The New York herald., 1844-03-28
LETTER FROM NEW YORK,
TO THE BOSTON COURIER.
BY MRS. l.. NJ. CHILD.

fortnight, we had such genial, brilliant weather,
that June seemed to have come to US by mistake.
This early spriag influence always fills me with
gladness. A buoyan. principle of life leaps up in
my soul, like sap in the trees. | feel the greatest
desire of :. dancing with the whole world" as
Frederika Bremen says. To be sure, these bright
sunny days do make me feel little impatient with
bricks and paving-stones. Now and then, there
comes over me yearning vision of Mary Howltt's
of mushroom and wish that the world would
give me as fair a hte-lease OF TODD and shelter in
the green fields. But
"Out upon the calf ] say,
Who turns his grumbliRg head away,
And quarrels with his feed Of hay,
Because it is not clover
Give to me the happy mind
That will ever seek and find
Something good and something kind.
All the wide world over"
Why need l sigh for green fields! Does not
Broadway superabOund with beauty? Forth went
| into the sunshine. The doves were careerng
about the liberty poles, showing the silver lining OF
their breasts and wings to the morning light The
little Canary birds sang oyousy that one forgot,
Young girls were out in the morning breeze, ma
king the sidewalk like hedge OF sweet-pea bios
SONS In the magnificent stores of Broadway, rich
ribbons and silks shone like parterre OF tulips in
the Netherlands Through the large windows,
beautiful! candelabras gracefully held out their lily
cups OF frosted silver, and prlsmac showers of cut
glass were ,upborne by Grecian sylphs, or knights
OF ne ages II "a afo, o,fn ssxe
sake. | look at them, as do at the stars and the
forests, without the slightest wish to appropriate
them, and with the feeling that every human being
ought to enjoy beautiful creations of art, as freely
as the sunlight and the star-slory, which our Fa-
thcr gives to all. ..-
Thinking thus, came IN sight of the Park F0un-
tain eaping up joyously into the morning air. The
sun, climbing over the reofs, had just touched if,
and completely covered it with mantle of rain
bows II was so gloriousy beautiful, that l in
voluntarily uttered cry of JOY. And this, thought
flowers of frosted silver may be shut up in prncely
saloons, guarded by sheriff and police but what
Iewelercan produce anything so superby beautiful
as this sllvery spray and these ganclng rainbowsl
row and crowded home, here is a wayside vision OF
freedom, of beauty, and of JOY. Who can calcu-
late how much it cools and refreshes his fevered
and fettered soul? There are those who inquire
something to look at Alas. for them! tor they
have no fountain of beauty within the soul
Some speak dlsparnsly of this superb jet d'ca~,
because there are no water nymphs, or marble urns
the thing itself, as they do not recognize man,
less he stands in stylish coat. But for myself,
like the simplicity of the greensward, and the
ter in its own unadorned gracefulness. II must
live in city, the fountains alone would determine
myschoice in favor of New York. ler
| found the Battery unoccupied, save by children,
whom the weather made as merry as birds. Every
thing seemed moving to the vernal tune of
And Greta woods are green"
To one who was chasing her hoop, said, smiling,
'You are nice little girl" She stopped, looked up
in my face SO rosy and happy, and laying her hand
on her brothers shoulder exclaimed earnestly, and
ne ISL nice little boy, tOop 1t was simple, child
like act, but II brought warm gush into my heart.
Blessings all unselfshness On all that leads In
love prefer one asothsr Here lies the secret Of
selves How clearly does the divine voice within pro
na% h ss s sing: we
Ble.aings on that loving liIti. one. nne made the city
OF quest OF the Brooklyn ferry. The sparkling waters
swarmed with boats some Of which had taken big ship
by the hand and leading her out to the prae
Of childhood often guides wisdom into the deepest and
broadest thought. f'..e..1s
ferryboat touched the Brooklyn pier This place is
pleasant contrast to the swarming hive of New York; o
though laid out in streets, and calling itself city, Their
open spaces, and breezy heights and pasture land
and cows On this excursion, saw for the first time
the Unitarian Church pretty little Gothic build
Caivinists from New England building edcc, t
be called the Church Of the Pgrms trust will prove
worthy name with few exceptions such shoot
ing Indians, burning witches, prosecuting Bapsts. &c
little amused to see in Bennett'x Herald lis
the dishes to be served up here by the New Engan(
Society at the annv Of the Landing Of our Fore
fathers; among which, conspicuous place assigned
to "hung Quaker and roasted nun" If he had addet
smoked abotonists he would not have hit very wide
the mark, testify Posterity will rank all these
things together in its estimate Of civil and religious Tree
dom.
In green house at Brooklyn, found teacher wht
said to me than often do. II iuxmi
| ant rhododendron covered with blossoms When some
one in passing shook it roughly, 1t scattered a Shove,
Of honey from roseae cups and Immediately be
gan to fill its chslices anew with transparent ambrosa
For few days past had been a little vexed with tn,
world for its rude thoughtlessnesst but took lessor
of the rhododendron ts shower sweetness hands ha
disturbed me- and to M anew with pure honeydrops h'
chaces OF my inward thought.
From this floral preacher, I passed to the Catholt
Churchan unostentatous structure for the accommoda
men and wonderful stories have gone abroad concerning
of the little pupils II rumored that wheneve
she knelt in prayer before the crucdx red beca
visible in the centre of her forehead.
Crowds OF visitors had been to witness the miracle,
among them not few Protesants But the day that
extended my walk thher told the Bishop had bee,
Brooklyn and forbidden the exhibition accoun
Of such frequent disturbance of the school had sup
posed not impossible that great action and deep devo
ton in the mother previous to the chds birth, nigh
have produced such phenomenon But, upon inquiry
learned that the child was nine years old and that thu
wonderful mark had not been visible till within
months appeared after seasons OF private meditation
and prayer sometimes twice day, sometimes four
but would gradually fade and disappear learned Incl
dentally, from laborer employed in repairing tn
church, that a book called Tho Virgins Of the Ty
rol" had been In that neghborhood for several months
This book, you probably aware. gives account
two sanity madens in the Tyrol on whose forehead
SsO Of Casualty bu 70 m 1d
brought into very active operation in order TO trace
connection between these facts The schooteacher hs
to get up abt Of miracle in her way The rednss
might easily produced by acrd linimen apple
in the shape OF Bishop Hughes Is q shrewd
sensible man with intellect enough to have governed h
eccicsiatca and temporal affairs Of the Catholic church
in the days of her greatest power He to this
Try poor gardener, and took service with old BshoJ
Dubois who discovered that he Of such stuff
bishops and cardinals made Of and educated him &C
cordngly do not believe any sect in the country
furnish an ecciesiasc ncue and far.seeng BshoJ
Hughes. lie Is OF course not 10 bo easily imposed
upon 10 allow the Catholic church to be
exposed to the eers Of Protestants Since the
has come to his knowledge, arprehcnd will
cease to make it's appearance.
After lingering few moments among the Irish graves
returned to the city. Caprcious March had taken IN,
sukr meanwhile and whised through me- II its brestl
from thousand icebergs. The little hoop driv
had left in my memory her sunny face and ones but she
and all the troop of children had scampered away from
the Battery, and the waters looked turbd and cold
stopped before music store 10 gaze at photographic
likeness of ole Bull II is but common cheap engraving
bnt wonderfully retains the expression of his attitude
and the carriage Of his head Thus does he stand will
his raised IL istenng to of his wonderful
strains Of retreating melody passing way-awsy-
vanishing into the common air fine the scatteret
Iafnr hv he fauntana Iookn NIT fha oviu