Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-22


a wish to be ranked among men who have been
eminent, solicit partial friends to gain for them an
invitation to harrangue the public the day ofna
tiona rejoicing.
These friends, with the harmless view Of aiding
aspiring, yet ,alenlless young in his designs
by sundry little arts and stratagems, succeed in
obtaining card of invitation and then new'pa-
per puff procaims that Jenny Linkumieedle, Esq
young gentleman Of talents, has kindly consented
todeliver an grafton the glorious anniversary OF
American Independence. The natives stare, the
clowns cape, and the multitude, composed of all
ranks and classes of society, attend the Sancfn'
Sanetorum" to listen to Mr.. Linkumfeedle's-
very appropriate and eloquent address.
A few well-traned seris are Pac ed in the gal
lery with large staves, and when the que is given
that is, when the author delivers himself Of a
monstrous sentence like the following
"Ny God!-my God.-what shall do-my boz
som is surcharged with patriotic fre-my bowels
burn-my liver is squeazed, fnd my heart breaks
with ten thousand throes,"
AT that awful juncture, the serf set up tremen-
.a9us clapping-the multitude join in the sponfa-
y, Aous bursts of appause-the ladies-sympathizins
dear creatures-iaint, and the world is literally
/ overwhelmed
Then Mr.. Peter Puff young gentleman of cele-
brated critical acumen, sends forth to the world, in
some public Journal paragraph like the follow
ing:
We are happy in being enabled to state to this
community, whose literary reputation Ue
preside, that the Grafton of Mr.. Jenny Liukum-
feeble, delivered or the anniversary Of the great
and glorious, and alltremendous day OF our ever
lasting Independence, fraught with all the
eloqueuce Of Tuily and Demosthenes;--and may
safely be pronounced the most extraordinary pro-
duction of any age. The orator was not himself
he the exact and correct representative OF APP
polio, and whoever will peruse thi. inimitable pro-
duction--which has been elegantly printed at our
oiIice-will not only purchase literary feast, but
an effusion which will Withstand the blasts of
time and the sneers of criticism. 9
To secure the success of the production, the ora
tor in the next place, sOlicts friend, to solicit
the committee Of arrangements, to solicit him "most
respectfully" to honor them with a copy for the
press!
When called upon in such an urgent manner the
orator blushes va dark blue bl,ssi," and modestly
consents to the wishes ofthose who have so warm
ly solicited the publication Of his production, and
reposing on the anchor Of hope gives up the bant-
ling, but not without first remarking in public
paper, that he hopes that the public will look with
an indulgent eye his GRAFTON, as the little time
allowed him say six months! and the peculiar
circumstances Of his case rendered it utterly i'm
possible that he should do justice to enlightened
community, or to his subject.
This done, the distinguished gentleman is dub
bed a member of that most extraordinary junta,
known throughout this wide world, and ten other
worlds by the Of the 'society of past orators
he mounts his Pegasus and wings his way to i'm
mortality.
After all is over, and the thing is damned, the
oraton is suffered to repose in the lumber houses
of the community, or is used just as occasion may
require-the printer suffers, the paper maker
swears, and wishes Mr. Linkumfeedle and his ora
tion were both with the old nick; before he had
known either
1t would however be as silly as objectionable in
to say, that all the orations which have been de-
lvered in this town worthless. On the contrary
we can make three honourable exceptions, and with
pride, exut in being justified in saying that the
by Mr. Hunter, bore honourable testimony to his
talents, and may be ranked among the best of the
age. We shall not attempt to offer any encomun
the performance Of Jonathan Russell ; and shall
contend ourselve, in speaking in respectable terms
ofthe chaste and eloquent eusion by gifted and
worthy friend and towrsman, Mr.. Greene.
Enough however has been said this subject,
and gladly retire to take peep at the affairs Of
Brown University, and our cogitations on that
subject, will be found in another column.
Poeiry.-Mr. William 3. Tappan has offered