New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-18

PANTY dI|OfJv2g room,
board partition berveen compelled:to hear the
vorssiion she carried only eighty hndered by the
noise Of The scrubbing. brush. Now should 30 mad
believe 70 live where the frat sounds Of the morning
should be those Of toll and those of discomfort would
ike Plato be wakened to the sounds Of mnsc-f would
have the rst notes of the bird the first incense Of the
blossom recall my senses from shadow Land. l. who
walk with God in the night time who behold in sleep the
mysteries and beauties of the very soul Of nature would
greet Apollo with the music of Memnon. Thank God
and the forecast Of parents am far above want
that may follow the harUOnes Of life and when
toll il will be joyously in aid Of others.
found ibat Defiance II gathered this from what heard
che scrubbed the CLOSET, far from content having
given the best in the house and felt inds posed
to wait upon me- she's no better than an, heard
her say; what was The reply OF John did not hear
"A lady you say, answered Defiance, "a born and
bred lady, we'll So am 7, and married woman and the
mother OF children into the bargain"
Al me breakfast proposed that John should engage
men, and build the side Of his house wing and
Drew model of my rooms at once - And then Defy
must have eirl, said and We must have beautiful
garden and flowers upon table when ee and they
will make pleasant talk and happy hearts"
John looked most gratefully into my face, but Defiance
sighed deeply.
'These are all vanity" she said and take our thoughts
away from more solemn things"
mo; God has layshed flowers and sunshine, singing
birds blue skies, and holiday fields upon The storm
comes brief space amid days of beauty. Pain inter-
with years of health. Happiness beauty is the
rule. evil is The exception
1--WE tend to evil as the sparks fly upward, answered
Defiance piously.
grew silent Isag there vas q dead obstinacy, dull
tpfl OF uOgmUnsIn ABOUT Inc woman with which II
useless to coniend and praised the white curis
the nice bread, and et my victua, stop my mouth, in
accordance with the injunction given IN these words by
Defsrce 10 Of the children.
! soon learned what l should have thought St Paul
meant by the thorn in flesh had the great apos-
lie been the sturdy bachelor that he for Defiance has
the faculty Of never being pleased She never laughs out
but has an nsioe, byserieal sort Of sound go with
any very sp;eul saying of hers. John panstkng and
diigon but far from well TO do; and alone as am will
devote much OF my wealth ~ his family.
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they have the fat unmeaning face Of the mother and
determined accept of idea unsauctioned By her,
They say little 10 their her. and indeed surprised
to find they regard him with something ike hostility.
learned, subsequently, this owing to habit Defiance
has Of speaking OF poor John the gail Of bitterness
ard bones OF niquty because be bar not as yet become
nemberC the village church. | found that old maids
and nonchurch her especial aversion.
The former she regards with great contempt Any girl
pat the Of twenty, unmarried falls under this deaOm
nation John has kept my history entirely from her
that she is at loss 10 judge of my age and greatly
bent upon learning what II may be- should have been
amused at her many attempts To satisfy herself upon this
hoad not all memories painful 10 that Is like
the sharp thrust of sword to have the past revived. Ac
cordingy said 10 her rhen she piled viii questions.
"Pease, Defiance never ask me Of years ages, or
tines Of any kind. l never remember birthday. |
never wish 10 know the age even of child. is the
child fair is it true is it lovely But its days years
of little import was younger a. fifteen than girls
are ordinarily At ten In one aspect am now older
than Mehuse ali in another | child of SUM-
meIs."
Defiance opened her thin Iips With a blank amazenent
and calculated:
"WLen you to give account for the deeds done
in the body your memory Will be shlrpened up strict
recollection. Did your mother not have your birth
corded in the family Bible
"Oh yes | was duly authenticated there and in the
parish register But come Defiance let climb to the
Top OF the mountain and see how the world looks beyond
the valley.
"No, / cannot this afternoon she answered fe-
male payermeeng takes place at three, and would not
fail 10 be there.
MAY ask the subject of your prayers ?" said.
1--WE pray for the conversion of unbelieVing hus-
bands she answered with great sOlemnity.
You do not go out in thus to put shame upon your
good true hearted husband, Defiance p | asked with
feeling of pain could hardly conceal
john good husband, 1t is true, but he is far from
grace. He far from acceP ia divine mercy, she
replied it'll smrk of conceit that made her little, ugly
hard ten times ugly, hard and dsagreeable.
And 50 ] climbed the mountain alone ana gathered
and brought home wild howers, ana wrote verses
and forgot that men and women are mean and dun but
remembered oy the great nober aspects to which all
spond IN periods OF emergency.
An effective point IN the novel is the salient con-
trast between a joyous city damsel, the lively julia
with whom Helenstein the paster of Beech Glen
falls in love, and the phosopbc, free minded Bertha
who at length exerts more potent magnetism over
the susceptible divine, arouses him from his indec-
sion and skepticsm. and converts him from milk
! into man.
In regard to the theoretical views, which freely
ventilated in the long discussions between Bertha
]
have only space say that they are usually radical
though not rabd,-aiming after nober unfolding
of bumsnity-aDd not enveHomed with any morbid
frenzy of destructiveness. Whatever opinion may be
formed of their correctness, all will acknowledge
that they are maintained with exceeding ability
with singular beauty Of illus.ration-and with an
earnest and reverent spirit Indeed, while attacking
the hoowness and want of vitality detected in many
of the religious forms in vogue the author often ap
proaches the borders of Catholic ascetcism and might
almost be supposed TO sympathse with the latest
crotchet of George Sand and her six novices of the
order of ST. Theresa.
on THE APPLICATION OF CAST AND WROUGHT IRON
TO BUILDING PURPOSES. By WILLIAM F"SSA'SN e'S'
pp 1874 John Wiley.
The purpose of tins volume presen the Of our
practical knowlenge on the iron in combination
with other materials in the construction of ire-prcci
budipes Ii aims to furnish the engineer architect or
builder with such information, he may apply with IA
cty in the exercise OF his profession The experiments
in which the author has been engaged for number OF
wears past he thinks will lead to the development OF a
nripcipe involving important changes both regards
economy and security. in the construction of hreproo.
buildings In his opinion the perfect efficiency OF msea
BILE iron beams has been proved by examples,
and it needs only extensive adoption OF them TO re-
duce the cost Of their manufacture within practicable
/ limits.
LEGENDS AND RECORDS. CHIEFLY HISTORICAL By
! Cu1Elrs B. TAYLrR. l2Ino Up SlL STANFORD x cwofdS
Mr. Teyler is an unpreiending but highly popular rei-
,ous writer of the English Church. His works which
are voluminous have mostly been reprinted In this ooun-
try and have been received with general favor by the pub
IL Tho volup,e now issued consists of collection of