New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-04


greeable child, painful to look st, with diAbolic
twist in her eyes, and an expression like that Of
some stray spirit which hsd somehow got unsc-
countably lost on earth. Even her own mother
often told her that che ~ass fright, with "skin
az yellow IS squash, nose large enough for
two, and eyes that were not mates" This in
partial mstrOn had no faith in the predictions of
friends, that the little elf would outgrow
cher squint. her naxen hair that looked like
tow, a great nose, a leathern complexion, q
stoop in the shoulders and being sfrald Of every
body" The psternsl relative, however, had
truer insight into the nature of the weird
chils, and maintained with lively faith
that "Mary hsd true spirit in her, even If it
did lock cut through desperate cross eyes" Still
the misery of Der early years was great. She was
surrounded with mean and coarse appliances.
Her intense loneliness makes her sick in spirit
and body. She gets scolded by her mother for
her obvious inutllity and gains no sympathy
from any one AS she grows ap she passes
through an unusual variety of religious expert
ences, and lands at last with drab -colOred bon
net as member, in full fellowship, Of Quaker
meeting. About this time she enjoys mitiga-
ten of her native ugliness. The flaxen hair
had become rich brown, curling in massive
and most beautiful ringlets. The cross eyes, too
had been cured of their squint, and shone
straight forward, "dsrkly, beautifully blue"
One OF the sanity Friends with whom she is
made acquainted through the Intervention OF
scheming old uncle, soon begins to make love
to the unsophsticatei Mary; aud though his
green eyes, projecting chin, AMI forehead
+" yillainously low" at first excited nothing bat
disgust in her young heart, she was at iengsh
persuaded to marry him, and this eyeat
proves the GROWING misery of her life. lie was
a wretch named Hervey. HIS portraiture as
here presented is that of an unmisissted repro
bate. concealug loatbsome b4seness of dispO'
sition under enormous PreteUsions to piety
Her experience e the amenities of c)njugal life
inspired her with strong sense of tue evils OF
COMPULSORY wedlOck. On this relation she is
severe almost to faDsticism, converting her sd'-
ferings as a martyr into enthusiasm as mission
ary. At last, after unspeak ible wretchedness,
she energies from her il-starred marriage, be-
social regeneration, forms new friendships from
which che receives undreamt-of cOnsolltions, and
finally meeting with her true conjuga ptrtoer'
accepts the offer of bis heart aud hand, and
henceforth becomes the most contented of
. women.
The fonoWing extract is a fair specimen of the
general style of the writer, and also presents 40
exposition of the vegetabie-diet philosophy,
which is one O. her ia 'orite hobbies:
THE PICNIC.
went 10 the picnic ana Fannie and Eve were my
escort There Is charm in the green woods ana
freedom In the open air that no walls can shut Ill., %
tbst ever, bo9y could live out doo7s that our climate
and our people were Christianized INTO the health
fr, edom. ana beauty Of the outdoor world Inc
squirrels AID birds monOpolize goods that man, Win
ali his boosted wisdom has not the least chanoo Oh
claiming for many thousand years. That our climate
l. ever 10 be ameliOrated, seems visionary nope or
belief but SHOWS are not what they used TO ne,
anc whether Mrs PertngtOn can trunde ont the ocean
with her mop, or we can the poles with better
life an culture for the earth or lot with the children
and squirrels must love the woods and fields.
You may as we'll bottle sunshine, transfer to any
hall OF house the electric JOY hat Is the especial prop
erty of outdoor life. Hills and valleys forests and
brooke and sunshine over ell have life all their own,
which hose who stay at home orrde IN close carriages
never know. cant.r horseback, nd, on top OF
coach
idly the subtitle life of nature, and are greater good
TO strong or weak than silver or gold.
The pic nc was mile out OF the village, IN me
old wood There was a large knoll covered with oaks
and other for' st-uets, and on It's summit an opening
where the trees were more thinly scattered. There
were Just enough for the finest shade, and there was
an acre Of deeprcen mos, that the foot SUNK
In TO the depth of several inches. There were moss
covered rocks and soft kDOs that made seats for tho
elder ,n6 graver portion of the assembly aud the tde
folks sat in groups upon the ground IL was grand
and beautiful hall that nature gave us, arched with the
blue heavens and curtained with green leaves, hung
OF the ancient boughs If mighty oaks, aud the grace
fu limbs of sapings in their first fair prime, and the
sung ht came trembling and tckenng through all
with a wondrous and magic beauty. sat on messy
couch with the children, ana looked round on thus
gathering of village anstocracy mingled with some OF
humber Tretensions. Across end Of the more
OF en- space were ranged many of the lecturers Who
had from time TO time enlightened the Lyceum MOST
of them / knew Near Mr.. Sllkenby were Two gentle
IN, who were strangers, and Judged they were Mr.
Lang and Mr. Lynde, the Engllshmen who had come
to America seeking land of promise aud individual
freedom at The same time The ecer OF the two was
tall hard, Scotch-OOkng man, who might be a Com
munist as be had the credit OF being, but Of whom,
was sure could never ask my own, either as right
or as a charity He was keenly taking survey OF
tie scene. He looked as though he was sppralsing
the oaks shipping measuring the sap IN the maple
trees and calculating the number OF pounds OF sugar
il pould MAXI. Such commercial countenance
hardly fitted the idea Of Communism.
His fellog-traveler was q much younger-lo0king and
IN nller man. His face fair and beautiful like a
babes bis complexion was the rose and lily shining
through a skin that was a transparent medium OF a
hereditary scrofule. His broed brow spoke an ample
intellect bis deep-blue eyes bad briGat light, and
bis under lip as full and loving. The was ra-
dance over hs forehead and face that have never
en- before or since. Hi hair was OF a rich golden
hue az fell in ourls and wa longer tnan the
fas bion tLfD worn. HE collar was turned over Ia
ByroH and yet did not look aectsd d, but exceedingly
graceful lie dIees was neat and elegant IN the ex
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