New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-28

a godiks condition OF health, We Onng Ohch W ca'ui
the beauty OF the sneels and 80 save handsome W.
rnsr fom falling into utter folly, and hsndso me- men
from retishism or self worship, which s-devh-
worship.
Bnt the new baby next door impressed me; aud the
swedenborciaDs would say that hat was an IN
hux | suppo>e for they always do, aud seem 10 haVe
great satisfaction IN calling old things oy new name
so went up stairs and put my ear 20 the wall and
listened for It's sound but could not hear, Only feel
H. then wonder d what Il wss-a noyi gn. o,
what and then laughed softly; for rememoertd
how Barney McIeary came back from harvesting ID
England and ntighbor met him and said IN an ex-
cited way:
"Sure, now, Misthress Maclary has baby
"Ah, now, John-nas she - said Barney, surprised,
and little eated
"Yes; but what 10 YOU think Il isf'
This was an unexpected question, and caused per
plexity.
Cues, now" said John.
"Weli-a byei
Cues agin," said John, enjoying his ignorance,
guess sein."
Maybe girl, ten
Och" ssid John, much Disconnected, "Och, We
mayer somebody tould ye.'
He had guessed so important fact in two guesses;
| would not venture upon Walkers new baby In that
way, and returned TO the evening doorstep, where
could get breath of Pauls cigar. If ever should
succeed in getting great deal more money than my
share. | mean TO hire stout German boy, who does
not care 1--we long, 10 burn little tobacco for me,
for is fragrance, in the absence Of essamnes and yo
let's is relief 70 the monoony Of the street air; but,
at present, must trust TO cnance and Paul. sup
pose il is not chance but it be altogether 80,
whether 3 child is boy or girl. We have no
knowledge OF the law, and therefore, baye no control
over the results This have reason to regret for one
of nv unces had nine daughters ranging from i've %
ffiy and il was my misfortune 10 have 10 kiss them
all in one day; hat should do so surprise to
him, for he said: What devil of a fellow you are
for kissingr And thought What devil of a fell
low YOU are for daughters have no doubt he re-
gretied the one a. much as did the oher, aud would
not have begun mad be known the end, as would not.
venture therefore, 70 call the attention of eminent
Psychologists TO this point for in these Gays, when
science ransacks the world and the waters new field
for exploration will be received wi thanSfluess, and
pieces of pare may be presented to me and Putnam,
for which in advance, | tender our thanks.
Mrs Walkers baby not only led me into the dim
lighted past where the memory of good aud pleasant
things yet shone out like white mlestones here aud
there along the way aud excited in me love for the
past and a sympathy with these young creatures one
of which have faith to believe | once was-th0ugn
few might be persuaded of It, seinS how graduated
and edgy ! have come 10 be in the jar and noion of
this city-huugering for wealth: 1t not 0uy did this
Of Luew whether il was a boy or gil should not
speak of it, as it but it made me ponder upon the
present, and shade of regret | think, passed over
my soul tbat too, who had been so full of possible
ties had yet come 10 = small performance. Then
temombs red how the baby Shakespeare, little nebu-
ous mass with here and spot of hight, had
on, e lowered about Warwlckshire, aud hal drawn
from The breath of nature sucn richness and radi.
arce aud had rounded into boy under thar vailed
shy, and had assimilated everything good aud great
ana pleasant subtle, 80 that be himself came to
be a sort of mcrocOsm. Yet, when he launched
into bis orbit he poor player enoug h, and small
star; but be the eternal stars do, silently,
mas ug whine, bu forever working, and SHINING on
the world through all time; and yer MS light,
while the tar and finder rockets, kings, popes, aud
generals have flashed out ead vanished SO,
too, | thought Of the poor peasant baby Robin,
who rolled about the uard bat clean door OF
that Scotch bothie, and learned of man aud God
he could but the wIu' ows of his soh were
open, so that the light streamed in ami swept the
Strings, and forth came melodies which neither nor
the world could do without; YET tie, too seemed 10
himself TO have passed away and left no sign. Aud
Cromwell too. born LiucOlnshlre-Hhat baby he
was strong yet soft and PUPPY any, AID loved by
a mother and christened Ohver, with long, white
cloibee just like another chnj-how hDr0us he grew,
ana how enduring how doing and daring Yet
be closed Lis eyes knowing that Englanl, for which
he had o. ce hoped much, would to its kings
its oos, and wallo@ In degradation az It had be-
fore. bOugh of many more, long list of working
men and of tie crowds Of worthy fellows whose names
had never heard, and SAIL but not aloud, TO Paul:
" Phiip-Phiip Ways, you were baby once, but
you blacksmith now, and It's yosr business TO
think good thoughts and speak good words, and do
good deeds, aud to 'hoe horses nov you may believe
that you ought TO speak IN forum, but you have
noi TO sp,ak in; you may think you ought 10 shape
La ious but II is non you are TO shape not COnstitu-
tons. Let such things 20 and DO well The work At
hand and speak good word to Walker when you Gao,
aud enjoy your good thoughts and remember there IS
God and long hereafter, and plenty of time. Nov,
Philip, you don get drunk and good many great
men at Washington do. You don't cheat, did you
not thoul b, slight that shoe to say when you were IN
a hurry u but rich men in Wall st. do you don swag
ger with vanity, Phiip except on rare occasions yet
some OF the biggest clergy do, all the while nights,
too as it is reported; aud, above all things, Philip,
hope You don't lie, ss politicians do-ior, II you do,
you will certainly 20 20 the dogs or-the DEVIL
kutt al splf nm Dlplg-
ant could not be Continued farther with profit yet,
after it, believe liked Paul better though he did
smoke and differ in opinion with me upon every I'M
portant matter aud thought that possibly, he
really clever fellow in spite Of his splitting on my floor,
which, just then, be did.
Ii must have been nice thing 10 do TO cast the ho
roscope for child 10 consult The stars and 10 practice
subtle and mystic hOcus-pocus and endeavor 10
shape indicate the future cour-e Of thai nov shape
less thing; there was something weird and wonderful
about those alchemists with their charts aud their
abracaGabras, and their towers and tneir yigils.
should certainly have had mile cat, and should 90
10 fortune teller If the breed were not sunk be-
heath contempt. There about astrologers the
same essy way Of getting along there is about the
spiritual Of to-day It made 40 sind OF difference
whether the thing came on so or not, 1t vas sPtrlts
and that was enough. So a | sat there on my step
thought Oui0 cast the horoscope of the new 0dby,
ano ! drew peutagOn, and got Sa' urn iato the az
ceDdant and got the red dog and the white lady,
and II seemed Mars as IN opposition and ioreDoded
someihi x thus | x ttins on very ~el when re-
ueubered did not know the hour and the minute
when tie bedy was boru, neither did know whether
it was q boy or grl, and all confusion again.
Ye it pleasant TO me TO think that the new la 10
creature mis- ht veil become pride and glory 10 tue
mOiher that had borne Il, and prop and stay 70
the totterDg steps Of that fair Ouf-spOken Walker.
90 Ike TO fore EFT tie future WITH clouds of sor-
row and as had great confidence in the father and
mother Of hat child, emo az knew fuIl well that IN
nine cases out Of ten when children Dad II u the
cODss quence Of dseased ba ,icoss parents.
| conclydei that the new baby was blessing now,
end wOnlo he q satisfaction forever.