The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-04-15
PRINTED AND PuBLisHhb by ii. WEBB.
COUNTY, PAS SATURDAY., ApIstLa Is, ls4s.

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'whyi In rhan. ID DO ,hei, ii ,i dirc1,ind, exec cs,sl
leiicieo cuhsisi!' questioned the lovely girl.
.Ubl' said i'hepphois, ,coIornSg, 'ihe sim
Illst,y between shstii il so perfect that
disrsTce, Said 81. tlair. suddenly, and
Mr.. Johnson .@i,chsa convulsively In his
seat
The lislcneta Smiled, sid apFearsi To-
enjoy themselves prodigioarly.
| why so!' again easpctl 'rheopholis.
'Because.' SAID Allied. the r,otal Of
Homer ID poi,ical=lha. Of Mil.oa teligioas
The former demonstrates Tie folly OF
earthly princes, The latter the goodness of
the prince OF all. Over both poems. j. is
| true, moral and religious instructions are
scal,ered, and episodes, imagery, si,niles
| aid descriptions checker them with diver
si,y.'
Bat which Of The poets said Lcoline.a at
last plying HE discSnsulate appearance OF
Mr.. Johnson, and ,nrniuE 10 81. Clair do
yUn ssser, 10 be The superior!'
Neither he Ans nsvercd, Milton Was a
ioh who tputned kinlinS beauties: but
Hotter polished pebbles with SO much
skill! thai they have conliliued 10 sparkle
for three thousand ysars; he rala,ed nature
newly dressed from the Creators hand
bu. Milton had recourse III those fepusio.
ries Of knowledge which have been accumu.
laling for twenty seven hundred years.
Homer had no music &c enliven his poem.
bu. finer Than The notes of Orpleus are the
tones of Milton. Both were indeed tbs high
priests OF nature, admitted ID her Utmost
recesses, and ,augh. her most sacred inys-
teiies.
A bhfA o! applause Fah Found the little
clIrle when 81. Clair ceased speaking, in
.n,aoonis, IN his reas6hng would cefs'Sft.isy
have produced with him a Tar greater op-
por,uniw for rejoicing. However, tie
com pany appeared hotto notice his DIS
com6,ure and i, required the most exctuc'a'
,np seIC denial in the restraining oi their
risible faculties. =; a, ~,
who is MIR. Alfred ST. Clalrl' inquired
Mr.. Theopholis Johnsou,as he stood at The
l,ou, door in conversation with Mt. Western
long after all the res, Of the company haa
retired.
+ why, In fact, my dear johnson, il is al
! mos, impossible to say who he ie! Nor can
r | guess by wha, fatality he gained egresu to
, our par,y,as we are generally very psr!lcu
I. lar in selecting company. exceptions Wi
e sometimes occur in lhe best regulated fam
lies
e oh! I underestimate he is hot at
e accustomed vistorP
d Dear bless me! by no means. sir. 1t is
practical par. Of my lifet sir, never to en-
/. courage presumption in the lower classes
!, and as this 81. Clair ia
ID "A decidedly valgar individually chime
,e in Mr.. johnson.
$. Just so, sir--yot may rely Upon ners
u. again being annoyed BY his presence
Ie Now Mr.. Weston hele ,ouched, nin
i iuadvef,en,lys Upon a core point to M
as Theophuls johnson, aud the effect to
of swimmiugly upon the flushed face OF Il
re would bs millionaire, as lie siammere
OUT :,
ch .Good gracious lie didn'. annoy m
et Mr.. Wes,on-no, at all, sir--i assure y'
be | was perfectly Al ease!
on OF course, my friend-you couldn'.
he otherwise said Mr.. Weston,in extenusli
at. but wha, alluded 20, was, that persons
in. distinction usual avoid all contact with .
be, 1.-The vulgar!
all Yes, sit-you ste righh and | fiat
,de myself that mine is family OF disllnclo
pt persisted Mr.. Johnson. and he drew Ill
m self up in the consciousness Of his supet
md ~. :.
en- Undoubtedly ,sir-most undoubiedly!' 8
and Mr.. Weston, empha,icaly, as he grasI
Inn the hand OF Mr.. ThcopholiS Johnson, |
shook i, in the most possible manner.
vi,h 'The gentleman said good night
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