The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-14

1enI anu QlNiSiou ci COMPANIES, hafMS ooi-
ficienty damped the general spirit Of enjoy
ment, by the time that the party arrive at
the place of destination, matters are in ad-
mirable training for the vagaries of the ur-
happy heroine. If the scenery is character
ized BY wild grandeur, she is warm in praise
of flat and fertile country ;--if she is call
ed upon to admire picturesque ruin, she
either eu.ogizes some modern mansion, or is
insufferable in her recolltctions OF a finer re-
lie hundred miles off If the object OF in
terest is nobleman's park, she has either
no taste for the beauties of nature, or her
pleasures are of social and domestic cha
racter. If magnificent collection OF pic.
lures is submitted to her inspection, she re-
grets her inability to see the value OF color
ed canvas, or meekly declares that she has no
genius ;-plain common sense suitlces her,-
and so on throughout the regular vocabulary
of spiteful inuendo. If by chance she does
admire any thing, it is invariably what the
rest of the party declare tob be worthless
while the things they approve are, in her
sight perfectly execrable. The only objects
she wished to see are either those which her
companions have seen before, or have no Gu
riosty to see at all.
| But the dinner is our herone's hour OF tri-
umph. That every single dish should be
badly cooked, is a matter OF course -" this
is of no consequence to her--she is not nice,
thank God Ia crust is sufticient-but she
does think son,e one need not have ordered
the two things she SO particularly detests -
1t NAV be that on this occasion, some IN
natural tears she sheds, THE obnoxious VI
ands (sure to be the greatest delicacles at
tablet are removed and harmony is restored
Alas no such luck a complete damp has
been thrown over the party; conversation
langushes ;-on the husbands brow is a
frown, caused by and correspondent with,
that Of his lady's-the lovers sigh over the
past; and the sister breads the future
Should the weather prove cloudy, the la
dy-wife is vehement in her regrets, that
some other day had not been chosen and be-
comes poetical in her descriptions of parties
OF pleasure in which she bore part" be.
fore she was married" This clause is fol-
lowed by sigh intended for her lords pri-
yate hearing. Should however, the wealth
er, dinner and scenery be obstinately CONNIE
il fauf, as her last resource her morning
head ache returns With redoubled violence
she cannot str--she dare net be lett alone
if the lovers effect their escape from the
} scene of torment, the sister must remain be-
} hind, and fail even then, in allevating ei-
ther her fancied pain, or real pettlshness. Il
they converse with each other, " the nolst
goes through her head, I'll silent, :" they
take no pains to amuse her"--if the gentle
man laug CHS, :" he has no feeling IF he looks
serious "he makes her low spirited d'-ane
thus she goes on through an interminable e
cesera of complaints.
The ride home is 10 characteristic is sud
: denly seized with fears lest her brides malt
: should take cold in the night air, and insists
on the gentlemen occupying the gig, and en-
: joying the moonlight ride together She her
!, self either falls asleep, or maintains sulk)
silence, broken at intervals by grlevous sigh
c but the probability is, that arrived at home
: the time of tormenting being expired, ne
$ spirits and good humor return, and she sud
a denly discovers that there was beauty ant
t delight in the very objects which, at the time
!! she pronounced hat, stale and Improbable.
Thus to dissent--to disapprove--to contra
c dict--are sure methods of spelling part
q of pleasure--methods too of such easy prac
+; tice, that neither wit nor wisdom, mind no
: manner, are requisite; In short, nothing NOR
c than a tolerable stock of Se5aSsiness and u
! Humor.