Alvaretta.

"She was a gentle creature,

Of raven eye and tress;

And dove-like were the tones that breath'd,
Her bosom's tenderness;

Save when some quick emotion

The warm blood strongly sent,

To revel in her olive cheek

So richly eloquent."-[MRS. SIGOURNEY.

ALVARETTA is said to have been the daughter of Ontonegea, and wife of the eloquent Logan. She is represented to have been remarkably beautiful. The legends of the surviving Cayugas say, that her eyes were piercing, her face expressive, her person comely, and her manners gentle; and that, on account of her beauty in childhood, an English name was given her by an officer in King George's service, at Fort Orange, whither her father had taken her on some occasion of importance to his people.

Very little, however, beyond the painful story of her death, is positively known of her. That she was born in this vicinity, and went to Penn

sylvania with the parties of her nation who removed thither about the middle of the eighteenth century, may be fairly inferred from all that is more confidently alleged respecting her marriage and tragical fate. But of this there is no tradition sufficiently unmixed with fable to be entirely veracious.

But, as she was the daughter of a distinguished Sachem was the chosen companion of the most renowned of the Cayuga chieftains, and was canonized by the women of her nation, it may not be improper to perpetuate her name with that of her distinguished husband.*

*In the year 1842, a Cayuga Indian named Jehoiakim, from Cayuga Village, near the city of Hamilton, C. W., visited Auburn, where he was interrogated on this subject by Willet Lounsbury, Esq. He assured Mr. L. that his people had a tradition among them, to the effect that she was born at Osco, and after the death of her father was adopted into the family of Shikellimus, by whom she was taken to Pennsylvania. He further stated, that she was, according to tradition, remarkably beautiful. The story related to Mr. L. was subsequently written out and published in the Cayuga New Era, where it may be found at length.

The Scenery.

"I lingered, by some soft enchantment bound,
And gazed enraptured on the lovely scene.
From the dark summit of an Indian mound
I saw the plain outspread in living green:

Its fringe of cliffs was in the distance seen,

And the dark line of forest sweeping round,"―[FLINT. THE historical interest which clusters about Fort Hill, is greatly enlivened by the picturesqueness of its scenery. Very few, indeed, are the groves which exhibit so many features of natural beauty and sublimity, and it is doubted whether there are any in the country so susceptible of perfect horticultural adornment. Look where you

will, from any point eligible for observation, at any section, mount, lawn or glen within the enclosure, or at the whole together, and the eye is filled with the same beautiful scenery which made the first impression. Look where you will, from the summit grounds, over the precincts around, and you are greeted with an extended field of fringed landscape, scarcely inferior to any in the world.

So enchanting has this scenery been, to persons capable of appreciating it, that Fort Hill has for many years been the chosen retreat of those who desired to hie away, for an hour, from the bustle and business of the town, either to commune with themselves or converse with a friend. It has been the summer resort of the fashionable and the gay, for an agreeable walk, and of the man of business, for relaxation and rest. To the sentimental, there has been about it a kind of inspiration, and to the volatile, an air of romance. The substantial charm, however, has consisted in its natural beauty and sublimity.

It need not be said that such scenery was not uncommunicative to its appreciating observers. To them, it whispered the fitness of these grounds to become the resting place of the dead. And the intimation was heeded.

"The haughtiest breast its wish might bound

Thro' life to dwell delighted here;

Nor could on earth a spot be found

To nature and to me so dear,"

Eemetery Associations.

By an Act of the Legislature, passed April 27, 1847, any number of persons, not less than seven, who may desire to form an Association for the purpose of procuring and holding lands to be used exclusively for a Cemetery, or place for the burial of the dead, may form themselves into a Corporation, and may purchase, hold and convey, not exceeding two hundred acres of land, for that purpose. They are required to have a board of Trustees to manage the concerns of the Corporation, of not less than six, nor more than twelve proprietors, who shall be divided into three classes, each class, after the expiration of the terms of the first and second classes, to hold their office for three years. The Board of Trustees shall annually appoint from their number, a President and a Vice President, and shall also appoint a Secretary and Treasurer; and the latter may be required to give security for the faithful performance of the duties of his office.

It is further provided that the lands and