Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-28
no. 900

settle in the savage wilds OF a new worid-and here
stands one Of their descendants, viewing the mOnu
ments and scenes CT his past ancestors. He stands
on hallowed and consecrated ground-he sees the
seasons pass, the grass grow the flowers open, the
BROOK CUR ,ng oy, .he sparrow chrplng and build
ing its nest, and all nature gong il did 1000
years ago When devoted Catholics chaunted the
praises Il their religion within the walls of this
Gothic church, or going farther back, when the
Client Briton worshipped before the Drudical altar
in yonder valley, or on yonder hill, or plain or the
proud Romans offered up incense to their plurality
OF Gods; or In the more nodera time when these
knights who have slept the sleep of death for
QUO years. rode calamity forth to meet the army Of
infdels ON the plains of the holy land-or when
Henry Will converted this ancient pile, erected by
Catholic wealth and devotion, into Protestant
church, under rector of his own choosing And
all these generations, the great actors in the
drama of human life, sleep quietly in dust =
Here is seen nature just as she was then The same
sun, the same stones, the same rivulet, the same
ST. Helens well. The cbirp Of the grasshopper
and sparrow is heard, and here stands link from
the long chain of an ancestry lying in dust around
him. and ask where all The nations, and great men,
Ears knights Templar, and others who filled the
world with their deeds And echo answers where?
How m, laEchoIy to think that we, too, shall
pass into dust, and be forgo,ten--and nature shall
20 smile, the flower to bloom the bird to sing,
the same and to shine, the little
stream to murmur on, just as they have done for
,030 years before were born, and just they
will do f,r 900 years after we dead and gone.
Vanity vanity, all is vanity" saith the preacher.
A. j.
AN INCIDENT AT The WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The variety of individuals continually assembling
and departing at this fashionable watering place,
gives rise to many incidents rich in hunor and
amusement. On one occasion, not long since. an ell
derby gentleman, repre- sentative from Massachu-
setts seated hims elf at the dinner table and
ed to make those ements Tar personal comfort
which common to both old and young I; and
among other articles designed to tickle the palate
and give employ nent to sticators, he had sent
servant for "a warm mutton chop, dish at once
worry and easy Of digestion At this moment,
qusitc of he first water be musts ched and bswh his
kered with unequaed profusion same tripping into
the dining room and taking his seat opposite to the
old gentleman, commenced striking his whiskers
while he threw his eye over the table, to what
morse he should declare to be most tempting and
agreeable While he thss engaged, the servant
returned, bringing the smoking chop, which he pla.
ced close beside the elderly g,ntlemans plate; who
nodded appreciation, and on the point Of possess
in himself of portion Of IT, when quick as flash,
the whiskered gentleman reached over, and clutch
the plate, took the contents under his especial
care and with excellent judgmsn mt appropriated the
most choice and tender portion to his own and
bene1t--aftei which the dish, with not very tempt
ing bone upon il, replaced by the others plate.
The old gentleman gazed on for moment, in express
sive silence, then deliberately rising, took the dish,
and scraped with scrupuous care al the gray that
was left with the bone, upon the exqusite's plate
next taxi ing up large dish Of hash" which stood
convenient, he made the entire contents follow the
hone; remarking with grim smile, my dear sir,
fear have not helped you enough" The chop
fallen exquisite retired, apparently quite abhask-
ed, and was more at that part OF the ia
BILE Richmond Star.