The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-08

p.s.p,So rHE AurHoH DsssxrERRkD. fsafdisgs
Wo,ks, ~ fseiss seixmes Harper & bfolnefs. "o
.,moahisod with the very waEnest VI Mr rau'upg
s;ad Il, ,,;ocng al his promotion 10 the Secretary
ship We had leng piiied, with the same sympathy
,he position OF an old man. who, with no time or ener-
e,es left 10 Try new career, had discovered wilma
SIGH. OF the grave. that he had mistaken ms vocation
wao having been tickeled for immortality by lew
oiaions and io,dcious friends had worn out his label
and walked uusec ogased at sixiywho IA short, was
tbs sabiyc. Of 81 those long lived literary hu'nbags.
witch 50 nemes die with fortunate man. but which
Mr. Packing is unfortunate TO have outilsed lie
has stepped. however, from this crumhing pedestal.
and ri nee that another was 81 hand-lhat he had
no nndignied descent-ihat his gray hairs still ENJOY
the d,giio moasirar-and that his hong paciised Eug-
lish the poor wool and web" Zoe authors sisle,
does very Weii indeed for letters refractory cue-
nants and leccant n'nodDres.
We consider Mr.. Paulding NE author, as dead. II
there were more than Que event in his life. Mr. Snerea-
~ Pauldny might himself write his ppshusnpus me-
moies Qiite dead and forgotten We defy h's fond
est survivor 10 quote line Of him We challenge
proof of idea borrowed Of hInof phrase of sen.
tence ever pag aseI gon astray one inch from his
twelve modal volumes We would almost wager that.
(the Di'ch vocshaIary Of Christian names apan) Mr.
Ser ~ Prllding himself could NOT on sudden de-
msnd tell tho ssts'ace of any chapter IN the works oi
Pandiug, thu, tthn. So CO nple,e subnersion u,
l.ethe has never lcore occurred IN America. tie will
have one line and distinction IL hisory--,he fst
iyrgorca! He has not died without - his little pecu-
ilan,y" sfer all
Or object Of course, is not to review an obsolete
and vol,iminous collection Of works" We have read
them, however. We record il q literary curiosity
,aat we have read then. Som, fifteen years ago the
fore and afler) the delnct piragrsphist for the
Guy papers, si the city papers 10 ih,sc DAYS. blew the
IT irnpet before him with vengeance. We read his
.works" to know "whH the devil In the wind. -
they had nerit--,pen them any where, novel or
sitre travel essays the first you fall upon
lets you conp!e ely into his stslc, There no
ration, O1s eternal canal Of low hnnor dwelling on
disgusting objects. with Disgusting words. through
then all. Hs was whit the E,gsh call NASTY" 10
every thing he undertook His works lie by at this
monea', sent us for resaew. We will open the upper
mos. at random. Sitm,gaaii: secoad series! Well,
come, 'his {. IN his bsst style Here is some Of his
cleaner hlmnr.
"D,ar Mr.. Evergreen
:" hays not my bean again tried the prescription
only once and sire enough. as Won predicted he came
back yesterday and brought a most beautiful nose
CAV Poor Mss Pipkins looks IL she had lost her
sweetheart. and am 50 happy. yon can, think,
....~ .Adlea, dear Mr. Evergreen,
..~ ErHELlNDE.
"P s I intend to send yoa some bride.cake to
dream upon"
. To ANTHONY Evergreen. present
Dear Tony--Qulz my wing il ! haven: done the
busnesspopped The prescriptions entirely without the
blunt you know-dsd wouldn't come dusn--iroubled
with the shoris--qn.e al sea. devil a hari,or nv bow
poppcd the prescrp ion-bls paid plenty Of the real
sntf,ailcr DO hanged -pg ahoa,.- clear The streets
- GO Il spare saage piggy in all broadway. Of
to pop the question 10 Etheln de-
Yours, Tony---exqnisi,e Tony.
.RASpIE DANDY"
There's h,nor That is wha. poor Panldnp dead
and gone. called hnmor. Il was his best vein Hnmor
with him was TO talk Of pigs. " Pigyy" was the finn.
NEST dinnnilve. the wtest thing il the world We
have looked through half volume to find page with.
out pig it. II 10 pg all over Ply "egp gutter
70 aLo RI
they catch our eye in turning o.er We shall not do
Justice to the great forgotten, however, without trying
him on an elegant thrmo. IL his novel Of Knnings-
mkne, there occurs dissertation geatemanly man
nsrs
And here will observe that the best possible test
OF gentleman is his behaviour at a dinner breakfast
or supper table. in hotel steamboat. 1t is there
that his precnsions are mt TO the tombstone aud
re clothes fail TO hide from observation the clown ha.
Turk, beneath them IT we find him saa,elny al rrerv
dish r'thia his reach Nfag his plate nth fsh fesh
and otot ealing il his last, rather his FIRST meal
were come and at tho same time looking about NTH
ms ryss as 1ide open as his mouth 10 see ,ha ncrf 10
deronr- not velyel-coth coat, daajy ran,aioons or
corset Dire will suffice to place him in the rank Of
gentleman Were we 10 express our idea Of a we'll
bred msn IN one word. would saw he was a gentle.
man, even in his eating would he hesitate 10 place
any man IN that class who, heing fni If sof eggs,
should be able TO eat them boicd hard without rrun.
bling. We remember, for we deliyh, 10 remember
every thing connected with that psv, good .hnmored
sptighy old gentleman. Deidrch Knickerhocker tia,
he always superintendent his eggs him elf Nv stop.
watch, and more than once came to scaiiiae H.,
tagcrs M his haste to rescue his fivortcs from the
boiling Gle nent, ere the fatal crisis was passed
" This diversity Of taste extends TO almost everv On.
Jnymcnt and luxury Of life, more especially TO books in
the composition OF which, notwithstanding so MANY ap-
pearances ~ The contrary, will venture saw tha.
almost as Sfch reason is necessary a. in the ran
or boiling of eggs Some readers like what are called
hard studies. as some would like hIrd eggs; while
Others lnxnrate IN raw sentiment, and elfin. dr,pa
Ing ropy sojfness"
Poor Pauding! He thought he had an idea of q
gentleman.
Our object, said before j. no, to review t.e
works OF the deadaiine Seereiarv though thew were
sent Us that we might do so We have taken him IN
I, speculate upon The subject Of literary hn,,bg
How IN the name Of wonder did these twelve volume.
OF hh, poi"tss. aud essential, vulgar stuff ever find
printer Publisher. puff-r and reader! Panldnys works
were known IN America from the time the author first
wrote Tor The newspapers TIL he ceased writing for them
say from 1855 10 1880. A, ha, period they sndden.
uf"ppee ON, o' a' recollection and will he q curiosity
IN literature for the future Disrae Of our conn,rv: lt
let us PIT down fact for the basis Of his sne
cula'ions r.
Every lion has his jacka Padding w,s WASHING.
ton Trvings s
Those who have lived in "li,crary circle. 40 called
know verv well, how. the appearance Of any man Of
genus, there gathers about him knot of p,ronzers
who by din, Of talking Of his works. prasng him to his
lace giving him advice and fercfng the origin Of
his play poem or tale to fancy. last that he is
their own pr"dnction--fonnd. fnstered moulded, and
sustained entirely by their penetration skill coun.
sell and generosity. Washington Irving grew M in
such circle. lie was as modest he gifted and
after writing that which will live for ever il never re-
Cured 10 his retiring mind that there could be snr oh.
lection to his friends taking much merit to Them
selves a. thew pleased THY had suggested The idea
1t was M'r family story Thy had read it in manu-
SCRIPT. " He is our Washington Irving"
Having male one author, entirely nv themselves and
ne well Oh his way TO immorsluv. this sane creative
c'ree undertook ano'hcr Mr.. Paulding had furnished
me a'ny to Mr. lrvIngs gold in SaImagnndi and they
iihcied that if the fusion could he continued awhile
n0 lnlYht alnnn hal II.