Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-08

| hoatss afterwards, in CONSEQUENCE of his he
ing ott IN a bet contracted when he was -,
htiis elevated" left rae ,As heir Of his 6nc "a
tste--i VISA could add, to his many and no
Die virtues. l do act attempt TO palate de
sepuen' a. Is always criminal. Blu. | an
sure, no seventy, no raprmand, ne rsproach
would nave had half the effect which hi,
kindness, his confidence and hi, rsrs-o,;ty
wrought ON ma. II reformed me thoroughly
| and at once. did not see Lendon sr,ip III
had graduated; and if my degree was usas
eompanied by brilliant honors, il did not If,
grace my unele's hberality OF his aame. Ma.
ny years have elapsed since our last inter
Fis"' sui never reflect on 10 without main
ava pieasare-pain that our lsst intarc osr.e
on EARN should have been marked by CIR.
cuhistanees OF tks grossest deception-anJ
pteassre that the serious reflections il ava .
kened cured me forever OF all Wish TO deceive.
ana mada the open and strait forward path of
''i'' 'i'a' VI The Seragsrarias.
CORNELIUS CA8BAGE-A Novr,
In as many Chapters as there are from b.o;,.
n,tg 10 end.
we nave Tor some tine--st last half an
hour-,had t IN contemplation TO write !, no
vel But as novel writisg is a novel bp.;nssx
TO US, wa cannot fer cur life help approach.
ing II with some degree of difliisncs. We
snal no doubt be expected to make our hero
aad heroins perfect; and thi, couatry affords
Few materials for such Workman bis. .Hence
'le u'usui'y oil oar task viii be- easily per
ceissa' our should they prove to be less than
perfect, we hope their earthly imn,ri..,;n1's
will be locked upon with charity ana -
divine qualities be received with ali n,ss;bia
appreciation. fS'e
Oar hero, CORNELIUS CApp.ov u.s..
ms name IN some measure implies. a ta;iop
ny uade. lie was not a mere stieber of
seems, Dut moasurer, "a cutter a .barrar
ana preSser lie was in short a fun m.ds
and exqn,itely finished knight Of the Goose
anu thimble. He had not iadeed I.sn =.
knightcd with the form and ceremony of .
monarchs court; though to tell the t,,tb h.
was honored with greater variety of diner
emf orders than the most illustrious cbeva,;4r
in Europe. "''0'
He was indeed. by virtue of bis nrofe.sisn.
baf the ninth part of man; nevertheless, in
stature and weight, be was no ignob,a speei
men oi humanity. lie stood six feel seven
III hiS s'eckipgs, SIX feet eight in his boots.
an 'Ifed an area oil shop board equallsd
by very lew ofhis cross legged brethren
Besides The amplitude OF his norson 10
was endowed with all and several of The At
tributes Ct nan, from the isshierabIe hog
OF r'dse 81 hair on the top of his head, 70 the
equally fashionable corns or the bottom of hi,
iee'. Feei'ng, as he did, the very forrs aud
Nsour OF manhood; and being admosishea
NJ h's glass Q! the holiness Of bis pretsrt;ons
1t as not surprising that he should d,nbt The
correctness Of that sentence w,,;,h d;v.sts
every tailor, whatever may ne the extent Of
his ,ersen, Of eisht-ninths Of the attributes
oil humanity. Nor viewing the case. as he
dld, 1t Is surprising that he should have
transported with his bodkn more than ono
man "ho had the temerity to apply to him
me degrading doctrine of ninths.
cornelius Cabbage was twenty three years
OF age ana 6egsa to think desperately Of
netr'mosy lie bad set cross legged for nias
yeers-seven as an apprentice, and two IA
faester OF a shop--He had foII,wsd Iago,.
savice to Roderigo-he had "put money in
ms purse" at least as muck as could wsll be
done IN the short period Of two years; and a
"iie was unalterably resolved upon.
but IL IL easier IN a novel 80 roselys upon a
wite than to obtain one. A monstrous .isht
OF dilncultiss must be overcomt; and very
lew young gentlemen, however much they
admire the perfection of the hero of a novel.
we fancy would like to encounter the multi
tude of his trials
Preparatory to matrimony, our hero, Cor
hshus cabbage, had In the first place TO fall
IN love This makes part Of the regular
routine Of business, and in a novel can no
more be dispensed with, than the hero him
self. Ia is inevitable proeess, and however
painful to the parties concerned, must not en-
any account be neglected. True, it leads to
astonishing difficulties, and causes much de-
lay in the final and happy resslt; il leads tho
NOVELIST sad chase and fills bis heart with
anxleties for the fate OF his hsro--but it 10
vain to say aught against il; he must submit
quietly to the tyranny of custom.
Aware of the necessity of his preliminary
step, we shall use all due diligence to get
our hero in love, and as soon as time. place
| and cireumstanees will permit, we will show
him to the world as sadly smitten as If Cupid
! had shot him with one OF his own needles; aud
a. eavy at heart as if he had swallowed his
| swn gosse.
Happily for as, Cornelius Cabbage was
no less impressed than we, with the absolute
necessity of his falling in love. He wax aware
| of the magnitude OF the undertaking Tho
but tailor, he had read novels, and knew
that love was an operation which had we'll
| nigh proved fatal TO many stout hearted he
no, besides making him enact thousand fol-
lies and absardities. during its operation. lie
had also read of the ancient. and knew that
Lcander. in the midst OF the paroxysms, had
swan the Hellespont to cool his bloed, and
that Ssrpho had lssped from pricipies into
ths sea, with the same iatsntioa. He knew
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