The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-10


prielors u al length confronted by an enerprising
riyai which results In reduction Of fare. equally
ruinous TO the " Monopoly an,lIhe .Peoples Line"
The introduction OF The GINNING Yankee custom
err and his rigid eIacon OF the sillern ailer OBJ
tanning his passage gratis, and being handsomely
refreshed al the expense Of The generous aWhipn
are told with minnie ~aipsse and humor The series
Of Sketches from The Springs" perfect gems in
their way
Let him, to whom kind fortune hath vouehsaieda
peaceful home, wherewiih he Is content pefuse the
Sketch Of the owner OF the German flute and his
dog and thank Providence thai his lines are cast In
pleasant places, where music runneih no. mad, and
dogs are not component part Of the household.
The Travelled Dandy--the Foreigner Of Dis
tinction-the Gentleman from Cshawba and The
Frenchman-,he Hypocondriac, DC, are excellent
specimens Of the promscuous population that sur
round watering place. Letter and 8 ng," are
beautiful Hoodman Spare that Tree" has been
already translated into several languages. and may
| be now said 10 be :" lay Of many lands
It's simple paihos is universally felt, and perhaps
no song in The English language has Obtained such
rapid ana extensive celebrity as this litile gem.
| The Leares from an Editors Port Folio, are in
The authors best vein, and embody characteristic
anecdotes of pefsonages, with whose history we are
all somewhat acquainted.
Beverly Lee" concludes the volume, and Is re-
plee with that nice discrimination Of character
which constitutes the charm Of General Morris's
prose sketches The interest Of this tale well sus-
tanned throughout and the reader will be fascinated
with the heroine whose devotion and fidelity are so
| graphically depicted
That this volume will be exceedingly popular Is
apparent. The length and nature of the sketches
are just the thing to beguile leisure hour. The
mind overlasked with the business Of the day, or
iangaid from lack Of excitement, can turn to these
sparkling essays, whose quiet humur will sink into
the soul like The dews of heaven on the parched
| earth.
The following brief anecdotc OF two personages,
well known TO The residents Of the city Of New York,
is piquant and characteristic.
al one time, Gilfert, (manager Of the Bowery
Theatre, owed Conrad, the printer, bill Conrad
got tired Of dunning him for il, and one day wSole
Gfen letter, which put The manager In tower
ing fury. Down be SET and challenged Conrad 10
fight declaring that if he refused, he would horse
whip him in the public streets the next day.
/ Conrad returned for answer, thai he would not
fight, until his bill was paid, as no man In his senses
would voluntarily go out to shoot at his own money.
Some few weeks after this occurrence, Gierl had
an unexpected windfall Conrad received letter
| from him, couched in the following terms:
1 MY Dean CosaAD-I was wrong, but you bad
no right to insult me. Yet euSht TO have paid you
the money before. enclose it 10 you n NV, princi-
| pal and interest Come and dine with me. InMt
! a. r0ns GILBERT,
| As the editor and proprietor OF the New YORK
Mirror, General Morris has long been honoraoy
| identified with our periodical literature and his
sketches both in prose and poetry have attained Tor
him weli-earned reputation, which IS not eonhneo
10 this side the Atlantic. The present volume 49,
we b.eve the Asst that has appeared, embodying
| any portion of his writings in prose; Dut we trust
thai lis success will induce him TO soon re-appear
with harness donncd, and ready to run many .i1
agaas. the vices follies and exlravasancies Of the
| age.
The illustrations BY Johnson, successfully emoody
the authors vivid conception Of character, and the
reader will find his rsibilities frequently exercised,
while inhaing the champagne OF the authors hu-
NOR and gancing at the accessories for which ne
| is indsbte to the genius Of the illustration.