Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-11-11
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and makes up his mind once ns to all his
matters and things the world around, and
his convictions, doubt and opinions on
THESE points, are duly expounded 10 his
townsmen; while he is weighing oui sn-
gar or ted, delivering letters III The course
of lhe week. 1t is Il pny that The Pres'-
dent ol the United States, OF the crown
ed heads OF Europe, never send 10 JoIa-
than for his opin0n-fo for they would
always find II snug Diade up aud ready
for instant delivery. We have only 10
say IN addition, that besides tho palrIar-
chal wealth OF flocks and herds, Jona-
than has patriurchal compliment of sons
and daughters, among whom we shall
only mention the eldest, whom we nitro
duce by the ever verdani name of Mary.
The village had called her mother IA
beauty before her, and Mary has bornn
that name ever since she shook the gol.
den curls oi careless childhood. Yei It
Is not the impression OF mere physic
beauty that she produces upon you :
there Is both intelligence and energy in
the deep violet Of the eye, and decision
as well as sweetness in the outline OF hen
beautiful mouth. Her form, naturally
slender, is developed by constant health
inl exercise, and displays IN every mo-
tion The elastic grace oi her own moun-
tain sweet bfier. And, more than all
this, there is a certain cool, easy air,
freedom and nobility Of manner, good
taste in speaking and acting, III at gave
10 her, though uutaught in the ways of
the world, that charm beyond beauty,
which is woInan's most graceful gift. -
For tins instructive sense of what really
is due to ones self aud others-lhis per-
cepiion of times; places and prophecies,
which forms the hig ghest attraction olihe
lady, though il may be wrought out by
laboriuus drilling, and the lutelage ot
etiquette, is often the free gift OF nature,
poured OIL The fair head Of some one who
has nevei trod carpet, seen n piano, or
taken one step in the labyrinth Of artif-
cial life.
Mary's amount Of accomplishing
SO called WAS small; including not a word
Of French, and no more music than was
comprised IN the sweetest Of natural voi-
ces, taught in the colnmon evening sing
ipg school of,he village. But as daugh-
ter and sister und house wife, her accom-
plisbments were innumerable Enter
the cool, quie, house, not room OF which
boasts n carpet, but whose snowy floors
need no such concealment. The chief
of all that Is done in the house, 10 provi-
ding, making, mending, cleaning, aud
keeping in order, is by the single hands
of Mary and her mother. We know this
may lead the minds of some Of our rea-
ders to very prosaic particulars. we
have heard a great deal OF herolnes play
ing on The harp and so fo,th, but who
ever heard Of heroine washing or ron
ing The most that hus ever been ac-
complished in these respects, was by the
lovely Charlotte Of Goethe, whom he in
troduces to US cutting bread and butter
for her little brothers and sisters. We
can assure all our fair readers who are
inclined to be lastidious on the point, how
ever, that haG they lived under the root
of jonathan Parsons, they could scarcely
have been scanddlized by any disagree
able particulars. Even at the wash
bench, our heroine, IN her neat, close tit
ting calico, never looked SO little like
lady as some fair ones wo have seen III
curl papers and morning gowns, before
they were made up for company and
moreover, much that seems more labo-
rious would be over with and out ofsigbi,
long before they are in the habit Of hny-
lng their eyes open IN the morning. -
Many days they would find our heroine
in possession Of leisure TO draw, read,
write, sew or work muslin, quito equal
to their own. They would see that by
ingenuity aud that quick observation IN
which pretty women are seldom lacking,
she could fashion her attire so ~ not Ia
be far from the rules of good usage aud
that, though her knowledge from books
was limited, her mind was active and
full of thought, and as ready to flash at
the entrance of knowledge, as diamond
at the entrance Of light,
You are not To suppose that ladyof
such accomplishments, natural and ac-
CURED, lady of rank and station, more
over, passed TO her seventeenth year un-
wooed. So lar from II, there was scarce
ly personable article in the way OF
heau, who had not first or last uied
hand in this matter. There were two
dlIapidaled old bachelors, one dscopso.
late widower, half dozen school mns'
ters, one doctor, aud one lawyer, al
ready numbered among the killed and
wounded, and still Miss Mary carried
her head with lha, civil, modest, what
do. o.l-care-lor-you' air, that indicated that
her heart remained enll rely uniouched--
and still the wonder was, s,whom would shs
marry
1t came 10 pass, one bright summer
afternoon, that US two young gentlemen,
strangers IN ;he village, were riding by
the house OF jonathan Parsons, the sud
den explosion of a gun caused the horse
of one OF them To start, and throw his
rider, who, falling against n post IN trout
of the door, was very seriously Injured.
The consequence nf oil this wss, that
The two very good looking young gentle
men vfre detained a, the house for snInp
two or three weeks. They were from
Canada, and had come down into New
Hampshire on o shooting and exploring
expedition. The younger af them wPs
the young Earl of Bercsford, and the
,,nll. man u,fh him m Air Vincent hts