Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-09

,couversatisn il the Daughter Of Reasoning,
the Mother of knowledge, the Breath OF
the Soul, the Commerce Of Hearts, the
Bond Of Friendship, and the Occupation OF
Men of Wit. BaH. Grsais".]
1T is only the last Of these propositions
chat the Readers of the bay viii feel dispesed
to assent 70. At the rest, the beau 'nso'de
win laugh, the Simple win wonder, and the
Wise viii sigh. The man Of hau''san will
pronounce them qni2<reai to 9 degree; the
Simple will wonder that his own notions Of
Conversation were so different: the Wise
win sigh at the contrast of what il should be,
and what it is.
do not know in what old fashioned age,er
In what tribe Of qnszEes our author got his
notions of conversation (; but my readers will
decide with me that they are perfectly ridi-
culous and outres to the Day, and will not, I
beg, suspect Mr.. Devious of any other design
in ushering in bic Day with this sage de6ai-
ton, than Of demonstrating how oddly, fam
cifully, and unm0GishEy pAilosopers will some
tunes talk.
" The Daughter of Reasoning" think
hear Mr. Flutter exclaim, fore Cad, a
very rare idea, excellent, pom honour! edi-
flying indeed! vastly amusing, take, 'twould
be, to hear one syllogizing in sgEeeze, and
q all
a superlatively 6ne idea, IprOtes,."
"Ayei and 'tis the Mother Of Know
ledSe," interrupts Mr.. Dapper. "Demme,
Flurer, If don't fancy see our Aunt Betty
Book-worm arguing on the whiriing Of
the spheres, or the infinite divisibility of
matter: petrifymg to degree!" :
A.i would be the height of impolicy end
assurance il me, David Devious, who arm 50
" lately and'Precipitately ushered into Day.
to depart from these tonnish personages, who
stand, assure my Readers, at the very
top and round" OF all that is modish, Ishall
r-udently hold my peace, and publish for
their ediHcation letter on this subject which
! received within the last week from my
cousin HomesPan promising however that
] shall notseonsider myself responsible for
sny homely or seemingly odd ideas OF my
quOz Of cousin.
My fashionable readers, most of whom
perhaps have experienced that sudden revul-
.ion OK the blood to the heart which sue
cecds, the announcing Of . country cousins
nane, viii s:art with sympathetic horreu' at
learning, that was lately surprised by visit
from my rustic kinsman, whose warmth OF at
tachment to his own FIRE side for the last if-
teen years had left me little expectation OF his
eve. again rsspiring the air Of fashionable lite
How far it agreed with him will appear from
his epistIe which ssemsto have been penned
under the freAh recollection Of sqHefze, al
which he had the fortune to assist, and which
he declared with great energy on coming
home, would surfeit him of squessss rths
next fifteen years to come.
Thank God, my dear DaVy, I
am once more comfortable in.my own elbow
chair, instead Of Mrs. Flimsey's basket-wor'
ssssees where protest to you ] never "a
down without precautionary measures TO
breaking my Ell on the iSese My dear MR.
Homespua ip an OppOsi,e corner strikes m
with ahe MOST agreeable contrast to the Inn
,,IuabIe form Of your city bellies; and n!
fr;.ud Lscke has tasen the place Of Profsaso
Ksow-aA Dr.. RADIO and Dir. DiVedefh. -
Although yOss my dear Devious, respir
che air Of the Msstw, ! feel snee0psss iroR