Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-15

nc essay m Mr. t0tnpDtHs Magazine, cnttlcd
or Satire Sketches" supplies US with tho follow
Talking Of sins, in our societies
Are three most glariug impsopictics
Aud oh. IL onc of these disgrace YOU,
Scarce Lady J---y could replace you.
The rslis-(ah, what skill can euro
Atrophic purscsn 10 BE- poor;
The second Though a lesser evil,
No less a ctime,) is--to be eirij
Aud sin the third is-to aspire
From "yulgnT flight Of low dcsiTe,"
Leave the dali paths by others trod,
And dare with to DO odd.
For independence all condcmn,-
To please ones ~ dispeasos hem.-
In sin the first It's on amusing,
70 watch tho climax Of abusing;
10 hear one tcrm'd, in ccnsure grave,
Fool, coward, liar, cheat, or knavc;
Aud then the final period note,
"Pocr Pditry SodpaP-Rot r0rth a groat''
Nay, tho impovcrish'd so we scout,
We hardly let them run about;
Meier in tho street they wander blamcIess
hut we must call them bold and shame loss,
Gmdgc them tho very light, aud rail
Aud wonder when they got from goal.
Observation-Disclosures -Lovc-c'en Ain
care bann'd and baird, forbidden faro"
III short, so fierce on them we fall,
We scarcely let them be at all.
But whether he 1.-Two well or live in,
Oh, who would venture TO bc civii
Who. ia public room or pirate,
Would dare u stranger to address.--
In ,iLter case contTvc il,
To make the dire offence no lcss:-
The first, designs upon his purse.
The bold address might haply show him;
But oh, the last is almost worse,
For thcn-you can but iednt to kao,o hind
Or who, Though kindness, would offend
by calling oft upon friend;
Sure tina, the man will wonder why
You come IN his affairs to pry;
Or, II you're grown little thinner,
Suspect intentions ON hs-dinncf!
In short, each courteous art assuming,
We PLAIN blunt Britons term presumiacy'
Civility is " making iioo,"
Aud ease " n monstrous libcriy.n
But oh the ills which wait the crime,
Most sinful in this sober cline
What woes for him who does not smother
Whatever differs from another
As none of Monkey tribe would hail
The vcnturous ape who shaved his tail;
go If you dare but to be known,
liy one bold custom of your own,
Each dleT comes TO know the matter,
All gibo AID sputer, grin aud chatter,
And deems You in your different shape
Moro odlous than Il tail-less ape.
a story makes tho truth more clear
Suppose we introduce ono hero.
Frenchman once who came To town,
Took up his rooms with MIR. Brown,
"a plain, blunt, honest Cit, who loves
All thi.'gs correct, and deals in alovos.)
Monsieur was quiet, grave aud sad,
Aud weekly paid for all hc had;
And, though hc sconI' II qucersh codsor,
Browns soul rcioiccd in such lodgcr.
At length, however, there were strange
Tokens aud types of coming change;
dark, suspicious cloud, hung horrid
O'cr Mrs. Browns ioToboding forehead;
While went the maids in thrccs aud pairs,
Whcnc'cr they pass'd the Frenchman's stairs.
~ first when Monsieur rang or sent,
Though Slow and sulky, still they went;
But now, where once she Il merely lingor,
Sal VOWS she will not wag finger;
The fire goes out for want of Goals
The morning comcs-but not the rolls
And dim, in all their sullicd hucs,
RcmaInhis only pniro shoes.
Condemnd at last, thus lown-tony,
His bill ho summon'd with a sigh,
Aud with most UmtJreiga flown,
Thus made his speech To Mr.. Brown -
sur. tell nae voreioro dcy no bring
My coat, my cafe, ven ring?
Sur, ven meet your servants, dcy
DO mako gTdRds ycdar, and run away;
Pray, Sur, Wy dis? pray am vun
Rheum-paguo- fever Monsieur Brprl
The Frenchman ceased, and sourly eyed
His host, who gravely thus replied -
" Sir, I'm an honest man who labours
In daily trade, and loves my neighbours;
My God, Sir, and my king reverng,
Nor understands your foreigHeoripg.
Pray where's the wonder they refuse
To scrub Sir, AT your Popish shoes.
VIXEN, lord, what nastiness Ia tako
The thing at all at such an hour y
You every day at breakfast make
a salad If eGiIJi0ner'''
This is q fact, and it you do,bt you
Have only got to look about you,
Andsec il none are shunn'd and hated,
Traduced and accommodated,
For facts which but with horror strike Won,
Because the actors are unlike you!
For every Britou is u Brown,
Whom sinoss oddities make naldde,
And what's not done by all the town
Seems cutting odUiyiOSoer 10 salad!