New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-09
A VISIT FROM NEWPORT.

No one leaves he place Of D., vileg Gurs a.er tho
lenaes. .e.scn v:.bou. doing whE our 'riends Of the
sosi and bu.kn would car Lille tragic business
Be. When that psce is Newport fs.eEel.s are tender
and regrets deep.
Oh. Newport fair, sof, H,wpoH-.eDior uudrla-
ting misty Newport, i. is hard " ksye thee Thy
beauty wraps Itself in With dread o!Ee. and We
part ihe twain urwil;nsly. oh pleasant country
roads oh litesivirg s:eeses' on sSys tao. ere cae
den with tn dinner pss, hurry - SCHOOL dusty
wagons with dusier farmers; flrewell, women doEcy
but able-bodied, Unfamiliar with tie creme de "a
creme. be-. making the butter come IN manner 70
For il ia & sir,nse folly Of mine, Newport, that
thI Of TIE pss. Sumner as ever present with taso.
In Thy shades in thy dslls the sunny hours he buried
I shall come back next year, and ind them thsre.
stream viii sleep, and run 10 meet ma when it hears
my voice. II went back there To- day, should ex-
pect TO ind the wsr1sth and beauty had lett But
canroi 90 back, and 20 shall nor sse the mournful
shall not be un1eceiyed, and shall still think of my
.nnmer Home es :he H9ueqG ssQwer.
! drove here too, n So Omnibus; The way is
paved and dusty. pess founder;es, bridges. oa.ea-
s s2Gps 0I bsss ,sG,ss and s @ ia lie
back streets see odd umhss CT rusty trash dlsposea
IN Iota 10 sut customers. Who are these tnes puf-
chase s,oye.ppe as would purchase candy, ana 70
whom, an ancient kettle IS as precious E[usca
riabt be 10 me Some objects strike On my pd:Sins
st,ert;on. see miniature man with CLOCK VI NJ
stomach, and al led TO remember hos miay c"'v
the time Of day il Ike manncr see ola0A s..rsa
half hfe-size, standing in dooI@ay-..-6le favorte
No; il i a deposed Wsshing.,n. the Zero Of some
bs room, or tobaocouiss shop, wso stands there so
rlouInfully ana says, to Nv acart At lesst, "Give
house-rooDl % tie FatheE OF his County: see men
crowded in cellar reEectories ealing ssdinst nme and
r., IN tba i IL ha had he
worst OF i. But Ilesve al these and come into the
region Of snops and those dry goods which, to our
fsir friends not dry study but an overcoming
refyeehment. leone 10 HckrcTs WINDOW, ana can
not help hslardnS an anxious look. Some Of us are
there and some OF have been taken down not ~
tie, 1t may 10, in ono way OF another f1s how dir,
ma the streets are how gray snd sac tae facesi
Poor men-poor Nious husbands and fathers, peer
masters Of the unemployed poor How happy are VIC,
who could NO. have any Lses out If we would and 10
whom the terror Of State street is ,s,rc tEcognlta
Now ID the time for Woman TO be OF She ian
do much 20 repair evils which, il aIy casos, she can
do little TO avert. We hope ard believe that sic Is 1T
home doing hor duty, or abroad extending the sphore
Of her aid and sympathy. Ste must have no new
rage and borses without hysterical emotion. They
nav come back some day; meanwhile, make the best
of It, Let reatress and diligence smooth ever the
gops Of uprooted laurylet the children DO chrished
o. iuture helps not wep. over as present burdens.
Above 81 have a cheerful face and warm comfort for
ths, torlon individual who must presently come homo
weary, worn, baifed and at bis wits end. Yea say
unto YOU cheer hipa.
But my business is not in the city to-day. l an
going to funeral, the funeral Of perhaps the richest
man in town. The TRIBUNE csn't be there IN shy
person but mine, and think 1t right that that great
organ should Do represented on al public occasions.
The present IL alnOs. one The pretty country road IL
tronged with carriages, Tor he s to be buried from his
villa You cen see ii at disanceit is lofty and
lsrge. The carriages enter by noble avenue; Their
number makes one anticipate fosy.y, in spite OF
AZ Tha If the hOraa- insDirifinD
AID the coachmen LOOK ,mmoyed-but all OCCASIONS
ars alike to them. The eight OF sober faces and black
faces confirms US IL our decoraE les l; s tuaerai,
We enter the hall, which /, really fnc IL doors
open on. into apartments whose plendors are traditional
in Boston, but to-day they are DIN and shrouded In
gloom. In the hall numerous cOmpsnyis assembled.
Most OF tho money men Of Boston are fhere, many
of them bowed with other sorrows thas the present
bereavement, and enying perhaps tho quiet OF one
who ha. gst his lest debt ana Th9,s h1ai ascoadi
the master cf the house lies in ststc his coffin Is OF
costly wood, richly ornamented. Alas poor corpse,
this is thy sst day Of bravery. Tho family vault now
becomes tiny decent refuge no vis'fH! thought vii.
follow thee there
But Tine pas.es--the corpse hGs spoien-it is now
the clergyman tuG. Two Of them divide the honors
II the occasion. Tne fret reads words OF Scripture IN
clear deep voice. which seems to make the present
one If the universal Lessons OF mortality, Grd its
componying sorrow and subniss.on. The second be-
gins prayer: OF! but ii IS q hong oIe-pou'ly,,
meant A1u hclsA WSoSSl, NJ t'uDs, LIZ WY CO ipDS
Prayer is privilege, is II pot an aufenoo assumed
or granted. HayiDg proflere1 our request aud ex.
posed need, We have leave TO withdraw, one w'Ild
think. Ps,dcu me, great IRi9UsF, II 1 am unchaii-
table, you who never are, batI Cannot hep ihnkiag-
yes must cay it-thst tie cleIgymen OF Boston are
greatly given 10 the gorifcstoD ofrioL men in their
funeral prayers and orations Hey magnify the part
played 81 the defun: mi ioDare. a. il was magnfei
IL life By the fsse medium of bis money. But Dean
char ges al that. Should they no. rather tske the
text iop the vanity Of al human distinctions Should
they net say This dust before you is az other
duttpay 10 il DO other tribute than that due 10 our
common humanity lis virtues ask yourremeuIbyancs
its sirs impore your charity il was but ugn, il is
now less thar nothing. Pray God To- it, peace and
depart reyerenty, seeing that We have all one end
But such d.nigods as they make tho rich in thor
which seeka rather CT npofgy fox present enes,
Of past g.esnessor the obscure exit Of one 50 lately
coDspicut Us in the eyes and thought Of men
Wen tn prayer q. st On sndth tie iOEg prIsss:,oa
Of the deceased, worn ty much .unering-.hen, they
ga.ter at the great windows 70 behold him borne ior
ever from bis stately hcusethey see what be cannot
see the fair Lawn beautifully undulatng, puulcd with
fea:h.ry elms, the petted animals the 81 endid
vetoras They are sad at heat for him as the heav
lily dreped hearse carries hin away-t1sy wish he
could have lived 10 Joy all .hess pleasant things
few years longer il IS 80 soOn at the bee. He
was asier all bu. al average nsn, neither better nor
wiser than ohay nlep. lie has done somc generous
deeds which they BOW recall with pleasure. They
vsb him Unknown stores Of this wealth soce it is III
be can possess now. and those whom his bounty nals
iish il such ths,. be, are they who make hicl rich
today. 80 sad, 20 whimsical j. this. poor old W.
g.. with si-pence, blanket, pair Of stockings
provided by him, can help him more at this mornen.
thar al the sums aBassed by pa afu labor ard cuu.
prg calculation.
1kere that is norsiling enough for one letter,
Fnr 1fIBUsE. Ye. indeed, by iien1. bit you must
rnenber that do Rot 20 70 fIaeral every day 70
SIDE, did l not sey that should be decoroWi
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