Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-03
For TIE LITERARY CADET.
TRAVELS OF a TR oG LODXTE,


Of ocean pillow his beached bones the waves
Ratified the spotted sea-shells IN his skull,
As they swept by, but wake HIM not, for lie
" as sung to rest by Mermads OLD PLAY.
Eureka Eureka - exclaimed the Philosopher
and away went he through the streets of Syracuse
-whoopng like Choctaw-sans euloHe like
French patriot-in state bordering upon inde
cency. Fools and Philosophers are privileged per-
sonages---lree TO follow their noses, not, rs
they may choose-whe common scnse--poor fal
lows forced to trudse along in the straight for
ward course after his proboscs-and lucky wish'
is he who wears a long one-these short snu"
gnomons are miserable guides in dark night. NOT
caring to avail himself OF any plerogatIve attached
10 either OF these first mentioned submated perso-
nages- the Trogiodyte yte-when he found hinseli
safely ensconced beneath the j,lhernocol oi
Franklin--thoush he esteemed the safety OF his
own crown of moie importance than the purity OF
the gilIed baub.e of iicso-set quietly down to ru-
inmate upon matters and things in general un-
der the united influence Of isar and reasonable
glass of winskey. That he felt some OF those tran
cendent emotions Of ratification, which gave such
droll puroxy, ms to the old Sicilian. | must con
,ess--as in duty bound-but that he had any the
rrmotes idea of initiating his philosopLc sublimi-
ties utterly ahjure and deny.
Courteous passenger. The di ner bell Will send
forth its summons at three o'clock. Ipray you
may not have been &C Gus toned to hear " that Toe
s;n Of the soul" at two--lor | opine in such
that even the cuustic Noah-tae pungent Stone
The elegant and gracious Coleman-that trio Of
choice spirits whose pages lumber the tables o! the
New York notels-wi afford but an ungracious
substitute ior boiled ham and bullocks liver
How these Editors love one another! Truly there
is concord of di.cord in heir notcs-even in "a
conccr: OF Batick Ganders from whose wings they
plume their musiIgs. Let us leave them alone in
their glory'-Pass these this dull interval-pass
we the perusal o Kuckerbockers veracious histo-
ry of this mighty emporum-pass we the song OF
" DnIce domum,' ,rumpete from sofa near the
front win!ow--hy an Exquisite who kindly volun
teereG L" an imitation of Phihps"-puss We the
dinner cven-the ham-the roast beeithe turkeys
geese, canvass backs pigeons--partri
sweet potatocs-sweeter puddngs, (not saw dusi
though Franklin stares in bronze the door way
pas we the dessert the pippins-the pine apple
cheese es-etcyea even the bel es, the beau
ties of Boston fresh fom the fairy fingers Of Mrs.
CanteIlo must all be consigned TO - the Tomb
of the Capulets'--we are IN an "awiul
hurry" to take u view of that most subhme
of all tie seven wonders. The Cty Hail.
Now he that would gaze upon this splendid
mass of MARBLE will possibly be constrained TO Oh
serve little triangular patch Of gravel in front
thereof, height--The Park-and if ne would stand
well in the good sraces of the people hereabout-
et him swear that is as green and lovely as the
,arden Of Eden-though 1t were browncr than the
Siberian waste-and us herbless as the Desert OF
Sahsra-and when he shall have drawn near to the
steps of "the Hall"-ods raptures and extatickS !!
let him lift both his eyes-or one, il he has SO ma
ny-let him do the same by his arms-spreadins his
palms gently misunderstanding his jaws as if he
would swallow it-and then-with deep drawn
slgh clasp mis- palms-send forth special detach-
ment of nterjecl;ons, with captain Oh al their
head, and lieutenant All at their tailif he could
manage TO enlist few dannmts il would help the
matter vastly-let him invoke the shades OF Cheops,
Christopher Wren, and Ballodio--but let him mol
"pass by on the other side"-lest his anciul ideas
Of an eniire marble edifce' come in rude collision
with an honest plain wall of brick and mortar-
which eoneeals most enviously the marble upon
tha, side ofths grand pile.
II was strange-passing strange. Twice had
made the frutless attempt to find passage to the
top of this fair rival Of European Paaces"-twice
had given up the effort in despair, and had al las,
entered a hall where sat an exceeding grave look
ing man, surrounded with books and papers-a do
zen lean.f faced hawk.eyed fellows were buzzns
about him, who were ever and anon mutterng of
tencments-- editament- t-chattles-wsis-actioD
ON the case-scr iacias-voir dire-fee-tails-an and
know not what unchristian jargon besides-from
all which had been inlerring myself to be IN the
Mayors Court-but now was On The very pima
Gle ofthe building without being very well assured
hoo came there--The roar Of the great Babel
tba roiiin nof cries ufW new milk