The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-04-19


turmoil, and the strife of party rings continually on
the ear? Shall enter the arena of contest and par
take Of the excitement? No! politics abhor, and
the dscourses Of mere politicians are my aversion
I'll promenade.
What an infinity of enjoyment is embodied in that
single word what multiplicity OF scenes does It
not display to the Imagination what a host OF re-
iecuons-gay, grave, or sad, moral or seSere-afc
there not enclosed within lis mystic ca5ala!
The day-'twas yesterday-was highly nvitng;-
the shonc brilliantly, with not fierce BEAM
while Zephyr, loosened from his confinement by The
departure of his jaor Winter freely shook his dow
ny pnions, and sported wild with excess of Joy. On
ward sauAtered, somewhat in the turn contempla
tive, until awakened from my semi trance by the sight
of the dazzling crowd of Natures master pieces pas
sing and repassing before me.
have always been of opinion that the poctlcal
lines of Burns IN alluslon TO this subject
Her prentice hsn she r. cd on
Ans then she made the lasses, o.
were the effect of much more reflective philosophy
than the world has generally given their author Gre
dit for.
To be sure the women of the poets time were not
exactly the women of the present age They pos
sessed then, they have from time lmmemOTlal the
same moulded symmetry Of form, the same beautousy
tinted cheek, the slne soul speaking eye, and the
samepoetry OF motion; but the promethean fire was
wanting, the spark OF inleect was newly lighted and
barned but with the few, and had not, now, burst
into almost universal radiance. Then the age
of epigram and satire-woman the mark at which
every willing was privileged to direct his puny shalt
And there reason for this the strife for equal
mental dominion had commenced; man trembed tor
his long enjoyed supremacy, and brought every en-
CINE into play that could consolidate or preserve It.
At that era, for woman to enter the field OF ltera
ture was little less than criminal and the production OF
small poem sufficient to establish its authOress as a
blue for the remainder of her life. We fast do
ing away with such things now. few remnants OF
feuda barbarity yet linger among with respect
TO the softer sex on this subject but they are rapidly
waning before their progressing genius, and will, ere
long, melt and fade away before its rays, the dew
of the morning meteth and fadeh away before the
solar fire.
Broadway, have entered thy gar en- of Beauties,
and will direct now, reader, your ateAtion 10 some
of its farest and sweetest
Behold two sister flowers from stem See how
well chosen their delicate fawn colsred robes their
white satin hats and black silk wells to set Oft the
slight brun of their radiant complexons they pass
and another, and another and another come peer
ing on buoyant in life and loneliness. All! con-
trast-a quaker-simpleT munditiis how well that
light green robe becomes her; how closely it enfalds
her every shape-moulded as il were TO the exquisite
bust its happy folds conceal And the neat beaver
Misunderstanding yet not hiding the beaming eyes be-
meath il. She may not be trfingly looked upon
Charms unsssuming p,wers rssistIess boast,
And she who mischief does the most.
Were puritanically given, which l am not might
be tempted draw perfect portrait of this pref
ty quaker, but knot of young and lovely women
drew my attention from her
A blaze of beauty new enehants my eyes
And my heart beats bsnea' h the surprise
"Aneels We would be were we not what ye are" !
thought as the group swan past and seized the OPP
portunty 10 catch glance of the recedlng fair
beau,eous woman is my divinity, and not TO be pro-
faneIy looked upon.-'Tis the rou6 only who s,ares
at and disconcerts the beauty he encounters.
| Shall describe these tdblease rirans? 1t may
bethe picture would be too like the ife-too vivid
for public speculation.
-Ncssua mag or dolorc
Che ricorda 81 del tempo fsl CO
! Nelia BIsarin---
| Involuntary l repeated a thin, atteHuated ane
woe BECOME female now approached to where wa:
standing. She held an infant in her arms-pale ano
squalid She did not bcg-there was something o.
pride yet lingering in eye and manner that seemed
10 say death is preferable to such appeal" A
lady approaches. Daughter of heavenborn benevo
lencc must make thee known-mus so describe
| thce--that thy good deed shall not go unheradeo
through the world. Lavater thou right, there i;
imprinted on the human face divine" key 10 the d.
| vinity, devil, stirring within NJ. The favored o
wealth and the child of woe approximate each other
4 The lady with rob. of very light brown, spun by III,
mulberry worm, and bonnet dyed of gentlest carmn'
| tinge-the daughter Of misery
| In homey rsssct clad
| They looked upon each other what different emo
tons acuated those two bosoms; what different phases
| shadowed thar countenances. They pause-thc ga,
rgcuke is unclaspcd--ihe bright and shining metal i
drawn forth, and trembngly received while the ain
smile that for moment lighted up the wan check 0
the relieved, indicated that hope once more took pos
session OF her heart,
There was in the air and carriage Of this charitable
lady something that at once proclaimed her superio
standing in society, while the nostentutious MINNIE
with which she bestowed her aims proved her benc
Violence TO sprsg directly from feeling heart. l ha
been scanning her counten8nce she ncared me, an
| said "if the face be any index to the henrt-happ
indeed is the man who possesses thine"
Dat here comes ono
/ Health in her check, bcaven ia bersye,
Her every movement grace and dignity.
She is a mairon, blonde, and for her robe she far
ces green and troth il seems her well Observe no,
tastefslly those yellow flowers III her bonnet dis
posed to set of its bright lilac color-a color few beau
! ties venture upon. But hers is of that kind that
"can venture al, ard, still scnturng win.
tall and syph ike form now attracted my aiten
| ton Just as | preparing to tnrn away from TIN
busy scene of light, and life fingered, almost uncon
sciously, for momcnt-Byron's line was realized J
her, for,
Her very walk would u kc y9ur bosom swell.
Tastcfuy was she rohcd in black satin, her iippe
of the same, bound with white ermlne, finely contrast
ing with It's jetiy hue.
al will lock no more" said ]. 81 will quit TIN
scene ofcnchantment" did so,
/ And, IN a moment, all was dark
ar Mr. Noah delivered lecture on the Arabian
last evening in Clinton Hall. Pretty far-but dull.
FIRE.-Thc silk mandatory of Mcssrs Upton an