The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-06
FIDDLER'S GREEN.


In the Pon Folio We hud the following hu.
mo'ous aod spirited article, under the tile oi
The Bachelors Eiysium."
We are IT, tssmed tha, there Is in the other
world, pls g prepared for mslds and bscbel.
ors, called Fildier's Green, where the are
condemned fbs the lack of giod fellowship IN
this void, to dance together 10 ell etefniiy.
One OF pasy who had been converting on
this subject, after retiring home, had his brsin
SO occu pied with II, tho, in his dream he i'm.
agined himself dead, and translated 10 this
scene Of iDcesssn, idding snd dancing. Al.
ter describing his journey TO these merry O.
bodies OF hopping shsde,, he says ,hs, on pas.
sin. The confines, he peceised u "iensle &c.
ute approaching with a iombiing rapid mo-
,ion, scsembiing hop skip and jump" He
now csst glance over his own psfsOn, ss
genieel spiri, would Dslurslly do q, the sp.
proach of Q female, snd discovered for the
fret time, that slthough he had LETT his sub
stance in tho Other world, he was possessed
oi an si.y form precisely similar ~ The one
he had left behind him, end was clad in The
ghost, Of suit Of ciothcs,ms sde after the new.
est fashion which he purchased few days be-
fore hi. dea,h." As the figure came near,
sho slackened her psce, and sliuek into
gtsceiul ehnssee forward, at the same ,ime
rnolion,ng to cross o vivuie,, which he no
sooner did, than he islI dancing vi!h ile.sd.
ible agility" .ts.s
lie is then condusted, or rsiher whiled q.
way 10 o waltz by his ivir eompsnion, 10 The
manager Of the Green, where he hes an op.
po unity oi beholding the .:ongtegsted cell
bacy OF the place. The grolcsqus appear.
sDcc OF The various g'oupes ps:uculaily q.
unused him. The Grecien rObe und the
Roman toga, tho Monklsh cowl, the Monas.
tic veil, and the blanket and feathers Ci the
Indian, we,e mingled IN ludcfous contrast"
The vilo,men, Of partners was equally diven.
ing. "a gentleman In an embroidered suit
led OH bcgesr girl, while o broad shoulder
Cd Mynhse, h'uD,ed with an ltalisn couniess."
"QIeeo Ehz beth wss dancing a jig with
Jiliy cobler, person OF grca, bon .hoDu'ie
Dui who tailed Dot to apply the st'sp whenhis
stately psuDer moved with le. ugitsty thso
compon.d with his notions." His attention
was then arrested by the appearance Of s2a'e
looking gentlemen, advancing to the Genius
OF The place in high gse. Poor man he had
no sooner come up 10 group of lpd'es, Than
. tall, swarthy, lan.horn tiwed, sptiquated viz.
gin, roised her tcot, q, cbsliceXe ioi bim TO
dance, whe,eupon they both fell to, sId had
danced s,x months when he left them, vib-
out aay ptospsct o! Cessation.
A curious custom is related OF the Now
Russian Jews, 10y q Polish gentle emsn. The
Jews, when s.S, married, wear o shire oi Haef
tex,u,o ,bso ordinary, which, sfet the we'd
ding day, is carefully pu, by onwo'n till the
time OF their deaths, when they ore uniformly
buried in it,--So valuable is this sbist in their
estimation, and SO indis pensibls part Of their
possessioUs, ths, 10 money transactions, when
they require to borrow, bnd have no pledge IN
gold, or pearls TO give, they frequently depos.
il this shirt, which ~ always satisfactory Sc
curly TO the lender, ss the Jsw could noI die
happy without ,edee mine II.