The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-08

shov the fhsion cf reason. Imagination and
ssas,liiify. Such pNs tho esIiy character
a ti,ss promising man, and such the char
.cls Inherited BY has eAild. lie began his
public life in usc legal profession. With the
bos, y;vunsc- the career of success ives
daily widening and extending before him,
and his friends numerous and ardent as
they always arc With such men we're pre-
psring 10 esnl, him 20 distinguished posi- /
TORS.
lie marricd early, and from first icts - !
a matter much more equivccsi, usually, IN
actual life ,han In hction- A mind like his
( e bear like his, warm IS \ vas, could
not have hlundercd IN 80 important sn affair
A. the affections and the sacred and pcfua
ueh relations which grew ooi cf,hern, at
later period in kfe;a beautiful image sudden
" dashed scrc-~ his path "Aecompltsh-
rnsn,s- so eslledl were no; lacking 10 en-
hanee her charms. The more solid and
practical qualifications of the sex, those
which be6i the household rather than The
ballroom, we're not staple virtues in the
community where he then resided, aud hls
course Of hfe, IN the academic cdiiice or
the professional offce, hbd not rendered
Nun ssillful in Judging Of them.
Goethe believed tha, noble minds are be-
set with the interference Of tho demons,
good und bsd--,hst even their pcnmanshiP
shows the varying prefer natural influence ,
much more. the great events OF life upon
which their des,,nies pivot. The grand
soul Of this man seemed ever TO exemplfy
the thought, and never more than nov
when sll rs superb faculties were daxzled
and deluded by the illusion OF superficial
beauty. The evil demon prevailed. lie
married, and his life was failure.
We arc attempting no biography, bu, a
senos Of brief, hastily touched biographe
pictures. lie, us transport ourselves, hcn'
over about twelve years, and 10 new
scene. We enter house abounding with
the evidence Of former elegance, and ever
prodigaliiy, bu, negligence and decay mark
everything about 1t. Anoble figure walks
the floor--nobc still in its manly outlines
though bending under the weight Of insup
portable sorrow and Of mighty vice h'
fine character Of the face is blurred an
boated, and branded with the impress OF
conscious degradation. The strong mai
armed, has been dcspoied Of his strcngt
and dignity. Desperate words, which be
lie the whole natural character Of the maj
arc Addressed to figure mere,riciousl
dressed, and reclining with manifest "
Of nonohalance in an arm char. Alta dis
tance, retiring with fear, and yet gain
with yesrnipg and fearful intensity o
tho scene, is beautiful child, eleven year
old, and looking as # she were youn
cherub which had accidentally and per-
ou-ly lighted in this home hell 1t is littl
Lelia. Il IA a con,nst for painter. tn
fallen father, walking with tottering steT
and clenchcd hand, utters fearful impr'
rn cation, but as he turns and bcholds h
child. he hastens towards her and bendin
over her, drops burning tears and HI
upon her brow. He turns away abrupt
and hurrirs ou, of the house. Did he 50
on her pale and trembling face that mys'
rious look--the very distiilation Of huns
sorrow and angel purity aaf
Plato erred when he said that beauty
ways indicates excellence. Often does
God be thanked, but not always Chara
,eris,ic beau,y--,he subtle enchanting, !
dcseribsble beauty which is an eiiluence
the soul, and efiicrescence ofthe eharaet'
and which often co-cxists with quite n
perfect feaiures--thnt is the true beauty,
true alike to the highes, standard Of natu
ehe and true TO its own moral Indications.
yet woman, the highes, beauty IL practical
OF to thee, whatever distortion, pain, or d
~e ease or sorrow may have given Thy feat
He, es or forln-thc beauty Of a pure soul,
zee beauty that scraphs see on each othc
re' =. darling hrows, and bless with unu'teral
love.
Der.
o'e- The delicate physical eha.m which
= shared ihis nlined man, was but physi
Us sccident--msre outline and color, as O
aef canvass. lie found the painted image
hys, only TO be an ornament in his draw
? . 0' room. What kind Of companion this
i'e' share the sentiments, the aims, and the s
g'- cease. Of hieh-inindcd man, before vii
oul- dominant talents no achievement Of ma
ana smbiiion seemed too hard. Disappo
Non' me- NJ, chagFin. soon superseded the
" and foolish passion. Bot this was not
. ID the unsclod beauty ~ss not only incaPs
ness of sympathy with bis higher nature,
ia was incapable Of the comuionesi ho'
IT, hold duties. and her extnvagani expe
rccO- ,ur,as werr y,,llious Mortified at tins q
. be- mistake of hts life, her husbnnd endes
In ed To disguise It, he redoubled his e
rscu- ,,of.. 10 ,Huvlde COZ her sxtrayAgsnee,
s'in'- II migia Dot ovcrwnrlm tfnn with wa
STAN rVrla lie forcaaw that poverty, with
iiisea' incapsei,y, tInsi be fatal 10 hrs fsrni
tear Iii- erertious, however, could not
been pace -ish her expenses, though he had
'fHele riiiced the highest pfonnosioaz " has !
fni1gr ,isn, lhs, he nig4Ii confinc himself .
1isieh mere inoney -,nakihg arndgey. Du
cd 10 a few years he struggled ike g,au,.
ID By 70 I.,sl,,osso ~hAi be- sa- Ioouang up b'
oar lisi--iBeyaahlo hailkTufac y--hansrsil
4 hs- ,.A which he knew aust involve oaher
esd~arcd ihinihSs. Nth his own Al
these ~ere he fsiheFiess children Of
! they enaesrca yoath, ~ao. proud q has y
:. isss psosalse, had aided him through h's q
an tion snl iniroAusea hiin into public I
sshle- rhss sss he eiiisfcs, drop N ms e.
,..l., q. AAgalsh. lie eoaia hsvr Pcrs-h''d -
b tnA o~n, u a ~ers even in PauPensrn
. hsnA ersai sol hsa bern sueoGed By 10
I.eons -pg-e- - shs' d.@H ard sa4 'usn,-s