The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-06-03

do rs pleased and not be looked al ana stared ct,
as if l were kangaroo, all hind legs
Got to
sleep on the floor, and slept don't know how long.
Dreamed ofmosquctos, bugs, and newspaper writers.
At the sight of the latter Jumped up to make my
cape, and found had hit my head against the side
of the cabin. "Oh mercy ~ exclaimed and for
about five seconds, stars in the day time as big
as Dutch cabbage. Thought should faint A
woman offered me her smelling bottle. Very kind
to be sure. Thanked her, but told her thought !
should get over it before I was three times mar
ried Dou't like such familiarity. Turned round
with my back to all the company, aud took out a
volume Of Moore's poems, which commenced rea-
ding with gaeat apparant industry, SO that need
not be spoken to.
80 for lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity OF shade!'
There is no such thing as being alone in America.
They do every thing double or IN company. They
eat double; they sleep double and sometimes trip
Ie, and quadruple-n short, there is no such thing
as being alone
Pottered Moore while
without knowing which end had up when my poor
dear father came down into the cabin, and said we
were in sight of West Point Jumped up, threw
down my book, aud went on deck-and there was
II sight, TO be sure. had seen 1t often before, but
yet the sublime grandeur of the scene threw all
pIel-ah there's The rub. Poor Arnold! lIe would
have Loyalty surrendered that strong hold in the days
Of the rebellion. But those vulgar clowns-they
caught poor Andre, and all was dIshed
As soon as the
steamboat touched the landing, sprhng shore,
aud ran with all my might up the hill. Mr.-the
gallant gentleman who dyed down after my shoe,
offered me his arm; but he looked so like water
wngtail, when he arose from the brny deep, that
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lection of that incident. Ii was wicked Of me TO be
sure But why need he presume, upon the strength
Of that small favor, to offer me another. ! cant
endure ofciousness. Ard so galloped up The hill
alone like "a wild two-year old colt. But, oh, mcr-
cy! how tired was when reached the top.
threw myself down flat my back, and there lay
spread out in all my glory, for full half hour, and
should have laid much longer, hut my dear father
persuaded me to get up aud walk with him to Coz,
The dinner was good, and
my voyage up the river and my run up the
hill, had given me an appetite. | eat like
leather judgment, | siui],d, as they say
here 10 Kill. My poor dear father sat with Colonel
-, and Dr., and Mr., and some other gentle
men, drinking wine, and So left the table without
an escort In The passage that led from The dining
room was crockery ware, plates, ct ecter0,
that we had just c'tten our dinners from. might
have gone round them, to be sure Eu like To he
independent. And SO, they contained copious
extracts from works Of Grease in order to clear
them well, and at the same time have free scope
for my legs, lifted up my dress, and fetching one
of my best leaps, went over them in elegant style.
However the people did stare and whisper, as though
they had never n ladys stockings before. Such
false modesty -pshaw humbng!
y Dawdled about my room the
rest of the day: took tea; walked upon the crags
by moon light listened to the music of "a screech
owl came home, po'tered about for half an hour
,nended night cap, and then went to bed