New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-06

xI,twss n.aIt for argument" ColrTIise MAKE ~
Az ciert hsrib.I, when he keeps from NE "tiIas ~
If r,uts ale guet lac has s.l.rn, " hold hlh vi" E
cl;t,,rirr -v,." But, as 4 seems 10 me- .'5''u-
Eve IL r,t powerful Eye. At 81 event. IN re -"
f,itpr ab,rt ~ fathers. have henri pe'pr s'i u
was very br.glf; but II almost gave ie tle u" =" "
IL ,,c and willie il had carous power from me
t,e.te.. 4 liz l,k il never, a. Re ne NOR -
I,;L, miss in nor,er,- Of excitement; but II WAS al
~. Al which tie eaue-t look was hard ~ D-sI'
'Ui. .i,r was remarkably firm. al very SLOW
lave heard nix. rc,nak-GBd verified Il ny oo~erVa
t.n .fterwsrd-tiai the sOes 81 BIS shoes we're w"rh
oLi with r.rf,ct ev~ruess. Right and In shes
were then NJ Known at last not itroduceh her
ard rule With careful per-,os To ehan2c thr'r
.l - every osy to secuIr their even nearn5 ou' III!
fsil.r r-vtr he'd ,cca-i.n to ob-erve II. may as
well fbi.h IT, utt # his appearance oy laying
tiaf when he walked hIs feet we're always PT"aei
AID that lie perfectly upright IL l"okc s'eaIy
before lin: LoticiIe, gereIaly IT least neither pr
s.s nor things, but giving oir the lupres don uiai nc
Wa ercrosed by the consideration of zone su'yH -
Per,r, rLo knew him Only BY sight have spoken to
NE II the exceeding gravity, and almost soleinnitv o
lis spp. srauce, with that hrrn, slow step ana h1ed
lotk. Tin that be must have seemed 10 one ",o
u.t him pert, city Incapable If laughter snd "noiy
aCGuaiftG with fan. II lac dJ give this IMPRESSION,
il Whs al tTTui-,Gs one.
His sIow st.p the more remarkable, se'6use ne
wa, rot only strong and weli-5uit man, tut "t an
exceedil civ nervous temperament. l have Thought
II d tie eff. CT # deliberate purpose 10 pre-
veIt lis nervous u.pusiveness from getting the nas
teiy. Perhaps have no reason Tor tn's oPih"b an"
exed Wien was about ten years Old, number oi
Ly- wee PLAY il the garueu Of Col. /. H. Perkins
il Pear .tIeei which separated from our own by
but estate, and MY younger brother pulrd over
ard up, him marble -taue, which stood GA Pc ies
tai in The crnter # the garden. We could not LIT II
IF, aud ny brother was insensibIe, aud Thought
dead. rl eI home, over the fencrr, Hnd prociainei
the fact father, who said nothing, pu LOOK MS
l6t and tick and walked to Col. Perkins, gardtn,
iu.i Is deliberately Us had ever seen hin walk
slhIl IeNeI urset my amazeneht al what seemed l"
bee his indifference IN such an app ting moment ny
fatLer reached ny brother loIg after did-at least
seen ed very long To- me-but lf-'l the statue OH al
Of CO. and bore ny brother hcne IN his arms. Lac
bov room revived, and was found to be Daily bruised,
bn rot eerionsy rured, aid es'ap-d with lew days
eo, fIemert Ia lis bed. But during the whole sccne,
il cluGi tie taken 10 rerive him from III
accessibility aud the exau nation by Dr. Rand who was
t o,s iiu- certain AZ to the extent o the iiJury,
nv fail er .pc ke aud moved and appeared to think,
with his u, ua cuniress and dchberciion.
He was inae,iive to hr dress, 10 the last degree,
ard scarcely seemed to know what lie had on or how
i; was Put Oh; ard was a. much under the constant
sIp.rvi-i,b al ny motber Of be- Younger chill
dier. She often went with him on li- circuits, ani
gave If her rcasOns, that, II she did not, he
would Lot be dressed fl Ia be seen; and syhen ne went
without her her anxiety tie subject wa often ex-
PIE. sed in Isug way. There were dTo stories
told ab, Ut him this respect. One was that upon his
return, after the absence 81 week, ny mother found
ia Lls tiuIk Of the seven rirt, she had provided
Changing I'm, to Use one day. Upon inquiry, how
even tie fund thai he had brought them all back,
hav cone home wearing the seven shirts upon him.
lave seer h" ttcry repeatedly in print, and tere e., /.
sLirt. where che expected to- and upon asking hi n
w, re they were be -aid :" | only know have put
c.Gn ole every day, a. you ordered. Perhaps
have them all on now The shirts, however, were IN
his tiulk although mol put where they SHOULD be; and
MY mother not alarmed at hi- answer, tor she
KEW that lIs If his healii-whlch he never for
gU-wGuld n axe him exchange his day linen, every
evening, for the long, lUse, aud warm garment he
slept H.. But the story got round rs good family
iyke, aid - wa perpotuated.
His home life presents fine old family picture.
II may sec N strange that one who loved society 80
well should lever 90 out to find IT. But he loved ms
books Iii. mere. Aud the company be found nc u ,ne,
esn.cially at Li- Saturday dinners was enough FIR M
Every stranger o who visited Bo-on was brought
t., Lin alr, Il a matter If ccar-e. he came gen.
orally in the evening. immediately afer"ari !, my |
called him, .sd i"~i."d biz. f' tn- ""s S-i
dsys diner, or, if he took fancy TO him, tor all
tie SATURDAYS he should be IN Boston.
Our house in Pearl street was large one; but the
frs tlLg MY father did after he bought was to ex-
teLd tie GiLLs foam, so that accommodated con'en-
ie,ty tLiity persis; and very often the table was |
carIisd OF, to it, full extent, and filled. One VINO
knew him long ard well, writes me: He was very !
s. c6l and would readiy adapt his conversation to the
professional knowledge aud employment Of those he
hepl ened 10 be III company with. II any guest WAS
dtLcp ard could not readily bear part 10 the CONVEX
shvi, he would IA very easy manner draw MIN out,
b, leaa him to talk upon subjects winch We're per.
i,cy funilur 10 Linz, and where he was nj hone. l
Lave hearr lin say that he hardly ever IN com
peIy with any from whom he could not get -on.
lf iua,iul ~ remark which would come into aud
he e eone value al IA future time.
As rcncn Der bis Saturday dinners, they do not
seem IL IL characterized by the quiet which would
prevail at such gathering My father iovet to
eat ana 10 driI h. aid 10 tdb and abUve all to laugh;
aud Ill there things he loved TO have those abnut MIN
DO. lie pqued himself upon his Sherry aud VI id.ra
which lie generally in ported anu they wrre the
mly wines he ever bough;--and he l,ke'i to
o'crs All rrcate what ne thought their excellence.
The tru t. those days If less elegance and re-
lreIfrIt thnn prevail; but of far more hlianty
a. frti'. II sceIn- rs 4 men worked harder then;
All with they reia4rd, crow ed into bnef space all
II e recreation II would hold. An eminent physician
has ,ad TO ne, that he thinks there
dease then than uuw; but less healh now than then
| should state that large and wel.-lghted closet
oleI ed ut rvn his uice and 10 this of his phil
49, IT zeal sruu cuts "er- KEPT, and Two chests OF
cnreit-r> t,u- These he Used frequently aai skill.
fuly as zone things which have now attest tie
DIES sneG, aid partly made large rocking hail with
IT,iteu = srIr, nsrUr- which boari lay, movable,
but ktIt IN lis place by suitable cOutryances. Abi
here Le DID rerIy oil his work Email table, ab at
ri re tuuIr, stood each side If him, and he'll
tie books pGpers Instruments he using. Seated
H. this cher, wearing lie very large aud loose canlet
gown lie speLt ALT houIs "i the day which he
Ld obu :, ID TO eli ploy elsewhere.
Il Wa auvLer truIt In Eis character, that he was
very Er Il at Eorses; always k pt from To iUur
a. he cu.d afoIi ihi, luxury. lie interested
bin s.f 10 everything about t,rr, and very
Wal, iul hat tty shoah be well treated. H. iced he
bed ..l,in al bow fpf ivcst.U au al-. His w.s
,l a be- kir; he ~ u much interested e. was
IN .srgr rgbbit-iuUu.; and be hal great pige,n-
H.. use, with dveTs c"ltrvancrs for separating the
birs, and uudiy otLer pirtSes which tne carpchters
msfe irun his dIEsitg-, sud SOME vf which he nale
Linseif. lie procured for "a Young goat Il the
CasU r. reed u "f the mc-t yautIfdl aui-
ns- | ever Jaw, and .r-sl pet, snd Dreadful
plrcvr: but WAS hong before father yielded 10