Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-06

lhouSn somewhat wearleu win the intensity Of
labor, and the awful responsibilities of "a Editor.
he received us with complacency, and showed u'
several well conceived projects for the accomplish
mens Of ends which, when realized, will lessen the
distance between Cape Horn and the Polar regions,
six and twenty miles, eight iurlongs and three poles
Having consulted him, as well as the senior pub
Usher, who sat beside him, up to his elbows in II
paste pot, whilst he selected the Congregational"
and obtained their mutual beuedictons, we sailed
out Of his door, which, as the author of the Popu
lou Village would say,
"Wido open stood, because it would not cose,"
IN lie pursuit of new adventures.
On arriving in the street, the first object that ob
truded upon our observation, was him who presi-
des over the fate ofthe paper published on Mon
Jays and Thursdays, the name Of which, we believe
begins with J. He did not dof his beaver, no.
should we have recognized his person, had not II
package of papers, marked "Letters from Saniia-
go'-" Bo'iror, a bacchanal; wonr marry MISS
Han'-" Shooting .Match'--" REPoRrs Of the
proceedings of the Rhoje-IslHnd Judiciary" and
Dick, Poem," displayed ITSELF as it emerged
from beneath that garment, which is known among
us by the appellation of q cloak. The wind wbis-
tied furiously, as its chilling blasts .auted "
sal organ" but being prepared for the adventures
Of the day, we once resumed our journey.
Never did Don Quxotte look more iously fo'
adventure than we did, US We rudsed along.
"where
Coxcombs flourish, prudes and coquetes stare;'
rarely noticing any object that did not present
something favorable for adventure. As we moved
onward, observing the directions of one Alexander
Pope-who has said that no man shall look further
forward than his nose--we reached the vicinity o.
one of thvse houses, which are decorated IT'D
a symbol denotins hem to be places where soda Il
3old cheap to those who purchase large quantities.
when our venera,ed friend, the first of Patriots,
costed US, and in his peculiarly classical and tech
meal language" exclaimed " By - all fire .Ocks.
there's nothing like hot coffee"-anJ commenced -
loud and eloquent encomium on the man that frs
imported it from Mocco and Java. Long would h.
have expatiated on the merits of the invigoratin.
beverage, had not his particular friend, the Ameri
Roscus, who was some hundreds of yards dis
'aD, arrested his vlsion-and once more he left {,
"xclamng" BY - all fire. locks there goes Ton
I~%*~r
Once more released from the agreeable society of
the worthy Pairiol we pursued our journey, and
ere we had reached the western environ, lest We
should mistake tine ~oad to Monkey Town, we halt
ed at of those edfces, where man and beast are
Hospitality entertained for the sake Of the rhino to
obtain proper directions; and entering the dwell
ling, were kindly received by Z" mine host" who.
surrounded by the whole society of Borachios, was
earnediy and eloquently discoursing upon the me.
r,'s of the Presidents Message, and pointing out
ways and means for the acquisition Of Cuba. On
either side Of him lay the Providence Phoen,x from
the long and elaborate editorial essays of which, he
occasionally quoted most literally. and declared
that the positions assumed in them were knock
down arguments; and then he would burst forth
into an eloquent eulogium on the profundty of that
head, that could conceive ideas so cogent and so
hrilliant-and on that Editor, who could, in ST.
quantity of original matter. The audience listened
attentvely TO the orator, and when he had closed
gave long and lasting bursts of applause, and ex
claimed, in Stentoran voices, Huzza for tho Pa.
triot the Patriot forever!' The noise awoke
from their contemplative mood, the inmates OF the
appointing apartment, and one Of them, uncovered,
holding in his hand large bowl Of hot coffee, hasti-
ly entered, and in his /" peculiarly classical and
ieclnirdl language" exclaimed, "By - all fire
locks! was there ever any thing SO delicious as
bowl of no; coffee"-when, to our astonishmeut we
recognized in hi. person our worthy friend, the Sc
nior Eiitor of the Patriot.
Our friend was rejolced to see us, and would, a.
he said, have gladly accepted an invitation to ac
company us journey after adventure, if the
pressure of business did not demand his whole al
ten,ion ut the Office, and added, that when man's
subscription list is augmented one hundred weekly.
between you aud and the post, it is no time to be
IDLE.
Conceding 10 the opinion he expressed, though
must confess that we had some doubts OF the ve-
y of his assertions, relative to the increase of pa
tronage, we bade him ndieu, ,ece,ved his blessing
and once more departed in pursuit of adventure.
II was now past merdian--or as the sailors have
II, he sun was over the bowsprit-the north wind
whistled and the intensity of the cold compelled U.S.
ere we had proceeded two miles further, to seek a
little nourishment, at the fire side of honest inn.
holder, who resides near that little seat OF industry
ingenuity and enterprise, called Spragueville, in