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

9nr n,ng ot the word happiness.
Father says one to anolher, has
come home Tonight M cro.s M he cau
be. | do wish he would GO to England
again and stay there There il 90 iiv-
ing in the same house with him
The mother Is, perhaps, a vain and
weak-minded woman. Her husband has
So often detected her in petty acts of de-
ce'i, 10 accomplish her wishes, that he
troats her with ihs most roniempluous
npglect. She is accustomed To be tram.
psed upon at home, aud though she dress
es her coantenance in smiles when her
f",h'onAble friends call, she passes many
hours Ia moping melancholy.
Now and then, The thoughts Of death
will force welcome in
,rIders-io the minds Of the members Of
this family. They ride to Mount Auburn,
and there IL the erpbr lllshed tomb, where
moplder the remains of one who few
onys before met them in the gay assem-.
bly,, where 'music's voluptuous SWELL
diSpels for a time all thoughts Of death
and judgement. An acquaintance dies,
md cold courtesy conpels them to attend
the funeral. And there, IN the darkened
chamber, and by the shrouded body OF
the dead, they cannot repel the terrible
reflection That they too must die. The
loomy thought sends lainlness to the
heart, aud paIeness TO the cheek. They
are living in the world without God. -
They are rejecting the Saviour. Aud
death, the terrible foe TO the unprepared
sou, Is coming with giant strides upon
them. Thus are they truly joyless. -
All this external show of wealth and
splendnr, is bat "a the garnishng of the
s"pulchre. Ii but wells the desolation
of the empty heart. We often read Of
misery in rags. There is also misery
cloihed in rags There is also misery
clothed III purple aud fine linen.
From this scene of outward luxury and
spl-ndnr, bu, of real wretchedness, let
u, IN imiInlInn VISIT thus log house, in
one of The valleys enclrcled by the
White Mountains. The Sacn river
there little sireamlet, ripples over H.
pebbly bed "a few rods in front of the
dwelling. The humble edtice is built
Of uuhcwn hogs, aud contains but one
room The rough pine boards, nailcd
together, constitute the only door and
wooden latch, opened by lralhern
string, passed through g'mlrt hole, is
the only fastening. a hole cut through
t"o al the hogs, is fitted with rough
sliding sash. Coutaining few panes Of
glass, N the only window. The fire
place Is ru'ldy fashioned of stone, in onr
garner oi'the room, and IL large Hat stone,
mnkrs a smooth and pleasant hearth -
Two pieces oi granite are uSrd for an
s,rnn> nhd the bright flashes of the i'm
mems" wood .irr bazmg on the hearth IN
cool October evening, illuminate the
wiole apartment. The floor is composed
ol unpaIurd boards 4 low beds,ead,
with Sei, frugal bed and bedding, is IN
"nr conner OF The room white pine
u. al chest, in another A trap door
you down INTO u little hhe, ten feet square
called the cellar. y pine table is be-
f,tr the iire, wuh u few white crockery
plates, aud cups, aud sauccrs upon it,
~llh cup "f ma lie sugar, and lin tea
pot NarIuns atiIcles OF furniture are
hong up, by nails driven into The logs
which compose The walls, the iuterslices
of the i"ss being G'Icd with moss and
clay. Among The Articles Of furniture, !
You see spinning wheel, and two or
three straight backed chairs, with bot
toms braided with lhe thin Gbres Of ihe
nsh tree. There is smoking before The
nae, III IA small tin pan, II cake OF Indian
meal, which - To compose the supper OF
this lnwly family. Two little children, a
girl OF seven aud boy OF FIVE, are sitting
IN one corner oI the spacious fire place,
building little bonlires with splinters of
drrn is busily making preparations for
the evening rcpasl The father, having
Jost returned from The labors Of the day,
IS sitting before the hearth, eheerCully |
talking with his wife, and by the bright
glow Of their rock maple fire repairing ]
the bale OF the water pail which has ac-
cidentally got broken.
Father says little George, looking up
with his rosy cheeks, may Susan and ! Il
90 with you to morrow, aud help YOU get
10 The poiatoca I
% yes, father y cxclainls Susan, 'do
vet us 20. George and together, can
pickthcm up as last ~ y ou can dug them.
We can help you very much. Do let us
go
'Ah You little chicks, says the moth.
rr, with "A smile. 'you nre p!anttng for
some more rides III your fathers wheel
barrow, ! ralhe, think
Yes = the father replies, 'when they
work tor me ! have q load both ways. -
And | hardly know which IL he heaviest.
wheel The potatoes To the house, and
hen fad these two stout children IN
NV wbeeibarrow, and there is nothing to
be done, bu, for me 10 wheel them back
Ia the field
We'll, father says Susan, ] do not
'hink iiiires you very much, to wheel US /;
for IL 1t did you would not run with us 50
Iast ~ you did yesterday. 1t made us
laugh SO, that George almost fell out OF
he wheelbarrow' Il
j am inclined to the opinion on the
" hole, replied the father, that ! shall be
nudcr the necessity Of employing two