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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
Such is the day-break of her face Diffusing joy in every place- The bright aurora of her race-
The Belle of Nindiri.-
0, lovely maid of Nindiri, Bewildering and beguiling; The lute is in thy sil_ver tones, The rainbow in thy smiling;
And thine is too, o'er hill and dell, The bounding of the young gazelle- The swallow's flight, and ocean's swell- The Belle of Nindiri.- \Vhat though we part to meet no more, 0, Spirit pure and tender, The bard will bear in distant lands The memory of thy splendor; He'll ne'er forget, his gay Brunett, The diamond spark in coral set- Gem for a prince's coronet-
The Belle of Nindiri.-
San Jose 7th Novr 1858
No. 2697. LAMAR 'l'O JUAN RAFAEL MORA
Legation of the U. S. of America San Jose, November 12th 1858
l\losT ExcELLENT Sm- Circumstances require my immediate pr.csence in Nicaragua. I re- gret the necessity of a temporary absence from this Republic, and this. the more particularly as my observation and the intercourse which I have had with Your Excellency during my stay here have estab-. lished the conviction in my my [sic] mind that the wellfare and hap- piness of the people of this country is the great object sought to be attained by the present Government, and in the accomplishment of this patriotic purpose, my cooperation with Your Excellency would at once fulfill the wishes of my Government and my own ardent desires. In m.v opinion our countries have been placed in a false position toward each other, by events beyond the controll of either. I have seen that. the purposes and policy of the United States toward Costa Rica artd the other States of Central America, have been greatly misconstrued and misunderstood. I have found Your Excellency prompt to admit past errors and misconceptions and open to conviction_ .as to the real sentiments and the friendly feeling of my Government toward your country. . . I have met a desire, frankly and warmly experiep_ced on the part of Your Excellency to promote the most cordial relatibns with 'the United States, and Sir, knowing as I do, that my Government desires only the continued happiness and prosperity of this country, I shbuld ·ex- ceedingly regret to leave it, without taking some step which may .6i'1ce effect the establishment of such relations with _the United 'States; as, I am convinced will operate, more than any thing else, to promote and secure the present and future good of this country. Actuated by these motives and the urgency of the occasion, I desire
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