Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-27

bestow oil the followers Of Mungo Park tho In To
OF their mcddlng predecessor and that Africa may
long have credit for all the barbary ascribed in the
uniuthonable lies Of Bruce, and inseDarablc from
land where beaux and bellies cut living steaks from
roaring Ox-or according 10 Peter Pindgrs version
OF the wOudrous tale, ''eat half COW AMI turn the
rest TO grass"
1t is not 10 be presumed from NY silence thu. the
great moving principle OF my life the hinge of the
whole system, my LOVING propensity, was Idle or out
of all the time duTing which was Uaninu tho
accesson5 OF wisdom already described. This prjD-
ciple seemed Essential part OF my nature that
hkc sleep, 1t indicated It's due portion of Inv exis-
ence AMID occupations apparently the most incom-
pdilbic vItii lts Character While remained nov
c0 in the Nays o the metropolis had no oppottu-
nifty of making choice Of goddess. Iut when be
gan 10 feel "a, ~ my situation, old habta resumed
their sway, and commanded me lmpcriousv tail in
love with ali possible expedition. This was soon
done, and with little trouble. Dozens Of sc hool girls
passed by gate, "wh satcbels & shining mornlno
faces, every day Of the week but Saturday and Sun
day lselectcd one Of the pret,ieet ofbeee lor the
object al my worship. AS regularly as the sun rose
the lookout to catch glimpse of that sweet
countcnunce, as the OWNER moved on to her school
Having oscerlaIned the place OF her residence her
name nnd other necessary particulars, orc evening
determined To give her SCTeDade. Hitherto have
said othing the subject Of ms musical studies.
nut for SEINE time previous 20 the evening of this gal
liant determination, had been practising on fiddle
purchased at most eNorbitant rate from an old rrey
headed negro, who lived IN q cellar u few doors
from our own This instrument had been wrctched,y
naitro0tcd by time aud unsCIentic usage IL wan
tea ore string aud another consisted IN about equal
proportions, ofknots ana ubroken liDa. With this
eddie however, t-e former holder u!0oaged to call
orh ny most Unaffected PRAISES of his art; and Under
bs-t utoI soon learned tn play yontee doodle and
o.danS sync, ia M desucabe style, as | thougIt--
AccouiTcd w.ih the above described Instrument
sailed forth on my p-cpU.eG expedition. The night
was extremely dar and the moon did not rise till an
hour ~ two before day break. AS | reached Che
fchL o. The house, That contained my pearl Of price
nuhnown. WIS sta tied by pitcous and prc.tracted
yr"an nay heart seemed To leap into my throat: bat
was soon relieved 10y discovering that this omin-
oh sound proceeded from one of two hous lyinu in
,ht gutter, the complainant having probably been
JostlHd b. ms bed fellow Oh my approach The
gate OF the yard mvtngly opens so |
entered" and iol some time stood leaning with my
back against tree that grew ono sdn Of the gate
and extended its branches over the palmr into the
street. wns "nploycG an conccuring what part of
the house fair occupied. and wishing her bles-
seq dreams. " iiii, thus engaged the clock struck
twelve. Frrce,viHr therefore that no time was TO he
ost, tuned my Violin and struck mp Yankee Doodle
The sentimental Tune Of my only other air caused me
tn make a reservation Of j; for the conclusion I
was proceeding with Yankee Doodle. occasionally
Oursh. INTO variations never heard before OF since
out winch, from the continued gruntng, ] should
Judge were unanimously approved bY the two hors:
when ! was interruptcd-not By the raising of
window and tho soft accents cf tAat voice | would
nave sacrificed my fiddle 10 bear-but bv huoh
oHii dog, with no more soul for music than stone
cons dcrng, suppose. neither my intrusion nor nv
screnads tolcTablc than those o. the cats he
hsd sr often elected from the premises compeed mo
prscipate.yto mount lie tree, IL this respect also
Doubt s. sharing tie fate Of my brother musicians
My dear fiddle relnquished to the foe by wav of
Y'""" oT'iF Aiter getting into n place of safety
had ample time consider what further WAS to he
done tor the dog seated himself very quietly near
Inc 1907 OF the tree, and seemed determined 10 a,ya,
ny descent =" was now still, except when | api-
tated tho branches, q which occasions he would
utter TO" ETowI. Tor neatly two hours he kept
ms post WIN nn"cared vigilance Growing Gesve-
Tatc ~ last on seeing .!.c Use anu aeOnjZad
with thn fear % being detected III this unidentified
rrcGicai17nt, resolved to advance cautiously aIor~
thf lower Gh OF the trce and swing myself into tbS
street. reached the ground sooner than Expect
e.; fo' t2 !inb suoauniy snapped, and in moment
found rryeclF stretched lovingly across the hoes
%'iih the broken branch in my hand. They raised
dismal cutlery, probably thinking Tint their old nc
Ph"'RhcS, the Cevi, WIS entering bodily into them
without the iormulity, this time OF leave nrevjn1elv
asked and obtuncd and rising simultaneously ro!le,
NE from their bucks into the muddy couch The, had
just deserted The dog now bccalnc outrageous; he
Oar"oa turtously, and made several Intellectual al
temps to leap the paing. dill no; wait for I'm -
succeed, but spring ny from the gutter Few with the
| rapidly o. the wiad along the street. Tie wisdom
o ne measure wUssoun uiane manifest: for scarcely
had Gamcd tWcniy yard, when heard the dor
spring oEcl The enclosure & assault nv brstlg frierd d
NithoH; thinking Of their rescue, | continued nv
flight with unGimiEIshCd speed, scattering the mud
OH al sides ds progressed, and leuyng behind me
concert that legion of imps could hardly have OK
cci!st. On attaining secure distance, turned To
see how matters stood, and beheld my suyy enemy
trlurrhau'iy gallan;ing of the porkers an un-
wl"dy Old dowDgcr, 1cross Tie street by tho ear
The branch which ] had all alInc Craspcd with in
siiuctvc energy now first occurred to nv poticc--I
,rIlnTn 81 the useless tvi-s and finding myself pos
eossn9 of stout stick. f oinbo!jcned 10 stand on
the defensive, fully resolved. should :hr dor pEreue
me- to cuggcl hum Sound'y for MS mprovokcd i'll
treatment But ho was TOO burv with the swine TO
think Of The fugitive So strolcd leIsurrly home
wa7d--lhs was my first and last sercnade--thc
unhappy issuc OF this attempt lcll nc no inclination
to make another. Complcy reversing The adare
love me. love nv dog, transferred 10 tho mistress
The whole stock Of my resentment NJ The urnian,
behaviour of her dependant.
The history of my remaining school boy DAVIS r,ny
be- summed up n very few words. Its nm urhYokcn
series OF iogging. ! Thought then, nld still con
unuc to think, that IN this mode Of insinga love
oi literature, the process commenced fundamentally
AT tho wrong cnd hut nv teacher was ono of tho od