New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-10

which ia given TO her beauty By the passers-oy, and
has very little happiness beyond her na'iy hurried
walk on the crowded pare She.A make match
of sentiment if she gets another chahce, OF, al any
Ito ,,;I marry for some love and less money.
Heaven help her through with her present chry-
sails
:. How are you z?
How are you?s
What would new-droppd angel Think of these
two unanswered questions Indeed, what would
an angel think Of that smiling fellow who e2-
changed this nonsense with me? He is one Of a
thousand in the city who, like the prodigai,
squeezed through horn, are happy for having
got through the highest place OF this mortal life.
Though his dimensions are imraeasurab!y smaller
:haa they were not long ago, they are so mach
easier than they grew DE after, that he feels as
it, like uncle Toby's fly, there was room, enough in
the world for him now lie is easy with the re-
bound after being broke with oversreining. He
was merchant, repuied 10 have made money
enough. Sensitive and punctilious in ali the rela-
ions of life, he particularly sol gne If his COM
mercial homer. Never breath sullied that
clear escutcheon! For this he was supposed TO
be over-caiefu-for this he was infexible where
MS heart would have prompted him To be indul-
gent-for this il soberly believed, he would
sacrifice his life. His wife and has since
proved herself by trial) an admirable woman, and
with fine children and good looks of lis OWE, be
vas one OF those failscious contradictions of the
equal distribution of mortal happiness. Well
his star began 10 descend from its apogee, and he
courageousiy lugged out his philosophy and re-
rrenched his expenditure. Tic could do with less
and be happy His paper was redeemed as yet,
and his honor without flaw. No deprivation5 to
.n,Il onp, hl
''who sets back 10 its meridian throne
The star descendng:'
Friends failed him right aud left Resources,
trusted like the pillars Of Hercules, gave way.
And then began agony OF mind which could
only be increased hereafter, by the increased
capacity of the mind-ior, short of reason over
turned, he could suffer no more. A thousand
years Of a common tenor OF life would seem
.horter than those six terrible months of sinking
into bankruptcy But now comes the curious parI
of it. He suddenly took the benefit Of the bank
rupt law. And instead of ling still PROSTATE upon
the ground, crushed and humiliated-insead Of
hiding his head, he longed to do while he sui
promised to pay, degraded spritess, lost, to the
enjoyment OF life-iRs;ea3 of still seeming an OBJ
lect OF pity the most ruthless suere, by his ia II
up, like a snapped spring, he bounds to the en-
pyreau He could NOT be gayer with bis debts
paid and his fortune in his hands again. He
walks The street. smiling, and with light step.
lie is little smarter than he used TO be in bis
dress He eats well, and the wrinkles have re-
treated and his eyes have thrown open their win
dous, and Gas you saw when he passed) there is
sot a merrer or more fortunate looking idier in
this merry Broadway! Now, quere ?-Is there a
provision in for honor to cast its skin
Becomes it new, scarless and white, after GER
;ain wear, tear and suffering? Does re-
member till, with he anguish of remembering, ne
forgets? Has God in our construction, provided
recuperative, to guard US against over self-inhic
ton? Can we use up our sense Of shame with
over-working it. and do we come then TO stra-
tum of selfapprova and lf.glori6cation Enfn
is this inward embarrassing confined only To
corrective check to our implacabilitics of pocket?
But adjourn speculation! We will finish our
philosophy in Flcrences clois,er.
An! what an exquisite foot-(not feet for we
never see but one foot at time-bul like not
your Polyphemic mention of single eyes, as her
eye was bue.'') The American foot shall be as
an nose "There's divinity that shapes our
ends" And somebody-(an Enslishman, too, oh
meraciglia remarked the other day that ne was
struck with the universal air noble of American
women. AS why not, to be sure for the next
class above them is the next class of angels,
winged and unciad''-but it is pleasantto be as
sured now and then of selt-evdent proposition }
Are you tired broadway is endless fur
nishcr Of both walk and talk Wen have another
stroll and gossip, on another sunny day. For the
present, adeu
mTE'yy- work. MEDICAL. AND SIR