Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-08
From the Washington Metropolitan;

lsv autnor Of our country. Ineie - 1i' app'P
.,eness ia It's happy hearted a. a,e
ssn, time, which will make Its beauty
~ -h;eh. 10 those who know the amiao!e authos,
;lt nave cha racters.ic charm. r',ca taey wnuin
s.aIy ecr<ea nj to share with the adiniTing thons-
.nae. who win perhaps only think, when reading /
h n the author of Hope Leslie and the Linwoods
wuo- AND WHAT HAS NOT FAILED.
rY MISS c. M.sEDGwic9.
y. S- Editors Of tie Metropolitan:
GrxrIEaEx I'll WIS, a few cvenings since, al
. lsisnd's house, Mf.J.,s de il one OF the severe
.,As,ers by these disastrous times Some few weeks
20 he believed himself worth half million.
Los has accumulated upon loss here, and last
week. the return of his bills upon bankrupt house
In Enslsnd completed the wreck Of his fortune. Al
Tie dine Of his failure, his daughter, my lovely
friend Helen, was OH the point OF marr,ase WIN
. Young lawyer, who, BY dint OF talent ana inaus-
tYy, has earned an education. and VINO during .he
last year the Srst of his professional career, mas
her in the receip. of some ten or twelve hundred
dollars This, Of course, was a very inadequate
jrcoms Tor LADY accustomed TO an establishment
scarcely surpassed in luxury by any in our city
0os dis mastered not Helen. or Helen's father.
He sschose,'' lie said, THAT his daughters should
mary poor men; he had enough for them an"
And ne was actually in treaty for hae mouse fof
Helen. and had decided on the amount OF most
liberal portion 70 be settled or her, when The blow
came which deprived him of tire ability to give hef
4 chilling. Circumstances added modification to
disappointment Miss. had left hsr "athog,e''
cards At the hou.s Of her friends. The "eaa,he
dresses and the wedding presents were maae. he
bridal vail and wreath ard wedding ring were
ha,..h, .nd the wedding cake actually in the
ho,,ee At this criss il was that had gone. my |
~ fan Of coincidence: if il did any justice to my
hear, which full ofsympathy, 70 pass the even
inz at her fathers / did not fad Helen at home. |
but icre wee several persons there, casual visit
ers. friends Of the family, like myself. APp,e- I
Aenson, sadns0, o. iismsy "a, on every counten- 1
ancs The conversation naturally turned upon the /
ail-absorbing topic of the day Each one had his /
rnelancfriy tale 10 relate. fof each one had his
losses One tod of one failure, and one OF anoth-
sr-one gave list of disasters abroad, and aEoth-
ef produced an actoal record OF bankruptcies al
home. 1t was prophecied that all who had not |
failed would fail isTnere is nothing left fail,''
exclaimed Mr. j., striking his hands with sehem- /
snt impotence; 'sthe banks have failed, and CO.
vsrnmeat has faiied-erery body and every thing /
has failed.,' SNot every thing, my dear father"
exclaimed Helen, who just then entered with her
lover, her face radiant with an expression that in
dicatsd that her happiness was secured from failure
By bond and mortgage, anol every thing, sif.'he |
friend gave an impulse TO my mind, and set me TO
observing who and what had not failed. give |
you the result of my observations IN the hope that
il may lead Others look beyond the shadow Of this
sclipss. While returning home echoed my friends
words, eindeed the moon has not Jniled "'-She,
with her glorious train of stars, was looking down
ssrenely on our troubled city, bearing message
Of love to the dsquieted spirit, M ass france thai
there 10 better Joy awaiting. those sswho have
ceased to rejoice because their wealth is great, and
because their hands has gotten much''-On my
way met q friend returning from the theatre
nDid Ellen Trcs succeed ~ asked. .Did Ellen
Tree ever fail,'' he replied. "No-all the world
may fail; bu, Elton Trso, swee, Ellen Tree. cam
not fail:n
entered my home, mr. old deaf friend, Mrs. s.,
was sitting alonc veadng SO in,ently, tina, she did
nat observe n,s. Her book touched the fountains
Of feeling. She wiped her speciacies, and once or
twics laughed aloud. All! thought ], books have
not failed These exhaustless magazines Of hap.
piness these silent ministers the sou, these well
and successful missionaries to all parts OF the
civilized world have not, and cannot JaH"
A. went 70 my room met OR faithful nurse,
going her accustomed round 10 take a last look at
the slooping childron. s.Kindhess and fdelity in
domestic service have not (ai!ed,' thought ], as
looked at their representation in this excellent
woman; 6nor has their sweetest reward failed," !
farther thought, when one Of the little gisa, her
plumbers for moment broken, murmured, kissing
her nurse, ssOh! It is yom, Nanny" and then
shc fell into the arms Of aeep, the ssweet restore
err who mover fails to innocent healthful child
hood.
Morning, and the sun, who always meets his
-sngagemsnts, came, and clouds, which. IN this
spsiag-time seldom fail, appeared and poured down
my project Of = stroll 70 Hoboken with party Of
children, who were watching tho Heavens, as no.
thing else 10 now watched, but tho money market.
The morning passed, dinner came, and the desscrt
and the b0ty, the youngest of six, and tho pet OF
them all.-She looked Is blight as Guido's Aur,-
70, - shc made her grands entres in her brothsr's
arms, attended by their Stain OF sisters AT sight
Of her the clouds Of cars, tina. in these careful
times accumulate, vanished fom her fathers brow.
Her mother greeted her with the chorus of her "a.
Sefite nursery song,
ssChing a-ring airing ching chez
Hoa ding linkum darksy!' B
To which she replied by elapping her hands and
dancing her feet, and then amidst the acclama-
lions Of her loving audience she played her part
*aimost standing alone,' = ssamost saying mama,,-
sitting ~ the centre Of the table and rolling IN
orange TO each, and replying TO the caressss Of Ill
with grace and Significance never in the world
-seen-except from the youngsst Of epcry happy
nome. NRichea. mny take 10 themselves wings.
thought "and fly away;'' but tho love Of parents.
ot brehers and sisters, tho beauty and oy Of nfan
81, ,hs riches which Heaven has ordained ana
Wa s!s' over, aever fail.
No clouds passed OF, and we went 10 Hohok an
Ahe erases tssshsnsd by Z recent shcwer .a.n,.d
giesning uAdsr our fact. The birds were 4, ,hs
Mang: singing 9 tedeum for the return Of snring
The buds we're bursting into leaves, tho dos woaS
was JUST unfolding its white blossoms, and ,e v;o.
let opsning It's blue eyes, sNasure has MT G;leJ,,
snoughe l. "oh that ths worn, disappointed.
hsart-sick dsnizens Of your city would come forrb'
ana snloy possession common 70 ali, which
weaith dannot buy, nor poverty sell. chartered h.
aseven ana iAdspsndsnt Of this bank note world s,
"a 6yr teturm met in tho boat my friends NJ.
end Mn. p. They have shared ,ho disas,srs -
~ simss, without having provoked Thorn bv so.c".
latt0n q sxtraysgance, and now were sbon, -
Jsays thsif beautiful houses in --- snuars e.,
hsasnbie ccuatry lodging. They wore both cheer.
~ ~ rather moro ~ than usual: md wh.,