New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-17
yOL. III. no. leg.
1itsrarp Notices.


| The Rose. isf5. New-Iofk u. Appleton Co. 2oo
Broadway.
This is neat, unpretending and tasteful Annual
of 200 pages containing ten fair engravings and
twenty seven literary articles. 1t is printed and
published in very beautiful style, and is well
worthy the notice of tho Sc who wish to provide
gifts for the approaching hoydays. No parade
is made of the names either Of Editress or con-
tributors, though we observe the names of WILL
LIAM HowlrT, MARY HowITr. The Author OF
Lillian, and many others appended to various
articles, both prose and poetry. The papers are
brief, and marked by good taste and pleasing
style. We have little room to spare, but cannot
refuse to copy the following touching extract by
VILLAIN How1TT, entitled
A PASSAGE IN HUMAN LIFE.
In my daily walks into the country, was accus-
toned to pass certain cottage. 1t was no cottage
orn ct was no cottage OF romance. 1t had
nothing particularly picturesque about it. 1t had
its little garden, and its vine spreading over its
front but beyond these, it possessed no feature
likely to fix it in the mind of poet, novel
| writer, and which might induce him to people 1t
with beings of his own fancy In fact, it appeared
to be inhabited by persons littla extraordinary
as itself. A goodman of the house it might pos.
sess, but he was never visible. The only inmates
| ever saw, were young woman, and another te-
male in the wane of life, no doubt the mother.
Tho dan,scl was a comely, fresh, mid-ooking
cottage girl enough always seated in one spot,
near the window intent on her needle. The old
dame wa. as regularly busted, to and fro, in house
hold affairs She appeared one of those good house
wives, who never dream of rest except in sleep.
The cottage stood so near the road, that the fire
at the farther end Of the room showed you, without
being rudely inqusitive, the whole interior, in the
single moment of passing. clean hearth, and a
cheerful fire, shining upon .homely but neat and
orderly furniture. spoke of comfort; but whether
the dame enjoyed, merely ditiused, that com
fort, was problem
passed the house many successive days. 1t was
always alike,-the fire shining brightly and peace
fully the girl seated at her post, by the win
dow the housewife going to and fro, catering
ard contriving, busting and managing. One morn
ing, as | went by there was change; the dame
was seated near her daughter, her arms laid upon
the table, and her head reclined upon her arms.
was sure that it was sickness which had COM
PEELED her to that attitude of repose; nothing less
could have done it. felt that knew exactly the
poor woman feelings. She had felt WEAKNESS
struggled against it, and borne up, hoping it would
submission
The next day, when passed, the room appeared
usual: the fire burning pleasant y,-the girl al
her needle, but her mother was not be seen and
CHANGING my eye upwards, l perceived the blind
close-drawn in the window above. 1t is SO, said
to myself; disease is in its progress. Perhaps it
occasions no gloomy fear of consequences, no ex-i
treme concern; and yet who knows how 1t may
end? 1t is thus that begin those changes that draw
out the central bolt which holds together families
which steal away our fre-side faces, and lay waste
our affections.
l passed by, day after day. The scene was the
same. The fro burning: the hearth beaming clean
and cheerful: but the mother not to be SEEM
the blind was still drawn above. At length missed
the girl; and in her place appeared another woman
bearing considerable resemblance to the mother, but
of q uueter habit. 1t was easy to interpret this
change. Disease had assumed an alarming as
pect the daughter was occupied in intense watch
Ing and caring for the suffering mother; and the
good.woman's sister had been summoned to her
bedside perhaps from distant spot, and perhaps
from her family cares, which no less important an
event could have induced her to elude.
Thus appearances continued some days There
was silence around the house and air of neglect
within it;-ti one morning / beheld the blind
drawn in the room beloac, and the window thrown
open a5oue. The scene was over the mother
was removed from her family: and one OF those
great changes effected in human ite which com.
mence with 80 little observation, but leave behind
them such lasting effects.
10 The LOWELL OFFERING AND MAGAZINE,
written and edited by Factory Operatives, gust
commenced it's Third Volume. We have frequent
" spoken of the character and value of this excel
lent work, which we could wish to see in the hands
especially of the Young Women of this Country,
Improvements have been made in its execution,
and a beautiful view of ..rhe Bridge of Signs.
Venice accompanies it. lis sold here by brad-
barry & Soden, l27 Nassau-st.
| MELANCHOLY SUIclDE.-We learn that JUS
rus INGERsoLL, Esq. formerly Judge OF orleans
| County Courts and Postmaster at Medina, where
he was extensively engaged in the tanaery ana
leather business, committed suicide at Dearborn,
Mich on Friday night last. He resided at De-
troit, and took the afternoon cars for Dearborn
called for room-shuved himselt-wrote letter >
to each of bis tami!y-placed them on table,
and severed the arteries Of his arm in TWO places
| When found he was in sitting posture, win Ves'
sells to receive the blood under each lnclson, put
Ihnd bled to death Recent mistortunes IN busl'
ness, and disappointment in his pecuniary mat
tiers, is the reason he gives, for the act. He was
highly respected, and has left large tar1lly.
Roch. Adv
THE WING ALMANAC AND D. s. REGISTER,
For lS43.
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