Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-03

down upon all the varieties of human life which
swarm elow Here then lat down to muse up
on the scene which spread Ike map beneath
The hour was most propious-the gradu-
ally sinking beyond the distant hills of Jersey, AMI
streakings of its rudjy light were lingering upon
roof spre, and cupola-it flashed more family from
the long wilderness of mass. which fringed Fast ri
yer like win,ry }orest-it swept along the bay and
the fishers barques became drops of gold upon
the green waters-the banner of my country, as it
rose and fell in the Evening air the Enrench-
ments of Lafayette, seamI like blood red meteor
of the ky.
By degrees the sounds from the ;hronged streets
became more l. listnct--tle hum Of the living null
titude sweed fainter and fainter, till it seemed the
musick of distant wateriall-the whole city ftded
to an ndisingushahle mass in the doubtful hues Of
twilight. | gave myselfu up TO the enchantment Of
the hour, and mas sinaton wandered back to the
scenes of bl and you'h,ar in the bosom my own
native land. At that moment, the merry twang Of
Il trumpet burst upon the air, and started me from
my reveries. Never were sublime musings more
uaceremoriously invaded-ior the blast seemed
| wondrous near my auditory nerves and shook thro'
my frame like a Galvanic discharge threatening to
ruin my for Italian Operas ana Garcas forcv-
| er-l tu' ned 10 discover who was iavorpg my ear
| with this free will Offering OF musical prowess-
when 10 there stood 10y my side a little fat
chubby. red checked fellow, dressed in the costume
you may have seen in old Dutch prints Of Van
rromp aud his worthy comlatriots--hs instrument
A. G. A
among the noiions of Yankees waggon-whch
had just lrayed forth such startling points Of war
now hung peaceably upon one arm while lis mas
er was very deliberately filing his jaws from a roll
of negro head tobacco. | Immediately recognise /
| my fellow at once to lie the worthy tumpeter ol
New Amsterdam whilhom-Antony Van Corear!
| Not drowned i'll East River after al!--muttcrcd
well man may be killed on paper and live ma
| ny good year after Notwithstanding. Why An
tony it is thought the very sharks which pick cd
thy bones in the sea-weed have perished agcs sace!
Tat mon said he of the Tia Trumpet " tisl
| all Won tam lie off the tvlsh Pookmaker, mushi
| If dit dccsh IAN Tankoes hal pashed vrom dc
| landt and dish goot lslaudt pelons vonce more d,
| Faderlant"-You must be somewhat broken down
with age before that year comes round. AYE
plooing de droompi, viii pring on de asmaid' icks
-poot you zee dish dims ish near py-dere Il bon
| doc. dree GOSH puiltlnss now - lie applied the
tin tube to his lips and sounded Lis blast whicl,
shook the whole island Of the Manhattoes. 1t was
| a potent stran-never did Oranlo's horn ring d
| more doleful destiny. looked--were my eyes no
| Iot,c Crews Ilua hanI2 ~ Whcro
| the CITY 20 "Aye ! we're ish he De Doosh hab
| iake Holandt ha la I! ha - 1t vas ms ,ancho-
y iact--nota remnant Of the proud Emporium,
| glcamd through the haze ol Ev cning--save here
AMI there old tot.erins moss grown brick wall
| aud few crumbling arches Of the City Hall upon
which were stanling-all had vaulshcd-men
| and their habitations-w whGrvcs and shipping-and
| in their places stood half dozen ganibcl rooted
| huts, with gable ends iacing crooked COW path-a
| Doistcrous company Of men and dogs were III full
| chace after Racoon which had taken refuge on al
Ttres at the Bat,ery-in the Park, brood Of unqui-
ct urchiis wero worrying tom cat, with bladder
Of pebbles tied to lis tai-and one old dumping
shaped vessel was booming too and fro with the
tide in the East River! "Where is the City: Z"
Donner and bliizen say he had pashed away
De whoole country hab kict de pocket AMI dish pc
| mine warm y! Alas I! exclaimed 1.-The fisherman
spreads his net. in the marble halls of Tyro, and
the mart ofthe New World has become The dwell
ling of wild beass-not "A record Of her greatness re-
mains Rekorts vat you zay ?-dere ish Won
heab oGdat-mine poys hab makt rites of tous-
ands-you viii 90 Wit me ? you shall hab Won pig
blenty off dat do makt Won zdory !" AYE that
will l--where are the papers all the antiquarian
enthusiasm was rushing to my heart, and began to
kindie at the though. Of writing The History Of
New York--from manuscripts found in its ruins
where are the papers, said l." Aye Where are the
papers :" exclaimed a voice Of thunder, which
caused me to spring three feet upwards in the air.
should have fallen fat upon the carpet but the wal
ter caught me a. | touched the floor. 90 Sir this is
no place for fip-haps, and another will cost you
round fire for contempt Of Court rubbed my
eyes-there was a lawyer upon his feet, bawlng
for papers, in the voice OF Oyster -woman--the
Mayor was sitting IN HI. stuffed arm chair--lnten-
ing to my dsturber with evident complacency, as il
he cared not sous to have my beatiic vision scat
tered-while ran out Of the presence without
waiting to make bow or apology, aud had the mex.
pressble mort ication when arrived at the doors
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