Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-07

THE COMPARATIVE BEAUTY OF NATloNs.-The
comparative beauty of nations will probably be matter
OF dispute until the worlds end Custom. taste, cir
cumstances and necessities, form the standard OF ma
tiona beauty. II is notorious that the African admires
thick lips corpulence oily skins and deems black the
perfection Of color if color it can be called The Chi
nese, whose eyes formed in his Tartar state, into
Sits by gazing the alternate rosts and hre OF the
Tartaran sands thinks the large European eye detest
able The Frenchman worships the drum shaped fore.
head turned up nose and pair OF eyes tho color OF
Eve Paradise and is indispensable to all living love
illness With the Englishnar, the combination OF the
lily and the rose red and white by natures cunning
hand laid on essential to beauty. 1t is fortu
nate that diversity Of taste exists, and that each
man most values the beauty OF his own country be
cause il is obvious that this diversity OF hue and CO.
Tor is the necessary result Of time and climate
The French peasanry have protection for the female
head in general except the little twisted handkerchief,
which leaves the eyes ard the whole face exposed to the
burning sun and, in the OF few years, makes
the skin the color of Russia leather. Thus English beau
~ has the natural right least to be the loneliness OF
the European world II is that beauty, even In
England is but this is evidently owing IN great
degree to the extraordinary mixture of the English
blood during the last century Our colonies have spoil
ed our national features the population is mingled
hourly with the sunburnt physiognomy OF tic West In
dian the coorsd skin Of the Asiac and the Tartar
physiognomy fthe Canadian We have kept ourselves
clear OF the negro blood but the progeny of the half
and the Creole make fearful nroads on the nation
al cosntenance II is chiefly in the retired districts OF
England that the original beauty OF the English eounte
nance discovcrable and there il sometimes exhibits
specimens Of very high order.
Posr BoYs-when they stopped to change at Cow
entry, the steam assembled from the horses in such
clouds wholly 10 obscure the hoster whose voice
was however heard To declare from the mist, that he
expected the first gold medal from the Humane Society,
their distribution of rewards for taking the post
boy hat off, the descending from the rim of which,
the invisible gentleman declared inevitably have
drowned him THE pos,boy but for his great presence of
mind in tearing il promptly from his head and drying
the gaspng man coun,enance with wisp Of straw.
This is pleasant" said Bob Sawyer, turning up his
cellar, and pulling the shawl his mouth
ocntratc the fumes Of glass OF brandy just swal.
lowed.
Very" replied Sam, composedly
You don't seem 10 mind H." observed Bob
Ivy, don't exactly ne good my mindin it I'd
do. Sir" replied Sam.
That's an unanswerable reason, anyhow" said
Bob
eyes, Sir reoined Mr. Weller "wotever is, is
right as the young noblemas swee;ly remarked ven
they put him down in the pension list cos his mother
uncles vifes grandmother lii the kings pipe With
a portable finder box"
Not bad notion that Sam" said Mr.. Bob Sawyer
aPprovingly.
Jsst wot the young nobleman said cv'ry qrarter.
day afterwards for the rest Of his life replied MI.
Weller.
"wos you ever called in" enquired Sam glancing
at the driver after short silence and lowering his
vsice 20 a mysterious whisper "wos you ever called
nvsn you Wos prentice 10 sawbones, TO visit post
boy?"
81 don't remember that | ever was" replied Bob
Sawyer.
You never postboy in that ere hospital you
oihed las they sayso the ghostsl did youl" demanded
Sam.
mo" replied Bob Sawyer. Il don't think ever
did"
Never know d a churchyafd we're there wos a post.
beys tombstone, or see dead posboy did you ~ en-
paired Sam, pursuing his ce,echsm
"No" rejoined Bob, :" never did
"No," reoined Sam, triumphan,y. "Soi never
viii and there's another thing that no man never see
and that's dead doukey-no man never sec dead
donkey, cept the gen'rm in the black silk smalls ns
know'd the young CONAN kept goat; and that wos
French donkey 50 very likely he warnt yum o the
reglar breed"
"Wel what has that got TO do with the posboys |"
asked Bob Sawyer
= "This here, replied Sam. Without gou' 80 far al
as ser as Some very sensible people do, that post