Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-05-03
Wiscclla an v.
From the London Literary Gasetie.
THE TIN TRUMPET, OR HEADS AND
TALES

TALES.
Though it is but tiny thing, a tin trumPht we
must take another blow at II. Il is lively and
minds us IN more ways than ono, as We shall
show al the olcse Of this noticc) Of bygone days,
when fairs were suffered, and children were per-
mited to be merry: /. Z. before the schoolmaster
strobe abroad 10 make Uulitarans Of four years old,
and phlosophe of five. In the chubby times Of
hoops and hop-scolh, when tom Thumb" and
"Goody Two Shoes" were unproscribed nursery
books and the infantry of Britain not trained
with the gravity of Spaniards. tia trumpet was
equally noisy and agreeable TO urchia cars and
lips. Bot blessed be the march Of intellect and the
spread Of knowledge! we have lived to see "ta.
Tented" and practical epoch. a kite, now, is made
TO teach aerosta,ion and electricity; "a peg top
serves TO illustrate mechanics a football, proIec
tiles and, perhaps, geography Skipping rope,
geometry aud the laws Of motion marbles, the
fine arts and cards and counters, astronomy and
ethics. Moral philosophy may, for ought We know,
be iuculcaied With RATE, and physics with a
drum and We assert we are daily improving,
wait b1, another lustre, and.
Good heavens. how WISE we shall be
As yet we are not wise enough to keep out Of lac,
where the professors ge, the oysters and the dsput
ants the shells
"Lae (says d. CbatielJJ Eoglrh-seo liocus
pocus and CMcauery. The following character,
OF rather sentence Of condemnation. was rronounc-
ed upon 1t by well acquainted with this subject
the lecturer over the remains Of the late Jeremy
Deniham. Ia answer to the question, what is this
boosted English aE, which, we have been told
f0r ages, renters Us The envy and admiration OF
surrounding nations. he replies, The substantive
past OF u whether written IN books or eXpouudei
BY ludges chaos, fathomlcss and bouu6less the
huge and moustrous mass begin made up OF fiction
,autology, 'echplcsAiy. cIrcuity INEQUALITY AMI
Inconsistency the administrative part Of Il, Il sys-
TEN Of cxqgisi'cly coutfYed chcanery a system
made up Of abuses systen which constantly
places the interest 81 the ldica, minister m oppo-
silon 10 bis duiy places hls interest IN opposi-
ton 10 hs d1ty that a. the very proportion 20 ahlch
At serves hs ends defeats the ouds Of justice.
"LIryo, generally know too much Of law to
hsVes very clear protection or 'Hslce, just as d.
vines are often too deeply read 10 theology TO up
precl2c he foil grandeur tBd the proper tendencies
OF religion. Losing the 15silr, 10 the concrete
the comprehensive in The iechnicsi. the prIncips
"a lis accessories. 57'h ere DO :he prelcsment OF
the rustic who could n1t rec L1Ldau f1r ths
houses. q hss been in,tiousiy sa.3. that lawyer.
pass their time in taking advantage Of their con
temporAfes but, q We may credit the au,huu,,
Of Foote the, somntmes oatst tie uricraEel
eyea shcf lbe.f death. That hcca0us pcrsaa be-.
ihe once summoned into The co8lify, by Tie feia-
tiFeF OF feslrCia5. pfsciioref. % sh1In be bad
hess appointed executor wa ssk,d shat d,recl,on
shoaId be- reea respecting iap fauerss. " lsi