Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-04
Popular Gales.
From the Democratic Review for July.
"A Legend OF Life and Love.

yielding to natural feelings, righteously
directed, because the consequences
may be trouble and grief, as well as salts
faction and pleasure. The man who
lives on from year to year, jealous o
ever placing himsefin a situation where
the chances can possibly turn against him
ice, as il were, surrounding his heart
and his mind too scrupulously weighing
in balance the results ofgiying way to
any ofthose propensites his Creator has
planted in his heart-may be a philoso-
pher, but can never be a happy man.
\ Upon the banks Of pleasant FLYER
stood cottage, the residence of an an
cient man whose limbs were feeble with
the weight Of years and of former sor-
row. In his appetites easily giatifed
like the simple race of people among
whom no lived, every want Of existence
was supplied by few fertile acres
Those acres were titled and tended by
two brothers, grandsons OF the old man,
and dwellcrs also in the cottage. The
parents Of the boys lay buried in grave
near by.
Nathan, tho elder, had hardly seen
his twentieth summer. He was beau
,tilul youth. Glossy hair clustered upon
his head, and his checks were very
brown from sunshine and open air
Though the eyes Of Nathan were soft
and liquid, like girls, and his cheeks
curled with Il voluptuous swell, exercise
and labour had developed his limbs into
noble and manly proportions. The
bands ofhunters, as they met sometimes
to start off together after game upon the
neighboring hills, could hardly show one
among their number who in comeincss,
strength, or activity, might compete with
the youthful Nathan.
I. Mark was but year younger than
his brother. He, too, had great beauty
In the course Of time the ancient lick
ened, and knew that he was to die.
Before the approach Of the fatal hour,
he called before him tho two youths, and
addressed them thus
"The world, my children, is full Of
deceit. Evil men swarm III every place :;
and sorrow and disappointment are the
fruits of intercourse with them. So wis
dom is wary.
"And as the things of life are only
shadows, passing like the darkness Of a
cloud, twine no bands of love about
your hearts For love is the ficklcst of
the things Of life. The object Of our
affection dies, and we thenccloith Ian
guish in agony ; or perhaps the love we
covct dies, and that is more painful yet
cit is well never to coniido in any
man. 1t is well to keep aloof from the
lollies and impurities Of earth. Let
there be no links between you and 9TH
ers. Let not any being control you
through your dependence upon him for
a portion Of your happiness. This, my
sons, have learned by bitter cxpc-
ricnce, is the teaching oi'truth."
Within few days afterwards, the old
man was placed away in tho marble
tomb Of his kindred, which was built on
hill by the shore
Now tho injunctons given to Nathan
and his brothcr-injunctions frequently
impressed upon them before by the same
monitorial voice--wero pondercd over
by each youth in his inmost heart
They had always habitualIy respected
their grandsiro whatever came from
his mouth, therefore, seemed as the
words Of an oracle not to be gainsaycd.
| Soon the part of Nathan chanced to
be sundcrcd from that of Mark.
And the trees lcavcd out, and then in
autumn cast their foliage ; and in due
course leavcd out again, and again, and
many times again-and the brothers met
not yet.
Two score years aud ten ! what
change works over earth in such a space
as two score years and ten
\ As the sun, an hour ere his setting,
cast long slanting shadows to tho east
ward, two mcn, withercd, and with hair
thin aud snowy, came YEARLY up from
opposite directions, and stood together
at tomb built on a hill by the borders
of a fair river. Why do they start, as
each casts his dim eyes toward the face
of the other ! Why do tears drop
down their checks, aud their frames
trcmblo cyCu more than with the feeble
ness Of age They arc the long scpa-
rated brethren, aud they cnlolJ them