Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-11-11

which every body, The least read IN po-
lite literature, is perfectly acquainted. -
Who has not heard oi the noble bearing,
the beauty and domestic virtue OF the
danes Of England OF the sprlghtlI-
ness and fascination Of the ladies' of
France ? How have the hight .oots,ep
of Spain, the melting eye OF Italy been
said aud sung And to this florists feast
Of nations, may not the plain old farmer
Of New Eng land, come, spade IN hand, I,
and bring the flower Of his own land =
Let the English lady be enthroned as
the Iily-thc French, the ever bright and
varying iulip--ihe Spanish and Italian,
the full moss rose: the richest and most
volupuous of flowers. The Yankee
girl is the rose laurel, whose blossoms no
garden flower ever eXcclled in rose de-
llcacy aud graceiulness Of form, but
whose root asks neither gnrden-bcd nor
gardeners care, but will take for itself
strong hold where there is "a handful of
eaith in the cleft Of rock, whose pol
ished leaf shakes green and cheerful
over the SHOWS Of the keenest winter
In her you shall find the union of wo-
manly deicacy and refinement with man
ly energy aud decision, womanly inge-
nuity and versatility in contrivance, with
manly promptness and efficiency in exc.
cutiOn.
/ While some ladies found their claim to
interest OIL IA delicate ignorance and ina
bllity as 10 all the practical parts oi life,
the only fear of the New England girl is
that there should be any thing that wo-
man ever did, which she cannot do, and
has not done little better than ever it
was done before. Bornof frugal parents,
who, with any other habits would be poor,
she learns carly to make energy aud in
genui'y supply the place of wealth.
Born in land where all are equal, no
princess could surpass her in the feeling
Of sei-respect. Born where the univer-
sal impulse Of all is to rise, there ls no
thing IN the way of knowledge and ac-
complishment, which she does not hope
some day TO acquire, and even without
any advantages of culture, womaDly tact,
quickncss of mind and lady-llke self-pos-
session, add the charm OF grace to her
beauty. Now ifyou wish to find this lady
Of our fancy, you must not look for her IN
our cities, where all the young ladies'
speak French, play Oh The piano, and are
taught to be as much like one another
as their bonnets lfyou wish to investi
gate the flowers Of a country, you do not
look for them under the shade of damask
curtains, in the windows of drawing
rooms, but seek them, as they grow free
aud individual at the roots of old mossy
trees, and in the clcns Of over hanging
lie dyes Of rocks, or forming eyclashes to
the thousand bright eyes OF merry brooks.
So if you would see this Yankee girl as
she is, take flight up with us--up-.
up-not to the skies, but to the moth OF
New Hampshire. Alight with us now
in this cosy little nook, where the retIr-
ing mountains have left space for cultva-
tlon, and hard hands have been found TO
improve it. There, Oh the green breast
ed turf, have been dropped some dozen
or 80 of dwellings,, meeting house and
IA school house, all in very nOndcscript
and unuterable les Of Architecture
There, in that village which never was
reused by the rattle and tramp Of the
mail coach, whose only road has green
rbband of turf in the middle, with a lit
tie turly line on each side, you will per-
haps find what speak Of How still
aud Sabbathlike seems the place TO day
/ does any body live here There is
nobody to he seen in the Streets nothing
stirring but the leaves Of dense heavy
sugar naples, that shade the old brown
houses, and the blue flies aud humble
bees which are buzzing about, with
great pretentlon TO business, IN the
clover fields But stay there are
signs of life else why the rows Of shin
ing milk pans-and hark by the loud
drawl from the open windows of yonder
school house, you perceive there Isl rIs-
ing generation in the land Come with
Us, where a large, motherly, old-fashion-
ed house seems To have sat down To co oil
itself on that velvet slope OF turf, while
The broad masses OF the naples and the
of foliage about 1t, truly regal. That
house is the palace royal of one Of the
sovereign people of New Hampshire, to
wit: Jonathan Parsons. Jonathan is u
great man, and rich in the land, n wise
man, aud a man Of valor, moreover, He
is great, politically, for he keeps the post
Office. lie is rich, too, for he is the un
disputed possessor of all that he wants.
lie is wise, for he knows little more
than any body about him, aud ITO he
valor, It is sell-evident from The fact that
he has been promoted with unparalleled
rapidity 10 be Captain, Colonel, and fin
ally General Parsons. Accordingly he
is commonly recognized by his martial
tulc, the General lie is n hale, up
right, cheerful mau OF fifty or thereabouts,
with bluff, ruddy face, and a voice M
cheerful and ringing as n sleigh-bell. lie
turns his hand to more kinds of business
than any one IN the village, aud, what is
uncommon, ihrIves in all. lie keeps
the post office, and herewith also small
assortment of groceries, thread, tape,
darning needles, tin pans, and axe heads,
and the usual miscellaneous stock Of a
country store. He has thriving farm,
possesses legal knowledge enough to-
draw deeds and contracts, and conduct
all the simple law business ofbis ne'gh-I