American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16

gentleman i
Msgss,ne presents his compliments to Mr..
.--, and hsRs to offer his best thanks Tor the pc
fusai Of his Essay on Pathos which ne regrets ex
ceedingy his great supply OF that article ooilges MIN
20 return."
The reply 20 this polite bile, is as follows:
aSir-I am extremely glad to have my Pathos
again, as il was only sent Tor the support OF Maga
s,ne which has no chance OF succeeding oy'un wv
Al the same tins, must inform you that II was
matter of some condescenson for person so wei
known IS myself, lin private eirces) TO submit my
works to the judgment Of one who 10 only likely 10
he conspicuous from his incapaci,y TO appreciate
them, MY friends, upon whose taste.f can fully
rely, are OF opinion that my Essay on Psthus has
great power, for it was read before than month
ago, and they have bsen dull ever since. This.
hoWev is said that you may send tor II back and
think il right to inform you that shall listen 10
no future solicitations TO write for the - MsRs-
sine /: and remain, Sir, Yours, &c. &C."
One would have thought tina, the indignation Of
this lover Of dullness, with whom had the mislor
.uns 10 feel 30 little sympathy, would ., any rate
have been coun,erbalanced by the kind words OF
those whose eifusions had printed in preference.
But no such thing. The same post brought the
following from young beginner, who had entfeat'
ed that would do him the favor OF cutting down
end Offering his papers az l thought best and
row that in my fatherly anxiety for his rspsta'ion
I spent more time upon them than did upon my
own.
"Desr Sir-pray be kind enough to inform mr.
which are my articles in your last number, tor thsy
are 80 altered that do not recognize them.
have no doubt that they great deal better iof
it. and arm excessively obliged TO you and extreme
~ sorry that 1t will not De IN my power 10 'orWato
any more contributions. TO beg your pub
Usher 10 send me his account. as am gong g
-. hp
Sir. truly yours.
The next little note was left al my publisher y
aih g. article 10 be continued which Wouif
have filled decent sized folio volume
"Sir-I have lief. the accompanying paper for
your perusal, and shall be obliged by an answe'
respecting its admissibi'y into your Magazine by
to-morror morning. Yours. &c"
The-nexl day I received another billie, 10 inform
me that my reply Of extreme consequence
and that in fact, the author did unde saud sue
anwarrantabe delays. On the third day relu ned
the MSS with polite note expressive OF my sor
fow my total inability TO get through Il III less
than month-which drew forth The subjoined:
"Sir-You have done me most serious injury
Had you returned me my MSS. in due time,
could have disposed OF it 10 publisher Who has
now had leisure to change his mind. am deter
mined upon having ample reparation, end It do
not hear from you by return Of post shall most IN
doubleday place the affair in the hands OF my law
ger. remain &c"
This, believe, cannot fail of being thought q
little unreasonable, but If so, what will be said Of
she nex. which was written by son OF Apollo,
whom had lauded out Of pure friendship 10 his
sailing.
Sir-1 have Just seen in your Magazine re.
view a. my porn which YOU clearly 90 not under
Aand, and Of which you have materially injured the
sale by unloading pubic opinion,-You call It sub
lime. when, 10 fact, it pathetic People are tired
" the sublime, and the comparison with Milton is
fuination to me. will defy you or any one else to
end single passage which might be mistaken for
Mton's. You call it harmonious, when it is meant
20 be abrupt and impsssloned throughout. You
call the conclusion to the story moral and edifying
when nothing can be more the reverse. In short
Pow have played the deuce with all its greatest beau.
ties and the consequence is that nobody will read 1t
My friend MIR -. the artist. is with me, and
kgs that you will not mention his picture again
having put him to great inconvenience in contra
dieting all that you have said. 1t Is like Claude
or Nature: or any thing else, but entirely original
The colorine is upon new principle and is no
transparent, but opake throughout. The hgure
ere not we'll drawn, but are touched Of with /;
graceful negligence, and instead Of having an even
ing scene, i, is intended to be sunrise | remain
&c, --~.0
My next episele is from young spark who wa
me of FIVE bundled recommendations which cam
pouring from my friends in all parts Of the globe
The youth described az the younger son Of
country squire, fine young man, who was though
by his mother to possess great talents which,
course, should have abundant pleasure and adyan
,sge in bringing forward He had never, it appear
ed, scrbhled live in his life, and was sent to m
Ike block, fresh from the timber yard, to be hew
which way pleased What could say in such
case? asked him to dinner, and told him wou
apply to him when had occasion. In fortnigl
after, came the cursed TWO penny postman with
"Dear Sir--I have been waiting impatiently