New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11

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Gated with care, and in whom take hftIc ps.sx>
pride but TIA; ancient ayszines are rsnsacies AZ
shabby Old ARTICLES dragged cut. which We had ss,u,
len In the wsrdrobes where they have lain hidden
years. There Is no control however over a 49,,
thoughts-oDce uttered and printed, bach they ~
come upon us on shy sudden day and in THE esDsr
tion which Messrs Appleton publishing, 6ni TN
three such early productions Of my own that r,.S
ly woud ske back bas ths, they have long since sos
out Of the paternsl susriiAnship'
In connection with this subject a curious incid.rt -
related of one Of our celebrated NewYork mer,h.,
Of the Republic OF Letters" whose name rs, ace
,rsnspired: If printed in this series they ~oA
have appeared from other presses, having nos tAe
slightest need Of the su,hors iriprirnatur sud
cannot sufficiently coniee with literary gentleman Of
this City, wEo dn his voyages of professional sivea-
iure) came upon early performance OF mine vAlcA
shall be nsmcess carried the news OF the deossryto
publisher books and hsd actually done the favor
70 sell my book 10 tha; liberal rian, when, behoA
Messrs Appleton announces the book in the prssS ed
my eoErjrc had 80 refund the priremoney which had
been paid him. And he is a little chagruei q, 6ni-
ing other intrepid voyagers beforehand with hun aak-
ing possession or MY island, and the American sg a.
ready fosting there he viii understand the feelings oS
TIE harmless but kialy treated aboriginal native Who
makes every sign Of pesce who smokes the psps u
submission and mccky acQuiesces in his own
ton Q2mo, Up. 80. D. Appleton Coz
70 "ADyENTURss IN FuRY LAND, BY
RICHARD HENRY SroDpARD. Q2mo. pp go Tea.
Tor, Reed & Fielts) traly fairy production, ,Aosss
with little about fairies, except in the titlepase hid
a series of sweet, pathetic aegores, bres'hng pins
OF fine religious tenderness, simple loving afscuoa-
ateress, and hearty. homebrcd sympathy with svsa-
lie life dashed with vein of quiet hGrnor and reh
flow of delicious poetic fsncies Mr.. stoddard would
have given idea OF his book by calling it Prose
Poems for Young learts.' His mind is soinstinctwh
the spirit OF poetry that his beet prose lacks only hyna
70 make ii truly lyric. In its so delicate melody-ks
rare and quau, imagcrys frequent verbal ielIches-
its silvery musical expressouwe ind the genuine ~
production OF the gifts which have already secured 10
Stoddard such beautiful fame among our yoathfal
American poets. This volume is constructed on SIM
pie frame work We are introduced TO an old fashoasA
Homestead, not many miles from great city, embo.
somed in ancient enis and towering shrubbsry Every
thing fitted up in the old style The panels and vain.
scots are OF oak and the tall nantlcs so quantity
carven Here the family Uncle Timcthy, Kate. Ruth.
and Isabel TIE sisters Bcs~ Joe huu VIM yuuu4Sf
children Richard the writer of the stories and Ger.
tain fair EJith of whom much is ssid, beside the wa
owed other. In the long winter evenings, they cat
around the ire and talked and read old books, whas
the children pored over their fairy tales till they husw
them by heart ave read all the fairy lore In tho
house-French German snd English. Charles Perranh.
and Madame D'Aulroy, Teck and the brothers Grimm.
Hans Christian Andersen rs translated by Mary Iowu.
bna
der Book is ahead OF them ALL But these were al
finished at last WHIST to DO next the question.
Uncle Tim advises the poet TO try his hand at ory.
After some bashlu delays, he yields his consent, and
thus we have the charming slegorca pictures OF Tns
White Lamb" "The Light Boy Of Shsdowland Tho
False Fawn" Patience and Angela" The Light in
the Attic" Helpless aud Helpful whose titles aoas
are almost fairy tales in Themselves IL Is wrong 10
take portion Of any one OF these poetical gems
specimen of the work, bat must yield to the tempa-
ton of copying the commencement Of
PATIENCE AND ANGELA
Over the sea- long time ago. lived poor girl and her
mother The maiden called Patience; and better
name could have been given to her, tor she wac one
OF the patient souls that ever lived Her mather
bedriddeo and had been for years, ever sinee
Pspence had known how TO spin and thar, be sure vas
very early for her father died when she young
child and her mother very poor, and they had DO
irie nds TO help them, any where In the world ssk
mother and pee daughter they were In the world aione
with thousands around them alone, In tho solitude -
poverty.
They lived in n valley abou, a league from great
city. IL was u lonesome and barren place enough;
rocks scattered up and down It's sides ani hc
dttsnce you saw range OF bleak mountains Thsr
cottage ruinous, tumble.down old building The
root leaked badly and on stormy days the rain dripped
through chnks therein, drop, drop, the door, and
washed away the bits of moss which Patience had stuffed
nC the creyces OF the walls TO keep the wind AMI
cold II did pretty much as il liked there, tho rain;
while the wind and cold always at home keeping
Up sort Of winter holiday in and about the house. Tor 4
ea.t six months in the year. Ugh it was bleak and
chilly place.
Had il been furnished, however homely, had there
been any pictures the VALE however odfashoned,
any carpet on the door, however common, even rni
etoe bough or sprig OF ennel over the manel piece
IL would not baye been 50 lonesome and dreary. Tobs
il would have been dreary enough then; bs
II would not hsqe seemed quite desoatc aud forlon
There is something cheerful in furniture however
poor; but bare walls utterly cherries and hes
brebkipg
The floor OF the cottage thnly s.rewn with rusho
In enc corner stood the couch of the sick mo,hess
coarse hard bed Of straw la another that OF Psepcs
beside that stood little table and rude STOOL hewn
from single block Of oas. Hard by was high bacxed
chair over which on couple OF pegs hung an old hood
and cTuch ia little niche, beside the chimney stood
esrth.n jar ard couple Of neatly secured piatteu
Over the mante piece hung rude wooden crucix ssd
a rosary Of glars beads This all the furniture Ia
the house, but scant As was Patience made supply
oil ther wants The poor learn TO do with very little
this world. Let US hope that they will be better on IN
the next
Poverty, seys old proyerb Is no Disgrace but ~
very inconvenient. IL ives from the Inconvenience
poverty that Patience suffered and from the seeatss
impoesbility OF being able to rise aboye bhs
had been accustomed 10 it from her childhood; but
ws no Ices bitter on that account. Bitter things news
become sweet, however they may become familiar. "
N not poverty which changes, but our perception
poverty. Our minds, in suffering, gradually becons
lee acute, and hearts withor and decay Pstisee
struggled with her suerngs bravely she was not d.
pairing but by nature hopeful besides, there was w.
help for her she must needs work ssaryc Nor ~
alone, bat slsO her sick and helpless moshcr IL We
sore md weary struggle, prolonged for years. csG
with her childhood and seemed likely TO end only ~
her death.
When child she not like other shistrcn; ot -
had To time TO min2e in their plays She had no pne
10 make her eyes bright by walking In the dew ana
make her cheeks red by running In the wind IL ~
Al. work with her; end her cheeks were pale and -,
- - 80 - ere aim and sun.en. She Maa al4es