Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-11
From B'ackwood's Magaz;r. ,
SENTIMENT


The London Newspaper au,horsb;,.
mo some'hing IKE common sense, BY he ~
pe,Lal necessity Of wiring. Men NAV per-
sentimental BY inclination IS German 4. 's"
tist, but the absolute drain On their ssr,;' ,""
tallty IN the wear and tear Of Londo, a',
exhaust the "iount Of feeling" in wcek, W., "Y''
Thoughts tina, lie too deep for tears" wor "[ ne
ishcd ups turned to service inexorablv bsG. U
month renewed its moon But in The ,,,',
the case is different. The interval Of '!
FLOWS an accumulation Of the tender to; :sA
WHICH inevitably overAows through The NJ, y,
momeat it is taken in hand. A cog ".osns ",.S
OF being mad" All oscr,droye OK: y'H.
quarrel, rustic elopement, Or ,he bre,g,>'
down OF a safety cUach, can never be do,a "S
tice 10 in London. The facts may h.. ~
and the conclusion, whehrr BY inou,uor
duc'ion, declared for the general behoof A. r.,
ii is III Other and more verdant Quarter, ~,
thc.narratlIe is tovcbed as narrative or,b.
be, with the whole picturesque, Of III. o. or.
with me!!owness OF pencil, and magic Of a,
tall as the most celebrated auctonerr ,I;..
says Of every picture that unLergoes hi, HAM
mer.
Oh course there are exceptions, and Son, -,
the country journals are writer with ,,;.,.
that would do honour 10 the sagJ,itv or ,Ln,s
any public writer. 9ut sill the "senrlmc,,,r
iourIshes along With The cabbagcs and c.nF
flowers, chiefly at distance frou the E,r,,
strepilumqne, and the richest class Of lr,,,,
ton is never found on this 'ide Of the ft,y MI.
stone
Metaphor is the native language Of r.su,
fancy is the daughter oi feeling, and rrrEp, !,
the daughter Of the fields. Then The Use ,
metaphor is established as an heirloom !, II.
soil Of the haw-thorns and blue bells: and a.,
cordingly the dia'et Of rural description s !.
ways magnificent, profoundly cloque1,, and
rather ruzzling; a,"io do common thing, h.
an ncommon way" has been considsnd y
evidence 81 genius, so 10 say common Miussr
an uncommon way, is an evidence Of ,imi,
superiority 10 the race Of mankind
Thus, it your lrue describcr has to .akd
pen, ink and paper, he disdains TIE honclH,y
OF the immeh!a'c expression, and invests N:
meaning in the d'gnlficd phrase Of "riirs
materials" IF one clowns wig takes f.t ioa
another clowns pipe, we hear CT the ope;l-
of"thc devouring element" fire b Ing o5.ia.s
ly beneath The rus ic pen. II fash ufL,a.
ming Sc, haystack in blaze, or rng tie bis
Of steeple, III: approved rpi,hcr is, 'HLe r!,c.
trio full" If dog bite pig, the nlrrau.
teens with "virus," the "ral animal" nd
the 'la!ration" Of The patient. Or, if sag:
coach, running races meet lis naIuFaiaN, lh:
world are called to wonder at "ceniipre,
forcc," "dire conclusions" and "compOlM
fractures ofthe ,ibia." The Whole being woarl
up with the solemn pledge Of the wrItrr iha
the accident never had equal, or similar, nh
"memory Of the oIdes, inhabitants" cirun'
stance generally to be accounted Tor, when IU;
by The oldest inhabitants having lost Vhr
memory they ever had.
Rr.i ihnsp are scientific fnnche. aud n,.r :.
expected 10 increase when Mr.. BrOughln
sixpennv system, OF which the value Is very &c
curately ?roportioned 10 The price, shall have
"pro crossed" among the operatives ard ever
thinking man. with or without br'ecfes, sh.
be liable 10 ride the wooden horse, jump:
shipping rope, repeat the French a'Ph'd
prove that circle is not square, tramFsG
the heels OF the nobility, write his own n'at
and settle the constitution.
true triumph is found II s'rest'wamh
committed to village Bridewell, the ds''t'
er discovers her 10 he "haprsS victim *
is of course, "an interesting ngure,' WIN
touching voice, and the remains OF wha' o'H
was remarkable beauty" a "tale, all. Z.
lrue," lately "wrung the heart" dctaIIrg@
sorrows of ian interesting pair, found "
gentleman Of humanity, in the Lowest sac
mortal privatinn,on The edge Of u wood, 10 w.
ives, Of England. The female had been ~
IDENTIFY Of the fist ordc: of fine FORMS .nI ''
man was worthy of her. "An unhappy a',1
mcnt, cruel parents, remor seiess friends, D a.
hospilab|e World" having excluded 'h'nH
hope, they took the desperate resolution
seeking an asylum from the bounty oinato'''
one Of those spos "wherc lonely wait T'a'
10 die"
Further intelligence ascertained ms '
hat the hero was poacher, driving "a'
some trade in purveying hares and p''h',
FOR London. The heroine was the Us'-' 'sD'
panion Of such heroes, and both are ~" ",
nishing fresh matter for description u ''
county Jail.
But fine effect may be produced on n'';, j..
puIsive topics. Who has ever dreame' o. s. T..
failing The mutual compliments Of oles% S..
and Stage. coach guard, before! Yet TX
tory is cxtan', scarcely week old. ,,
AS the coach was rolling along hawk"
I'd a blackbird into hedge. The bIaT.y.
was in prodigious hazard, and the guar ~