Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-05-27

NA' "" peSo"c uSuua'heo WIN MN you
wonder how II came To pass that nature
was IN such an eccentric mood at the
time Of his creation, as to fashion such a
face TO express such thoughts and such
sentiments as characterize him. Al first
you are prone TO think that il any mar
ever had right to bring an action lul
SANDER against his luce, that unfortunate
beng is ID.
But when you get TO be familiar with
h'm, you fancy MS face 10 be not SO
outrageously ugly utter all, aud perceive
there Is Ii peculiar fitness between the
dubious eye and the sly wit which often
looks from II, and you confess that tho
his mouth apparently Is not so sweet rs
Hybla, yet no other one III Chrlstendom
could So well give effect 10 The lazy
humor which lounges from 1t. Ii is IA
slngularly extreme case | kCow, yet
an' not unwilling 10 affirm that can dis
cover many decided pretenslons TO beau
" III that strange, dark, twisted face by
which my friend ID. is known 10 The sons
aud daue hters OF nlrn. 1t may be that
Fancy, like fairy artist, embellIshed his
rough features 10 my eye. BE thai as /,
may, II seems 10 nIe that he gets the
better VI his uglIness as years roll on
and l doubt uOt, II 1t be the Will OF Prov.
ldence that We both survive 10 the peiIod
oi grey hans, | will pronounce him to be
a very good looking old gentleman
particularly when | see hun IN his besl
lights, which is, when the smoke OF his
pipe obscures the outlines OF his features,
and my lancy supplies their doubtluly
desciIed Portions with architecture all
her own. La this way, does long eslab-
lished friendship beautiiy outward de-
ionnlly, throw II veil over unmiligalrd
w llness, and cause what was unslghtly
To seem symmetrical.
Other men pratc OF the iragility Of their
friendships ; whereas II Is my happiness
10 know that between my soul and many
OF those love, are chains oi adanant,
which neither time nor change can
break. Many are the aiDaranlhlne flow
ers which have sprung up IN our hearts
under the sunny influences OF friend
ships {; and though years OF trial have
passed over them, every leaf aud petal is
as fresh and unbIlgblcd as ever. And
when we meet, alas that with some Of
thea | can seldom meet !-lnslead of
complaining oi arrangements of hearts,
and mourning over dead feelings, we
lhlnk that time has caused US 10 look
more alike aud we often ielIciiate our
selves with The hope, that the ira,crnal
likeness between Us will steadily IN
ciease- until we meet TO part no more,
beyond the cry stal battlements of Hea-
ven.
Ii you have been forced to become IA
soIourner IN lands far away from the
haunts Of your caller years, and have
there, Unexpectedly, met with one who
was dear to you IN your more propitluus
days, y on can easily y recall the fresh de-
light you felt when with him you talk Of
lear them to your heart. What gusil
,f Joy sprang up 10 your mInd as you
shook his hand How leelly and sweet
y the hours sped away, while convers-
ng Oh subjects mutually dear toyou -,
Did you hot experience the truth vi the
mes
How noiselcss falls the foot OF time,
That ouly treads oil nvNGTs
How quickly you brldged the chasm
,f years which separated you from your
,ld loves Ii there was a cloud OH our
spirit, how speedily did your smile flash
through and enl'ghlen II Each flower
Di happiness plucked with ligh, aud
careless hand, long ago, once mole
bloomed IN all lis org Inal lovelness, aud
you again inhaled ITS fragrance with II
relish which cannot be obliieIated. As
you summoned up your CORNER scenes,
did not serenity and sweetness, like
hat of May morning, overspread your
heart, and your gentle affections sush up
Ike living waters, until, IN the midst of
Hes spIIng-lke influences, you forgot
ll the black mlsanlhropy which ever al
llcted you ! Had you felt an hour be-
ore like curslng your species, would no,
our tongue, like Balaam's, refused the
ingentle Office, while It's maledicllons
Melted into blessings OH humanity
Like a carrier pigeon, Just freed from
Is Jcsses, my memory has been rising
md revolving IN circles above Inc ior the
ast minute, as IT uncertain vi the course
he would pursue. Now she sails away,
md now she lights among scenes where
ears ago, 1t Was my bllss to mInsle with
ome oi natures noblemen. How we
lsed To wrcathe the feet OF the hours
with roses, aud how noIseless were their
teps as we prolonged our DISCOURSE u
way into the mysterious depths OF the
light How wit aud wisdom flashed
md flowed, in certain strange, unhew-
ID, out-oi-lhe-way apartment, looking
,ut on the busy crowds that tlIong the
of the Queen Cny" OF
he West That Uttered aud literary
oom has not yet been properly doscrIb-
ID but when It's history shall be iullh-
ully writer, as 1t assulcdly will be, by
ome of the gifted spirits who therein
we're wont 10 cOngregatc, many most IN
ercstIng "reminiscences oi brilliant meet
ngs Will then be summoned up the only
II monument to the memory of the " AT.
ia" Its old ralieis, lesiooned by ihc
industry OF a thousand venerable spi.
lers, have echoed sounds which, when
ast | stood revereutly beneath shat leaky
ool, suIl haunted the sacred place
here q grew poyttcaI while his fine |