The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-15
From Blaekwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
 THE BROTHERS.

 been called to the Bar the same day, and "e met to drink success to him, and wish him Chancellor's wig and the Woolsack, as the reward of his professional labors.- There were some ten or dozen of us sat down to table, and most of the company seemed, by their jovial manner, well dispo- sed to make a joyous night of 1t; but among the drinkers 1 observed one who took my attention above the rest, not indeed for his Joyousness, but the contrary. He had one of those countenances that fixes an interest -one cannot well tell how. He was nei- ther ugly nor handsome, but his face was strlkingl y indicative of vivid thoug ht-while d certain air of neglect in hls general ap- pearanee--an occasionally abstraeted look, and ciouded brow. conveyed iile impress sion that some inward trouble preycd upon him, and prevented him from sharing in the general conyivial tone of the company. observed, however, that he did not stint his glass when the bottles came round, but galp- ed down his wine like water, nor did he seem, except from deep flush now and then upon his brow, to be more affected by 1t, than if the pure element had been his drink. M. sometimes addressed him cor dlally, but, as 1t seemed rather less familiar ly than the rest of us, and was answered with correct courtesy in well chosen words but few. When our hosts health was drank, as new member of the Bar, the congrat- uiatons of our more serious companloI, rlyetted the attention of the whole compa- ny. He spoke with peculiar force and fer Vor, and justness of expression-his mind shone out, and the cloud that had overcast hls countenance passed away; but the light was brief, and seriousness, amounting al- most to gloom, sunk upon him as before.
 There sat beside our host man, who vas la many respects striking contrast to the person l have just described. He was remarkably handsome, yet the expression of his countenance was far from pleasant there was an ar, half of suspicion, half Of scorn, which, to me. maFred the effect of his taultless features; and from the first time l looked at him, felt that l did not like him. He was dressed with particular care and elegance, and the ease of his manner showed him well accustomed to society, but showed still more, that he was on excellent terms with himself My first impressions to his prejudice were soon heightened by the matter of his conversation--he talked with an airy voiubiitv of his intrieues and his conquests; but this was not the worst he treated libertinism as though 1t were a science, and discussed the various devices of sensual deprayity with as much cool pres cision as readiness. What he said was ev- idently not the momentary impulse of vain and thoughtless sensualism-he had mani festly deliberated on the revolting arts, in the recollection of which he revelled-he was, if what he said of himself was to be believed, both skilfully and systematically vicious. Yet withal it could not but be con- fessed that he talked well, and, Belial like, "he pleased the ear," while he disgusted the moral sense.
 bad met very few men of this descrip- ton before, and have not met many since, though l have been told by those who go into society more than l do, that in these "march of intellect times, they are much increased. can well believe 1t, yet both for the sake of such unhappy indlv iduals and of society, I cannot but lament 1t, since know no sort of character more utterly hateful. If Providence has been pleased to make man fool, or if unruly passion getting the better of reason, hurries its vic. tim into error, our pity is excited as much as our indignation, and we feel desirous tc reclaim as much as to punish; but wher cool craft and sensual depravity go togeth. CT, we can look upon them with nothing short of unmixed detestation. But to re. 1 turn.
 As the wine continuedto go round, the voluble roue at the head of the table be- came more particular in the gross details 0 his real or fancied trlumphs over simphcH, and innocence, and boasted of an affai 1 just concluded, which had taken him seye. ral months of perseverance to accomplish But how is fl H. that you can find time for all this p said some one near him tone would think you were an idler abou town, like some of the St. James, stree fellows, who do nothing but pursue sucf adventures from years end to years end but we all know that you read"
 "Time'' replied the gay gentleman < all find time for some recreation to whiel they particularly attach themselves. know enc man that, no matter what inconyen fence, will leave Town for a fortnight CT three weeks every season, to hunt foxes II Liecestershirs, and he works like a slave for it, for six months afterwards. Another spends all of September and half of Octo Der in shooting, though he can so i'll spare the time, that, until summer comes again