New-York tribune., 1841-12-23

and grim TO all her female hock, sue was Pdi.A|
larly so 10 those who could establish any cam 70
| beauty: ard it often remarked as PROOF o.
be ;ndoitable virtue and severe chastity, that 10
.,,cb ~ had been fral she showed mercy; al
,,.ys falling upon them on the slightest occasions
NJ an no occasion at all with the fullest measure
nj her wrath. Among other useful inventions
which she praciised upon this Glass OF offenders
and bequea,hed posterity, the OF infiicng
an exquisi,cly vicious poke or dig with the wards
Of kew in the small of the back near the spine
She l6cwise originated mode Of treadne by &C
cident On pat,ens) .uch as had small feet; also
very remarkable for It's ingenuity, and previously
quite unknown.
twas rot very long, ysu may De sure, before
.Jse Willet and Dolly Warden we're made husband
aid wife, and with handsome ssR in bank (for
the locksmith could afford to give MS daughter
gooa dowry,) re-opened the Maypoe. 1t not
very long, you may be sure, before red-taced
little boy was seen staggering aboG; the Maypoe
passage, and kicking up his heels on tho green be-
fore the door. twas not very long, counting BY
Years before there red-faced little boy, and
a whole troop of girls and boys so that, 90 to
Chgwell when you would, there would surely be
seen either in the village street or on the green
or frolicking in the farrn-yefd-for it was a farm
now as well as a tavern-nore small Jocs and
small Dollys than could be easily counted. It was
not very long time, before these appearances en-
sued but il reTy loHg time before Joe
looked five ye n older. To iy either, the
! ocbsmith either, his wife either; for cheerful
ness and content great beauliers, and arc ia
nous preservers OF youthful looks depend upon IT,
1t was long tine, toe before there was such 4
country inn as the Maypoe, in al! England: indeed
it il great question whether there has ever been
such another to this hour or ever will be- II was
long tire too-tor Never, as the proverb says, Is
a long day-beforc they forgot to nave an interest
in wounded soldiers at the Maypole; or before Zoe
omitted 70 refresh them, for the sake ot his old
campaign; or before the sergeant left OFF looking
in there now and then; before they atieued
themselves, each other, by talking on these oc-
casions, of battles an lscges, and hard weahersnd
hard service. and thousand things belonging 10
soldier. life. As to the great silver .nuii-bex
which the King sent Joe with his own hand be-
cause of his conduct in the Riots, what guest wen,
| u the MayPole without putting finger and thumb
into that box, and taking great piuch though he
mad MAYER taken pinch Of snuff bcfere, and al
mos, succeed HIMSELF into commissions then
As to the purpled-aced winner, whsre Is the man
,vho lived in those times and never saw him at the
Maypole; to all appearance mech al home in
the best room, if he lived there And as to the
eastngs and christenings, and revcllngs at Christ
mas and celebrations of birthdays, wedding-days
and all manner of days, both at the Maypole and
the Golden key-if they notorious, what
facts are
Mr. Wet the elder, having b0en by some ex-
r2srdnary means assessed with the idea that
Joe wanted to be married, and that it would be
well for MIN, his father TO retire into private lie,
and enable him TO live in comfort, took up his
abode in small cottage at Chigwell; where they
widened and enlarged the fireplace for him. hung
III. hnilpr and fur,h nj ho li,,
garden outside the front door, fictitious Maypole:
so that he quito at home directly. To this
nabitaton Tom Cobb Phil Parks and Solomon
Daisy went regularly every highland in tue chin
ney-eorner they all four qsafied, and ,moked and
prosed, and dosed, they had done of old. 1t
| being accidentally discovered after short time
that MIR. Wi!let still appeared to consider himself
a landlord by profession, Joe provided him with Il
slate upon which the cid man regularly scored w
vast accounts for meat, drink and tobacco A,
he grew older this passion increased upon him
and i, became his delight TO chalk against the
name of each of his crones a sum of enormous
magnitude, End impossible to be paid and such
was his secret Joy in these entries, that he would
be perpstually going behind the door to look
at them and coming forth again, suiused with Tho
veliest satisfaction
He never cerere1 the surprise the rioters had
given him, and remained in the same mental
condition down TO the last moment of his life 1t
like 10 have been brought to speedy tcrmi-
nation by the first sight of his FIRST grand-child
which appeared to fill him with belief that IA mir
,cle had happened to Joe, and that something
alarming had occurred. Being promptly blooded
however, BY skilful surgeon, he rallied; and AZ
though the doctors allagreed on his being attacked
with symptoms of apoplexy six months afterward
that he ought to die, and took it very i'll that he did
not, he remained alive-possibly on account OF his
COZ Institutional slowness-for seven years more,
when he morning found speeches. in his
bed. He lay in this stale free from all tokens OF
uneasiness TOR whole week, when he was sud
denly restored to consciousness by hearing the
nurse whisper in his sons ear that he was going.
E" | H, going, Joseph, said Mr.. Wet, turning
round upon the instant, TO the Salwanncrs =
and immediately gave ~ the ghost
He left largo of money behind him even
more than he was supposed TO have been worth,
although his neghbors according 10 the custom OF
mankind in calculating the wealth tina, other peo-
pie ought have saved, had estimated his prop
cr,y in good round numbers. Joe inherited thu
whole; that he became a man Of great conse-
quencc in those parts, and perfectly indie
pendent.
Some time elapsed before Barnaby got the bet
ter of the shock ne had sustained or resained hi.
old health and gayety. Blu, he recovered by de-
srees and although he could never separate his
condemnation and escape from the idea OF ter
rifle drea u, he became, IN other respects more ia.
tions Dating from the tine OF his recovery, he |
had better memory md greater stcadipess of
purpose; but dark cloud ovcrhung his whole pc
rious existence and never cleared away.
He not the less happy for this for his ove
OF freedom and Interest in all that moved or grew,
had its being in the sneats remained in him
unimpaired. He lived with his mother on the
MaypoIe farm, tending the poultry and the cattle,
working in garden Of hi. own, and helping