New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-15

nurirg voice az reading something.
"Firaly, If undenved virtae be pectha 20 inc
Deity can it be the duty OF creature 70 nave u
Here a little wa1en hand came with very genle
tap his huge shoulder, and Doctor tes tesoy,
pc setrated crowsly TO the nerve OF his ear Is soun
heard in sleep. He suddenly with starr, opsnsi
pair Of grsa. blue eyes, which shope sostrac'ealy
under the come Of cspacOus AID lofty 0rehea' aGi
fixed them on the maidep who BY this time IS JOE
irg I'd rather archy aad yet with an attitude OF tue
mot prof una respect while her veners;ed TREND was
assembling tcgetber his earthly facalies. :,
Tea is ready, If you please. Mother wished ne 10
call YOU - o., -. -.
fused about ana s.srtrg for the door, IN rs study
gowr. .,.
"wouG you lot Ike TO put ou your cost and wig
The Doctor gave hurried glance al his s.udy'goF n,
mt his hand 10 his head which, in psce OF the anple
curs Of his full botomed wig, was deoked only Win
very ordinary cap and seemed to come 81 once 20 iu
tension he smiled kind Of conscious. beng
rant sn lie which adorned bis high cheek bones snd
hs stuIes as sdorus the side OF rock and
ssid, kindly, "Ab, well, child, understand now; IL
be cut in a moment ,.,
wet back 10 the tesroom with the announcement that
the Doctor was coming.
Iraiew moments be ertered mses'ic and proper,
in al the dignity of .bottomed, powdered VIZ u,
fosre coat with ample cuff, silver knee sud shoe
buckles a. became the gravity ani majesty OF tue
II lister Of those 0svs. "
He ssluied al the company with a beniguty which
had sCuch Of the msjestlc ami also OF the rustic IN
il. f,rst besrt the Doctor was bsshul msr-,hat ia,
be hsc somewhere in bis mental csnp that trescherous
fellow whom John Banysn srathemsizes under inc
Iaue Of Shsue. The company rose on his entrance
the men bowed sni the women curtsied, and all re-
NAMED standing while he addressed 10 each with pune
ous decoium those Inquiries IN regard 20 health and
well beng which preface social interview. Ihen,
81 a d'grlfed sign from Mrs. katy, he advances 10
the tsbe, and, all following his example. stood whi!e,
with enc hand uplfted, he went through devouonal
exeres which, for length, more resembied prayer
than a lrace-after which the company were sested'
We get something more than glimpse OF Mary
in the following Elective piece character drawing:
There wss something IN Mary, however, which Gi-
vded her as by an appreciate line from ordinary grs
of her age. From her fsthsr she had Inherited deep
and Thoughtful usture prsdspoeed 10 moral and rehg-
ious exslta,icu. Had che been born 10 Italy under
the dssoylug influences of that sunny dreamy cline,
beIeah the shsdow Of cathedras aud where pictured
SAINTS and angels smiled in clouds OF painting from
every arch ana altar she might, like fair st. Catherine
of Sena have seen besthc visions IN the sunset skies
and silver dove descending upon her a. che prayedi
but, unfolding in the clear keen, cold Nes bogand
chime and nuItuied in it's abstract ard positive theolo-
eies her religious faculties took other forms. inesd
OF wing entIauceG in my sterous rapues at the foot OF
sltsrs che read snd pondered tes,ise. oa tue WA,
aud sered IN rapt attention while her spiritual GUIDE,
tie veDei sed Dr. Hopkins, unioded 70 her the theo-
res Of ihe crest EDWARDS the nature o' true virtue
Womarike she f. the subtle poetry OF these sub
lime sbstaotcns which dealt with such infinite and M
known quartes-shch spoke Of the universe, OF its
great Architect OF man. Of angels as matters OF mt
n ate end daily contemplation; and her teacher
ard minded ard sin pie hearted man Is ever hved,
as often smazed at the tread with winch TINS tar
ycurg child walked through these high regions OF eo'
stract thought-often comprehendng thrsugh an etne
cesrpess Of nature Whist he HAD lab )riousy and
heavily reasoned out snd sometimes, when che turned
her grave, chld.lik face upon him with some ques
ton reply, the good man started as II an anger had
a tt,.fr nl,f Moor
scously to himself he often seemed to follow her. as
Dante follow ed the flight of Besrice, through the as
ce1dipg circles of the celestial spheres.
1t is not at all our intention to spoil the appe-
tiles of our readers for the dainty repast which
they will find in these pages by giving them an
i, king of the progress and termination of the plot,
ard therefore We shall, on principle, confne our
selections to such isolated passages as will afford
them some idea Of the delicate yet vigorous, beauty
of the writer's descriptions Take, for instance,
this sketch of q New England farmer.
Mr. Zebedee Msrvyn, the father of James, was the
sau pie Of an individuality purely the result of New
Epglsrd society and education, that be must be eu-
bocied in our story as a representative nan OF the
times.
He owned large farm in the immediate vicinity of
Newport which he worked with his own hands, and
kept under the most careful cultivation. lie was
man past the middle of hfe with a white head, keen
blue eye, and face craven deeply with the lines ct
energy and thought. His OF these cleary-cut
nrds which New -Ergland forms among her farmers,
as she forms quartz crystals in her mountains, by
sort Of gradual influence flowing through every pore OF
her coil and system.
His education, properly SO called, had been merely
that Of those common schools ami acsdeuies with
which the States are thicky sown, and which are the
springs of much intellectual activity. Here he had
learned to think and to nqure-a process which had
not ceased with his schoOldays. Though toilng daily
with his sons ara hired man in all the mlnute OF
farmers fe he kept obserysnt eye on the held OF
liter AZURE and there not new publication heard
Of which he did not Immediately fud means to add to
his yearly increasing stock OF books. La particular
was be wellresd and careful theoogan, ana al the
controversial tracts, sermons and books, with when
then las ever ence New Eng land abounded not only
lay on his sbelves bat bad his pencied annotahons,
queries ard comments, thckly scattered along their
margins. There was scarce an office OF puonc trust
which had not at one time or another been hlled by
him. He was deaco Of the church, chairman OF tue
school committee, justice of the peace had been twice
repre- sentatvs in the State Legislature, and was In
permanence sort OF adviser general IN al cases pc
tween neighbor and neighbor Among other acquisi.
tons, he hsd gained some knowledge OF the general
forms of law and his advice was often asked in pref
ere nee to that of the regular practitioners.
HIS dwelling was one OF those large, square, wnite,
green blinded mansions cool clean, and roomy, where
IN the respectfully Of New England in those dsys re-
oiced The windows were shaded by clumps OF ilacs;
the deep ard with its white fence ncosed sweep OF
Clean short grass and few fruit trees Opposite the
house was a small black smiths shed which, Of wet
day sparkling and lively with bellows and ringing
forge, while Mr. Zebedee and his sons were hammer
ing and pounding and putting in order everything that
was out Of the way in farming tools establishments.
Not unfrequenty the latest scientific work or the last
ractste Of theology lay open by his side the contents
of which would be discussed with neighbor or two az
they Ell cred for TO say the truth many nelgnbor,
less forehanded and thrifty felt the benefit of this az
rspgement of Mr. Zebeiee ard would drop IN TO zee If
he q wouldn't just tighten that rivet,' or kind
ease out that ere brace, let eler have turn
with his bellows or stroke or two on his anvil to
all which the good man consented with grave obig-
La u