New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-02

With muscle and lmb-and woe 10 nm
Who does their pay begrudge
The Bridge of Signs to which we have hereto
fore advcrtcd, and portion OF which was tranierred
TO our pages, is one of the most eloquent the most
touching poems we remember 10 have read
Every sianza seems to sob with pity for the fate OF
the unfortunate suicide. . The Child OF Sorrow Is
scarcely less affecting. But we need not enumeraie
HOOPS appeals on behalf OF the poor and low "
His heart was in their sad condition. Although
without parallel for originality aud force IN the hu
morous. yet his more enduring fame will rest on
the exquisitely humane and simply compassionate
There was no forced aicctation in his efforts 10
serve his fellow creatures they Were spontaneous
aud passionate; and all the art OF picturesque and
descriptive power bestowed upon them was but APP
propriaie and congenial ornament, neither covering
nor conccaling the rich stream of benevolencc which
flowed in the depths below. His most cynical
sparklincs emanatcd from kind heart they were
fireworks which revolved in many quaint and
brilliant device but burnt or injured none. He
could not help the droll concei, and dazzling sally
but the love of his kind prcdomnated throughout
and over all In late prose sketch his last in
deed of any length. Our Family. Domestic No
vel there is abundant humor but laugh as the
reader will, and must, he can scarcely refrain from
melting pity for the faithful servant girl ht1IHi
with her clumsy feet and legs. her coarse red arms
and hands and dumpy fingers her ungainly trunk
and hard features admirably adapted TO that rough
drudeerv to which she unsparingly devoted them
an if only fit to be scratched chappcd, burnt, sod
den sprsined. frost bitten, and stuck with splniers
Hoop himself has rarely sketched more effective
sccne than that in which on a suggested suspicion
the faithful creatures trunk Is broken open tor the
discovery of property that had been stolen fom The
family Nothing could be more innocent than the
contents few clothes, scraps of ribbon, and frag-
meDts of patchwork: bits of dried orange and
lemon peel; kcepsakes innumerablc; locks OF hair
OF all colors folded up in papers inscribed with e.
male names; and one long silver rcss labeled
Nv dear Muiher's yellow canvas sampler,
with its worked alphabcis and numerals. with NJ
zIAH's own name and the date at the bottom. -
With the power of true genius, HOOP could al VIII
iavcs, the humblcst object with an importance and
dignity, draw from IT the materials for nch
outpouring of genuine fun and il was a character
isc of him as of other writers OF his cast of mind
that even the most touching pathos would be min
gled with his racy humor; lights and shadows deli
tca,cly interviewer and producing most harmonious
effect
We have Just been looking over the last volume
published by the amentcd subject OF this notice IL
is rich In his oblique. quiet humor and picturesque
fancy. The Schoolmislrcss Abroad is very 81
fec,ve satire upon that system OF boarding scnooi
education which renders Young lady totally me
hgibe for wife well upon the rage Tor con,i
Mental travelling which prevails among those VINO
seldom appreciate their country, and wan
whom the country of the Rhine is every thing ;
persons who deem the man. donkey who has not
been to Assmanhauser 7. and all who have not eaten
. German sausage in Germany. sour-krout IN H.
own country, and drunk sctzer-wa;cr at the ioun
tain head, are looked upon being in the kitchen of
society; to go up the Rhine being. il were. to
90 up stairs The schoolmistress, in the present
instance, had never travelled, except on the map
she had skipped from blue continent to green