Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-07-24


acquired, Or 20 that which they nave ~
herltrd from their fathers : howcyei
long and happily proprietor NAY have
lived upO4 hI, llr.le aomain ; though i
may have been the scpucbre Of his ia.
lhers, the play gyound Of his inlaucy.
Tie grbor Of his welded ,oyc, the nar.
sery Of his children ; though il may be
endcared TO him by all the ties which
bind man to IQn,friaI nGtHre, apa tIe
severance Of which ia other countries
constitutes The last drop in the cup Of
the vanquishcd-an American l.. always
ready to sell ii ifh,o cat. do So ,or profit "
Stop Mary, that is enough 4; page toe
mlGch to-day. Why Does not the wriie,
,niorm himself Of the nature ~ our in
siitulioGs ,Leiorc he thus crliciscs llcm'
Il he not aware mat the unjust law o
prlmogcnliurc Is one cause in } 's own
country of ~ union and dcsccgt Of lam
Ccd e,,a,es
!. and does he not hUow, .aoreoycr, that
ours is as yet new country, and our
estates Lave not been improved by sue
2ssS.He Senera;+pqa -. t.oSc Of Eng
| land
But rude as many Of them are, they
! are dear To rs. How pleasant TO tie
young settler in the west is his frequent
pilgrimage 10 The home of his fathers,
his OWE, blrIh place. Way, there is my
friend, Judge p. IS son, y ho coljes an
nuany from Kentucky to Maine 10 visit
his widowed mother and the home Of his
infancy, and no money would tempt
him to part with the low rooted cottage
and liu,e garden.
And then too ric popularity nrMprrs'
beautiful song The Old Oak Tree"
show that there is Il lcclng even IN the
breasts Of money loving Americans that
responds TO this heartfelt expression Of
local attachment. How beautiful ;hc
/ HIrd ySrsa,--
\ Here too ny sisters played,
!, N,y mother kissed mr hcre,-
| My father pressed my innd
Forgive ;his ioolishtrar,
4 But let thai old oak stand
/ Pity that so fine wyit2r as Alison
should have his vis.oa SO distorted ~
the aIl>tocralic spcctaclcs, which he IN
variably wears whenever he turns his
eyes to the United States.
But am wearying as usual, with an,
old mans criticisms. God grant, my
child, that when | am laid beside your
mother IN tue family vault, this loved
spot (which your ancestors, ucary
bundled years since, bought from the
Indians, and which has ever s,nce been
in the hands Of th2ir children and chll-
dren's CHI idrca,) may Ee 20 you Q happy
hoi&c Tor mary many years. "
Mary madc no answer, bu, Z hG,t
suppressed sigh showed hat TIC remark
had awakened some Gnp.cSs4It thought /.
Sl,o ,oscG the book aud left the room
Going directly TO her own chamber, she
was soon absorbed, pen Ill hand, over q
lorrc ,c,,t.,: h,nL no, .,,,,,, ..,.,.,,,,..,
einpioy ,ncnt for ong OF ncr age, but one
to which for certain reasons she had
early accUs,cGcd herself Judge Sew
all too had forgotten has phiIlir,c upol
the historian, aud was sooH engaged in
tL2 sub,'g,,rg Of sopc .Fondrous lew
book. n
McanYhiic allow nc rcadct, 10 make
you more intimately acquainted with ,,s
character, and ifyou should r3cogn,ze
an o,J acAuainianGc, tie recollection
will probably recall MANY plcscant IN
tervlew, aud bring more distinctly be- F.
fore you tho vc,y lc5,grcs of the quaint
cu;Icmar.
Srmcoo oowai. was Il son of one ol
TIC Judges of the Supreme Court oi
Massachusetts, who hcld Office under
the crown, before the Revolutionary
wGr His iaiScr was rrpnlcd wealthy
ar5 possessed of q !lcrqry taste han
sell, no expense was spared III the s ,Iu-
cation Of his sou Yale College, !rke
,nstigtlons of the same hlnd ~ the moth
cr county, pa@e great distinction be-
tween the higher and lower classes -- F.
TIE Foor freshman was . sort of facto-
tam Tor his senior. lodng Sewalls
PRIDE re,olIel at the drudg"ry, and the
coHse1Ccnces might have been serious.
nad no: one Of the elder students, known
A. an eminent writer, taken
am under his special protection lls
soon distinguished hImsel tor his al
ialnments. thourh his negligence Of