The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
FOR THE TELEGRAPH

Leila, has with skill, taste and judgme mt,
served up for the readers of the Telegraph.
a literary banquet, which, for originality.
beauty and classic research, has no parallel,
since the days of "Milo," oil" Wild Goose''
memory. The analogy between these two
gifted a7d highly esteemed authors, is so ap-
parent, that many are found, who doubt not
their identity. Twill net be too positive
they may or may not be the same-but il
Leila is not the author of " Milo" che doubt
less made that great master her model, and
added such Improvements as the age, educa-
ton and genius of the fair writer suggested.
The comparison may be invidious, but If
either can with propriety complain of injus-
tice, surely the award will naturally be in
favor ofthe fair Leila, as the party injured
though doubtless her excessive modesty.
would, if it were practicable, restrain an ex-
preston of public sentiment upon question
involving such nice discrimination, and the
decision of which, cannot be otherwise than
highly f1attering to one SO young, so learned,
and yet so unassuming.
Leila is gifted-but unlike a majority of
boarding school misses, she makes no parade
of her extensive requirements, and would
rather avoid the rude gaze of the public
than attempt display of those surprising ia
Tents, that do such honor to the possessor.
and are destined eventually to eDtitle her to
rank with the first writer's of this or anv pre-.
ceding age. The style of composition is
chaste, original and classic without any
stain of vanity, pedantry or selfconceit
She evidently overestimates the common
sense of mankind, and the importance at.
| tached to public opinion; while she labors
under misapprehension of her own ability,
| and ovinces a sensitiveness that confers more
dignity and grace, than all the learning and
| wisdom of a Bacon, undivested of that ma
tive simplicity and ease, with which that
| authors works so eminently abound. The
reply to Kara is beautiful specimen of the
fair writer's happy style of giving utterance
to those sublime and thrilling truths, that
carry conviction and conquest to the heart
and understanding of every reader-and the
imposing, but unostentatious array ofnames,
SO admirably combined, so tremendously ar
ranged-and yet, exhibiting no effort to af.
feet what the author did not really feel,
merits our highest admiration. The obiec,
for which this host of ancient and modern
worthless is marshalled, deserves, and will
doubtless be rewarded in due season. by
those who have a taste for the sublime truths
which their writings incu!cate. 1t was ia
prove that Kara scas genius" Truly,
was never found in such strange compa
nionship, and many thanks are merited BY
the kind and gentle Leila for this very fiat
tering notice Of one, who was entirely igno
rant of the importance attached to the amuse
ments of his leisure hours. But if Kara j.
q "genius", the discovery of right belongs
to Leila, and she shall on all proper coca
sions receive the most unqualified and disin
terested approval of her writings, in the va
rious departments Of science and literature
to which her pen may be devoted.
i had intended to address Leila, in repl,
4 to her very elaborate and highly CLASH.
essay on genius, but careful reading of he
article, showed mo the utter hopelessness o
the attempt. The article possesses rar,
merit-that Of defying criticism; and embo
dies such lofty sentiments, SO much learn
ing, and such intimate acquaintance witt
{ the classics, that was compelled to well
the task, as entirely beyond my critica
acumen. Upon the whole, Leila has caus
to be proud Of the lofty eminence she has a,
tanned in public estimation-and Will
: others, both in the commercial and literar1
world, are adding to the already swollen liz
OF, splendid failures, her barque glide
smoothly on, unlmpedsd by shoal or rocl
and beyond the reach of danger. We're
attempting reply to the accomplished LeiIs
ievery reader would pronounce my effort