Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-19
from Blackwood's Maga<ne'l
REYERSES.
TALE OF THE PAST SEASON.


bv,the exc rcise OF the morning, my oioon nov"
-r4frsely through my veins, as meeting win no I
AJAX or impedimrnts to its curreh', anu my |
.n;rits were elatcd by multitude OF happy re
,pembrances ard 81 BRILLIANT hopes. My apart.
.m,nts looked delightfully."- comfortable, and
.nuhkt sirni6ed 10 NE the inciemency oil the
weather without The rain was pa'te!ing up |
on the sky-light of the staircase; the sharp east
wind was moaning angri'y IN the chimney; o's
assnv eve glanced from the cheerful oiaZe u
The FIRE to the ample folds ofmy closed wlnoo"
cuftains-as the hearth rug yielded to The pres
sure of my foot, while, beating time 10 m! o""
music, sung, in rather iouaep Tone 'lan .,u-
al. my CavourIte air Of Study OFiannegan; =.
the yhi.tline Of the wind, and the patterIng oil
tbr rain, only served 10 enhance IN my eStima-
ton the comforts Of my home, and inspire
Gyelier sense Of The good fortune winch sao az
lvered- me from any evening engagements
may be questioned, whether there are any hoa's
IN hi. life. of such unmIxed enjoyment as toe
few. he very few which young bachelor Is al
lowed 70 rescue from the pressing invitations
of those deai friends who want another taking
man at their dinner tables, or from lhost iiiaoy
and wilily>dcvised entanglemen's whien are
woven round him by the hands CT Inc vitaeie
,,,o,bers. and preserve entirely to HIMSELF
Talk Of he pleasure OF repose. What rePoSe
can possibIy be So sweet, as that which Is en-
loved on dsengaged day during the laoor'ous
a;ss;ns,ions of London lile?--Talk oil the de-
I;Uhts Of solitude. Spirit Of Zlmmerman!-,
What solitude IS The imagination capao'e oil
conc,iyine so entirely delightful, as that which
a Young unmarried man possesses IN his quF'
lodpinp. with his easy chair and his dressing
Gown. his beafsteak and his Whisky and vat.
with s's u Is ts,
cur to recollection between the break oil the
stanzas or the incidents Of the story? Men-mar-
ried men--may expatiate, If they will, in good
,polished sch ences, On the delights Of their hre-
sides, ard the gay cheeHulness OF their family
circles, bu, do not hesitate to affirm, that we,
In our state OF single blessedness, possess not
only all the sweets of our condition, but derive
more solid advantages from matrimony Itself,
SthaE any Of these solemn eulogists oi-lheir own
happiness can dare TO pretend to derive from it.
We nave their dinners, without the expense OF
the.l. We have their parties, without the fatigue
.Sos nose interminable domestic discussions
which arr inse parable from the preliminary ar
.rangemerrs; We share the gay and Joyous sum
mer OF ,heir homes, when they are Illuminated
for cpr-pany, and escape the intervening win
ter OF darkness and economy; We are welcome
with all the plate, the gh,terins dinner service,
: a 4 the wine, that is produced, on rare ocoa-
slCns, from reconcile binns, and are mos; mer-
cifIy delivered from the infection of the ordi-
nary Wrds wood dishes, ana the familiar port
ard sherry; we ere presented to the lady when
her smiles never fail to radiatc, and are made
acquainted with the children when adorned IN
their smooth hair and shining faces, in their
embroidered frocks & their gentest behaviour;
s'shd, having participated in the sunny calm,
"4he halcyon hours of the establishment, de"
part before the unrea al and transitory delusion
is dispersed, and leave The husband TO contem-
l.. Ill - r -. L., -
eountenance and temper, and to maintain sin |
gle combat against The boisterous perversties
Of her offspring. l; is certainly mos, desira-
,ble thing, that all those persons who are bes,
with large houses and good cooks, should mar |
ry; for / do not understand how they can other
-iIwise hope TO achieve any very good balls, or
sneyen any tolerabe dinners. Ifhouses are to be |
's6pened with effect, there must be mistress;
said it is therefore absolutely incumbent on all
public spirited persons, who have the real good
,s0f society at heart, TO provide their establish.
III ment with SO essential member. But mar
siriage is of generous self devotion for the
rbeneft Of the circle among whom we move,
sacrifice of personal advantage made to attain
the power OF being gracefully hospi,ablc to our
s friends; for il is established beyond doubt,
ii that we single persons enjoy The cream and
!, euintessence Of matrimonial felicity, and that
wives and husbands possess painful monopo.
Sly Gifts tumulls and its distractions its ankle
ties aud its restraints. Then again with re.
! gard to home.--I oon't believe that any indi-
vidual in existence knows'what really COM
Portable home is--the quiet-the considera-
ation-the uninterrupdbility--the easy chair {
drawn parallel with the FIRE place-the undis- {
puted right Of sitting with foot on either mob 4
the lamp arranged to suit the Ievelof his own
eye--the careless luxury resulting from an ex- a
elusive appropriation Of all the convenience of
an apartmeni-.N No man can be really chez SOL :
can be in the full enjoyment of all the accom> I
podation afforded by hiss own house, and fire t
side, and furniture, and presume to exercise b