Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-04
COMMUNICATION.
THE CLUB-No. VIII.
SKETCHES FROM Ny MEMORANDUM BOOB
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Plus aloes, guam mcilis habet.--Juv.

In this unstable state If mind, what was TO
do? Home possessed no attractions Tor me:-
there was there no hIe side circle, no anxious
faces 20 inquire in o the object of my goings
out, or tlllhesome ones to welcome my return.
I wen, to and fro, unheeded, uDcared ioi by all:
a lone bark, floating down the stream oil Lie;
all around one cloudcd horizon; not single
raw Of sunshine 70 GLAD il on its way, or cheer
inc wind 10 bid IT "God speed" was VITA
ont a companion: longed for one-one congo
NAL spirit, 10 whom could have poured GU,
the burthenlngs Of my sou, and who coulG a.
least pity, # not comfort me; out my aunt had
placed i; beyond my power 10 cultivate, had
be n So fortunate as TO have formed an arquin'
axe Imiest have climbed The toilsome pa his
and ,hreaded the intricate wiadings OF the Hill
of Science, or have ganboled on its green
snart, yotary 70 the Muses.; but so wearl-
s ,,.e and contracted was the sys'em pursued
in nv educ alton, that wanted energy for he
one and as e for he other. might have pit
l. w-d among Natures fairss, flowers, the adj
ri,.r of woman-lovely woman! but my aunt
Il in,erdct d all intercourse with her SEX rail-
ing agsns, the horrible innovation upon the
e. lbli, hed rules Of her day Gas she used TO
express itl 81 children" iurning out" scarce ere
thrir nursery ptoba'ion had ended, and d~ciar-
ing that woman ought tn Expose herself tn
the willy arts Of the craf y men until (fks her
they Rad attained iuli ye4rs OF discreiion. L
hud not long remained IN this waSeIlnS state,
e. ACQUIRED d gondne,s for the d. lama, and
this furnished me with hobby witch well
nigh rode me 20 my min, hat is in my sunI's
est,ma,ion.l Not Conlrni With the rea1ing, |
aspirrd to the acting nj plays, and determined
TO abandon both "kith and kin" for he pur-
pose Of execu ing ,chrrne which had long
1 ;n,.iv ~ Ia
little neressaries could conveniently arrive al,
set out for distant ,ilage, in the hope Of
procuring an eugag IN n, with an ii,neran,
company hen performing thsre. After en-
coun,ering the various inc I'd, nts common TO u
Journey Of - miles, / arrived at the place If
my destination, almost withnut penny in my
pocket, but " high reaching" in nv expeota,
tions On the morning alter my arrival, pre-
pared TO make MY apple alton 10 the ma
nsgement" FIR an engagement, and my toilet
WAS completed with throbbiug heart and
nervous hand; for | had been ex,ravagant in my
picture Of Manager. had conceived thai,
10 he one, vas % arrive Z; ,he summit OF all
earthly bliss How correct in my linn
ming the reader can Judge, when have pre-
sented 10 HIM the original He was man Of
- her small stature, perhaps some seven inches
.borler than myself (My he'gh, the public
Will have no diff ul,y in arriving at) There
was nothing remarkable in mis- person, save
,h,t his legs came in frcqu nj collision at the
klee>, and his head conveyed, in some degree,
tue idea of mons,rosiry; which last PECULIARLY
! IN at loss whether o attribGte 10 natural
enlargement OF he Uranium, or 10 'uxu'iant
grow h Of fec ks, which, 10 all appearances,
had no. nn"C,sonc the sau'ary operation OF
combing Tor some Two months, and that oil cut
ting Tor at least twice that lime. He wore a
tigh fitting green surioui, tn which ate had
imoareG NIL or-iike appea ance; not hav-
ing . single hole, hut i mul iplici'y of patches.
Ills neckc 10 h, with huge Collar prof 'ng
sb We vas carefully arranged over the b. east,
So as 10 conceal nos, modes fragmt mt OF a
SHIRT. which was occa.innaily peering ous from
brueath H.. His har IF shape somewha, re :
sembl'ng slot tower, or some aingelse which
h4> larger base than 'op) BY fieqnen, contact
with his coat sleeve, had acquired a most un>
rIfIied surface. His pantaloons, which (sfer
III fashion Of the present day. were rsther
tighter than was consis ent with comfort, were
as tnickly coated al the knees with unseemly
dsrns, as those OF any ~ rbIe- playing schools
bCy, and came, with the aid of Straps, almos,
sufficiently near 10 the shoe 10 conceal the rem
nants Of pair IF s'oc kings, the color and qua
i,v Of which viii not attempt TO describe
l must confess | was thrown somewh hat aback
q, ,he moment If my introduc ion; ou. charil-
able in my n1lure, was willing 10 attribute to
eccrn'rili Y thai which owed its origin TO d
cause far more arbitrary. s,nted the object
OF my visit, NV p'ospec's, qualf atoms, SC
ard ret-i,,d for answer, in a IN ST impoItan +,
managerial s'yie) that the company was, a, thai
pomeni, yer, numerous, every depur M nj be-
ing folv and ably flied; if, however, could
b. sa,,sfied with small salary, he might pos
sihiy find employm mems for me, but, a, the same
Time, stating tna', for the present, my Iabors,
a.d, Of course, my compensa ion, would be very
inc considerable. Hha, was i 10 do? i had
passed the r. oeon; fortune. friends. all were
beai me, a q | lone wandrrsr on The oppo-
size bank. rage to grasp at sn' floating thing
IN, It'd. might hiring. was accordingly en-.
gagged 10 oliver -ssage>, kerp 'ee bucks,
mlnd the door, posl the bills, and occasionally