New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-09
From the American Metropolitan Magazine
THE JURYMAN.
A skrrcH.....sY l NAkA Child

] y
were rough and lonely az the outset he had q
violent temper and good heart. The first was
often reused INTO activity, and punished With en-
ergy Kindred 70 Is own the last remsincd almost
unleve'oped, for want OF genia4 circumstances snd
recIprocrated affection. One sOtreuIng CLEAN fell
upon rs early path. and he loved it Ike the sun
shine, without comprehendIng the great .aw %
attraction that made Il 50 very pleasant. When
he attended schoO. % the winter mouths. bee al
WAYS walked home with a ltte cir. named Ma
Williams On the play ground he was with her.
always ready % DO battle with anybody who DISC
bhged her. Their comrades laughed, and called
him Mary beau and they b'Rshet and felt
awkward though they had no idea what courtiug
meant Things had arrived O. this state OF half
revealed consciousness, be being fourteen years
oh and Mary twelve, when her friends removed
20 the West and the warm, bright influence passed
oct Of his lie. He never rightly knew whether
he was In love with Mary. but years siterwari.
when people talked 70 him about marrying, be
thought 90 her. wondering where she was and
whether she remembered him. When be drove
his cows home from pasture the blackberry bushes
on the way brought up visions Of his iavorte
schoo. mate. with her clean cape-bounet thrown
back. her glossy brown hair playing with the
winds. and her innocent face smiling upon him
with friendly greeting. She was the best and
prettIest child | ever saw he often SAID % HIM
self. wonder whether she would be IS pleas
West and seeking her out But he knew not
where to ind her his funds were small, and his
courage fell az the thought, "Oh, IL IS many years
ago since We were children together Perhaps |
should find her married Gradually this one ray
OF poetry faded out OF his soul and all bis thoughts
fell into the common prossic mold. His lot wss
cast with rough people, who required much work
and gave little sympathy. The image OF his little
mate foated farther and father away, and more
and ma a. 4 narn 81 81
him through the rainbow mists OF the past, or from
the aircastles of the future. Ia process OF time he
married after the same fashion that a large proper
ton OF men DO because IL was convenient TO have
a wife and there was woman OF good character
10 the neighborhood, willing TO mary whoever first
offered her a respectable home Her character
bore the stamp Of harmless mediocrty. She was
industrious and patient, but ignorant, dull, and
quietly obstinate. The neIghbors said she was
well suited TO him. he was so rough AMI passion.
ate and in the main he thought 50 himself, though
her impertlrbable calmness sometimes tretted
him as a rock chaies the lashing ocean into foam.
The child that was born 10 them they both loved
better than they had ever loved and according
70 their light, they sincerely strOye % do their
duty. His bodily wants were well supplied often
az the cost of great WEAKNESS and sei-sacrlnce
but their own rude training had given them few
good ideas concerning the culture OF an immortal
soul. The infant did more for them, than they Tor
him. Angelic influences, unseen and unhcard
amid the hard struggles Of their outward life, be-
came visible and audible through the unconscious
innocence OF their little one For the second time
in his life, vision OF beauty and love glea ned
across the rugged path OF that honest, laborlous
man. Vague impressions Of beauty he had con-
stantly received from the great panorama oil the
Universe. His heart sometimes welcomed bright
flower in the sunshine, or cluster OF lines on the
stream he marveed at the splendor of the rain
49,. .Yls times sod a
sinking to rest in his rich drapery OF purple and
gold. But these were glImpses OF the Infinite
their beauty did not seem to appertain to him II
did not enter ike a magic charm INTO the sphere
OF his own existence, as did the vision OF Mary
Williams and his own little Joe. The dormant
tenderness there vas IN him leaped up at the smile
OF his babe and every pressure Of the little fingers
made dimple in the fathers heart. bike the
outbursts Of Spring after long cold Winter, was
this revelation OF infancy h him. When he plod.
ded home after a hard day. work, It rested him
body and soul to have the little one spring into his
arms for kiss, or come toddling along fitting his
little porringer OF milk, in eagerness to eat his
supper on father knee.
But though this new influence seemed to have
An almost miraculous power over his nature, II
could not quite subdue the power OF temperament
and habit. As the darling babe grew into boy
hood he was sometimes cherished wthlnludlciOus
iondness and sometimes repealed by bursts OF
passion. that made him run and hide himself from
the over-indugent father. Mr.. Barker had him
self been educated under the dispensatlon Of pun
ishment, rather than attraction and he believed
in ii most firmly. II his son committed iault ne
thought Of no other cure than severity. II
neighbor did him an III turn he WoHld observe, In
presence OF the boy. " will watch my chance 70
pay him tor it" If the dog stole their dinner,
when they were At work in the woods, he would
say. Run after him, Joe, and give the rascal
han ha To- tgHrTWu
with some larger lad, who had offended him, he
would praise his strength and courage and tell
him never TO put up with an insult lie was not
aware that all these things were education, and
doing far more 10 form his sons character than
anything he learned at school he DID not know
IT, because his thoughts had never been directed
toward IT, The only moral instruction he received
was from the minister OF the parish asd he usu-
ally preached about the observation-disclosures OF Jews
two thousand wears ago, rather than the errors
and temptations OF men and boys, who sat before
HIM
Once he received an admontion from his neigh
Dor Goodwin, which, being novel and unexpected,
offended him as an mpertinent interference with
ms rights. He was riding home with Joe, then
ad OF thirteen, when the horse took hight al
piece Of white paper that the wind blew across
the road. Mr. Barker was previously Ia an III nu-
NOR because a sudden squall Of rain had wet
some fine hay all ready for the barn. Pursuing
the system on which he had INNS II Deeh ruu-
Gated, he sprang % the ground and cudgened Tue
poor beast numerically. Mr.. Goodwin, VINO was
passing by, inquired the cause OF so much seventy,
and demonstrated against II assuring him mat
horse was never cured Of bad habits BY violence
He spoke mildly, but Mr. Barker was lrritated'
and having told him 10 mind bis own business, he
continued 70 whip the poor frightened animal
The humane neighbOr turned away, saying mat
S bad lesson for your son, Mr. Barker
&c II you say much more, viii fog you instead
Of the horse muttered the angry man. " II isn
has horse. What business IS u % hifn
He did not reflect ia what narrow circuit ne
wa. mailing Up the sympathies Of his child oy
such words as those But when be was re-seated
In the wagon, he did not feel altogether pleased
with himself. aud his inward uneasiness was ex-
pended on the horse The poor oewildered AMI
ma. covered with foam, and breathing short and
hard. tired his utmost 70 DO bis masters WILL as
far a. be could understand L. But nervous ana
terrified. constantly in expectation Of the whip ne
started AZ every sound. II he went TOO last, ne
was refined in with sudden jerk, that tore the
corners Of his mouth Il he went TOO slow, the
cruel crack Of the whip made him tear over the
ground TO be again restrained by the violent jerk
The sun was setting and threw radiant glow
on every tree and little shrub. jeweled BY the re-
cent shower. Cows grazec peacefully N verdant
bologs. birds sang little brook riPped costly oy
the waysde, winds played gently with the ho"
srs and kissed the rsin.drOps from their faces
Rot all rms loneliness passed UNDECIDED by hum an