pound. !Leaving Hamilton, we 1 text culled at the ! Gal I all 11 Valley Female Seminary, about two miles distant. Tin • F one of the ih lt;M . institutions of learning in Monluua. 1l pry- i v5ties a genial home lor young ladies during their school clays, and send* them forth possessed of all the accompibhmehfs necessary | to enter any of the walks of life, or to move : with ease and dignity in its most brilliant! circled lt;f society. Tim institution F hi j a grove? of col ton wood that skirt the west hank oi die Gallatin river, about midway oi this magniil^enl valley. The givar eld eol-ion wood trees surrounding the? building, with their broad spreading branches while and bonding with snow, looked home-like I and reminded us of the winter scones about j our forest heme in the great Mississippi valley. We were kindly received by die excellent Matron, Mrs. Crittenden, Mr. Crittenden being absent on a visit lo Helena. Mii-v (Jiii.tendcn, the Frineipal of ike Academy, showed; ii:, through the various dopartmeJiis, and Miss ibwhFon, one of the pupil?, entertained us widi some excellent music. We had also the pleasure of meeting the eiii- j ‘ cienfc and amiable assistant, Miss Avles-wordi. Wc passed an hour very pleasantly aim were again uu our way.We slopped a few moments with our friend. V. A. Cookirod, at (hlilralIMrk, and found him as tiapyy as could ho expected of! a man enjoying die pleasures (or misery ':) ( of single blessedness.