New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-16

many 's's''.l 20 the
And yet the whole scene eoatcasted :, mai.
fully with me-wth my past my fafncs F9,-
dreams my wrongs, that ! could not look 40
and With swelling heart moved on-alIt5s
faster because saw tauy Ware iookip, st -
and talking Of ME, and the fair wife threw -
me wist,ul plying glance, which vas sigai3
might develop itself into sous offer Of food 49,
money! thing which seemed and Dreaded h.
cause it involved the trooblc Of a refusal
Then as walked onoace more, nv heart srno,s
me. Ii they had wished to he kind, why had +
grudsed them the opportunity Of good deed
At aIl events, might have asked their advice.
Ia natural and harmonious state, when society
really means brotherhood man could 20 10 IN
any stranger to give and receive, ii not sQccor.
yet still experience and wisdom: and was NOT
bound to preach the cause OF my class wherever
went Here were kindly people who, for aaghs
Knew, would do right the moment they wera
told where 1t was wanted If there was an &c.
cursed artificial gulf between their class and mine
had any right TO complain Of it, as loos ss
helped to keep it up by my false pride and surl9
reserve7 No | would speak nv mind henes
forth would testify of what saw and knew Of
the wrongs if not of the rights of the artisan be-
fore whomsoever | might come. Oh valiant con.
| clusion of half an hours tormenting s,rlplAsr
How l kept it, remains to be shown
Asa pendant to this adventure we give his &C.
count of his visit to
THE HOUSE OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
1t is not from false shame At my necessary ig.
norance, but from fear lest should bore nv
readers with what seems 10 them trivial. thar I
refrain from dilatmg on many thing which struck
me as curious in this my first visit to the house Of
an English gentleman. | must say, however,
though | suppose that IL VIII be numbered, at
least, among trite remarks, It rot among trivial
ones, that the wealth around me certainly struck
me- as it has others, as not very much IN keeping
with the office of one who protested TO be a minis.
ter of the Gospel Of Jesus Of Nazareth. 8at
salved over that feeling, being DESTROYS to see
every thing in the brightest light with the recol-
lection that the dean had private fortune OF ais
own though it did seem, at moments, that If {
man has solemnly sworn to devote himself body
and soul to the cause of the spiritual welfare Of
the nation that VOW might be fairly construed
to include his money, rs well as his talents time,
and health unless perhaps money is considered
by spiritual persons rs so worthless thing, that
it is not fit to be given to Coda notion which
might seem to explain how really pous and uni.
versally respected arohbshop--living within
quarter of mile of one o. the worst la@rsos Of
destitution disease, filth, and prohigacy-can yet
! find t in his heart to save tl%Q,00O out OF church
revenues, and leave it to his family; though it
viii not explain how Irish bishops can reconcile
it to their consciences to leave behind them, one
and all large fortunCs-ior suppose from fifty to
/ q DunuTtu LuOusdIlu ppuLNS 10 opH'StHiHS SH
from fees and tithes, taken from the pockets OF
/ Roman Catholic population, whom they have been
put there to convert to Professionalism, for the last
/ three hundred years-wish what success, al the
! world knows. of course, tits most lmpertnent
and almost blasphemous thing, tor WORKING
man TO dare to mention such subjects Is 1t noe
speaking evil OF dignities = Strange by,the'
! by, that merely to mention facts, without note or
comment, should be always called speaking
evil" Does not that argue i'll for the facts them.
selves Workingmen think SO; but what mat
ter what " the swinish multitude think
When speak of wealth do not mean that the
deans household would have been considered by
his own class at all too luxurious. He would
have been said suppose, to live in "quet,
comfortable, gentlemanke way -" everything
very plain and very good It included butler
quiet good-natured old man-who ushered US
into our bedrooms n tootnan, who opened the
door-a sort Of animal for which have an cx'
IRENE aversion-young, silly, conceited, over.led.
ford-who looked just the man to sell his soul for
livery, twice as much food as he needed, and tha
opportunity of unlimited hirtations with the
maids; and coachmnn, very like other coach
men, whom saw taking pair OF handsome car
riage horses out to exercise as we opened tina
gate.
The old man silently and as matter OF course,
unpacked Tor me my little portmanteau ent me-
by my coUsin and placed my things neatly IN
various drawers-went down, brought up q
jug OF hot water, put it on the washingta'
| ble-told me that the dinner was at SIX
! that the half hour bell rung at halfpast five
and that, If | wanted anything the tootmav
would answer the bell bells seeming prominent
| idea in his theory OF the universe and so left
me, wondering at the strange fact that free men,
with free wills, do sell themselves, by the hGns
dred thousand, to perform mental Offices for other
men, not for love, bat for money; becoming to
define them strictly, bell answe ring animals: and
are honest, happy, contented, in such a life. A.
man servant, soldier, and jesuit, are to me
the three great wonders Of humanity-threa
forms Of moral suicide, for which had never the
slightest CLEAN OF sympathy, or even comprehen'
sion
AT last we went down to dinner. after my per-
sonal adornments had been carefully superintend'
ed by my cousin, who gave me- over and above,
various warnings and exhortations as to my be-
havior; which, OF course, took due effect IN
making me as .eryous, constrained, and Affected
as possible. When appeared in the drawing
room, ! was kindly welcomed by the dean, ina
two ladies', and Lord Lynedae.
But as 1 stood tidgeting and bushing, stIcAng
my arms and legs, and head into all sots OF
quaint positions-trying one attitude ana Inihh'
ing it looked awkward, and so exchanging II Ok
another, more awkward still-my eye leli soudehr
y on slip of paper, which had conveyed ltsen,
never knew how, upon the pages OF the illustrated
Book OF Ballads, which was turning over 50.
"Be natural, and you will be gentlemanhsec'
you wish others to forget your rank. do not tor.
get it yourself If you wish others to remember iDsr
You with pleasure, forget YOURSELF and DC JUST
what God has made you"
] could not help fancying that the lessons
whether Intentionally not was meant for me-
and passing impulse made me take up the slip,
fold it together, aud put it into my bosom Per.
hapa it was Lian's handwriting l looked
round at the ladies' but their faces were each
buried behind book.
We went in to dinner; and, to my delight
rny cousin Luckily l had got some dire,tonG
from him as to what to say and do, when my
wonders, the servants, thrust eatables and drink
ables over my shoulders.
Lillian and my cousin chatted away about
church architecture, and the restorations WINCH
were going on at the cathedral; while l if , she
4 thp sight