Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-19

| IL was during the spring Of 1884 while % tour
OF o0servaion through the western country, y -
cohsnesao'y amused with number 81 Lstl0 inci-
dents tnat occurred ON board of steamboat ON tho
Misslsslppi nvcr. Be known gentle reader that II
craft Of small dimensions-so s,,alL ~ 4 nave
since been 'oid by "buckeye"' to adopt his own
words, THAT u only FIGURED a chew OF .spacco 90
balance her." he passengers were CONSIDER aoly
annoy ed or long time W little shrv lied parch-
ed up piece Of morsaluy, Ia the shape of Franch-
man, who appeared 10 be constantly the qui v,-
mod, ling informed ling hlnseit WIN ~ mes
business except his own. He was AWAY pat.lng a
ord IN where IL was NOT wanted ard 50 iorwara at
times as render hinl-eif exec edRgiy .bna xn,us
There was c0nsde Fable wAggrry ~ his cohpositlou,
Dot~ outstanding he mad many bad pr"peis'',es such
as impcrnnrncc s,i Hanntr-a family regard iOr 'he
hole--and strong predlsposilIon for fresh water
clans winch hrdrvoured al the table with c0asid-
cradle av,diy ASIDE from all these c0nsIdtratuns,
he was man OF proiound genus and IN person per-
fecl as 10 s0undrss VI mind aud luOks, ~ub ono
rare exctpu u. that he was born wish eye. IL 10
true, nature did not lavish o largely her tavOrs
this A. an many otherss but 20 20 great per-
fecon had arr been brought that the nost scrutsn-
y ng could hardly deisct that he w~rc glass; ono
save 4 lacked the hire and expression app eni
the other. ,vlng bteS pleased with The singular
appearan e Of tale lte fidgeity piece 1T maitcv,'s
something prompted me 10 make his a. qnaIntsnces
what II was know not, except that he possessed
considerable huinor, and would make good com
panlon for an Idle hour Accordingly, look an
opportunity while ne was alDne, 0i Introducing .
subject by way of conversaiisn which he did not
seem 10 feel dspltastd Dut on The coHuary, talked
with great freedom hat il impossible tor
me 10 put wJrd in edgewIse. saw he possessed
faculty peculiar to himself Of spinning out long ysrns
much to the amusement and ediicaton Of his issen-
ers. For hours would he set and talk until ones
patience became iuly exhausted; and so greatly did
this propensity predominant with his father l have
been lold) while living, that he has at times beeN
known 10 talk himself nto profound sleep
would not have YOU infer kind reader, that am %
unchartable as TO accuse him Of saying what il no.
true but do think he possessed the most inexhaus-
tble fund of small talk for an individual Of his mean
capacity that sver saw. The stories had IN sr e
| plausibity about them from the very happy grace
he gaze his sparkling periods-and they were lela-
ted with such seeming gravity as rresstibly 10 pre-
woke smile upon the countenance of the most se-
date. He was, virtually speaking, great man IN
little matters, and little man IN great matters-
faults he had il is true but whe are without themg
many of his are no doubt Attributable the fact of
his having been born only with one eye, cream
saHee importantin the history of an individual, -
he cannot be held accountable fer ONLY half Of his
Gins commtted-inasmHch as il springs from ra-
tural and nota moral inability As formerly o.
served OF the strong propensity 90 proverbat IA thc
life of his father 10 talk himself to sleep, what pl
that his son did not inherit SO excellent virfxe-
how many thousands would bless the source frem
whenceit came were the female portion Of this ter
restrial globe only favored with IT, But alas! il 10
otherwise decreed. Whatan economy would u have
been In the life Of woman-what system, order,
and harmony would have prevailed in society If tho
evils growing on, of gosslppnx had only been ar
rested al an earlier enough OF this which
is OF such vital importance, and OF 90 important =
'"an'y % succeeding sss' 81. ha
"Have you ever travelled upon this river before,
observed 10 him." afe- failing TO get answer for
some time upon many other topics. Ett fsr
mo, sir" he replied. f s
al suppose the tina, you arc travelling for yosr
health"
"Non, monsiesr, merely for pleasure-ts BEE the
country" I'LL &anN H.fr aaf
saw at intervals he substituted French terms fer
English, although his pronunciatIons Of the latter
were very correct. Taking small memorandum
book froR his pocket, he began penclllae down ss@s
lines, which induced me TO suppose that he was IN
author. srt.g AN.
Intend writing book, Isuppose-style verbose
energetic coRcise-more In the conception than in
the design" H.F4rs ! sNaets 81 sra 1850 a4
This sngularity of expression caused hum TO look
at with degree Of suspicion AZ 6rst but the sig
nificant look on his countenaace dwlndied int !
good naturcd smlIe-aBd puttng away the little o60k
in which were chronclcd every thing Of any import
ance he spoke in rather subdusd tone Of voica
that he did not comprehend my languaae--what tho
conception aad the design had TO do With his work.
This slip If the tongne--it was one among tho
thousand Of sentences that hya in the inrncnsty Of
space, applied TO every thing and meaning literally
nolhing-fo-nd IN the mouih Of nearly every ene,
and interviewer into society as TO render il M
tona maxim with the people. was about TO
PLAIN its Import 10 him, when just AT that moment
long ank figure Of rattan form, was seen propctiag
Itself in the direction where seaieda Volume
of smoke was rising up from beneath the broad brin
of a white hat, harging loosely on the head, with
projection even beyond the tip end ofthe nose 0fssv
sral degrees winch looked for oil the world but for
pipe like young locomotive. On closer exsnlnation
discovered az frat glance, irem the general appear
ance of the just then unwelcomed gnest, that he
one Of those rude unpublished Buckeyes" from TIA
western extremity # Ohio that had seen but iRc of
the world, and was consequently strareer 10 those
little OBJ -ervances which cultivation and refinement Of
manners would prompt towards each other in sscie-
". He was egrcgcusly green. ''A4
"whe il that7" observed the little Frenchman, -
he gazed At him with ell bis might the little eye peep
ing out from under dark cloud Of heavy eyeIashss,
ana playing with great casc in The socket; who 10
thaiin ne reiterated Chat" sad 1, ponhnp 10 the
figure, why thats . Buckeye" '' -.
"whats Buck-eyc7 d. not understand" hs
replied. Sna i gaaa iA1sa.4 SD 81 pat1.
lyon must know then that ------' just at that
moment was interrupted by the good natured strsn-
ger BY cordial saIutaiion Of the hand which be-
spoke volumes Of good feeling from the honest aim
ptc,sv in which u was done. t.s ~ ng
IL hope, Stranger said he "thst you are not u
king rae TO NC impcruncnt" - Fe
"Oh, no" L responded; "not at all
You see We no particular desire csltva'c scqustn-
lance fov tn name of t, but IS have been several
times remotely strvck while al rother end OF the
craft with vour apprsrance fshoud LIKE to have yca
90 10 nv log hut with me- when we come 10 porssd
along shore.