Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-01
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NO sportsman, we presume, betw cen Lake Mem.
phreHngog and The Che.apeok e at the ysrv least,
c'n be unaware that Flank Forester. inplie, Hys
ny WILLIAM HERBERr, and that J. Cypress. Jf.'
stands Tor the late lnment.d VIZ. p. HAuEs of This
c'y' Mr. Herberrs Historic Rom, noes, Tales and
Criticisms (he last the best but leas, knowu) have
rendered him favorably and widely known to the
reading public, Of whom far smaller portion are
aware OF the rich, delightful hun,or, the life ike
portaiiure and g'ovins narrative OF y. Cypress
Jr'' no man lives among US who has written bet
ter ih'ugs than he, yet he has passed from among
US ana but few thousands distinctly aware
mat he has written ct oil! The reasons srs, first,
tHat, while lac possessed abIndan;iy the genius, lie
had none OF the craft Of authorship, and threw
abroad his rare concsits through the most conve.
nent or opposite channels, without d.eamin- of
PROFIT or tue applause Of other than the few congo
nal souls. 10 the place, his writings were se
neraly Political or Sporting topics whereof the
excelencies Of the former are not remembered or
regarded, and tue latter do not yet at,rae, much
attention among us. Literature is popular, SO is
Sporiingi but they have YET q little affnity.-
Thousands have bent delighted over the inimi,a Die
rAeness and fun Of FIRE Island Ana The Raj
,ure Of Proserpine,' etc. without knowing who
among us was their author-who eoald write the
very bss. things Of their kind in the English Ian
guasc. And thus he lived aud died scarcely known
as a writer, while Magazines were enriched and
newspapers enlivened by the rich corruscalons Of
his fancy-by the rare ielicities Of his genius
| We rejoice that these essays have at las, been
collected and published aud under tie supervision
of an Editor so well qualified as the eu,lor's arden,
and sympaihizns friend. They form Two volumes
Of most delightful reading for the scholar, the
sportsman, aud the lover Of quiet huno- That
they will be eagerly sought and widely treasured,
we can hardly doubt. The following txlrae: from
the outset of Fire Island Ana is oil ior which we
can make room to-day:
NED Locss.-Ne1 is young gentleman, who
spends his money, and shoots, and fishes, and tells
tough yarns for living. His uncle manages his
estate, for although Ned is OF ego yet be don't
want TO deprive the old msr Of the commissions;
and besides ever since Ned 60, his bachelors dp.o.
ma, he has forgotten his Greek and Trsorometry,
without which, no man can be executor Ned
although not strictly pous, delights not n things Of
this world. Mere terrestrial axioms know no odse
ment IN his confidence. His medi's,ions ard abo s
are in another sphere universe OF his ere ton
And yet, he believes himse 10 be a plain pra,icoI
matter Of fact man; one who has no fancy who
never tells his dreams for truths, nor adds single
bird or FISH IN the story OF the total OF his suc-
cesses. There is no design. upon his part in the
choice OF hIs place of existence the description a
his sensations and actions. The fault, Il any, Ia
n his original composition; his father and mother
arc 10 be blamed Tor Il, not he. HIS ewes and ears
arc not as the eyes and Of other men, and tru.
y, so 10 not his tongue. There is invsstiture Of
unclrihlinsss about every thing he secs and hears
BY day, and by night, he Is contemplating q con,
ain f~e1 -
count OF her having flesh, blood, bosom lins arr
such thlngs; but while he gazsd, he wcrshppes
some fairy incarnation, tina, envsloped and adornet
her with uneafthly grace, and hyper celestial sweet
nesse'. Even m his reading he is an original. He
never gives TO fine passage in Shakespeare its or
binary Interpretation; but the brilliant LIGHT Of the
Poets thought, IS crooked and thrown off, and
sometimes made a curicature rainbow OF, Ivy the
reiraeiion OF his cloudy Imagination. His aunt sen,
him, one new years day, when he was al cole g
an Old copy Of the Ssptuagini, which she had ri k
ed up at the auction sale Of the effects OF a demsei
eec'esasc. On receiving the present, he wro,e
upon the fy-oai, what he considered to lie the APP
posi,e sentiments Of Mark Antony:
"Lct but tho Commons hear this testament
| Which, pardon INC, DO not mean 10 read"
That was Ned, all over. With such a constitution
Il is quite possible that he may seem to those mer
who always want the actual proof Of a thing, chap
ter and verse, to be rather given to romance. Ned
hates such people. So do l. They are without
q
AMI don't know what | am, exactly. I'm :
distant relative OF Nsd-a blossom of osc OF The
Door branches OF the family. | "eNpoctr I'm a kind
OF loaier. pm Ne5's fiien5, and he's uirc I'm
his moralisi, and minister, and tiger, and kind Of
tutor, and he lends me money. | certainly intend
| 10 repay him; though don't owe him much now
by the by, for have won oil the bets We have
made lately, 90 might naturally be presumed-Ned
always bets 50 wildly. We keep along ptetty
square. Ned's gooi fellow. II only say. Ned
'm rather short to-day, how are you ?" he'll give
mo draft on his uncle, for cool hundred. We
play picquot. too, and then, and casino, n
oil tours, a little. ! can beat him ~ these games
| kecp my account at the Tee va;or Pump. have
| thought Of getting into some kind Of business Il
think am calculated f'r IL; but my sG,cton for
/ Ned will not permit me 10 leave him We were
both clicked" by Joe Nelson. the bind schnelmas.
tier, and hec,orcd by his twin headed unders,rnn
plf; and we were Classmates M old Columbis, and
pat INTO practice the doctrines Of fiicrs and nc
{ on and reac ion al Rob nson's, during incrmssian
/ hours, and were always together. Slweriic about
| and take our comfort.
/ Theirs was one eminent qual fcaGon. which was
/ possessed Ivy each OF tie tho above outlined, IN
monopoly without statute. We could each cut
| down leather head, dying Ivy pom, Of matsl
/ before strong north Westcr. SKY Yards cT pipc-
teen times out oftweniy. Thits Fac; cod there
ore not many men besides US and John Verify, and
/ Raynor Rock who are M 10 hat performance -
/ Uncle Ben Raynof could do ., once aud Dia think,
I he can 30 u now but ns Peter Pgobasc1 says. 81
\ have my doubts" Multituiinous sportsonen MAJ
shco, well, but none but man Of true genius can
shoot spendidy. Shooting IN iis refinement and
/ glory, is rot an scQuirod ART. A man must he o.
b1fn shot rs much ns he must be a hirn ro.t You
may learn 70 sing break a starved pljgeon. sprung
out q trap, fifteen Or twenty yards oG. bat TO
STOP cock IN thick brake. whore you can see him
only Oh The cyo Of faith; or 10 Kill vigorous coot
cutting the Keen or, At diy break, II the rate OF
| three miles minute, feqnucs an eye, and and,
and heart, which science cannot manufacture.-
The doctrine OF Pliny, the naturalist, contained 10
his ehsp'eF on black ducks, 10 correct beyond =
q question. 'Lsgrs a seribsss, ~ % {ageri sei
opnms eolliasars, sa Del" Reading and writing
sre indicted by schoclmistes, buta crock IN.
8 tho woik Of God. "Them's my sediments" as
Peter again says
The same doctrine has been truly declared OF
auetng. No genuine piscator ever tabcrnac'ei 81
Fireplace, OF stump Pond, who could not exnib
proofs Of ereatraiural dehcacy, and sfeneth of ap
prehenson-l mean Of "tbngs IN general b" tncluGing
fish. But "the tis piriia aniuli," tie "os magma