Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-21
ANCIENT BABYIOV

" CiE.IN BABYLON
of rho " o;,' Is recorded Of the early historv
were LA oil Babylon, Its foundations
mo,e ialu' 1t IS supposed, by Nimrod arant'
grandson of Noah, not lonG e. - great
sion Oh Babel. 1t stood on The r;var Eo.I
rs vi d" even and extensive plain. II r,a,
surrounded by wall, incredible M i 80.
seam OF three hundred and fGtv feet :,
hei@ht, eIghty seven in thickness. and s;x,n
,niies IN circumterence,-formin an eyoc,
square, hitcen miles on either side. The n,aSN
s"e wailwas made oflarge bitumino,,s h,;ots
o n,hiiy ceInentcd as to render il perfcctlv
s;I an enormous ditch, lined on both
s' wNi ~ orick, and filled with water encom. =
PdsSI" 'he clty-the size of which NAV he
~ cs'ihatcd from the fact, that the walls
ken out of IT, vi Gay ia
ne c'ty was entered through the walls
ny one hundred gates, tM enty-live ON e,nI'
sioe' composed of solid brass. Betwec,
every TWO oil the gates were three towers TO-,
ioo' III height; also one on each of the four
corners, and three between the several 90
ner towers and the first gate, making in NJ,
threc hundred and sixteen. From tho o..o,
OH one side of the city to those ON the enno
cue siue' went streets one hundred and ftty-
ieet IN width. These fifty streets. cross;,;,
each other at right angles, divided the cit,
inI SIN hundred and .seventy-six squares =
l. ne houses stood on these squares. q short
d SiS from each other, facing the streets
TIC Icntral parts OF these numerous squares
luiu out IN gardens, walks, and yards,
and occupied for many other useful and or
namental purposes; so that from the manv
vacant places not more than one half tho
ground was built upon. Next to the wall
on each side of the city, was street. two
hundred feet wide, and fifteen miles (tbe
extent oil the city, in length. The houses
were quit only on one side of this street.
on the square fronting the wall.
was not more that thirteen. when three
Young women, unknown TO each other. bav.
ing high opinion of my tacturnity. reveal
ed 10 me their love-secrets, in order to induce
ne 10 give them copies to write after. or
correct Tor answers 10 their lovers letters;
nor ala any oil them ever know that was
the secretary to the others | have been
directed to chide and even repulse. when an
offence was either taken or given. at the
very time when the heart Of the chider or
repuIser was open before me, overflowin0
win esteem and affections and the fair re-
pulser, dreadng to be taken at her word.
ultcctng tins word, or that expression. To- be
SCREENED or changed. One, highly grati6ed
with her lovers fervor. and vows of everIost.
ing love, has said when | asked her direction
1 cannot tell you what TO write; but (ber
heart on her hps) you cannot write too kind
~. All her fear was only that she might
incur slight for her kindness,-[ Richardson,
II Serious RePartee-The Irish are very
happy IN their conversational tact. and the
art OF repartee. When the Irshman makes
oiunder, he generally makes good Joke,
ana recompenses the errors by the sly h1mor
1t conveys. Their satire, however. is sunerior
to their mlrth. French !SSv tJt. inc ian6uaoo
"a ioNe' was once well observed, English Of
business, but Irish is the language Of anathc-
ma Ihere is no other language, German
not excepted, that expresses so much mean
ing IN lew words. The AngIo-Irish endea-
Vor to translate this capacity into English;
ana 10 supply with dramatic effect the def
cheney OF expression. a Galway gentleman
lately entered coffee house i'm London. and
called tor tea; his brogue attracted the AT.
tcntion OF scented civilian i'm an opposite
box, who relying upon his superior accent.
resolved to have Jest at the expense of the
stranger. The civilian called for tea toe:
the lrlshman called for mullins, so did the
CIVILIAN; toast milk, sugar, &c. were seve-
rally called for 10y the Irishman and as seve.
rally echoed by the fop, who enjoyed in. his
corner the supposed embarrassment TO which
ne was subectlng the Galway man. At last,
win the greatest cOmposure, and if possible
Il richer broguc, the IriShman desired the
waiter to bring up pistols for tsco, the
testers echo was silenccd.
EE ERRINGS.---2QO barrels of herrinus