The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-13

lerta tuht n que tlues me SIT devincttor alter.
o Iui eompiexus. eS gaud,a quants tuerunt
I'll ego contulerim Iu undo sanus AMIGO.
HoR. LIB l. SAT. 5.v. 50.
.Nexf rising morn gvith iou5!e js2 s,e greet
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Pure spirits tles:; r world no purer knows
For none my heart with IN re ale ;ton siows.
How oft did We embrace Our joys how
great. -e
For sure no blessing in the pow'r of fate
Can be conpard, IA sanity OF mind,
With Friends os such conpAnionabie kind
,G0 FRANcIs.
On the night ftf,e arrival Of the young / iends
mentioned in my former number, Alfred, whose
signal had ORA Sn them to the parlour, where
they were met by kosale and ELF, perform
ed r.e part OF master of ceremonies by giving us
a mutual introduction which he did III the tol-
lowing terms
\" iy trsn.!s. this is Doctor Cecil, the benev-
olent censor OF the age and this is my sister
Rosaiie." -'' This, Sir" continued he, adde's
Sing me-" is the son of a man whom have of.
ten heard you admire, Mr. Suiney :" presenting
a spare young man OF good figure whose face
seemed fSr ned on-tas fnest inpdel of an,igui-
", and whose large eve, of soft deep blue, hs-
piuaily expanded 81 # looking upon a wide and
boundiass s,,ctsce, ngns aveli D. called an eye
OF ocean. He advanced with mid and graceful
composure, AMI ssluted me with an unassu'nng
modesiy and poteness. blended at, the same
time with manly iirmness, simplicity and dig
nt}, winch gave me the pre- sentiment that he
was superior character. BY The bye, think
that there is scarcely any other point of time OF
any other act, in which, TO an observing man
who is himself AZ his ease, the Character OF a
stranger !; apt 20 Shcw itself, on the first i'm
troduction and IN Tie act OF ssiutatioa. The
pert and shallow coxcomb, the grinning syco-
ptsnr, the plausbie hypocrite, the pompous pre-
tender 10 weight and consequence, the wretch
yet undetecied who still continues 10 keep up
commerce with the v,rluous world stern AT
roSaDae which deems the world scarcely large
enough 10 hold II, a!igaant ofiiclousness,
snirssni: concei,, harmless vsnty ;-con,emptu-
oi;s ssrc sm. and meek good humor oenevo.
12nce and nisai.ihropy; iat-lligen and weak
ness gend.ne nIodesty aud csilous etIron,esy
sli have their own appropriate mode II saiutau.
on which betrayS item az once 70 = man acQuaIn-
TED 5"t the world .,ni enables him To pro-
hounce upon them, with almost absolute GER
ta'nty, on the moment Of introduction But to
proceed with my young friends. g This, Sir"
continued Alfred, is MI tieroert, whom am
proud to add to the list OF Your acqualni ances ;
lac lbs long SINCE betn OF Doctor Cecips
1r'ends' --P senting remarkably handsome
aad ,rsce:ui young ,ellow, whose address al
iaougA nighly spr,ted and polished, mad SO
Iaucn or hurry as well as sct suiiciency in il as
10 impress re less :.vo.aby both towards his
mind and temper than bad oeen towards Sid
ney's 9 This, Sir" proceeded Alfred, in a
KIND o. !Hock-tragIc tone, turning towards a
young fellow, some what knock kneed and
iound,shcuiderrd, and ota most comic phiz, =. is
the celebrated Van rrofnp or naritlme memo
~ The came Dutch admiral WAC was snot
through The heart with musket ball during
the prctectorship OF Oliver Cromwell" Van
lfonP's sly and brilliant eye, and ms counle-
Nance Ut once deIurc and arch honest, good
humored and intelligent together with his
'ranE and pleasing manner, SOON made US forget
the detects ct has person 1870 My name is, in
deed Vaa Tr0mp, Doctor said lie advancing
- bus beg You 20 believe ,aat nave come a.
i've and heart hcie 10 the castle, whatever may
be my condition quhen leave IL 70 i was glad
10 had that Rosai,e mad too much good sense
rs well ss dignity, TO seem TO understand this
compliment, although it was applied oy "a glance
OF Van Tromp's eye as we'll as by the looks and
smiles OF the rest of the company. very
Light BLUSH indeed perceptible, peleve, by no
eye out my own, flew over her cheek; Alfred
however simultaneously relieved the seltcon.-
,nand ~hsch she was eXerting, by presenting
The next gentlemai, u yoang about SIX feet
hgn, whose pale face was full of expression :
y THIS, Sir, IS Albert Durcr a descend ant of
nis iiuat!ious name sake OF Nuremberg; but
whom you viii soon value much more for his
own sake than iIIc names sake "-.s Good
good, exclaiHed our cousin Reynolds with a
laugh, struck by the sing uisrity OF the sentence
Reynolds was the last Ut the visitors and RI.
eu.i> Va io 'i,' ouuStiolS having DccH To see us
Only four years before. He is Pennsylyanian ;
8 KlanaSon OF that brother OF my mothers, who
rs mentioned IN my XIlIth Number; a Young
tehow otiortune a gcntcel, sprighiiy, witty
young rattle cap; with little impeachment in
his speech; bu, well tempered, well informed
and hI9hy agreeable and a. Vai lroiap "a d
OF him., as he gave liiTn a mock introduc ion.
- equally fond of literature and laugh Van
IIomP and Durer we found were tic nlesici ans
who had so much enchanted us Thew were
both VI foreign parents; but Van Tromp was
native American whereas Durer was three
years Old when his parents settled in this com.
t.y according, therefore, to the code of the
ugoi1sts, the former is and the latter IS not =
f@if Candidate Tor the political hono.s OF ,.v
country
The first night WIS a scene ofsuch promfscu
oDs ana indiscrIGinIte ninth that / made but
si,te observation. / remarked however, that
Van Trump, on whose countenance there yas
continually playing an expression of indescriLa
bic humor; Sort ut dry, dein,Ire ironicsl, haIi.
suppressed smile, and WHO seemed perfectly
carclcss whether his joke Int or not ; was a.
"a syo The man 10 whom lie company lOoked Tor
laugh siid never Disappointed ucu. -
Alfred, whose face exhibited happy dl,l ,tr.i,n
OF Shakespeare
" ~ counlehsnce as clear as friendship wears
a. iessls--''
and Reynolds the very fsthcr of mischief. en-
l'ioyed themselves ~ goadIng and prov okinr tie
Wit aud hImOr OF Y IN Jrymp. S,dley and tier.
bert we're suihciently Gn!.l0yed n enjoying IT,
IN The look Of Dnrer, thought 4 could diss1,er
tfst besides his direct ion n i,,.. IA, @