Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-08

H The following extract, is among the
few things worthy Of praise, to be found
IN Dickens new work on America.
In The spring of,he year. vast numbers of
omigrants who having newly arrived from
England or from Ireland, pass between Que
bee aad Montreal on their way to the blnck
woods and new settlements of Canada. If II
be an entertaining lounge tns very often
| iourd ~ To take morning stroll upon the
| qnay Mt Montreal, and see ihem grouped IN
hundreds on the public wharvcs about their
| chests and boxes, II rs a matter of deep in.
| Icrcst to be their fellow passenger on one Of
these steamboats,, and minging with the
conc curse, see and hear them un0bserycd.
II The vessel IN which we returned from
| Quebec 10 Montreal was crowded with them,
and Of night they spread their beds between
decks, Those who had beds, at lcnsi.) and
slept close and thick abou; our cabin door,
that the passage 10 and fro was quite block.
ed uP. They were nearly all English from
Glouccster>hIre the greater part aud had
a long wlnier-passngc out; but il was won.
deiiul to see how clean the children had been
kept, nnd how mtlring in their love, and self
denial oil the poor parents were.
II Cant as we may, and as we shall To the
end ot all things, 1t Is very much harder for
the poor to be vlrtuous than it is for the rich :;
aud the good that is IN them shines the
brighter Tor it. In many a noble mansion
lives man, the best Of husbands aud of
fathers. whose private worth IN both capacl-
ties Is Justly lauGcd TO the skies. But bring
linn here, upon this crowded deck. Strip
from his far young wife her silkrn dress
and Jewels, unbInd her braided hair, stamp
early wrinkles on her brow, pinch her pale
cheek with care and much prlvation, array
her faded form IN coarseIy patched attire, let
there be nothing bat his love 10 set her forth
or deck her out, and you shall have II To the
proof indeed So change his station in the
world, that he shall see IN those young things
that climb about his knee not records of bis
wealth and name 4; but llttc wrestlers with
HIM Tor his daily bread so many poachers
on his scanty meal; so many units TO divide
his every sum of comfort, and farther to re-
duce It's small amount. in lieu of the cndear-
mcnis OF chllGhood IN its sweetened aspect
heap uPOn HIM all lis pains and wants, lis
sickness and Ills, It's fretiulncss, caprice, and
querulons endurance; let It's pralle BE-, not
of engaging infant fancies, but of cold, and
thirst, aud hunger; and i his faicrly aifrc-
ton outlve all this and he be patient, watch.
ful, tender; careful Of his chdren's lives.
and mindful always Of their joys aud SORROWS;
then send him back to Parliament, aad Pul. \
PIT, and Quarter Sessions, and when he hears
fine talk OF the dcpravty of those who live
from hand 10 mouth, and labour hard to do it.
lei him speak up, rs one who knows, and
tell those holders forth that they, by paral
lei with such a class, should be High An
gels in their daily lives, aud lay but humble
siege to Heaven at last
Winch of us shall say what lie would do, iii
such realities, with small relief or change all
through his days, were hi! ! Looking round
upon these people, far from home, houSeless.
INDECENT, wandering. weary with travel and
hard living and seeing how patiently they
norsed and tended their young children; how
they consulted ever their wants first, then
half supplied their own? What gentle min.
islers OF hope and faith the women were: how
seldom the peiulcnce or harsh complaint broke
out among them; felt stronger love and
honor Of nay kind come glowing on my heart,
and wished 10 God there had been many
Atheists in the better part OF hnman nature
there, to read with re this simple lesson in
the book of Life.