form is light- her spirit bright, To all a sunbeam of delight, A Rose by day, and Star by night- The Belle of Nindiri.- 0, lend to me Sweet Nightingale Your music by the fountains; And lend to me your cadences, 0, rivers of the mountains. I fain in song would eter rn] ize, A brighter light than Hellen's eyes A jewel drop'd us from the skies-

The Belle of Nindiri.-

Behold the rosey dawn of day,

Whose light the lark is hailing;

And mark the universal smile Of joy, o'er all prevailing.-

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