Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-07

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IL never heard you'-L.1n VIA i-HoN'-Nos
.ysrn and several other in,etiee,ioool question:
and aos~ ers broke, t'm"'aheo"sy' "o" '"e "P' "
.-rLnSs very interesting country" s'mpered the
,;s,r. "woai you take a dfak before you start
Mr. Locus 7" - ,,,u -.
-hnmi--and Ned got under way as follows
81 had always f,onn my earliest eoyhood. Nehe
,n,a, ds.;to to travel and the world; and what.
ever other Of my studies may have zee" ~, 6w o,d
hy,,rosrr phv Books of travel, oil any sor. OF re-
.o,ct,bii,y and authenticity, devoured; ifom Sn
bid the Sailor. down TO the modetnes', per-, .en
,nli;c,.n, affections OF our own expressly deputed
,aJ.r. NJ ,u,Jc books, and retailers oil family Cos
$50. Sill, however. vas unsaushed. ionged 10
he an aeior not a mere locker on; ooer, not teeo
49, -. 70 differ from me, by tho distance of
.svs,,l con,;ncnts While sighed Tor ioeomoi,on.
md the reorganization Of the precious metals into
rern novelties the dearest care OF that respected
f'''" ar. increase his store,
And keep hsoniy son. myself, a. home
uIC in the glow Of my Imagination, spoke OF
Columbis river, Central A'r'ea' INNS i"...tis ~
uuna Thule. or any reasonable aud desirable &c
s,on for exploration, the old man womb snsNe n.s
head, and tell me that he was respoose'e 10, my
future standing IN society; and tha' nc eou'e no'
permit me 10 go abroad until my habits we're io,tn
ID Resides my son. he wolld add, travelling
costs money. and your ejacnt3n Is no' ye' com
ple,e and exchange is up, ana steehs are $500
aed you're rather Irregular, and-ano you n.u C.
Ter wait, Wait. therefore. had 10, rn'" na1 uu
,sh,d NV collegiate experiences, and poeketea my
aim, matters certificate, that my haons were lo'm-
ed and that was youth dis,nsuisheo ,ot my
learning, brains, and good behsNiou,, aho Az ma
~ .s Cypre.s would saw until the hoe tbl rado
al iubilee commencement day was poured into my
ear, and with all becoming and app'optiae So
Iemnity, | Was consecrated an n. ID. MY pAss'0II
f,r cosmo potsm burned, now, hsfcer than ever.
pcti,ioneJ and sulked, and hit'eret, ano Te'teo,
and moved eOrth and heaven, or tried TO-
st,,i u,.ven-at las-z granted what my sire den'ed
For IL pleased heaven 10 put into lhe helus OF ,he
navy department to appoint my urce, Cap'an VA
;rns ocus Commodore of a relief squadron that
,s,s 10 20 out 10 the NJ ediieranean; and sooat a
wear nf,er my graduation, the his ship Winnip's-
S;,y, droop,d her anchor ut the place OF rendezvous
off 1be BAKERY, having on board my excellent, OK
celent uncle;- ,,,,
NV fathers brother; bui no more Ike my iaiher'
lie ,.a.s i,lly OLD cock, liberal, feee>hcatted,
hated trade and grace before meals, and ihoasn he
was strict discip,Inarian aboard ship, ne lked an
adventure on shore as well as any oody, Pr9voed
orlv h. was sure OF not being found out lie was
steat ndmirer OF the morality OF Lyeurcus, III
cuicAted in his precepis Tor the eduea'on OF ooys'
md his darling mexra was, that there was no sue"
thing As abstract sin. and that me inquiry u luz
uuity consisted in the bad example.
CLEARING he tine OF his waiting Tor the tcs' on
The ,ouadfon he was OF at ny tithers house, and
opnor unteS Tot Nhc ehlOIUcnN VI
his conyers alton. IL Is not 10 be wondeed lhal my
-, s,syv 10 him. and that became unhappy with
desire of situation atcard his itsate. AS P'epil-
aus fortune would have IT, he TOOK an equiI fancy
for me and noting the violence Of my marine p'o'
srsv he intercedsd with my father, and offered 10
.;ve M. a BERTH and share at mess, during his
cruise and offered me all pcssihe fsci''es 'or sec
inc the country without putting me or mime 10 any
,yrsosr EXCEPT for the necessary oulh. AS THIS
cat,rss al tIayei would not require much dlsurse
nen, and as my habits were by TINS tt',e eohn'm
ed the kind old gentleman was persuaded 10 ie' ue
~. .y.u Nod, said he one morning, after break
-, md a tear stood ia his eye, I've traded you
ofT You may 90 with your uncle ie nus oeen
bsas;ns. and hamnierng me, for fortnight, and
las, nieht he offered me quarter eask OF JoIo snu
go he vould take good Of you, and watch
80 your behavior aud so forth, and so TOD MN
ne might have you. There. the secret IS broken
".So is my heart said my mother soo1'nS.
q. -, is his coffee-cup, chuekled The old Sentle
- r,;r,inp 10 the Fragments, which my surprs,
and delight had stfewn upon the h)or
a. ,Remen1ber now, my son. continued TIE GA
Gentleman, and then he read me lecture eoh'IIn-
"a, the essence of sill that solomon ever saIo I'd ne
Lnhonu ySiih the addition OF q digest oil Inc more
modern maxms Of parental wisdom, DOWN 70 Tue
la. ~ tho discourse. IL was precious mixture.
Itcok it with all bseomins mesNness' a"1 - ine
AGITATION nd sfii,eiion produced by the noiiiaon
d., tsnan should be on the boundiess ocean, lar,
Gar from the tender waiehfulress Of parSh'A Ai"u-
u,ss, struck my fingers into my mouth, anu 'neh
ruultel their watefy en1s 10 my -"N+~'
- ,hc disiosue 1 was unprovi5ed with an on
;on Tn. old gentleman ut last got through, hnISh
ing With an injunction that really Eiade me cty' De-
cause did not care TO laugh.
sNot least of ALL said he, be thankful for being
Larn in a country, where you, though only a Pt
s.ts ci,izeb and possessed OF no peeuiiar merit
may accomplish your traves as passenger on
board a public ship IL doesn't cost any ming
TTocIe Sam pays the whole sho; ard you can go 10
Dan and Beersbebs, and all the other ei'Ies up the
Mediterranean and write your trave Is. and snail
not be out Of pocket penny. ! snSht nave "
advance you a cent. That's what looh at
"Sponge though ], a iIued S'arueu' ou' P'u-
IDENTITY KEEP; ny peace.
"The rest q the dscourse,-the parunS,-'he
smiling the deep, deep sea, -~hales,-"aIef-
enouts-Cape ST. Vincent,-hurrcane,-- chicken
rnoo and two tnen Observation-Disclosures
Le.ueen Two mdshipmen,-monks OF faIeIho'-
Mount n .n,,-earthquake OF CatanlH'- Dromio Of
Syracuse Cape MatepSn. -Bozzar's,-Hfeek pi-
r,tes-Colossus of Rbodes,-Smyrna,- so
forth mass over Suffice il 10 say, that We hnally
arrived in the Levanr, and cast our cable IN The
neishb,rhood Of Cyprus"
"cv,,essl Cypress7" asked Venus Rnynor.
..yvks,P any relation to our Mr. Cypress heIei"
nNo No. near the island Of Cyprus. Cyprus
beautiful Isle! In what glorious Majesty stood thy
old Olympus. How irngrantly from my mn came
doun the otdor Of thy orange groves ana grape
v;pes nnioeling with the wini-borne scent OF thy
bvacin,hs and memories! Land OF generous wine,
aud glowing beauty Birthplace OF Venus ~ =.
"fIullox, Ned hulIow what's thee up 10 no"i"
cried Oliver.
EIps lie - pronounced master Peter. "Venus was
horn NJ Raynor South. knowed his father. Have
my doubts is lie."
~ "Thars what the family Bible says" mu,tered
the name sake OF the goddess, getting little angry
'.Don't bother me, you fool" SAID Ned snappEh.
~ and putting his hand over Peters mouth. ~
id not mean this he Venus; no, but her, The queen
Of heauty, the mother of love, Paphia,- CyIherea
-Aphfodie,-emereing ftom cd oethns wave,
"sEnersa1 er undis Vfnutm,' as Siephanus FOf-
eatu;us hath IT, Ned,"l took the liberty Of suggest
ioo: Ce7ring that he would tire out the boys with
his rnp,uf,s IL though, it was Cytherea, whore
the zephyrs carried the foam born goddtss. You
had be,ter 90 on with the story. How lar Is !. to
the Lanihn Empire :"
pardon, pardon, boys, for rearing up, and cara
eoling, IN THIS irregular fashion. No, Cypress,
Cypfns Only Hesiod says Cy,hera. And you
certainly. won't pot his Iheogony' IN composition
with the judciOus Tuiiy's de naiur. Deorun,'-l
viii try, now 10 be less episodcsl. But whenever
think OF Cyprus nv bosom ssells with the same
feelings tbat hall overwhelmed me when hrst
brsstSed the air from rs beautiful shore; and nv
heart iumns within my BODY jest a. my legs did
uoon the upper deck Of The wInnpissiago, when
young Boo Shelley, midshpman, for ~hon nod
formed the fondest frendship was relieved from he
watch. AID came up where wes rstlessly loungins
owen 90 ashore ton ghi,' Bob said ], rub
h,co rny hands bstHecu my knees, 'rnd taste ssnc