Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-03
From the LONDON New Monthly Magsline for April
FOOLS DAY.


SO sung honest old Barclay IN his 'Ship of Fools, ;"
somewhere IN the year 1900. know not whether !
NO concluded his poem fool day, but II seems from
ms honest chroncling that the lack Of fools rs
lntie TO be complained of then now Indeed,
know no cra more appropriate time when the day
has more claim 10 be celebrated with Cue polnD snd
circumstances. The Romans kept festival in honor
Of Venus, on Tho first of April whether Intending "a
imply thereby that lovers more fools than other
people, tls not now practicable TO determine IfthsI
were the case IN the days of Augustus Of which there
can be no doubt, nature being the same in all ares
VIC have the pleasure otroiIectmg that in one thing
Nv least, We rlva the masters of the world il the &c
NTH OF their E!nry.-wou,d - heaven we were AZ
great inntators to them in o,hor tliins which
could namc From the Romans the carl Christians
who lost opportunity Of ;urnin> 10 account tie
snperstitions Of the Pagan worship, transmitted the
observation u! the day into Christian festival. T. IS
singular, however, TINT We have no st. Foot. The
nomenclature was an Cnlucky o6stacl3. When The
day consecrated 20 the Goddess of Beauty was tlrn
transformed To another creed it is TO be !a,ncntcd at
tHc epugs az myrtle, the flowers, and the lively uni
joyous part OF the ceremonies of the day, were for
cotton The church uergertcd ii 10 lnuninefv.
Tho Bishop OF Foes nfjci1ted IN old -, PluVx nid
the ahsnrty oithe reipIcinrs and nlou,chaak trick
Try display I'D there rendered more an rlt by nor
thHr barbari!y. I'LL replaced 'lc elegance o. Tire Pa ,n
ceremony. Boys utffd and crcyicra! and
preached sermons iiil ~ b. iinCHery ut t worry altar.
The clergy, Interested NJ t,:Ioral matter, linn
1ea'uus for sirirI JccvDcy Ui'!" .tn4 or shi-
king their sleek and plihorc Side, tlu,m, - t,i!-
Zone away with attsrHaris, lcoie by royal inter
ference.
The French who are the first people IN c., world
at joke, not only lr its wit bul it, application have
long enjoyed FOOLS day Among them. rilicule i no
most successful weapon GOr correcting folly aud hold
ing vice ai teTY0rem. y Frcnchnan of tho captal i.
more afraid OF 4 successful Don mot NJ his eyDcDsc
than sword, and tie Grst Of April is d., here
fore, of which he make a double applira'i9n. he
may CRAFTY his love Of plen ntrv ,nr Liza r,r1s
or iniict severe wound on his e9cm:es T. n. ,,es
sesscs The art and wit 90 invent and perrctrata 0-
my piece of ioocry upon him. In poison d.9tr{l IS
The name given 10 the uulucky party who may Le
ioolcd-l rathor think originally derived from ojs2r
mischief and not commonly taken, from, ,,;Svou ,
sh Tho best trick of this sort rrcoiieci alon tlr,
Is the well known trick OF Radicals who fgl.L I,n ~;
GERS oflusiice (when he had no money, lto convey
ing him from Marseles TO Paris, on charre f.rca
son got up FOR tie purfo,e, ans when arrived ticro
showing them how they were hGaXed. For Ills Dur-
pose, he made up ashes n different Dnctat, ,
The bait took, aud he conveyed 10 the caDtoI
traitor, seven hundred miles, to explain the iokc.
The tricks commonly played of FOOLS On v have
been current coin every where and for the most mart
of the most miserable character and vt!ou, wit mr.
meaning. IL would be moro desirable were tn, dav
IN future dedicated TO rivalry in repartee rounG tho
hresihe' and to family or social emulation in he art
OF oon-n'ot Punning is the lowest and eancs reJc
in the order OF rhetoric and may he sasoi, Io6
to Theodore Hook, who is unrivallcd in the Dit
Eepartee OF the species TO which I allu,c is much
rpr r,'rC /,
superior to the punsters. It may be IN uau-cl In.
cose, or serious; the means Of Dunishnr f,,lv md
vice, or the gentle corrector of III manners: il NAV
muse or wound, scatter mrtb, provoke anger
pray where did you get your education said !
prclate To sectariaB clergyman. At such IN acsd
,my, my lord, WAS tho reply: "May ak where
sour iordship received yours ''At Brazcn-noze
college" replied the prelaic. Il though, so. nv :
ord,' answered the scctarian. Of the severe char
icter also is that attributed TO young officer. in re-
ply 20 snccrng question OF PoDc. PRAY. SIR
what is mark Of Interrogation" "A crooked tbino
hat asks questions" was the answer. Such how
'rer. are tho class "e recommend not unless our
-eaders viii first take tho advice O! the Iato Lord
Coiera,ne bcttcr known Colonel HANGER qayo "a
his brother, who had rot into qnarreI to SOAP tl,ir
I"scs before thcT make them. There IS an endless
ihld TOR an April days InnoC mt recreation. without
having recourse TO woundHg the feelings of others
Complimentary repart"es alone are an extensive
branch, aud always please ard good things NAV be
iad IN almost every incident that occur.
We eutrcat our readers TO thjik Of thc march or
intellect affecting fool day and bring some use
'rt ot IT. leaving the oil usage OF it 10 tic clown IN
The rautomiine.
"Whut iarGc spider Is cra,ylin,, on the ,,,,do,
framc!" sud pretty faced child belonging - Scot
{ sh fricnd of MINI FOOLS day last wear ul,t as
had seated myself IN his parionr duslD nror,,ino
call Though the little sawny looked very arch a.
she made TIC spoach, 1rcarnd moi If tho G,y br;
turned iny head H.ogatlr,- towards ia. s,Ipnnscd
object when the little thng broke ont into laugh
cFying out ''A Eowk q gowk thr meaning Of
which could not comDreheld. Her little heart was
exiting OF The trick she hal pr mon NO Ms she =
told nc was the third 'sowk' So, had made fi,.,
morning H. was not until her mother entered flie
room aud explained the thing. that found n cov.,,
IN lhc Scotch broglc. s.-nni'd cuckoo. or silr
Bird, mud is ussl ~ liz north 10 OBSTINATE ,ybo,
vockBcy would call an April fool.
There Is a very cuDfUo1 practical Joke on loyi'sd1v
- The metropolis !, CONSISTS IN dcpp,chlne I,tlcr
ny on uninciy dope w''o IS to wait for m answer
The answer is q second nntc 20 third person "fo
send the fool fort6or' : young surgeon. crro.u !
horn IN practice, fresh from St. Blrtbolonevs. his
Instruments unhnshcI on bis own ac-,uut and his
sEcTy bottles ul 10 rcp.Ctio1 was called few years
ago from the Strand 90 \ patient In Nc,v,rao ,iran,
vary rich named Dobbs. Il vas the first Of hpr;i ,
and it WINS hi; first patient. The young Escuapius
was ushercd into tho presence Of th5 supposed pa
lcnt, WHO "as buFy writing in bis counting house
Phe surgeon explained hl, o-ranl. and llr. D,Lb.
having an cTcccnt i1orc7nuloh soon s-,,y