Morning herald., 1838-08-24

Ma. EDlroR.-Your valuable paper Of late appears
be teeming with articles on variety Of subjects,
and from variety Of sources. Ii speaks well for
your exertcns that so many should take so deep an
with such feelings at this time prompted to send
you StiusloR, leaving il entirely 10 your good
Judgment to do with il as ysu think proper. shall
not confne my remarks specifically to any particular
place, subject, or class Of persons-but like the wan
derng piper, collect such information as is worthy Of
recording, leaving mystery to the world the means
I make use Of to accomplish it, and tho one who un-
derakes the task. l am very naturally modest and
dfSdent oftentlmes too much 30, fear, for my own
good. l have been often told by my parents that
should never have the moral courage to get married,
for would be afraid to pop the question. have Of
ten felt the force of the remark was quite apt my
case, and fear too true. l make timidly my guar
dian in such matters, and confess, although to
my shame, that might have been led to the hyme-
neal altar, times without number, but just
was on the point of giving myself away, was taken
| away by myself or some other power, being thrown
entirely off my equilibrium. I am technically and
etymologically bachelor, or, that is, have passed
by the years of hope and the ladies' protest that
not a candidate ergo, snitor. ! may be seen at
times promeaading Broadway, dressed in blue coat
metal buttons, striped pants and q countenanee be-
tokening despair. often chuckle within myself at
the eccentnctes of the age-of the mushroom appear
ance sf those around me, and studousy avoid recog
Bizng any one, for fear shall be stopped parais,
which have mortal antipathy fer in public. Ihave
all the essential qualities eoRsned in my compost
ton, TO warrant my being called a gentleman
though avn at times compelled TO trumpet forth my
own fame, to keep up with the times otherwise no
one will do II for me. | have made sandry ex-
cursions of late and will, if agreeable, give you at
times a SYNOPSIS Of them =" variety 10 the spice OF
lhe" observed quaint writer, and which is truly
Thy OF all acceptahoR. IL travelling would bat I'M
prove society the application Of steam weuld work
greater revolutions than was anticipated; but alas !
what melancholy fact, that many return TO their
homes more inflated with false notions of the world,
than before they left "lf horse goes a travelling
he will not return an ass that numbers in our good
~ city may have returned what they when they
left 10 feared s not the casc-l hope il may prove
otherwise; but in the meantime, should discover
anything radically wrong, shall be among ihe fret
to acqusnt you with the fact and the next 10 proht
| by II. Charge me Rot 80 uncharliably Of being m
exotst, sm but plain, unprciending sort of man
my means are small and have one to look af.
ter but the world at large make no claims 10 being
thought an eruditc scholar profound civilian popu-
lar staesmap have neither written for the taller,
ier or spectator bu; have heard Of my frerds that
did, Yet aside from all these considerations, have
been taught to learn thing-to be independent Of
every one and indebted to one and when find a
person wants to do me service, think Of the old
sayng-"the friendship Of this world rs but CON-
merce pure interest" PsoTxus.