Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-31
COMMUNICATION.
THE CLUB-No. vi.
O, imi,atore,, serum pecus Hon.

O! imitatores, serum pecus -fiOR
Although The be n,pniy Of our nature forbids
Us 10 G. SIS our fellow creatures under heads
W ich are chara, tetistc Of any Of their parii-
cuIar foinles, we were not long ago much en-
rag.d at the cynical disposition OF a certain
learned doctor, who said that man mig"t be
Justly STYLED an u,er-ea'ing animal we e'h
no, forego the temptation OF Displaying some
of those traits 81 human character, which give
man the indelibIe stamp of an Initiative or a.
ture.
Imitation appears to be one OF the fnndamen-
tai D. inciples Of our natur'; an invisible and
pl- sing tie, which gives uni to our attach
men,s and The sane ton OF general appreciation
90 our measures Equally productive oi.Sood
ard evil, we know ut whether Horac' has
be n 100 severe in srampiag IL wi h the mean,
ness Of s-rvili,v; Cor we mus confess, that mo
we never saw but one " no wss willing To 'ival
CERTAIN grea, he-o. even al thr EXPENSE OF his
In, in eating an uns emv number Il hard
boiled eggs, we have seen many who did their
best to initiate the same parsonage IN actions
more rational and praise worthy.
Nothing gives wide Sc ope this mimic IA
cul v than h P,o Gus nature OF male aud fe-
mae fashion. T.!egrapas Of he la'est and
most approved modes are stationed a due dis
tsnces from Pari, and l. ndon-those centres
of The grand ,ircles Of fash ion and he same
paper which brings US the news OF the routed
Ottoman, forgets not to remark that the BISHOP
sleeve has Yielded 10 his mole powerful riva (,
The Mameluke
/, would, indeed, be a curious task to trace
any indiy dual article Of dress up % IT'S present
al err, d, not however always Imp,o'ed mede.
We like Horace at al, times; FOR there Is d sweet
ness IN contemplating evils wNica are past, and
from whit h We are sure Of b"ing secure for he
future; and every page at his is TO US like q
flught battlsh field, over whic we passed IN the
days Of our juvenihry, urged on by he rod OF
our preceptor aud Discount ing al every step
our stubborn opponsn Of syntax snd prosody
Horace has jus ly told US and h m KIM Is
one Of such universal utility that II deserves to
~ translated mo every language, that we
should proportion our tasks TO our s'r myth.
Now, we hsing. by the grace of God, plai"
and simple men, aid wi hal bat helors, ase hu
humble cri'icsIn 9st'ers Of elegance and d'ess:
ve will be conferred. ih-r-fure, with descend
ing TO the shoe la;che, Of fashion, not, however,
for the purpose Of bestowing TN hem hea'ty
os, ula,ion, for that would be- onwo' nv OF our
simple We, ern dign'ty, hui with he design Of
examining their arrangement IL Was IN M
yary days of Romao simpiiciy thai the sandal
a>D,rei tt protecting from harm tn more tx
p..>rt par, of,he warriors foot. 1t did no al
tempt pxtendig its mpIre over the lns'ep, ou
even ,e,nuuish d its soc possession, and reli.
ed in DISCUS, when the ,ragedian induced him.
sell Win ire sock and buskin-both bring IN
nova rs OF the stage. F ON hat period m y
b. da,eG tie empire OF boo's,-'hose lea b, rn
rec-ptaclrs in,o which the dandies OF the pre-
spnl DIV thrust members which would no al
wa,s Gu, n mos, respectable heure it drawn
forth from heir distressing, but well merItet
Ia Ia 1,vpt
the in erm-dia'e al eia,io.s and attempted
mendment> W ic have taken place in This ar','
Gle from. tn days Of the petit maitre OF the Al
GUSTAV Agc up TO the time Of our own illustrioue
Beau B. ommell
How has the boo, been alternately iDdhed
with oonsnmms;e acu,eness, modelled in"
pleasing TO undi,y, aud again incon'inently and
cruelty curiai'ed into lame able blunthess and
square ,oed ugl,ness. As for US members oil
The Clue. we utterly eschew all sue barbar, us
attempts at giving the foot an outward sign
which is not q true model OF its inward grace.
W. would as soon, one and all OF US, think OF
,htus,ing our fee, into boots filed with hoi wa
ter, as into boots made with square toes. why,
the fashion rxeites as much laughter amongs,
US as did the story told by our friend Thoph.
The other night when we were all in conclaye
assembled, Of gallant of the middle ages who.
according to the fashion Of thu day, having the
toes Of his boots chained TO his knee, and feel.
ing touch of the tender passion, (Which is al
So = strange kind Of thing to all Of us, with the
exstp,ion Of Marigold,) fell upon hi, knees be
fore his mistress, and thence was unable to stir
until sne called in q servant.
Hoping tina, practice may make Us perfect,
and that the business Of our remarks on he pre-.
sent subjeci, will give them tie force sc aotho,
ri,v when aimed at higher mark, I'VE beg the
public to consider US theirs 20 sersr,
PHILOCLES HATCHEM.