Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-11-30


! We may bs wlso, or rich, or great,
4 Bui never eau bu bIest.- Burns.
lie who has truly happy home, has
almost every desirable earthly blessing.
There nro comparatively few happy
homes on earth aud we desire in The
following remarks 10 show our readers
how this blessing may be most ,llcclual-
~ secured.
Let MS in Imagination enter this srlen-
did MANSION ON Beacon street IN Boston.
1t arrests the admlring eye by liz mas
siyo grandeur. Passing through the
spacious hall, you enter in the evening
the paror adorned with every conve-
niencc aud luxury which wealth can
furnish The most costly paintings, IN
rich gill frames, ornamentcd the walls.
\ brilliant Chandelier s suspended from
the lofty ceiling. illuminating with its
clear flame the whole loom, with IA ra-
dance hardly surpassed by that oil the
noon day sun. Imperial carpets are
| spread over the floor, So thick and soft
that IA velvet cushion would be hardly
more yielding To the pressure Of tho
foot. Crimson damask curtains, mn
sled III delightful contrast with The finest
embroidered muslin, hang IN graceful
drapcTy over the windows glazed with
plated glass, almost as transparent rs
The almosph here itself. Sofas and loun-
gos, aud dlvans, of the most luxurious
patterns, ani OF satin covering, invite to
soft indulgence. Mirrors extending
from the floor To the ceiling reflect The
light of this gorgeous apartment, aud
invest the whole Respondent scene with
my sterious and bewildering magnitude.
, Italy and China have furnished vases 10
adorn i,!e rich mante Slaiuary from
the chlscls al iGieenougl aud Chanlrcy,
embcllIsl appropriate inches. Plate of
massive silver sliilers upon the side
board Costly engravings and books.
in the richest editions Of tie London
press, are lying upon the centre table ;
aud arIn-chars, of luxurious capacity
and soft as down, cnticc to yoluptuous
enjoyment.
There arc ladies' moving about the
apartmenl-ladies who are Graded in
snmptuousUcss, and whoever have been
Tapped in indulgence aud they are
adorned with the richest fabrics of
| French aud italian looms. Each plea
sant day the carriage is at the door, aud
they take their morning ride through
the delightful rural districts of Brooklyn
aud oi Dorchester, with obsequious ser
wants, obcdcnt TO every desire. There
are children in this family and in the
bright and sunny mornings OF summer,
a careful servant draws them in their
l,ulc carriage rocking upon steel springs,
along the gravell,d walks of B"ston
Common, under the shade of ihe over
archad Gins. The owner of this mag
nlGccm establishment aud The father of
this family, has property invested III all
valuable stocks, and his ships are rN
ploring every sea. The neii annual
profits ofhIs business, are, perhaps fifty
or sixty thousand dollars. Surely,
says the reader this must be n happy
family. llcIc are all the ingredients ol
earthly Joy Such l..".iy may bej'"p-
py, but these cIiondls do not make II 80.
/ We had almost said, they have no ten
dcncy 10 constitute happiness.
Let Us suppose that the paSrI ms al the
members ot lhis family are unculllvn,rd
und uusubdurd The father comes {,
his home IA The evening, irrllglcd by iLe
petty annoy dnccs ol business. Alaa,B
accustomed to Joininccr, he is the ~.
rant IN his family aud when ihwaIied
in any OF his plans, the ebuIlhlons "i las
iagc cast their gloom around his llrrsldr.
In his lrctiul huinors, ho stalks t.iinngh
his pallors like the chnlrd hycnu, aud
neither wife nor child can win from hlm
a kind word Ills children accusi"ln,d
to these outbreaks oi' pctulancr and rage
on the part oi their father, have lost all
respect aud affection for hun. They re-
GARD him with no reverence. They
greet HIM with no k,ud attentions 80
Their object is to icaze tom hun ns
mnch money ~ they eau, io sqnand"r
ia cxlra,arancc Brought up under
such influences, they ate hcarlless, emp
iy-mindrd girls mcro fancy Articles
aud are strangers To ANY Iry b"i that II
outshlulng their tivlls 10 the pomp ond