Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-05


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ExrRAcr Prom Miss KEMBLE's WoRK.-A brief
extract from Fanny Kembe'S Journal has found
its way into one OF the Boston papers. The fol-
lowing is the extract
Forgot all abort it, except that went about
the town with Col
went to see his Quaker wife, whom liked very
much.
D,ove all ab rat New York, which more than
ev r rem ndej me of the towns in France; pas
sed the Boxery Theatre, which is a handsome
finely proportioned building. with large braZen
e3 rle pl iStered on the pedlment, for all the world
like an insurance mark IN tn" sign oil the spread
Eagle this is nefdrlouS, We passed pretty
horse. which Col - called an old mansion;
mercy OH me, hIm dna II: oId: | 'honS' ot
Warwick Castle, of Hatfield, Of Chequers, of
Norwood old! ani there II stood, with ITS white
nillars aud Italian looking portico Tor all The
world like q re of oar ONu citS yesterday grown
boxes OH q irtha! the woods and waters and
hills aud skies alone are Did here; the WORKS OF
men are in the very 9reenne>S and unmeiiowed
imoerfectIon of nth, true, Ills youth full OF
vigorous si,, and J.orl IuS promise, spring laden
with blus SONS fprcrellInL abundant and rich pro-
duce anu so let them be- proud ct It. But the
worst of il is the A Hrr;canS are not sdtIsned
with glIrying in VIII 1t they are which, consider
inc the time an % rp n'tuaIirS they have had, is
glory quite suffi 1eut they are never happy With
out comparing this. their sapllng, IL the giant
oaks of The Oil word. and what can one say 10
that? Is New York like Lnninnl No, by my two
troths il is not; but the oak was an acorn once,
and New York will surely f the world holds
together iong enOuGh, become lprdy CITY, SuCh
as we know of beyond the sea-"
We find in the Boston Transcript another eX-
tract from Mrs. Buffers work, which we copy
for the benefit Of all concerned:
Sunday l6ih-Ro>e at eight. After break
fast walked To church with the C-s, and Mr..
p They went 10 Grace Church Tor the mu-
sic: we stopped short, 10 go To the - pew III the
Episcopal Church. The pew was cfanmed.
am sorry to say owing TO our being there,
which they had pressed so earnestly, that we
tbonyht ourselves bound to accept the invita-
tion. The sermon was toleraby good; better
than the average sermons one hears In London,
and sufficiently we'll delivered. Alter church, L
= called also two men OF the name OF NJ.
large men, very! also MIR. b, and Mr.. c;
when they were all gone, wrote Journal, ana be-
Gan a letter 10 J. Dned at five; after dinner
went on.wrth my letter TOT, and wrote an inn
mense one 10 dear IL, which kept me pen III
hand till past twelve. a tremendous thunder
storm came on which lasted nom nine O'Clock
till past tWo i'm the morning. | never saw but
one snch in NY HE, and that was our memorable
Weybridgp storm, wuich only exceeded this In
the circumstances at my having seen thunder
bolt fall daring that paroxysm of the elements
But this was very glorious, awful, beautiful, ana
tremendous. The lightning played without the
intermsson of a second, in wide sheets OF pur-
pie gldring flame, that uembled over the earth
for nearly two OF three seconds at time; max
inc the whole world, river sky, trees, and build
iugs look like 9hOstly universe cut out IN
chalk The huht over the water which abSo-
lutely ilumiued tie shore on the other side with
the broad glare of full day was oil magnh-
cent purple color The night was pitchy dark,
roo. 30 that between each of these CHASTITY smiles
of the devil, the various pale steepIes and build
iags which seemed at every moment TO leap
from nothing into eXiSeuce, after standing out
in fearful relief against Il back ground OF hire,
were hidden like so EIany dreams In deep and to-
tai darkness. Gods music rolled along the hea-
yrnS; the lorked ghtnlngs now dtved from the
cloud, INFO the very bosom of the city, now ran
Ike tangled threads OF fire all round the blazing
sky srhe biz bright rain came dancing 10 the
earthn the wind cldpped Is huge wings, and
sven, through Ire dazzl Nc glare; aud, as Stood
w tn eve, halt Veiei Cor The ltght was TOO IN
tense even upon the ground To be loked at win
unshaded eye,) lzinI at this fierce holiday of
the ele ,iclts--at the mad hghtning-atth the bril-
liant shower through WHICH the flashes Shone
like daylight, listening to the huge thunder, as
IT'S voice resonnded. and its heavy feet rebound
ed along the clouds and the swift spirit like wind,
rushing triunphantlr along. ultellng us wiz
mean over the amazed earth; felt more ln-
tenselv than ever did before, the wondrouS
might of these Gud's powerful and beautiful
creatures; the woadrouS might, majesty, and
ayiulnesS of him their Lord beneath whose
footstool they lie chained, by his great goodness,
and are made the ministers oil good. In thls our
loyly dwelling place. did not go to bed till
two; the storm continued to rage long after that
Yesterday there was posted up IN the Bank of