New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-01

rcfOrner, will remember that he chose New
Years for his wedding day. "There IA to
me-" he said, "a deep symbolism IN tins
"pOint. /. even !, have come TO help usher
in the new year OF the world" And at that
bis inc eyes II Gshed, and his whole figure ak
banded. HOrrey did not pleasure five feet
four in his boots, but his disciples always
thought of him 90 a tall man. His disciDlcs
had firm faith in Horrcy; he was TO them
a John tho Baptist in coat AMI
trovsers, and Pennsylvanian church
going Tarrytown tho wilderness IN
which he preached. Rhoda Mott was willing
TO marry him on New Years. or on any day;
she was heartily in love with Lin. but ho
never as long "a they lived, could lind out
whether she thought of HIM IA John the
Baptist or not. Ills disciples said That the
marriage was the encasnS and debasing OF
fine spirit with common clay; and nobody
could deny that Rloda was commonplace
The mattrr-of-fact fairies, who preside Mt the
bhtl Of eight out of ten girls, had given her
tho usual unno iceahle figure and ordinary
features, had added no especial gift OF
genius, and made her the daughter Of
the Village stOrekeeper. Yet everybody IN the
% nty (barring tho said diiciplcs) felt that
iiorrcy had done a wrong TO them personally
in taking Rhodl away. The mddle-agod
women in thci. black silks and false fronts
declared the sewing circles could not 20 on
without her; there was not one of their hus-
bands but had some favorite old song which
she had takon pains to learn FOR him. Why
did you young fellows let that wind-bag
" Horrey carry of Motifs daughter they said
to their sons. "She's humly, may be, hut
4" she's girl to count in" The young fellows
had always been used to swarm around her
and leave tho prcttier girls IN The
corner, but at the wedding they stood
aoof, conscious that llOrrey had taken
away something which they could never re-
place, friend who was nearer than a sister
aud more ar-siShted than wife. The truth
was that the girl, with her broad, sweet ma
ture and honest gaycty, was like we'll OF
water in bigoted, carping Tarrytown' Any
body, even the old farmers talking to her fOi
au hour gained youth from her, and went
away with new ring in their voices, hearty
and genial. RhOda shook hands with them all
but babe nobody gOod-by. She took all her
friends into her married life with her just az
Rachel of old did her household gods. In tact
this young woman never lost u friend ont OF
her life. She might not see them for years,
but they turned to Dor as faithful "a the hits
of steel are TO the magnet forever after II has
once touched them.
People from TarrytOwn, when they came TO
this city, always went over to the Jersey town,
where the Horroys lived, to spend u day with
Rhoda They brought back word from time
10 tmc of her large family, "a great table
"full Of boys and girls, and always spare
plates laid ia case friend should drop IN"
There were no carpets on the floors, they re-
ported, and the boys and girls were dressed
in Jeans and calico. Money was terribly
scarce and Rhody gave the children the
"best Of schooling. and kept open house
"for friends and the poor. There was
d" piano, too. and the boys played on the yio-
lin and a merricr house could not be found.
Rhody as young and plump as the youngest
there" They actually seemed 10 bring a
Whit of youth and freshness back with them
to TafrytOwn. IIOrrey, IA we constantly heard
from the newspapers was playing pioneer first
in one reform and then another. and aunounc-
ing that the New Year of the world was about
to dawn He was leading spirtualist and
gave up all concerns Il this world for that
revealed lay the Fishes and Foxes lie
took the money which RhOda had
laid aside to buy q COW, and shoes for the
boys (she supported the family by sewing
thcn) to go out TO Ohio 10 investigate McKain's
hut, where spiritual trombOnes and fddles hat
Just been heard. "But the shoes for the chill
dren ~ she said. "They must learn to bear
"for the TRUTH he replied; Through rough
WAYS TO the stars "Wel not 20 barefooted
Ito the stars at any rate, boys she said when
he went out, laughing, bnt the water stood in
her eyes. She opened q little store after chat,
and prospered. Rich and poor felt the fine
quality i'll the woman. tho strong gcntlencss
the rich pushed her children on and the poor
prayed for her and them, lIorroy, next
Winter, went TO India az missionary
The reforming spirit appears to direct so en-
tirely the nervous energy and noble efforts of
man to the enlightenment of Humanity.
that nothing is left for his wife and chill
drcn but the ashes of the flame in fact, it is
generally advisable that his reforms should be
carried on az as great distance az possible
from his family. HOrrey came back the other
day. old and broken down, after his five years
sOjouTn having Influenced Che hO0ed) two boys
to consider the Christian religion. The New
Year had begun 10 dawn, he said, by midas
coral strand. lie found q strange silence in
the little town, and a great ConcOurse OF peo-
pie tending TO one point. WAS any public
man dead 7" he asked. They told him, No,
only q good woman but she had been
q friend 10 all of them. lie went with the
crowd, for il was going toward his own house.
Among them he saw that there were many
Httle chlldren. and many Of the vcrl pooresL