Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-07
From The MI Commercial AaDertiser.
SATURDAYS LITERARY BOWER.
No. /.
MR. L.Ewts:,

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MR. L.Ewts,
One OF the dearest pyivlleges Ct an "a.
merican IS TO erumhlt al every thing, and
% iad fault with every BODY, You aust
NOT therefore be az all surprised if / tel
you, plainly, that your paper is not quiise
all that could wish; ard that YOU are
therefore (by fair and nstural aeelection)
clearly TO blame for not having raade it SO,
long ere this. Ireadity grant you, thar in
all great commercial ,owus. the bulk Of the
diurnal journals mus, be occupied with eli.
thsr lie neros Of the0ay, or with the safes
Of the hottr bur Tor phys for honor's for hu.
man natures sake, Can no part, corner, sor
cranuie be set apart for the use of those
who neither roll nor SOW, spin nor knit, In.
short, for the minor members OF every.
family? Why, VIVA, do you think is to be-
come of all my girls? Doyou suppose me
fool enough TO appropriate half Of my an.
7nual income for the purchase of six dollar
Port Folios and four dollar AnthoIogy's,
for two dollar Visitors and twelve shilling.
Museums, when ! am paying you eight
dollars, yes, eight entire dollars year, for
your pale and sickiy shee, of stale and mo-
uotoacas occurrences, which. I dare say.
are not more than month old, aud which
have not been published 10 more than Sc.
ven,eighths Of the journals printed in The:
English language? There is Mr.. STEPHEN
CULLEN, Carpenter, 90, he has conyrived
TO raise revenue OF SIX dollars ayear GU.
Of me for granting permission 70 read his
miserable, incohe.ens, party rant, which,
he dubbs 6 historyi;" and Tor turning
over some, pages OF extracts, interpreted
with miscellaneous observations, which he.
tells the world is ''critieisin,' apdwhich he,
prshab!y expects will go down ws,h it for
such. Tam determined, sir, TO be at all
this expense, wkichI lock upon as foolish
and useless, no longer. Nor is it ae all
necessary tiiatI should, as youswill plainly
perceive, thrust, when you taysfa!hcrled
the depth of my plan. 5Is is Briefly this.
Myfamily (l.hink | told you somewhere
before .hatI have some fine girls but you
are married no matter; mus, beg pardon
for this digression) my family, 1 say, IS
composed of two fair wards (Whom have
promised todomany goadshlngs for) three
rosy daughters 1.-TWO at them my own, and
the other my wife's and Que son Cwho IS.
just coming of age, and who belongs to
US BOTH which six good and sufficient per-
sons, together with my wife and self (who
are not yet, thank. Sod, quite devoid OF
taste) have determined TO devote an hour
or two every week TO carer literary viands
for your Journal; which, to enable you con-
fdentiy to .dispsrse abroad without tear
from the frowns Of the million, must not
be destitute OF that variety which was
doub,lessly designed to harmonise with
the discordant materials which compose
thar wonderful creature mani man. g Ia
vor this. our most honorable design,
propose to form GA LITERARY BoWE R"
of the vines which are now growing IN our
garden, and which have been "culiei with
care" from every part of the world. 10
thi. tranquil shade, when the remains OF
Northern winter, are seen no more, when
summer heats Cypress the weary passenger
when the hum of business dies softly on
the ear. it is our inteption 10 invite me
Lounaer and the Student, the 3roser ana
the Poet, the bell-me,tlsd Wit. and me
beetle. headed Ounce, and the lovers OF iise.