New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-07
THE TRIBUNE
rh,ncs and Thoughts at the west.


The world esteems those things wondfous
,bch are unusual. 1t walks daily amid uni
,-se of mysteries, and fancies that these are
mo dull affairs, mere domestic manufacture
s,t at mere novelty, it rolls the white OF its
,es into broad observation. Among legitimate
s.mes OF wonder, look upon the masses of life
.,,t 90 to make up large city. There is no
,,,;,nels to be gone through with about it; the
.nsssur's chair would never getrevenuo from it
ga science still it is wonder,
copld one be elevated, 50 as to overlook the
,bG]e, and by some mesmcric hocus- -pocus have
s;.rision 50 sharpened, that boards, brick, timber,
n, and plaster would or no impedi;ncnt to it.,
.osn he look into all the corners and avenues Of
aSas to view the whole at glance, what
would he scc7 Faugh! | would not attempt to
tell. spoke of a large city but here in this
c,nylion of American nerves, there is food for
SuSng, with ones eyes open. One may not see
,,sry day any thing that will break in on the
beGessness of this Mammon-chasing world
We get up no mobs for the sake of killing each
o,bu as yet-wc have hard enough work to live,
b, doing our best. We keep as clear as possible
ofHastounding Developments" We have no
rtherngs to adopt strenuous measures" We
S,l, make one wave in the great sea of human
acety, and that, unless ruffled to its utmost, not
hv. enough to upset any thing more than a
6shing. g.smack. Yet if you will approach, and
tsI the pulse of this small city, you will find its
thobbings are those of stirring, striving, and
snnous humanity.
Stand here, with me on this pavement, in the
niche Of this sham-d door, and for ten minutes sec
who passes. Here steps high browed, keen
eyed man Of forty-he looks only on the pave,
which he darts over as if he had Travelled it al
ways. He lodges the passers, by instinct, nut
tsrnp along, with pale and quivering lip, as in
earnest parance with his inner spirit. Rumor
SAYS, he had good property, happy family, and
needed nothing but he spread his hands too
broad, and cash slipt out under his arms, and he
nov bangles between recovery and bankruptcy.
Here comes fat man, red-faced, stepping high
and perpendicular; blandy he looks on such
pasers BY as he sees fit to look on at all. He is
full fed, and proud-let him pass Here trudges
woman with basket on each arm, with few
vegetables to sell-her face lcathern, but honest.
She was born in some far corner of the earth;
how she ever found her way hither is past con-
cepiun. She never stepped on u carpet; knows
nothing Of astral lamps; tableaux and ottomans
never formed part of her dreams; never envled
the rich-she only wants to sell her radlshes-
she never wap polished, but she has heart
Make wsy'.-her comes something-cane on
fnger-pink or rose colored gloves-which p
upstache -strapped-nostril slightly dilate-hcad
ven,ly waving right and left-ah ne is go',N--
stars! where was dandy invented Give place
10 tbe mauon, with her little glrl. With what
calm and majestic serenity, she moves along
her clear and feminine countenance, mhd ana IL
oud eve awe the boisterous to silence !; no heart
but does her homage. Yet she walks uncon-
sclous Of her empire unconscious OF that mex
pressiblc something in her air-somethng o: a
better world-the tranquility of heaven. With
wha! gentle music the low, soft tones OF her
voice fall on the ear, as she answers the eager
prattlings of the little warbler she leads along
A blessed thing is a mother
Now comes a bevy of girls in teens and sun
bonne,s.-The galaxy of some school, l do not
know whether it is that associate with sun
bonnet The green fields and happy faces of the
home Of my childhood; or that they figure to my
Interrogation the glad and untalnted heart oi
laughing and loving girlhood-but l love sun
bonnet Under one of these shady and voluptr.
ously curtaincd golgothas, the warm cheek and
mild eye of Beauty peers out, with far sweetcr
: radisnce-and the palmer look OF the less dash
ing maiden is beautiful. ] love to see vioets
peep out from under the leaves Of Summer.
Away with your acorn.shell concerns, tossed on
the empty head of II BELLE with u wisp OF her hair
cmled like a fillet of snakes on the neck-oh !!
There go n clowd-all names and genders-
heavy heads and light hearts-hats and bonnets
covering much hair and little brains-some laugh
ing and boistcrous, some quick and careful
tongues made to taste and rattle nonscnse-now
a0ath, then a whisper-sins of all hues and
h,ns in bundles, unrelieved by any virtue
aoatng mischief and thinking lnnocence--coun-
gnsn staring at signs, wondering where 50
nlay things come ircn,-hurrying, lcung'ng,
aodgng and husting-ail for their lives diving
into The great somewhcre-one to his shop, one
ohs palace, one to his garret, one to his con-
wn6cic, and another to his den of shame-draw
hesufain. JERRY A. WEST.