Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-07
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mischief, especially if it took their breakfasts
away by the claws Of the happy tax-gatherer..
"They have great charms for their breakfast
table; but, yet, elegant and lady like as many OF
them undoubtedly are, how often have been
compelled to wish that the breakfast table had
not quite so many charms for them. They must
know that to eat is unfeminne; and that ladies'
should, in the presence OF gentlemen, appear rs-
,y hungry, is decided proof Of deficiency in
national manners, Just as much, or even more
SO, that men, be they who or what they may,
should sit with their hats in the dress circle at
New York The influence Of court would ex
tend to, and would remedy all this"
The influence of court on the other hand
shows itself in great luncheons, which do not dis
cover themselves to company. Woman OF lash
ion, who trile with the slice Of a chicken at din
ner make admirable luncheons on good substan-
tial meat, accompanied with invigorating draushts
Oi brown stOut
10 proof of the remark, that there is not book
out Of which something good may not be picked,
we extract the following description Of American
forests
"Silence and tranquility to degree never
before witnessed, are, think, the prevailing
characteristics of the American forests where the
Indian is no longer an inhabitant They are
are composed of pine trees: they are solitary,
and are as silent as the grave. without inspiring
horror. They are curious and interesting to the
European traveller. Ia Europe the eye is Ire
quenty attracted by the ancient relics OF feudal
grandeur, or the formidable structures OF modern,
and more civilized warfare. But the wild see
merry of America is dependant for its interest on
Nature and Nature only; the mountain pass is
without banditti, the forest is without fastness.
and the glens and glades are quiet and legendless
was never tired of the forest scenery, although
passed through Il day after day. The endless
diversity Of foliage always prevents 1t from being
monotonous. Sycamores aud tulip-trees OF most
gigantic dimensions, are to be seen on the banks
of the smaller rivers, or creeks, as they are term
ed. in the United States. With the more stately
trees of the forest are mingled the ssssafras, the
gum-trce, the hickory, and many others that are
new to the European eye. But the most beauti-
full si.ht is afforded By the wild vine, that en-
twines itself round the acacia, and covers every
branch of it with green title work, extended In
fcstoons to the nearest trees, like those which
are to be seen in the Vineyards OF Italy,"
We find in the Camden IS. c. Journal OF last
week, the following account OF severe snow
tain effects severely felt
Dreadful Snoto Storm last Weck. Such snow
storm as must have happened last week, some
where between here and Washington city, has
rarely ever occurred before, we believe. IN md
May, in sc degrees Of north latitude; nor do we
pretend to make solemn affidavit Of the TACT, that
it has happened, for we have Conscientious scru'
pes against either swearing or tamperlng even
with a uuaker's affirmation, but we expect to
make it quite clear by reasoning process some.
times called analogy, that there was about the
goth of the present month of May, tremendous
snow storm in Virginia directly on the great mail
route. The roads were rendered completely i'm
pa,sable by any load within the capacity OF four
strong horses to draw.
Some of the drifts were seven feet deep, and
the whole road was 80 Is chuaked up" with the
:. mixial'' element as to make it necessary tor
the mail carriers To throw overlooked great part
of the newspapers in order 10 get on with the re-
mainder The Washington papers. tor instance.
being very heavy nowadays, IN consequence OF
the immense pnndsrosity OF certain Bank re-
ports, we re tossed overheard like 80 many bun
dies of pig lead The New York Courier being
just at this time exceedingly light glove"
reached US in perfect safety The Standard,
Mercantile. &c. &c. are among the missing
Our excellent friend from Winchester do. The
Wing and Enquirer and their bretheren shared
the common fate Of some twenty or thirty Of their
cumpatrlots.
Among other friends whose lnss we are called
! upon to deplore, we have to reckon three or four
from Providence and Boston. Ii is on the whole,
most melancholy catastrophe ca horrible "snow
Storm such as we hope may NOT happen again be-.
fore August 1t may be as well to repeat, and
we do it for the benefit of the almanacs, especial.
~ the notification ones, that we only come at
the fact that such storm has actually happened
by mere analogy They used to tell US last WIN
ter when we were frequently without mail Tor
eight or ten days, tina. it was in consequence oi
snow storms.
The Piece Of Cabbage Stalk. how incon-
siderable thing the fate of nation is sometimes
made to depend! The fall Of Robesplerre was
FASTENED by the following circumstance, as re-.
lated in the life Of the Empress Josephine;-
Tallen was the life and soul Of the conspiracy
oroanized by the Mountain party, against the de-