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THE RROKEN HEART;
OK, PHILOSOPHY AND SELIGION.
ep, pathetic ini
Irving's story of the «uni
a lui, y
BY DR. J. K. MITCHELL.
The ship, under full sail before a fine
ing behind ber the bcauti
of Liverpool; — beautiful,
lui to '
1.
from the river, lho regular rise from tho
banks of tho water, the hills covered with
windmills in active circulation, the forest
st docks, the brightly
pointed ships ut anchor in the stream, the
cluster of suit boats careering over the rip
pling surface of the Mersey, the diversi
fied und highly picturesque shore of Che
shire, wilh i
"I
villas, villages mid aigus
, gave lo the landscape that rich n
culiarity which, in every part of bedgy
England, art has superadded to the
dunt face of nature. Every
l>"
gaz
the enchanting scenery, and remark
ing tho plessiug effect of our constantly
varying position, except the captain of the
ship, and a stranger of middle ago and
diguified port, who, were engaged i
nest conversation, heeded not a landscape
probably too familiar to excite particular
attention.
Struck Wi
strunzer, 1 drew
iih the appearance of the
er, and beg
watch the divtr.-ificutiou of noble exprès
'st argument
«tin pa,
ige
hear what I
n.y great .ulUfaition »-a.
- a [.peal by the 0
- o'ari'l xr
«' sunport under
. • ij I
That is I*'
vity
tgh of
lot
id, I,
ited uearcr, by an
;
-Mr. Fr
twin, ' that
trial.-., the«
I tells
tl.c only
nly
hut be t ru.s lteligi
ntt-lliciMe. How
il« to bo alleviated by ouji
uimible.e
;•
j 1
a
a
; i
r;m his p
{..tlifu
the oniu
"i
threu^ .
l«Cok for j
■ ■I , ■ .1 i."
la
i «train the
i. lli
the t<
'the thousand
n fine
id dit
pa,*i
Wo sec what is,
d w hut is inevitable; what evitable or
icdiable, and uoui'ormiug to philosophi
cal views ol nature and mu
support undur the heir
11« that flesh i
I
!"!■
t afflictions,
the lolly consolatious which enlarged
experienced
afford. I ha
" 1
•medy. and ooufidently
others."
"i ea not admit the truth of your posi
tion," r-p;i.:d the «(ranger, "even when
taken by the philosopher, par excellence.
Philosophera re
people iu the ci
thtir peculiar pursuits they are above the
world, and have been trained to dialectics
suited to their various studies; but these
are useles- for the direction of conduct, or
the u'sauagemcmt ol gricC The bearing of
under the
I lue of this
the
better than other
flairs of life. I
, allows the utter U'clessm-ss
ot mere intellectual nultwi" to the support
of I he mind, w hen trial* come. De-ides,
every consol liter's argument of any value,
is ns well known to the peasant as the
[du lo.iophi r. \Vho dot s
lash ol
. . .
these toptee by
every syuiputhixing trieud, shew tho trite
ness of the philosophy ol eousolation, iu its I
rldly sense. 1 tie phijo.-ophera who
lmvo written wisely aud well on the means
î
* A j !
c> ' Ul ' 1
know that
s the lot of mu»; that wo a
is, nnd born to
o any human
rounded by t. uipti
Lie; that grid doc
id that the S'jouef wo wipe
tteiition to
î, î
■I;
and dire
objects, the
,-r we shall abate our sorrow? The
Tue philo-oph
iaely aud well c
of enduring triuls havo done so nt their
ease. Passion pound uot its disturbing
cataract into the peacetul lake of contem
plation, aud tho true images of nature w
beautifully mirrored iu its bo«
lightest drop distorts tho picture, .
amidst tho storms of worldly o&rc, tho
to reflect justly one single ob
ject. Your favorite author is full of pas
sages to this effect—
who
the mm
:
*• • T
• L
•ilokophy î
I
nsophor who c*
iy.'
of the good
So Milton says,
•* • Apt '
Unie
8a
"The whole philosophy of worldly
solutiou i
iprised in tbo adage,
eared
î
"Perhapa the following anecdote i* bo
math tho dignity of
apt to bo w itbvld :
"Patrick wa* dying of consumption, and
Sheeluk, eudoavoring to con-ole him, cb
d thut be must bear it, for death was
subject, hut is too
inevitable.
' 4 Uch, that's just what grie
one could help it
"' Well,* s iid »he, 'at all events you
die but
twice.'
" 4 Ah 1 there's tbe worst of it. If I
1 Nt
i. If
t suffer death
lives! 1
. only a cat,
! wouldn't ca
e of them '
farthing for
"Philosophy may aid
but when that iu which
in petty griefs,
jiive 'garnered
hearts' is gone, wo grieve the more
not ni
h
because tli
the other band, who looks on this world
as but a patnway to tho world beyond,
may love as well, n9 deeply, the lovely
things of time; but he docs not here 'gar
up his heart.' Nor does ho look
event» as inevitable accidents. They
the writing on tho wall by the linger of
God for encouragement, reproof, chdsteu
ing. 'Whom tho Lord loveth, lie clins
toiictb.' Life is the journey to death, and
death the portal of Paradise, to him who
euduretb to tbo end. The Philosopher
trios to bear through pride, lov* of appro
bntion, aud inevitable necessity; the Chris
tian through love of God, sense of duty,
aud hope of endless and cloudless happi
ness. The one leans on himself aud the
woild, the other on tho Great Being who
made him, and who is able and willing to
sustain to the uttermost all who
nu<l heavily laden."
Tho conversation
of them. He
I
here interrupted
by the uautical balutution, "ship ahoy,"
from a revenue cutter, whose business it
m to "overhaul" outwaid-bound vessels.
In England, rnauy aiticles are charged
with export-duty, and at the period to
which our uarrativc refers, certuiu classes
of citizens were prohibited from transport
ing themselves or their machinery beyond
Mo c ollectually to secure these ob
jects, each ship was searched before her
departure, and the passengers
terod and examined, lest some of them
should have neglected to obtain a "per
mit" at the custom-house. As >
the ship "rounds" the rock at the mouth
of the Mersey, she is liable to be inspected
iu a similar
if
iu
it
of
tlo
in
by a rev
cutter
these vessels
about
t0 UH ^ ^i sU K rcca ^* 0 routine of a re-
our captain, ui.b aoma show
0 repressed spleen, hoped would bo
Tt * boarding offiriul wna a abort, piomp
personage, with very larae banda and
feet, ami a scrutinizing oye, wluoli,
1 u ro ^' l, 8 waa at times fixed iu
' per
I'table detec
lly
as if about
ike a
ged, replied the captain
4 One, two, ihree, four, ti—ti— Ah!
1 l.at's the young tseotchmai ! 8ir, I want
i t m private ootivers ation with
he imuiediatdly «cited
by the ahoolder, and led lo the ta (Trail on
which they leaned, And conversed for about
three minutes, wheu «ometjiiug passed
the youth to the skipper, which the
latter carefully do; osited iu a huge pocket
book.
4 After all,'' said the official, turning
suddenly to the lieutenant, "he is a Scotch
man," and willig knowing wink be tapped
the back of the pocket book three times;
and with great care deposited it in a deep
"A sterling Scofch
co> filmed he wilh a good humored look.
"All ready; steerugt j assengers on deck
—gentlemen in the cabin."
The foruior were carelessly looked at
by tbo cox* uio, while the chief and lieu
tenant dcscouded to the more important
task below. I he simply raising the lid of
a trunk, aud the change of ownership ol
a piece of gold or silver sufficed i
tc the bagguge of tbo
gentleman whose conversation with tbe
captain ha* been already detailed. The
lid of the first trunk was raised by the
Heute
Alla
'«nil-man, wh
inside pocket.
—not ho !"
that; and
c.y
ease until they
held while the chiot
loo!:cd fixedly at the owr er. Tho latter
looked quietly bock. •'Examiuc," said
official, and the deputy threw a shirt
tbu floor—another pause and
look, and tho so uio quiet replication. "Go
my hearty"—shirts, shoos, books very
ally packed lost their arrangement, and
strewed on the floor,—until, alter
sundry pauses, and repetitions of exami
tru ' k w
y|j e( j
j .l
nia „d er> after nodding and wiukitig and
p Utt j ng j,; 8 r j g j, t thumb into tho palm of
hialett bund, whispered something iuto the
of his friend, which produced from
phatio "No," aud a decided
shake of tho head. The captaiu then, np
pnrcntly out of humor, left tho cabin, and
tho refractory passenger had to bear the
entire dislocation of all his baggage, and
the disappointed looks of the searchers,
who got no fee, and found
what waa still harder to bear, did not put
the owner of tho tumbled baggage out ol
humor.
Wheu the party emerged from the cabin,
pacing the dock rupid
ly, in evident dissatisfaction; which was
not lessened by hearing that he must keep
other vessels
, unds
ptied aud the floor
The owner of the trunk seemed
yed,but
him
Captain Anter
his sails aback, until
were boarded, nnd the man of tlio rovenuo
had time to make further search- This
order, conveyed imperatively, entirely over
threw tho captain's equanimity; und he did
fail to express, not ouly loudly, but
deeply, bis dislike of duties, officials, Eng
land, the King, Kings iu general, and
George tbo Fourth in particular; from
which ho digressed to an eulogiuni on re
publies in general, and the United States
iu particular; by which means he hud
worked himself into a culuier mood, by the
time bis passenger had adjusted his bag
gage and reached tho deck again. Tho
calm look of Mr. Trcmond put Captain
Anter on his guard, an t with a smile he
said—"A pretty
us this morning, Mr. Trcmond ! Had you
given a guinea you would have
self trouble and tbo ship an expcm-iv
hazardous detention. These sharks wont
lit ns slip without overhauling the bold,
because you put iheoi out of humor. Had
l k- pt cool I should hare put a griffen gag
oo ikrd lor
h
y
•1 v
id
on the order; but I
time for that; and »
haziard, when
shore os fast t
"You
too high at the
must lie at
ought to claw off from
possible."
»Id not surely advise the giving
a bride for the purpo e of Seducing men to
a neglect of duty," said Treinoud. "I am
sorry for the detention, bpt perhaps wo
the end have cause to rejoioo at it.
I'ifiis coronal opus , is a good maxim iu
all things, and especially
»ive adversity."
a
iu
to
u progrès
"Very well for those
plied the nipt tin; "but it i» hard to boar
the probublc sacrifice of property and risk
of lift—and—and—" a deep blush, aud
abrupt turn, closed tho couvursutiou; aud
I followed the oaptain into'the cabin.
With the assistance of toe ship's stew
ard ho collected from various trunks and
cases what seemed to be tho babilatnents
and other paraphernalia of a young lady.
Riding-dross, reticule, work-box, shawls,
Ians, gloves, shoes, in fiuefa loud of elo
and luxu
interested." re
Leied the tables,
rn carefully t
tferc'icc to a
ry ei.
Everything
ined, with
ten catalogue; and after byfbg approved
or criticised, replaced. Frequently, du
requested to unfold,
fold, and sometimes to admire. They
were all at leBgth disposed of, and tho
owner becoming thoughtful 1
to leave him to himself, when he beckoned
to n scat, and with a faint smile asked
sional r
« m
ring the survey, I
if I understood the uieauingof what I
"Something pretty for your-h—daughter,
sir," said I hositalingly, for as the captain
was beyond forty. I did not suppose him a
lover.
"Daughter, indeed! do you suppo?o I
have fallen into the 'slough of deepond'in
love matters, aud that ouly boys can love?
been married, and these
things are for my betrothed. You shall
, and you will then confess that tho
but a
toil to her. How well, tbuf 1 wailed for
the true one—so beautiful—ao accomplish
artless—so true. Tbt
iu early life who thoqght she loved me, but
it was love's young aream 'only. Three
years of absence, a little neglect on my
part roused lier spirit, and she found
that sin had misu- derstood her heart;
which situ called back and gave to anoth
er. It ia true that she
and they said that «ho loved me still; but
livri'ilftom ia ojjur
offaithln îiTaFfJUigbefore »he received back
from me the pledge she had giv
parting; and t • the deolinc iu the fortune
of her husband. The degradation of keep
ing a tavern, the only
tlo town, seemed to boar bard ou her; but
when I was compelled to occupy a
in it tor a time, sho had recovered her
spirits, aud seemed cheerful, if not gay.—
The change was, by certain gossips, ex
plained by my society; but I snw little of
lier, aud she never suffered herself to bo
alone with me; a plain proof that love had
grown to aversion It was truo that my
as kept fustidieusly neat, that my
meals were dolicate and tasteful, aud that
other guest was treated with tho
distiuctiou; but in oil that, I saw only the
proud spirit, endeavoring to avoid the
slightest resentment for a former wrong,
and telling roe plninly that if love had
longer."
is
us
pre-cuts, elegant
cd—
go
i*
is
wai not happy,
ni
I"
my
a
er
of
ever been,
"Ob ! poor thing, sho did not live long
The tavern was fatal to berhusbaud'a ha
bits. Tho brute became jealous of her
beforo my departure, and pretended to
find her a verso to letting any one lodge tn
tbe camber I had lolt, a d having found
her iu tears, ho proceeded from words.of
wruth to blows, aud was killed by ber bro
ther in hi* own bar room, while a tempt
ing to cou/tiUe her for saying 'don't say
heaping çurs
absent bond. Thnt was her pride. Our
Yankee women arc all proud; but sho was
pre-eminently so. As a proof of it, ehe
could not hear my name, even when on her
death-bed, without coloring deeply."
I was too much affected by the talc, so
carelessly told, yet pregnant with such
deep interest to one of my sentimental
cast, to listen further; and 1 mode my es
cape to a better moral and political at
mosphere on deck. How littlo reacion,
thought I, is there iu a wouiau's love.—
Ruch a woman, so devoted to Buch a crea
ture; without even the perception on his
part of tho first principles of affeotion.—
Tho vanity of most men would havo ap
propriated lo itself these ethcrial traces of
a delicate aud undyiug love; but neither
vanity nor reason, nor a responsive sym
pathy, could teach to his oatuusive callous
UC8S, the first line of affection's troubled
history. I could not get rid of certain
pasaugos of tho tale; especially did the
phrase, 'she never suffered herself to be
alone with me,' cling to my rccollcctiou.
It was a uieurnful cvldeuco of her love,
i self-distrust; and I felt that the
proper to feeble man, 'lead
iuto temptation,' was often on ber lips.
"Whut," said I, aloud, as I paced the
deck, can make women lovo ao blindly?
How magnificent would be such au affeo
tiou properly bestowed ?" Ai I so said, I
Trcmond, wbo asked mo what exoitod
io much. 1 told him. He already
so,' when ho w
my
knew the ta!e
it painful «tory, sir," said he ;
"and tho world ia full of 6uoh pictures ;
lovo leading reason blindfold, and laugh
ing at bis blunders. It id well it id oo,
it may bo with sorrow; for if
son, whero would
"A
' '! '
tbo affections follow
be the mother's lovo, tho companion's
friendship,, the lover's dovotion. We must
love blindly,
sir, love id the inatiuct, reasonable
reasonable, more according to good fortnno
than good judgment. But it is a glorious
iustino', and lute norae others of its c!a«^
jt elevated refiue
levo at all.
Iu fine,
susceptible of tho
ment, and productive of tho noblest vir
tues. It ia the sole earthly enemy of that
dread, and debasing thing oslled selfish
Love of parents, friends, children,
iglibors, home, country, the human raee!
raisovee of virtues might
be eduoed from the short sente nee
cited. The devotion of the heart dopends
less on the value of the object than on the
quality of the votary. Show me how a
woman loves, and I coo show her worth,
that of him she loves. L
bo chilled, however;—but it is harder to
freeze than to cousumc. Neglect, cold
, insult often temper and rciino it,
while other passions burn it up. A
love, a different kind of love, excessive
vanity, a love of display, sometimes over
throws attachment apparently sincere; but
often. I believe that Captain Anter
really loved the woman who made ko sad
a shipwreck of happiness; but he was long
absei.t, fell into better society, as it is cal
led, und being piqued by tho advance aud
retreat ol u flirt, ho became entangled in
net, which is likely to drag him to
the altar of— sacrifie'', I fear. lie
now desperately in love;
iu part lor hi* blindn«
specting his first affair. It
to his peace of mind, but
success ef his
a
ty
J
«y
sceuis
and that accounts
and sophistry re
misary
to the
project to
hiuiself and others that he offers
ucyed heart to his present mi.-tr
let his apparent
leud you. lie is a
convince
uock
. Do
of feeling mis
an of deep affections,
und this scheme will either make
his destiny; for I havo
newer flame will outshine this one; a
die through i
mar
hope that a
d be
will livo in its light,
tiuctiou."
"Rut his philosophy," said I
"Ah, his philosophy," replied Tromond.
bear such a trial ns this. Poor us
is the dependence, I would rather trust for
consolation and support to his hu
lure than to his philosophy. Sonic
tcrvailing passion mighi relieve him."
Tho return of the cutter put an end to
conversation. The search was 1«
and laborious, and ended just before night"
fall; when it was cut short by the feats of
the official, who told us that appearances
bespoke nu approaching 'shorter,' and he
meant to ruu^uto the river and uuchor for
the night. The pilot of
us to follow the e
ship advised
pic, but the captain
to bo persuaded, and resolved to
go out at a l l hazar ds. Tbe so ils wc yç uq
tho wind, which had been gradually get
ting ahead of us. Dealing
ward in a narrow and intricate channel,
i* usually unprofitable when the wind is
moderate, but dangerous after a sea swell
is created.
a
. She is losing ground tli
d the impatient to
the su- j
back I
I is
the win.i
Anter," suid the pilot, "we
bo lost."
' Keep her to it," was the reply; tho ship
tends to windward well yet."
"I think
'Captai
baek
must
, aud tlie
test be
ptaiu grow louder and
. We shall get aslioro
otliing can keep her limbo
The war of clement*, and the
tween pilot aud
louder, until tho duuger bee
minent
bo resisted,
compelled to submit
lover
perior authority of the pilot, aud
into the river.
Such a night I never beforo beheld !
Rut I urn uot about to bore the reader wilh
a storm. If bo wishes
described to a miracle', let him read Coop
er or Marryott. Tho morning brought
tidings of houses unroofed, cellars inunda
ted, windmills dismantled, nu J streets full
of chimney pots and Lrokcu slates, and
trotters
.'ouutcr
,•1
, errd with fragtet nts of gla?
flower-pots from the windows. Tho river
s turbulent aud muddy, was whirled in
oddics, crow ntd with spars of ships, wrecks
of boats, sheaves of grain, nnd bundles of
hay. An auciont might have supposed
that the votaries of Ceres and Neptune had
conspired to make u vast offering to tho
ruler of the sea, aud tho enrieher of the
earth.
Our glasses gavo us fearful evidence of
the ravages of tho tcipest. Along tho
coast lay stranded Bhips, brigs, schooners,
boats, in curious ami wild confusion, —
whitened still by tho dishevelled hair
of the billows,—and others cast 'high nnd
dry' on the shore, were surrounded by
clusters of people bent on plunder
gpcetion. We were told that not
sol of tho many
evening, had escaped;
rly visitors lor the necessity of a sale
return to port.
tho preceding
hud to thank
•jjb tore
wc had to suffer
quiro a delay of sovoral weeks;--daring
which tho cargo was taken out, the ship
docked, and tbo copper replaced on her
wounded sides. Tho inspection was uot
without other bencGt. Soino of the wood
work having been inserted iu agre
entirely gone; aud bad we proceeded
to sea, uooording to our origiunl pi
should have becu water-logged by the first
gnlo.
Rut cv
During our tedious dotcution, Mr. Tro
mond and Captain Anter bad many de
bates on tho subject which engaged them
at my introduction. A* is usual in such
cases, each disputant did
of his original opinion; for ouch bee mm
thoroughly convinced of the force of
his own, auo the weakness of his adversa
ry's position. 1 could easily discover,
however, thut Mr. Treiuond stood contra
diction better than the captaiu, and tli >1
tho latter had much of tho philosophy
which resists distant ills, but little of that
which sweetens a presout griev
detention of his vessel, prolonged by a
cessiou of uulookcd for aocidcnU,
most loo much for his equanimity;
easy to see that a dread of Mr. Tre*
mond 's reproof was a steady repression of
at least the signs of imputfoDco Indeed,
etimes he would endeavor tu console
b. The
tl
himself by arguments derived from his !
philosophy, when one could perceive that i
there was anoth. r actual cause of reatraiut, in
for which he sought an imagined source,
There is some wilfulncss, but more self
deception iu our statements to ourselves
motives, The real one is not al- j
ways perceived, and if seen as it inay be, j
Ilspceiully is
from t ho eyes of other«, who, |
what we usually suppose, I
would oke us better, and value us more, |
for u candid confession, or a prudent si-1
leucc \\ hilo thus we lose credit for can- j
dor, wo rarely succeed in making the iu- !
tended impression; aud the hunibug en
tails on us its odium without its success.
rortuuately for Captain Anter, Mr. Tre
mond knew his character thotoughly, and
was too good a judge of human nature not I
to make great allowance for tlio generally !
smiablo faults of his friend. Mr. Trvtnond, i
too, knew too well tho utter worthlessness j
of tho unsustained heart, to condemn Lini j
tor what he believed he could net easily j
help iu his irreligious condition. The cap
tain, on the other hand, looked on Mr.
s a kind of fanatic and pitied |
him for lus delusion, but dreaded bis stca- two
dy virtue aud rigid estimate of right. It j
ident that Mr. T's was tho superior i still
ucli from a frtrongcr senso, he
us a firmer ground of action Ilis rule ol "All
conduct di.l not vary, and although Cap
tain Autor laughed ut its illusions, he could
not help respecting his consistency. When
man submits because Ood wills, or nets Mr.
because Cod orders, there ia a force aud
steadiness, such ns can spring from no fer
othor motives. If, theu. Cuptatu Anter tors
did not believe in beripture, be vet felt the
lull power of the sentiment aud cinduct ol for
Mr. Tromond aud be feared and loved
How true it is that the tendency iu i
the character of the Divinity, to inspire
both fear aud love, is conveyed, in sonic
degree, to that of those whom that Diviui
ty especially stirs. Wo feci, in the pres- knew
once of a righteous man, some of the awe you
which Ood inspires—for is not the Great
udge looking out through bis eyes, and is ever
spoaking the very language of the I that
Great Reprover. Kven they who tho ore-1 fool
tic ally deny the truth, are more or less your
awed by a righteous man, however g»utle |
aud kit d he may be; aud when a profes- and
especially when to
«Ä'-teltiS <te HA
'if
obscurely, it is too often
clcome
to be rudely thrust aside,
it bidde
ikrary
r,v
d ni
mind—not
him.
be
of religi
, and
çlvr- 0 'iua
ulity of lit»
Mr. Trcmond was ns gentle ns a child, and cided
a hermit— |
And yet, though without any pntension, !
all affectation, he inspired ed
which Ht times was almost pain- chair
for a time, bccau-c 11
not personal, and that he ; Mr.
was iicitli-.'r ascetic nor dogmatic. Que j the
day Captaiu Alitor ami I were comparing ! for
tli ughis ou this subject, when a person I ablo
fho «at noar enough to us to overhear our j port
onvers tion, relieved us from the difficul- j
j
"You arc right," mil he, "in thiuking | ul
Mr. Trcmond is uut personally calculated ;
to inspire dread or awe. llei-, and al j and
way* bas been, of h quiet and geutl- torn* j fully
per, and of a modest deportment. Rut he he
so thoroughly iinbu. d with the tvHgfou*
it bout design
and free fr.
ful. This puzzled
snw that it
seutiniAiit,
tho
e on the subject,
and profess a greater holiness, but in him est
isteucy offer themselves wilh
is to embody the great | soft
failli, and it is that, the i set
him, that awes us. If lie were
it would affect
ar acnaiblc kiud
0 exhibit it
ing to do so, in all his language and cun
duet.
Many tilk
its beauty and
ch u manner
Muciplc of
God withi
to display bis religion
us less. If he w» ro to appe
himself of his Christian state, it would be-1 ho
who
interpose any part of his human nature, ! nny
the uduiixturo would so adulterate the .
whole as to dc-troy its impression«. The! to
less, therefore, a truly religious mans/ioio |
of his state, tho more it is admitted to be , had
pure aud good. In this, as in mere hu-1 we
properties, modesty and humility but j
brighten true gift*. Dogmatism ia ns of -1
fensivo in religion as in learuing; and he !
who thanks God 'that bo is not as that it
less obvi
d if he
to us;
the fiioty
Mr. Tre
publican,' wrecks his charity
reef of a dang
uiond never forces couvcr.-utiou iuto a se
it seldom
s arrogance.
el, but iu his prc*e
elm
fails, filially and gracefully, to fall in
graver tone; and men rise from an agreea
ble flow of soul, insensibly improved aud
instructed. Mr. Tromoud seldom speaks
of himself. Always doing good, he io yet
dissatisfied too much with tho feebleness
aud limitation of bis efforts to benefit ob
jects of exhibition and destitution. Nor
does ho, with mock humility, lament over
his uusatufaotory exertions, by way of tel
ling to others what a busy Christian he is.
failing,
to a
ly
bas, at least,
But every
aud so has Mr. Tromond."
"That I know well," said Captaiu Au
tor. "He is confoundedly obstinate in ar
cut. I have never been able to make
him change au opinion. Would you be
to
of
lievo it, sir, he will iu.-ist that a mu
aod unknown '
learn better iu a disti
which i
known. Now that is a palpable ab^urdi
I
IV. is it not ?"
Jetât .b', point in tb. connK.tio»,
Mr. TrcioouJ cft.rcd, Tbrr. wa. n. lou.l ! ;»
his brow, which Captaiu Anter did uot
to observe aud comment on.
iu trouble sir! Yon djn'l ■
T r«l, ca, r j j! VVM
jou! Where lä your religion, «r ! :
my good Captain, doos not ■
nsiblc. Tho great ExcinrUr J
the deoth of a frieud, and wc !
mourn with thoêc wbo mouru. j
really in trouble, but I hope that I
shall unt taint under the burden. It is a |
bard thing to lo^t the fruit' of a fong iifo •
of labor at efl^law; but Jjb bore great
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! afflictions without repining, and I thut that
i the power of the Supporter i> not leattneA
in our time. I am thankful timt ther« arw
no toll gates on the way to Heaven so
that I shall not want a fortun« to'aet
thither. 1 rejoice that, since my talent*
j nro gone, I shall have no longer fo face
j tho perils of ricbea, nor be accountable fof
their use. I have health and businea*
habits, and n few friends, so that if X should
| have fewer comforts, I shnll not positively
I starvo. This blow, too, comes frota so re*
| mote a source, it is solittlo connected wHh
my action, that I am constrained to be*
j liovc that it is peculiarly providential, and
! designed for some good aud wi
—whnt, timo will show."
- Then you havo lost ell yottr fine for
tut:#!"
" Yra I bel» re all."
I " Well, you must be vitbev * feel er «
! philosopher ta take it ao coolly."
i " Purl of my grief, Captaiu Autor, is tm
j your account. * The property whiob I em
j barked in your ship to purchase laud in
j America, must be placed at the disposal of
others, aud they will probably give itan
other de.-tinatiun, so that I fear, my good
| frimd, that you will bo detuned • work or
two longer "
j The captain sat, as if turned to stow—
i still pale, and rigid. After a loug paust
he muttered through hi* olcuched teeth,
"All this conics of your infernal fastidious*
ness—why did'at you giro that follow a
guinea t"—and ho rushed oat of tbo room,
Returning after a few momont*,be said to
Mr. Tromond—"Sir, I'll s*il to morrow,
Your goods »«onboard, and I won't auf.
fer them ta be landed, L t yoar crodi
tors seek them in America."
"I am really sorry, my dear aapCaic,
for your detuntiou; but I tbiuk I can
hasten your departure by muoh exertion:
Perhaps a few days will suffice, and I have
friends hero who will, I think imrofediatolf
replace your lost freight. The good« at 1 «
seized, a fact which I learned before X
knew the loss which had caused it, so that
you cau't sail to morrow."
"There !—there 1—another weck I Wm
ever man so beset ! IU go mad l 1 wish
that storm had wrecked us tool What a
fool I was to turn back 1 All comes of
your religious scruples ! I wish I had that
rovenuo cutter man now, I d use him *o M
and seizing me by tho neck-cloth, bo bags»
to twist it iu a manner byuo means «aies*
HA £ ÄMt
purpoie
cided
"Captaiu ! year philosophy I"
Poor Anter loosened his hold, Btamuier*
ed out an awkward apology,
chair aud burst Into tear«.
A lew days, through tbe great affo
Mr. Tn moud
the captaiu, sufficed to get his »hip
for sea; and with a Hue Imxxc aud
ablo weather, we again left behind
port of Lifer pool.
The parting of Mr. Tromond àud the
captaiu was singular, Tbe earoett effort
ul tho former to expedite biadeparturo had
almost ovciconic tue wrath of tba loiter,
and tlio captain would no doubt have
fully forgiven the undesigned injury, bad
he not betrayed in hit börst of paarioo the
weakuc-s of his old argumonta with Mr.
Trcmond. Sti-1
k into#
aotivity ef
read/
favor
lb«
he annoyed at
tho udtuiruUo beuiiug* of his opponent,
under trials usually esteemed of the b«td
est character. It contraktcd unfavorably
wilh his rage and sullcnncaa, and left no
| soft place on w hich bis self esteem could
i set dowu bit resentment,
There was an evident constrain! iu the
Captain's manner. He wi*b«d
kiud to his old lrieud,
ho could not act frankly.
who full? understood hia weakne**, ferliora
! nny unpleasant allusion,— seul
. a.igcs to friends iu Amerioa, and wai about
to leavo tiic deck of the vtssol, wbeo. »ud
| denly turning, be »»id, "Captain Anter, I
, had nearly forgotteu something. Before
we forth" first time sailed, l brought a
j trifle, which I intended to off.* to « foif
fin-nd of our'a iu America. Aa I oaon.f
! accompany you, I must beg you to present
it for me." So saying; he drew from his
coat pocket a beautifully illuminated bibie
bound iu crimaom velvet, nu l clasped with
ÿold. "I have takeu the liberty to mark
of it* passage«, which Î foODd oou«or
atory to myself in houfs of trial snd sd
vcrsity. They will probably b® long un
observed. Rut as trouble do not spring
from the dust, snd all
mourn, they will have tbeir day of atten
appear
iu poverty, but
Mr. Trcmond,
roust sometimes
The captain, in tbo flush of a
ly feeling overlooked the argumentative
pertinacity with which Mr. Treiuond ac
companied his present, aud embracing bis
considerate and forbearing frieud, weju
Mr. Tromond dcscouded to Inc
end
aloud.
boat in w aiting for him, tbe captain retired
, and I watemd the pl»y
. the receding pinnace bore
shores of England one of
to hi> s
of the ours, i
hack to the
Earth's noblest oruumeuts, a truly good
'
Conclusion next week.
I li-j" The U»t of f;:iturns published thin week ky
tlic Xv* York Independent u very km. It in
! ;»
u "
& /' T.ic tCution iu Georgia his rtsulied iu tk*
■ •■lection. .i'th- ■ , »cA>oeratk'eand*da»efof Oow»or
: Uemoeretf- pan of oee.
■
J George Washington CurUB, th* las*
! diroot do ceiideo! of tb« Waabifo®
j i|y waa buried ui Aihogtoa «RA^Wd**
day last. There waa a I**®*
a | dauoo at the funeral, indu drug the military
• and the Awocutiou cf the Soldiem of tlio
'Var