New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20

c doctor found that In the evening was con Pn''y
rroeure bis patert sleep when piano playing or Pe0p
. converting in Tho room, bui when he retired ey se
bere would return tie wakefa nervoasuess $40
depondeney His friends would read 10 him by the no ~"
tia; be wished or allowed himself 10 become fneres'e' U
hear the uonoouous Of the voice which were very 0
80 b. erci,.d nerves. He had travelled 20 mach and hno"n
40 s1y dne euisbed ndvdua however that IN reahns ne
was danger exciting him, by touching some oaor1 OF
M Irving suffered greatly frsn tho-e attacks Of
drug III. remaining months Of his he consequent,
m doub, upon filling hesh. he did not Ao" 'heu nov"
ever 10 interfere with his sessbished habits Down 70
the day Of his death, be was regularly IN D" ena a. Ne
hssd of the table carved, and waited upon AL VINO were
.d IN tba. uustudied graceful that char
,er,ie Of al his scts When suffering the most he would
o.ues cheer up suddenly h sparkle and his face us
40 as to give appearance Of being years younger EXHIBIT
r in remarkable degree the power Of strong vi" over ms
,esk body and leading visitors especially 10 believe that the
,por,s d III. illness exaggerated a, such times he would
inter In quaint way OF hos bright and humorous sayings
for which be was remarkable. When for the first time be
found himself too the piece given him.
he sadly that he would and lie down. lie rose with
tern ps end Of his shawl happening TO drag upon
the foo be looked back and said payfGy Il must LOOK ke
bird Of Paradise with my fac long tall When number OF
peope In the room talking about who had ascend
Cd In balloon and been heard fom and wondering
what had become Of her Mr. Irving suddenly Frightening said;
WHY she's up abovei handed out By Enoch and Elijah"
Mr. Irving have already said remarkably sbsemiou'
He could endure nothing fond OF delicate os and
seemed not 70 eat half 50 much ordinary person Of his size
Ue drank and coffee and had wine the dnnetaoie
using himself however most spaTingy MI Irving always
offered his the ladies present to conduct her to
table in the oden syle said grace hnef usually attended
the morning and evering prayers while his parting rom the
members Of the family in the evening and his greeting OF them
the morning sfeconate as he had been soou' 20
leave or had been separated from them long tune Rarely
m never has there been seen American family kind,
90 eonsiderate gentle and yet noble, unitn! IN him
self all home virtues and coury manners Such was the
delightful place Mr. Irwin. filed at Woerts Roost and hom
which he suddenly called away other and brighter
Of he
tired to the hour hs niece carrying with him bis
medicines and saa pitcher Of icewatr Leaning moment
with BIZ elbow upon the msnie he complained flow spirits say
ing never my lie felt so sad. He then walked few steps
rat his night hand on the foot his cottage bedstesd his e
his heart and aeT began gradually sink His niece,
thinking lie trying seat himself in chair by his side caught
him in Ler His head fell back her shoulder and with
little gasps for breath, without struggle life was
extinct BE buried in plain citizens dess and noticed
singular peeuiary that the rosewood eofn marked by
Of distinct in the natural wosd On his table,
he had placed them OF his vorte books tao
Bible and Prayer Book Pilgrims Progress Csmpbes Pleasures
Of Hope Every snecdote incident concerning Mr. Irving
will be treasured by his friends As instance Of h kindness
he said day to his physician when they met in the
road which had formerly belonged to him: can't bear to
those horses drawing dirt they were once my carnage
borsos never again any animal that belongs to me-
however well cared fi the being very
proud Of them. Mr.. T. Addison Richards gives US the
following incidents While he was ske'ehins
pleasant picture through beautiful elms you look
up the river from the sunnySide lawn, and talking with Mr.
Irving the e into illusions to bis advancing age and
declining strength and added with bis characteristic sly humor
Some twenty years carried both those trees on my shou
der bnt bles you coulin do IL now He had planted the
trees himself Speaking day Of the pretty gardnes cottage
he ad he had been forced build that Robert aer bak
smiles OF fortune jolly couented bachelor Tor many
years had been oveaken by calamity and got married. that
was sad AFFAIR very sad Affair." although Robert did not seem
10 iuk So the contrary, deemed hnsef more lucky
boy than Still the thing done and could no; be undone
and only remained to make the best Of bad bargain lie had
the consequences pntng to the youngsters
playing pskl and forward plan and erect new
edfoe Mr. Ivns custom to buy Christmas toys for tho
children Of his gardner and oachan and present them himself
Christmas the unpleasant weather kept him indoors but he
day children who received the presents
but he knew would his visit The day he called upon
them enjoy their bright smiles In the one day rom
EewYork Irish in the next seat could not keep her
two noisy children quiet Mr. Irving took Of them in his
arms csese-d and when the got out she thanked him.
saying: kind, good father Sir No. said Mr.
Irving Il unfortunately old bachelor The children at
Tsuyown would onen pat flowers in his church pew MI
Irving cherished endey the memory Of his excellent mother On
meeting Mrs. Gusts, he struck with her
.embisnee to his parent then dead forty years
that his feelings oveTpowerSd him, and he obliged to
apologize the lacy for the emotions her presence excited II
is well known that Mr. Irving engaged to the sister OF dis
tnguhed lawyer and that she died Of consumption before the
expiration OF the time 1ed o their marriage We have heard OF
weworn miniature coufded by him to artist, in order to
have the Of time upon he prscous relic repaired 80 far as
possble. Ir Irving and his ssneed with two friends tlassd
themselves visited watering place the city Many
years Irving called upon friend surrounded BY
happy family and by tse associations suggested
that be burst into a food Of tears"
Fashion, in the very highest circles abroad, has
taken daring fight The London Court Circular re-
late, that, at diplomatic din recently given in that
city, two Russian ladies appeared in military cos
tunes. The Countess P red hussar
Jacket Of SATIN embroidered with gold, and diamond
buttons. The coffure military cap Of black vel
vet, ,urmounted by an sigrstte. The lower part Of
the dress was not Ia hussdr but consisted Of black
satin SKIRT very short, trimmed with gold, and short
military boots. The Princess O., who was OF
the party, wore a dragooE uniform, green wastcoat
and Jacket, with white trimming, buttons Of gold
epauettes Of gold bead dress with feather, lighter
but similar to that worn by the dragoon.
Lord Brougham is amused with the repetition by
Mr. Everett Of Lis oration on Washington. A CORE
spondent Of TIE ANti.Satery STANDARD ,sys that he
heard while ago, that American in England was
in conversation with Lord Broughsm, and the convsr-
ssron fell on Mr.. f. His lordsbp said that he
Mr. Everett bad been making many speeches lately
the subject OF Washington. HIS collocutor informed
him that it was speech made many times, and
many speeches. This information struck the veteran
orator AZ the funniest thing in the world The idea Of
a man repeating the same speech ahundred times He
had Supposed they all fresh and new speeches
Mr.. AcKim, at a meeting held in Philadelphia
stated that the history Of the Harpers Ferry affair,
which il was said Brown bad written previous to hs
DEATH had into the possession Of Mrs Brown
She bad received bunch Of keys and buadle Of let
ters but this one not among them. She had writ
ten 10 Virginia, requesting IL :ueh letter was in sx-
iseuee that il be forwarded to her All the letters
belonging TO Brown were submitted 70 the Sheriff of
the county for examination before thew were allowed