New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-18

1t luils excited nerves TO rest,
And puts a man upon his feet!
Still he is not one of the fond enthusiasts who
think that every green field is Paradise in which
they would gladly dream away theirlyes, but shows
decent moderation in his sylvan TaptuTes.
Oh! i'll only had the powr
To spend my every waking hour
really don't believe should!
Tor though I'm glad to get away,
with nothing in the world To do
And find the first pleasant day,
weary il a DAY OF TWO
Nor can he entirely throw OF the haunting memo
Ties of the city, while be is st alive to the benefits
Of mountain air.
Ibope thcy'n send my letters down,
When free from business what is life =
cot the latest news I'm Town,
And bought some fsh for JohnsOn's wife.
rise betmes and 20 downstairs
SO light OF step so void OF cares,
And hungry too!
A freshness in the country air
Makes farmers relish palmer fare
Than tOWnSiOk do
Mr. birmingham closes his idyllic homily which,
by the by. is no journal at all with some sage re-
Elections on the sweets of pure life in the fields,
and the bliss Of him who comes in with an appetite
after passing the morning ont of doors
To him no anxious times care,
Nothing TO take hlm unaware,
Nothing 10 him or TO worry,
No eager dread, no fear, no hurry!
country life's the life to live,
Muscle and bone!
Our fathers may have thought of this =!
The country would not hc amiss
Ere Town was known
HE first meeting with his sweetheart Rosa Bell, at
6 dinner party, is the subject of lively sketch,
which winds up with ethical reflection worth
repeating
Some that give dinners seem TO think,
More than the tables fairly scat
Will MI up pleasure TO the brink =
Their own good wishes they defeat.
Crowds OF a race are very wen,
But not at dinner, OF az ball.
married man took Rosa Beu,
Aud took no one in at all
Sir John Sucking tells us of q bride whose feet
beneath her pottcoat, like little mice, stole in and
out" but they are more than matched by those Of
the future Mistress John birmingham, which are
ulade the subject of a logical syllogsm as follows
7 linked the laughter in hereyes,
liked the gov OF exercise
Upon her check; and, as she play'd
Her feet a pretty picture made
They such dainty, tripping rect =
For fcot like hers would never hLl,
They're fan TOO clever, ana TOO neat!
.Jernnghan's distress at his awkwardness in the
duty of courtshp VIII awaken the sympathy of every
tender heart.
tits not good to dwell alone
SO God, who did our nature plan,
To whom cur every want l. known,
said of the first, the new made man.
The lions pair the eagles mate,
The hlrds build nests in hedge aud tree
Ts vain 10 fight against ones fate -
wonder II she'd marry me
lido not know which way to ask,
have no notion how To woo;
II cannot ne a pleasant task
But others manage to get through.
We hasten to relieve the anxiety which il may
have called forth by announcing that John after all
succeeds in his suit and becomes a delighted Bene-
aict Here of his rayishng pictures of welded
hfe.
Wen never mind she's very sweet
aud very dear 10 mel
love 10 watch her, bright, and neat
AZ dinner and at tea.
And when she pouIs out my tea,
never like this 10 me
Ia days Of bach'lOrhood!
Ioften take another cup
To have her pour 10 out,
And sip and drink IL slowly up,
And keep the Things about
And when have to say good bye,
tear myself away
Ny huslne over, back ~,
without the least delay
II is terrible to think that the naughty little Rosa
sontrves 10 nearly break johns heart by her love of
Irritation. but after he met with accident which
Almost killed him, the truant wife comes round, her
injured lord recovering his health and his happiness
ut the same time. On this occasion, he becomes quite
tOO demOnstrative.
At work again. and well and strong,
And happy the day is long
And rather long 1t seemed at hrst
To be away from dearest Rose,
I'd been so petted and so nursed-
But must wOrk-fOr so 1t goes,
And even with my charming wife
should not Ike all idle LIE
Some pleasant drives those we had
And Rose admired my appetite!
Ones cOnvalcscencc is not bad
With ali around you gay and bright
Dear ROsa read aloud TO me
The city article and stocks
SIC would attempt, hut could see
hbC knows far more OF gowns and frocks
But sometimes, though, she ID rather chat,
And did not object 10 that,
And learned 10 understand her ways
Much better than in former days
The appearance of new conner ON the carpet, or
rather in the cradle, is chauted in some touching
Wien Rose took 10 loving me
I'm then both agreed
No greater Happiness could be
And that OF nOdgAt beside we'd need.
But now very plainly
We then were only half content
And what we wanted, agrce,
Was bat the baby That Is rent.
To Rose she is a new-fOund toy,
Aud Rose IL once again a child -
6b, would have rather had boy
Shc said--but then the DaDy smiled
Or II She did lot smile We took
For smiling that most funny look
And I1n Rose would not change her
For any other AttIe stFanger
We might follow the uxOrious bard through vari-
other phases Of Lis married life which he depicts
with the same selfcumplacent insipIdity OF which
we have had 50 many Inawksh specimens and
which makes Che reading of his journal like tasting
thin, lukewarm, ill-hayOrcd grael instead of the
bread ana hesh Of a wholesome meal If it were not
~ utterly superfuous and hopeless petition, we