The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-07

events. Sent TO encounter the dangers and
suherings OF the tented field and the broad
ocean when scarcely fourteen, had become
so Injured to every graduation of horror, that
thought it impossible for any thing to appal
or astonish me in this world. had wines
sed many deaththroes, and had often heard
the regret OF the expiring soldier at quitting
life, never more to behold mother, sister. /
brother, or a betrothed. had seen many /
bodies stiiien, many lives flicker and ex-
pire, while the cannon ball ploughed the /
ground near me as a warning of the fate |
which probably awaited me; but never be- /
fore had experienced such nervous agita- |
ton; never before had felt those emotions
of terror, when every minute fingers out
whole existence Of suffering, as did on the /
memorable night of my first appearance at
Drury Lane Abstraction, so essential il the
art of acting, | sought for in vain. The
force of fancy and reflection, by which an
actors mind should be wrought up in prepa-
ring TO play great character, would not
come to my aid There | stood, waiting
behind the scenes for the curtain TO 90 up,
like a criminal about to be led TO execution
A film aoated over my vision; my knees
trembled like those of a man bitten bya ia
rantula; | felt that sickness of heart that we
) experience in our first serious scrapG: for
the first time in my life felt ridiculous
: ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
English children are, after all, the hagpiest
race Of children in the world They are
neither slaves nor tyrants; hence, neither
indoent nor querulous. They are noisoft-
ened by immoderate caresses, nor terrified
by scowling eyebrows or terrible menlces
the English boy is free in ais movements;
: he sits on the ground or jumps 10 his feet at
his own will; he lies on the sofa or the grass
! as he pleases: provided only he do not dis
= turb others, he may crafty any innocent ca
i price of his own. In this way he is contn-
: ually making trials of himself, becomes &C
/ customed to observe and Judge, compares
y his means with the difficulties to be over.
! come, sounds the depth of dangers, and &C.
}; quires vigor and confidence in his owl
& strength.
u English parents are very fond of their chill
IS dren, and their fondness is of the righr sort
le Accordingly, they do not insist their be
= ing as wise as themselves, but let thei
ID youthful spirits take their free course, a:
al much, probably, as it would be safe to d,
a. under the present circumstances of society
OF And probably, in so doing, they live owe
IN again their own youth, and in some measure
ay make up for its loss, instead of continuing
Isl as the French do, their youth throughout a
as their life; or, rather, instead Of ceasng, a
he they do, to be men and women the momer
Al G
on' parents are but too apt 70 regard their Chi
yer dren for considerable length of time, as riva
)rI- rather than as parts Of themselves, or
Sc. other Sc Ives in whom they can live the
ms lives over again. But this mischievous an
po- denatuIalizing feeling scarcely ever shov
be itself in England. An English father
-se, proud of bis son long before he ceases 10 /
yet proud of himself; and very frequently
ceases TO think of himself at all the nome
re- he has children TO whom he can transfer |
the feeling. An English mother glories in /
am attractions of her daughter long before S
10 has lost her own, and is, generally speakir
are eager to cede her own pretensions in ia,
ech of one in whom she sees her former self
Ne well as her parent; for the English. howe,
our inferior they may be 10 the French in far
main and taste, have at least as much sensibili
akeS and infinitely more Imagination. The f
real sources Of enjoyment that they poss
- are all external TO themselves; and Il
e.. have the faculty, Notwithstanding the 2
~ eral selfshness of their character, Of 90
IL more and farther out of themselves, anC
d., better purpose, than any other nation.
1T Germans have as much Imagination as
); English, and make as much use of the fat
" which this affords them of going on
a. themselves-as much use, but not as q
- When they leave themselves and the
49, 49, world about them, they only get into an
:, !" or world; but the English get into be
The latter are the best reasoners Of an
H. vilized people; and the best use they
III make of their reason is when they
ny Nv; bring it in aid of their Imagination,
49, :. make each mutually adapt and conform
-, :, to the other. The best English poets
IA - been the best reas0ners. and their best
800 Try is the result Of this wise union OF re
Il tbe and Imagination.
er de- WIsDoM OF THE AGE.-sN Nay, we do I
little much more than this. We write ante
bad. Wan natural history; we know more o
I boy earth's construction than would probah
Of ex- warranted by Him who made it; we
moreover, rediscoyered the secret Of
,as lost. glyphics, and may be better Versed 10
IS host tan lore than the Pharaohs themselVe,
cen, as drive tunnels under rivers and towns
strange suspend bridges over them; we diviC