New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-06
From the Democratic Review for July
A LEGEND OF LIFE AND LOVE.

VERY cherries and taacious doctrine is that
which teaches ~ deny the yielding to natural
feelings righicously directed, because the conse-
aucnces NAV be trouble and gIiei, well as sat
isfaction and pleasure. The nun who lives on
from year to year, Jealous ot ever placing himself
IN : situation where the chances can possibly turn
against him-cc, 1t were, surrounding his heart,
and his mind too scrupulou.ly weighing IN bal
ance the results of giving way To any OF those
propensities his Creator has planted IN his heart
NAV be IA philosopher, hut can never be happy
man.
Upon the banks OF pleasant river stood cot
tacc the residence of an ancient man whose limbs
were feeble with the weight Oi years and OF tormcr
sorrow In his appctitcs easily grutheL. like the
simple race of peop.e among whom he lived, every
want of existence was supplied 10y few fertile
acres Those acres were Tiled and tended by
two brothers grandsons Of the old man, and
dwcllcrs also in the cottage. The parents of the
bows lay buried in grave near by
Nathan the elder had hardly seen his twentieth
summer. He was beautiful youth Glossy hair
clustered upon hi. head and his checks very
brown from sunshine and open air. Though the
Cvcs of Nathan were soft and liquid, like grls,
and his checks curlcd with yoluptuous swell
exercise and labor had developed his limbs into
noble aud manly proportions. The bands "i hun
tcrs. a. they met sometimes 10 start oil together
after game upon the nclghborng hills, could hardly
show one among their nambcr who in comclincss,
strength. or activity, might compete with the
youthful Nathan.
Mark Was but year Younger than his brother.
lie. too. had great beauty.
H. course of time the auccn, sickcned and
knew that he was to DIE Before the approach
Of the fatal hour, he called before MIN the TIVE
Youths, and addressed them thus
The world, my children, IL full of deceit. Xvi
men swarm in every place; and sorrow and dis
appointment, are the fruits Of intercourse viii
them. SO wisdom Is wary.
And as the Things of life are only shadows
passing like the darkness of IA cloud Irvine ne
bands of love about your hearts. For love is Tia,
fcklcst Of the things of life. The object of oui
affection dies. and We ihenceiorth anguish it
agony; OF perhaps the love covet dies, anC
tina, i more painful YET.
lit is we'll never 10 conGde in any man. |, i
we'll to keep aloof from the follics and impurities
of earth Let there be no links between you ans
others. Let not any. being coStrol YOU through
your dependence upon him for portion OF You
happiness This. my sons. have learned by blt
ter experience, is the teaching of truth
Within few days a,tcrward, tho old man wa.
placed away in the marble tomb Of his kindred
which was bull, on hin by the shore.
Now the iniunctons given 10 Nathan and hi
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. frequently impressed upoI
them before by the same montorial voice-wcr
p.ndcrcd over By each youth in his Utmost heart
They had always habitualy respected their grand
sire: whatever came from his mouth. therefore
seemed as the words OF an oracle not TO be gain
saved.
soon The path Of Nathan chanced to be- ,undcr
"a from Ina, of Marx
And the tree, lc;,vcd out aud then in autumI
cast ,thc,r foliage; aud IN due course lcaved on
again, and again, and many times agoin-and TIE
brothers met not Yet.
Two score years and ten what change work
over cailk in such space a. two score years anC
ten
" the sun, an hour ere his setting, cast Ion:
slanin- shadows to the eastward Two men
w'thencd. and with hair thin aud snowy, cane
wrauy up iron opposite dirvc,ions, and stood 10
Scthcr at a tomb built hill by the borders OF
tar rNer. Why DO They start. az each cast. hi,
dian eyes tow art the face of the othcrl WHY Il,
tears drop down their checks and their iramci
ircmblc even more than with the fgcblrne>, OF
sge THY are the Tong separated brethren. and
they oniod themselves IN one another. arms.
And Vet, said Marx, after few moments
stopping bnsS. and gazing earnestly upon his com
pan'ons form and features. -" and Vet It wonders
me that hoH art my brother There should be a
brave and beaHi III youth with black curls upon h
head and not those pale cmbcnis of decay. And
my brother should be straight and nmble-uo,
bent and tottering as thou"