Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-29


seemed the very home of peace, seems gatnenng now
with thoughts Of pain 30 intense and deep that the
very sense OF thought is agony! That ripe ial mouth
That once appeared the parent of smiles ana eys new
scarce open; and the lone distracted ar upon thy
sweet face all speak fear that suen care has mared
thee, daughter Off noble house. / hope You do not
miss your lovers hand among those rlch dark esses
that the winds play with SO rudely He was wont TO
carcss theefondy trust he has not changed or fal-
tered in his affections He could not fng away that
merry heart Of thine, that swes and burns within thy
full and glowing breast-t cannot She must be
true or I'm no physognomlst. his person never
could have won upon one like thee, It must nave oeen
his mind and tempcr-and still she seems unhappy
julia beware of Sarah's fate! The beauteous and
lovely Ellen is here too with her bright and frolck-
some Kate land her handsome and Precoclons BOY.
The neither is quite as beautiful and faclnatlng
as when only thirty. The daughter IS the very
model of her. l. 9. the mother, "in little" The
boy IS bright fresh handsome lad; but one OF or
years old should net be permitted 10 partake SO
freely OF wines and punch the urchn was as Tree with
the glass as an experienced bacchanal lhere STANDS
the father, too the majestic and dIgnifed Joseph
his bearing is naughty in the extreme. He seems
roth the crowd but not Of them" For some years
past the origin and early pursuits OF this dgnltary
have been the subject OF much speculation among the
just claimants to rank and respectabty IN the town.
without pretending to accuracy in the details, can
still throw some light upon this mortal question: and
vouch for the truth of what do say Some ID years
ago young Englishman, wearer in an obscure
tOWH near LceOS, became inspired Win love VI
erty and democratic government, threw away his
shuttle left his icarp to be filled by other hands, and
embarked for this sunny land, placed his fortune up
on single chance, resolved 20 stand the hazard OF
the die; and truly, fortune did smile upon him. the re-
suit OF accident 10 be sure, but still she srolled.
very short time period his arrival in this country asci
dent threw him in the way of a beautiful and fash
lonable lady This present wife) the daughter OF one
Of our most respectable and wealthy cltizens Here
was an ep portunity that must be embraced He ad-
he lad n,a1i toll wa hero
orhe was foreigner ofcourse one of rank and faml
lv, how could she resist? She could not, even tho
her relations and friends admonish and protest They
were welded, and the English weaver was thence
forth fashionable man."
His own good luck impelled him to induce his
brother John, a very worthy excellent man. to "fol
low in the footsteps" He did SO, SO far as to en-
bark his capital with him in business here, for which
he received, for time, mouth honor, which the heart
would fain deny" and when The period arrived that
Joseph felt himself sufficiently strong to walk
alone, "he whistled him off and let him down the
wind to play at fortune" and the ingenious, kind
hearted John from that time received nought but
courses. not loud but Deep" Out upon such preteR-
ders! Here is one of the numerous adventures who
seek this Savage wilderness" without character, ed
ucaon or ability and who are so uniformity courted
and carressed by our fashionable ladies' and before
they have fairly gained residence are astonshed TO
find themselves ranked among the ton.
Mr.. 1. and his charming lady Miss w. that was,)
are among the throng what sweet creature she IS
and there her young sister, not so handsome as her.
self yet still pretty l don't like that lean, lank
awkward fellow who is playing the devoted 10 her.
His person is long, but his mind is short, very
Here comes Mr.. and Mrs. s., and their very bewltch
ing daughter who is of the brightest stars of the
evening. She handsome, educated accomplished
and witty, has been the tour" and improved by III
and IS, moreover the only child Of very intelligent
aniable, and wealthy pareRts! l met her frequent
ly m France and Italy, once ut Venice in gondcla,
aud although our interviews were flectRg, almost
In hat nv liap an xvbi
pering in her ear think is sutton; il won't dc, how
ever, I'm sure; Charles IS not over Intellectual, al
though he came TO a different conclusion long time
since. He specuated largely in "a, and made him
self so rich as he believed, that he abandoned his
profession and went abroad After tive years alb
sence he returned Ito collect his rents and found
that the hedses were not vet built! Gramercy was
still an open space, and Harlem lots "was fell" he
resolved, therefore, 10 resume the practice OF the
law, and Immediately published the important fact
TO the world l hear that his practice has become
extensive, that he has thrown "briefs" to the
dogs, and confines himself exclusively 10 consulta-
tons.
I saw among the crowd, that model Of manly
beauty and dignity, Mr.. p whose first respiratons
were made in good old Connecticut Who would
suspect for msmcat that within the bosom of so
fair form there could exist the verest corrupton Of
which human nature is susceptibe7 Yet, alas it is
too true! There within that form majestic while
the face portrayiBg every emotion that does honor
10 the human race dwes the preiudices and corrupt
propensities of the most abandoned Of the earih!-
How is il that such an enc be the father Of so
lovely and magnificent a creature as the Justly adj
mired Amelia She who is all that poets dream of
that lover could DESIRE thing apart from the every
day beings when we meet as beings OF this worldl
She does not look like part and portion OF like
him; though am rejoced to hear that there Is hope
OF 70 ormaton IN him, as he has awakened, so far to
a sense OF his degradation, that he made application
TO the rector ofone of our prominent churches for adj
mission thereunto; in fact he is becoming ian altered
man." The adored Amelia has long been betroth-
ed TO the gentle Edward who is far far the open
sea''-one who ought 10 be worthy of her, and per-
haps IL so; and the only doubt that has existed,
does exist, upon this subject in the mind Of her pa
rents - as 10 his relicon-wheher he Is an Isralte,
or a Christian, Jew or a Gentle; but Amelia loves
him. and therefore tho issue cannot be doubtful
SAL on, sail on" dear Edward, swell thy canvass
10 their utmost tension thy love awaits thee and he
who would not breast the surge and brave the tenn
pest, ~ not worthy Of G. IDS best last gift To man..
All here is our old ana much loved friend Plgar-
lick, Of P-Placc who Is enjoying the festivities of
the evening with all the gusto OF the eayest and
youngest Of the guests; he is always lin at the DEATH
l. e. he comes IN time for the oysters and Cnam-
payne or the ardent. His voiceis never heard IN
iocHna or joval vein, except at the supper table
where he is unfsrmy the presiding genius. love
antiques, and therefore | am especially attached to
this specimen though abhor his modernism, Ia sin
gle one) an ungovernable propensity for eating and
drinking, TO the exclusion Of the refined ENJOY.
ment Of female society. But ne he is at best lame
subject will not make game Of him. il would be
an Improbable pursuit.
Mr. t. and his sweet, pretty sister, W re also pre-
sent he, very amiable youth, and she an accom-
u n NJ.