Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-02-13

a'inda itlnsatile sparrow has for centuries bee,l r.
= gifded as ian,aher C4ins: and, before we oues,;,
: the injustice sf this let US take in consile,ati,
the fart that Gock Robia was ono of tho ma
se aasiubia and t,rsis,yorlny characters tina, we k,.o
ef ~ history. lie i. was yhu .happsd tn, bonn
6s babes wi leaves ffac bead To feet .'and tha,u is
sifcuslsiaIlce that Gan never be erased l,ora a,
hmes' se; der racollectioaa.
OF tue trag;s Or pathetic In orr M NV n,o,
ma tiers we ate iidliied to speak iii terms 81 n
7 hi chest praise. II them ,aers Is no ovess,rair
ing for eiftct no super Gudas ard merely sBr,
matter nothing is introduced bc, villa, is abs,
q tlulely necessary 10 be k;us L. them tsa. ;bs,
is a generous d.-la::a Of The probabilities. yh;e
nakes then ]optstrip he romaaces CT fairy Ian,
Whaisver is ,proprf To he kno~n ttey Il, =
Iacg 1ainiad with; gha.eqs! oushl to he obsarge,
faE kept in the background. gels no natronoy
!, ffoui them. As artists, and as great artists. ,bei
idoiiueaiiaus belong to the L;rhcs. rank If ~,
Tarrr is no mistakins ,aetn: 'rh!y wo1s rid
a bold, broad rencil an! tie ef,rc, rroapcal !
graphic ana great. We seq lbs s-h VII. he, Il,
lie ,,ish, and The fy with hi; little era ana ~
bull With Its miahsy pub, staring y;Yitly fran
the canvass. as il there were no other objects !,
nature. THIS is tie true ls:amph Of s,,.
Wo have been led inssnsialy to stsak Of n,
pictorial art. and this reminds rs m, fe-. e,,ho :
have fliod the world with pictures. To thgn,
unquestiouably, we are indebted for ,ta, ,,obls as
s~srntlage Of portraits, The Crooked Family. hsna,
more e1deared to our imasiaa,iups and gu, mem
cries ,lan aay royal family ia The world Th,y
also brought nnjcr the BURN Mr. Punch and sfra
Judy and their whole ,rogeay. worldly of,hai, rr..
ganto,s. Riding Hood 10 aislereotyped ~pof,ia;, IN
every modern exi.ibi,inn, aid Elwia Laalsee,
thinks Of ia,moItal!ting Li.tIs Cock Robin in The
very neat season.
But genius does not always exhibit, Itself in
gigantic efforts Shakespeare endowed himself
in a tayesn. and Milton on a swing. s, an, 81,
t.ofs cnndesceuaed occasionally 10 be less than
mep, only that they might be more dian men
The author Of Jack the Giant Killer Is sum sei
to lave been a member ofthe Anti.duuel!iss society:
and the author Of the Merry Tricks Of L.epsr tho
Tailor amused his leisure hours by ringing a
hand hell, and announcing sales and Losses at The
cross Of Glasgow. Il is ids AID useless 10. la
nent over tho vagaries OF genius, Tor, hovever
alb surd these may seem to The fas,idious or the
l~rofaae vulgar, they are or!y iuaices tha. The be-
inss who practice them belongs to our eommsR
humanity.
One feature that distinguishes these authors
from all others is their creative power, as 81 Eibitsd
ia their separate weeks. 1t va only necesssry,i
for them to conceive, to create and execale,-l
Their i;nagina'ioas Heso fertile even 10 p~rurieucy. |
The finest example we have cf tAis, psraapa, is
Jack aud the 5ean-stalk. TIE hero plants lis |
bean in the luxurious soil. aud in q single nigh,
it grows up ualii it, pcnesraies tho clouds and,
al Il this were not sufficient, il. pcnctrates. tia,
precise spot Of vapeur in which is lhs commence. |
tuent of a turn pike road leading TO a goolly cas-.
tie which,, We presume, was one of those beau.
Iliil castles in The air which are sometimes s,,eer-
ihS!y spoken OF BY The unbeiieying aud he in
c'eaa!ous. This piece Is indeed a grra, effort
OF human genius, although it seems like lies
disdalned in the seportins.' The author never
pauses or hesliates in his romantic tale. His be-
70 whisks in and out of keyhole, and performs
the most marvellous actions in The same spirit Of
hseathiess raPldity exhibited by the bean Itself in
iis GROWTH. HIS same spirit Is amply displayed
IA tue WORKS Of all these unknown masters. The
classic reader will REGAL many instances for him
sell Dat we barely mention the seven league
ooots me visiting cap and purse of The thrice
'ofuhate reftauates and the coat OF darkness,
Tue SHOES q sVll'nfss, and the sword of sharpness
OF tue valiant Jack the Giant Killer. ned. Il
w nave hitherto spoken Of these authars and
OF 'ash WORKS Win that respect which has been
'hsptea d a cafeiui ana critical consideration OF
''etf teai nie'us; put wo would be wanting In
sohhn'on gratitude could we close the subject with
ou ~. expressing somewhat OF The pleasure We have
the bare recollection ofshat period Of
our existence which was s"eeteeedb by the anxious
perusai OF such things. Well do We remember
me ''1le WHEN We !ltst got acquainted with Gin
lerei'a and herliitle class slippers; and We can yet
Iahey she dropping pearls from the lips OF that
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