Lexington union., 1840-12-26

i"I p,ay from thy description alone,
I. 7. ooesry Of Burns, 'Ihe peasant rSet"
pc p"ald pUd have any idea of it. You
1. y "S SSOnbtess, have applied it to any
10 hat YOUR overhowlng charity had
.T TDv voa 10 notice. You make il like
ucsI =, s,ery thing-lke "golden tiO's"-
y" 80 ~ sun"-"duIcet murmurings"-
mnI, Mnr fouut"-" Zephyr's breath"-
IIp' a. soft as an /" Angels Whisper"
s'' - sweet as the voice Of my love
The picture would have been
,9,.,e. Such comparisons would do
'p,.o "" ~ a Boarding School Miss. Did your
", Ssr y dover tell you that there is but one
p'":' r.om the sublime to tho ridiculous"
hid hid you be cautious in climbing the
uosrv s,eep, lest your foot should slip
P'"y Sos tumble over into its neighboring
fear me she has "neglected"
yn, maternal duiy. Some may think your
y, beautiful and uenerable comparisons,
IL! 4 ,hsy can boast antiquity, are sublime; /;
"A II "" o,iers aud ! should moi be surprised it
E s,;, name i. legion, should be so deficient
W. ns'e as to consider them ridiculous.
WI.n T uD,ctors differ" it is wise to
.,ient. will therefore, intimate no
.;o;oo but merely hint, currente cdIamo,
..h,, y,, ,he intellect, as well as the body, re-
l'l' " WV 49,. o,bs,an,ial nourishunent, than
sugar plums aud deserts.
"a SIrnin you say: "yho that has read his
Ero,le,s Saturday Night, has not risen
Fam The pleasing task an easier man."
v'" A. .,s;fr manp What dost thou mean
ra,ba,Y F. A man free from pain--free
,om vau, 1t would then be well TO re-
sommend @ il TO the sick and pennyless.
AIadn's Lamp is a fool to i. The Phi.
ir.onher's stone has not half its power
Dh! Cephas, you deserve kingdom for
10 .oreo, discovery. Did Burns but
know0 wha, a poem he has written, his
HAL would swell with joy, and he would
Mike with bolder hand, his golden harp
Lei tedeums be sung-Pain and want nc
bore can annoy man.
His poelical powers, you say, care like
he love of the great Am for his crea
hres" II is probably true, for man o
hour "genius and intellectual WORTH ough
know, but to a common mind the com
parison conveys an idea, about as definite
Is The familiar expression, "as big as
piece Of Chalk"
III lis a pity your sympathetic tears ove
negleccd genius," should be shed for NJ
purpose. Fifty or an hundred years ag'
hcy would not, perhaps, been shed il
ain. You might then hive had an OBJ
eci, whose grateful heart would have pour
b forth blessings upon you for your kim
Fsh:s-but not now. This is n readin
.ge. There is a greater demand 10
books, than there was then. Authors c
merit, consequently, find a market 70
beir wares. Some may be neglected; br
their genius, CephOs, like thine, has
gr.aler ndmirer in itself than any on
ee. Whether justly 80 or not, wouI
hot pretend to say. Your production wi
bu, little good here, but may be you d.
sgncd it for the trans Atlantic country
has plenty Of soil, bat fear its wal
ballast will find it watery grave.
History, or true legend, tells us thel
wed in the olden time man Of renow
ealed Don QuiXotte--s man Of chivalr
pnd valor--a man whose generous so'
prompted him to redress the wrongs Of Il
Injured, no matter Of what hue or con
peIon-a man too, whose singular acut
ness could see in windmill living en-
Z ny-nnd an array Of mailed warriors,
flock Of harmless sheep. II is suppos,
be died, but if so, | am inclined to thir
he has risen in the person Of Cephas, ar
Pos laid aside the lance but to assume Il
PULL, "that mighty instrument of lit,
nen," and with his ancient spirit a,
Iowes', is avenging the wrongs Of "n
ac'ed genius" Success attend you va
pn' Knigh, Of La Manchu!
Cephas permit me TO address you a fe
Fords of kindness and friendship. l,
Po' know your name, but from your cor
EanIcatlon, you are evidently young.
ne ssophamore appears in every lin
POandIng and sonourous words are mus
your eor-to them you would willing
,cFlicc sense. You have yet to lea
lna! all that cutters is not gold"
n'ng, let me advise you ever TO bear
no, that just thought is more attracti
va nor'd language, or forced smile, al
pa' mean or poor idea expressed in Fl
Orus' like a coarse woman in rich atii
lssents disagreeable contrast. If y
uu'u De distinguished, read less light
,a'ure and more Of solid works; yo
ta'on and Judgment need cultivation,
'ors man your Imagination. Train yo
r'ua 10 patient, deep, profound thought.
n'el!ectual h excellence may be acquir
\. ,0' and study, and by that only-"l
Y V"c' omnid." Genius Is a swo
UlCn, II nof hluntoJ - Al r