Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-07
BISHOP HEBER.

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world. We copy from his writings the annex
cd urti,le, which we found in the New Eng
land Galaxy prcfAccd by !he following obSerVa-
,i,l,, siIcl ", tani occ ,soa to adopt. rev
men of the present day have done more Tor
the literary crcdi, Of Great Britain, than the
late Bishop Hs3er. lis hymns, adapted 10
the service of tic English church, have been
extensively circulated, and generally admired
for their elegance Of diu!on, strength OF cX-
pression. and b,an,y of their poetry. They
can be read again and again, with pleasure and
profit.
Mr.. Heber was educated a, Oxford, and
some his early college productions, are SAID
! TO have been credtablc TO him, and an evil !
! dcnco Of what he was TO be IN at,er years. -
| His poem called 'PaIc.tne,' which was de- J
livercd while he was in college, established his
fame as one Of the best writer's OF the age, OF
| s,c.cd por,y. Afer tr,s'.lliag ihrongt nu-
merous foreign countries. he settled in h's ma
tive country, as a minister Of the gospei,wherc
he remained until lie was sent TO India as B!sh-
op OF Calcutta. While in India. he had lhiIc
time to devote TO literary pursuits, but vase C.
cupied almost al ogether in attending tG his
professional duties, His Journal which has
been published sine his death, Is sad to be
the most Interesting wo,k Of the kind ever rs
sued from the press; il was addressed I" MS
wife, and wc believe was ~ arliten or M end
ed for publication. SOn.c extracts descriptive
a. ,,ft 4 tl,, nlr,,u ma ln
interesting 10 Our readers.
ucre ~ a cod.t, whose t;cwa. had still lis
Old .u,Iins uo3rs o.! tE'' "''-'.t ''i '"o -!
,,t.om ~. h.u secn Oh iny bea. II Game ior"ard
t to meet ms, were announced 10 us as ihe great
graudsons of RaJa Kssen Chund. and invited
. us very cour.eouoy IN Persian, 10 enter 'he,r
. fathers dwelling. | looked 70, nj IN exceed
, nn surprise There was no more appearance
, Of mhabiiaion than III Conway. Two or three
cows were grazing among The runs, ana one
4 was look! !ng out liom tie top "t dl'apmated
turtet whliher she had scrambled TO browse
Oh the ivy. The breech ci II broken cannon,
| and fragment oi muitatcd INSCRIPTION '.y
: ! on the Grass, which was evidently only Kept
down b, the grazing of cattle; and the JacN-
# al.s, whose yclIs began To be heard around us
n as the evening ,lotcd IN, sceued The ha'mai
). Ions @, tie pace. Oh conrse, | expressed no
tor their iu.uy, of " hose an, Icnt spie"douf
/, WAS we'll informed, and i'ai should he most
IL, happy to pay NV compliments 10 the kaJ',
;, th,.r taihet. 1ncy immediately led Us TIP
short, steep, sirLight fight oi siels, III inc
:. thickness OF the wall vi one oi ihc 'oAefS'Pfe-
u cisc.y sach IA that Of which We lind the ic-
II mans N one ofthc gncNays OF RH"ddlhh Cas-,
, tie. assuring ne that II vas very Soou
road; and at the door Of Il lliiIc ,aultcd and
aud unli.rnsled room Ike that whth Is she"l
IS IN Carnarvon Casilc,a the qacen's bed cham
- ber, we were fccuned b, ,hc RaJi Oihch"nh,
ID a., ,hnrt,s man, of about forty live, "f rath-
.e Of far cou,lcyrut, but with 40 other 'lolhcs
CT thlu hs walls, uh aud Bsa!in,nita s;rh4 ,nhd
of uu v distinguished EOH his ,assals by HAVING
'd II Inrei,cdu markrd al over viii alternate
OF .ir pc, ui chilH, Nrrn.l on, ana gold ica' i"e
q, bpys .:ad cvidnhIb run home to mi"fh hl'n I"
e oar approach, and he had made sonc pf'par
"i a,.on 10 receive Us IN d"rhar. lis Own mus
he mud was ready, a KIND -! matiress, ldid on 'h'
he nrouud, on winch, with very harmless os'eh
hc I,ton, lie had ia!d IL few trnNcts, gol'
,r watch, bc;ci-nal box, &c. Sc. Two old af'
ed chars we're placed oppnsHc for Sto"e an'
- me- The ,uung WdIa, sat down al tier Ia
10 Tiers r;n.,t maud, and his naked d"in.sio
cd fauucl i,.c.us.l,.s IN IA hnc bch,EG hiG, "h
he tncr bands respectful, !oiGcd On 'he ONE
ms eide he Soiabdrdar 500 buhInd ne: Stove
se- servant iuoN place behind hIr. and Abdu'Ii
Ia" bc;"ecn us is Interpreter, "hich junction "
nd discharged extremely well, aud wlIch MAS III
SIX none NECESSARY s.nac, in strict conformity "n
he ,o.rt etiquette, the convCrsdtioi lasstd J
10 ps..ian 1 comics. VAS moved by tie AZ
aid p.reut poverty of Tie representative OF Il lots
raa once ,cty poacIiul, and paid him more alI'n
OF Ton th,u perhaps IN olt have done had %
'on draw iur room plc,cu. ed more prnceIy siyi'
on, iio was cxcceu.ng'y pleased 10y my calling MI
Ini "Aiala rajlh," or Great King, as IT he wei
nd still Il sovereign Ike ms ancestors ana a'
knonlcd,ed tie compliment by a smile, and
no. profound reverence. lie seemed, ho"e'e
f,w much prz.lcd to make out my iahk, ht''
the having heard (hc sad) OF any " L''d SAND
Gus except the governor General, Wh"e ne VS. -
ms more pcrpiexed by tie exposition oi - Lo
on. B shop Slmb," whicn for some reason or "'
in my servants always prefer 10 ihat oi " Lo
,ci- P.dlc." lie apnlog Zod very csvHy i'r !
,cc iunorancc, obserNinL that lie had EOt been !
ha; ialny wears ~ Calcutta, and ihat very 'S
,ind Sahibs ever came that way. toid hini ha'
on was gong to Dacca, Bcnarcs, .Dth ahd pa
lee s,bv Uurdwar; that | was to ic'un IN mae
lie ten months, aud that should hc VISIT Iaicu'
lish auain, it would give me great pleasure u
Of woud come ~ see me lie sdld hc so'u'
on stirred FROM home, but as he spoke, hls 81
was looked al him with SD much earnest and int
last lip,,le expression Of councnancc. that nc "A
Iev- dcd that ms boys would NC os'S'"e" w
are Calcutta and wan on me- lie then ASK
G of very p,rlicularIy of AbluIlah in what sire
# ,o and " aat house lived. Afera short cohVt
ear saiion Of this knd, auc .".il alIh'i"ns on !
and part to hls ancestors aud tLcf ancient veal
tsa. and spIcndor, whirh were well TAKEN We to-
pri leave, escorted 10 inc gave wv "'' wv wv
and friends, and t"encc nearer Wy '"'o"
be the ,uus ".i ph' '". -. W. '.",'y =, 80
y to Shn sand hc was tic !. >" Nuckta'.'
one chtnbufian. and whose oJscqnions couf'c'
that hign reverence for hIs masters iamI'y' a