Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-29
OSWELLIANA.


From B!aekioo5d's .ugg : ne for October.
ard my Iius'rous friend have Just returned
from visit to o. gin, IL. My mlnd tell exp,nIs, bv
he magnitude OF hls. We put up at tie A bioo
ara mao an eAGeI!eht Ginner. Ny ulIsItOus friend
chucksd.
JoHs,os.-"This sir. is worth living for The
hum'n palate Ths u meant TO lie fa!nx any more
han the human mind" lie rolled himself about
IN evident Cxuila ion at the mighty thousht I,nn
nsdHt-iy wrote 1t down.
BoswE L.-"Bui Dir, is it your opinion that lob.
sier sauce wis m ended 20 accompany turboi by an
"rg'o'l designation Of nature :" lie looked at m.
a thought, with unusual frrocity
joins .-''Ant why not, sir? he thundered Then
relapNIng into smile, he Saii, "Currcs and otb.r
combine m y be the effects uf civil cation: we do
not md them IN neutral form The skill Of tho
cook thee finishes the conception OF the pho,opber.
What has occupied The meditation Of the closer !,
completed oy the deIlerity ofthe kiIchen.-But lob.
sters sir
Here he frnwnei again. md dreaded \ Storm
and handed him bottle OF Bngh,on sauce. IL had
the effect OF restoring his good hunour.
JuHH.-Lobsters sr, are not TO be spoken Of with
the haush'ness Of arrngiu, science or with the
ness Of pptnt conjecture. They are work ,C
nature, no, Il comppsilon Of art. Now, this Brigb
| ton sauce Is composition Of art; and on such a
SUBJECT you, sir, may say what you please. You
/ are Hu'gIb'c To- rs dscus.ion.r
lie seemed pleased with the though, and lausl Cd
heartily. proposed glass Of vino.
| JonH Yes, SIR, vine - the liquor Of oblivion,
u will enable me 'oiprget you. Sir you are s1prr
A-nl. SUPERFICIAL consists not IN the no.se,,ior
Of space, bIt IN the want Of dep,h; not in the ,x
oan>.on of subs amrc, but the sha!lowness of ma.
! teriai. II - q negative IDEA"
vas delighted with hrs eloquenec But VEN
turct an attempt % change the subject.
| Bns.-"Sr have heard IN Scouand"-The lion
was instantly rousei. Shaking his head maiestl.
/ cay, he looked a. me.
Hs.-"Sur, what orn you have heard in Scot
! landl Sir % r"guues some sense even tohcnr Tc
| he sure" he addsd with solemn laugh, ga man
may be an EDITORS box; formed to receive all lh.
! anonymous tr'sh that fools or hnave, pour into n:
or he may he moral poor box Opcn u all the SIM
rious m Of public creduIry; or he may be pawn,
brokers shop, leit only 20 retain the custoT rem
! nants % other mems property. But he may be nc
more fl TO discuss The merits dement's Of coun
try, than crow Is q. 10 discuss the merits or de-
merits ot London, because II may have perchcd ac-
cldcn'aly upon ST.. PiuPs. Sir adhere 10 III,
! Brighton sIucr. Men never ridiculous but wher
they aspire. No one objects to the ass for chewin.
Bos.-"Weil, sir, you DO no, deny this syllnbui
| has mcut7"
! JogH.-"No, sir, it has merit. That you M,
discuss. Bus leave the substartinlries ol tho "a
BILE 10 others. Avoid pride. by that sin fell thu
| nngeIs'"
Bos.-But, sir, the prospect from this window il
| beautiful"
/ JoHs.-"Sir, Il 10 beautiful. N,turs is Away
beautiful. Brighton w''i be always boru,lu he
cause the folly Of man canrot spoil is beauty
wealth may ur lavish, NJ taste may he psrverss 80
! The fantasies 1T monafchs mBy I've commemorate,
| m bnfharlc piles Of stone, or the spocuntons o
| builders may cucumber the soil with vandalism u
brick, but they cannot bul'd pouicos IN the denth
| the chlnnel nor whl'evbsh the green immensely q
i's waves Come, SIR, | am tired Of you. Let U
! walk uuOn tho shore.