Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852Various
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852
Various
American literature -- Periodicals; Civilization -- Periodicals; Culture -- Periodicals
It is not our province to speak of the weight of the Hungarian claim,
or to rebuke or foster the spirit which his ardor must enkindle. Only
be it said--in our easy way--that whatever national action may be, as
a government, national sympathy will lie largely on the side of such
struggling nation; and the redemption of Hungary from Austrian bonds
would be welcomed with such heartfelt greeting, as no other nation
would bestow.
But, as we have hinted in our former careless _on dits_, sympathy
is but a flimsy weapon to parry bayonet thrusts; and the destiny of
suffering European nations lies more nearly (under Providence) in their
own resolve, and steadfastness, and manly growth, than in the pleas of
demagogues, or the contributed thousands of well-wishing Americans.
As for JENNY--(we write before her farewell song is sung)--she will
have a grouping at her bridal concert, that may well add to her bridal
joy. But we warn the fortunate bridegroom that he will meet critical
and captious gazers; and that the world which has so long cherished
his Jenny, as a bride of its own, will not give up its claim without
a sparkling of jealousy. Let him wear his honor modestly, or he will
kindle these sparkles into a blaze of burning rebuke.
Poor Jenny!--that she should have gone the way of all the world, is not
a little saddening! That her angel habit of song and charity should not
have lifted her forever into a sphere, above the weaknesses of human
attachments, may point the moral of a ditty! The issue only shows how
human are the best; and that life, however lorded over by triumphant
souls, yet drags us down to the bonds of that frail mortality, which
lives and thrives by propping on mortality as frail as we, and which in
its best estate is strong--not alone of ourselves--but through the aids
and sympathies of others!
* * * * *
As usual at this season, the talk of the town is running upon the
prospective enjoyments of the summer. And it is not a little curious
to note, how, as the means of communication multiply and extend, our
summer rambles take in a wider and wider circumference.
Years ago, and a sight of those mountain glories, which in grim
stateliness, and darkened shadows, frown upon the Hudson, was the
limit of a summer jaunt. But now, even a trip beyond the Alleghenies
is not a thing of moment; and there are families who plot a season's
festivity upon the upper Mississippi.
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