Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-23
LECTURE.
Delivered heGoee the PaILoNArHEAS Literary
SOCIETY. of Wheeling. February IS. l5is--by
DR. JAMES W. CLEMENi
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Surprising yaa have provided yourselves with
the necessary guards lot START on oar excursion
L'ok at ySadsr group Of young men pom the plans
hey are siuhesons aud gay. Lot us sppro,ch them
more ctiAeiy. aud wateh then aarsvwly. Taey
sppear.to Dc rrepauag Tor a journey. They ar,
ysusg men about To travel ON the roaj To tespecia
oiiy they have iheir sa,ps aud charts direct then
and their weapons of defence To ward of The rob
osn they nay m,e'. See. Ihsy have eaisssI the
rad. and they travel slowly aud leisureiy II Nv
many are there ol Iheml Lot us Us c ,uni them.
Tley are twenty IN nsmber-taey observe every
object n they pass it-now they beg "a To travel fas
ter. AMI four Of the lihser behiad the re.i Tues,
four are engaged IN eager convention and one o
tasn more tprwsrI than the rest IL persnading them
% turn Oft The 70 'd they are UIvei'Ing end enter
the house OF Pleasure. TO which he po;ns and which
no describes IA the IN a. glowing culo .; they halt
and eve ear ~ tie advice VI Ihsir conrad, aud
marx tho rest He leads The wav Go the house which
he has described and Is followed b. the other three
They arrive al the house and enter the Park
The sound Of merlin mt - heard-rn &C. wi n he
volupiurus swell and all her powers Il there. aud
eIers herself to add to their enj5yncni Thry seat
Themselves arOnhi q table. anil are u sno
king their cigars Bat who that graceful ia are
that sppnbIchss thess, with the beautifully carving
IN her hindi Ills nymph. and the bowl which
she h lids in her hand is filled with nectar Sh,
approaches them and of-rs them tue necIar in IN,
bowl They taste IL. il is ,gsin OF. ell them and
again thoy taste. Once more an ihIs nectar 4,
hrolghi u ihe.n. They TASTE It sg1In and sgain
until There Is contest between them, who shall
obtain the m1si nf IT, Taeir braIas now hegu &, tie
crazrd. much loIi talk i, heard. aad an oath /.
OCCASIONALLY uttered. Thsy have arson To then
ieei-ihey leave the table and they follow the Il ..
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her. And whittier Toes she lead them7 She con.
ducts them To yun hIuse, a ltlo To the left III a..
house Of pleasure. They enter IL. Can you oh.
serve what iranspires ia that house, M you ran .,
Tor the Sns an thu wadh shutters are all closed
N''hing can De seen. NOthiEg can be heard, sa We
noise resembling a confusion OF TO Igucs But be.
h'ld tao d'ors have at length Lcsn hurst opeu aud
one by "ns the young men como oaI. They are m.
wing and InturIRisd. They seem 10 have lest sosne
ming which they are hunIingi and RbosI which
they are qEarrelling amrng themselves TneIr
maps and charts. ard wcap,ns Of defence with
which they sat out. are missing. They ate very
uneasy;-ihey ramble shout not knowing whiIher
hey 60 They hiveln Ihsi. WY. aud they resolve.
10 re-Cnler the hoase into which the ncclarius AZ.
IRE beckoned Them; and there we will leave them.
aA' all who act lax, Them. 10 enquire what has be.
come OF TIC remaining sixteen whu we left travel.
ling up'n the road to responsibility and name
They havesead ly followed the road in which
they su oct. They have consulted ihoir maps aud
their charts aud have kept them IN good order -
They have been caulions that their weapons ui
defence should be ready when attacked by robbers.
They met poverty IN their way. and they unOsen-
tAsiously administered 10 ihs wants. and they recsi.
we'd therefore. The ardent and heartfelt prayer Of
the poor AMI Of the desituie for their sneees4
The assurance that the throne OF grace would be i'm
Poriunsd. moraing an night. u bes their beaelae
tors. and make thom hsirs anil receivers Of that
afgt l.r0
neIe out Ia Them. They have now quIckened their
pace. and travel moro rapidly. hut IN have lot vet
arrived al the place ol Iher desinlIion But behold!
sIT out OF the sixteen linger benin their attention
arrested by yon Goddess erected al Tho fempe OF
FaSh'"n. These az, aIvaAce towards The GodIcss,
and aiisAiiVely Visw her. Nav they aeem 10 be
making an acquaintance with her.-and she courts
their attention. and presents them of her most
pr'Isd aud costly jewols.-namsIy, copies Of tn
PIckwick Plpes. Of Bulwei's. COOPER, and the
WsVerly fovels. aud n the presentation OF them,
she m orms iacm, that al no very distant day, she
expects visit from the Duke OF MaltrAvers, aud
that Il they would remIiA with her. she would
Introduce the TO the DJke. She described him as
beng noble, learned, generous. hishminded aid
"IfhNl The best dancer ia the world. That lac was
entirely able To manage horse in the chaiIe. That
he was bSsI shot for sml! game, as It - taken ia
the wing. OF any IN the country. AID in short that
he was a man Of high standing and rsspecIa bIiIy;
and P"ssessed OF the secret how to communicate
IesPectabiliIy 10 Others.
These Young men became Infatuated with the
description which they heard. Of the Duke OF NAL
Iravers. and consented To tarry with the Goddess Of
FashIoD;- aud read the bOUks which she had pre-.
'en,ed them. and On the arrival Of the DIks Of
Miliravers ihoy would Obtain from him character;
and thus, save themselves the trouble Of travelling
on The roads with their companions. whom they 80
lately lost sight OF Buta dispute arUse among ZEN
nf.k.
Smith, had written the best tales. And just when
this dispute had nearly arisen to blows the Duke of
MaliTavers arrived and put cad 10 their dIspute
And rs some Of you may wish 10 know what kind
Of man he u.s. and how he - attended please look
at yonder Goddess Of Fashion and SEQ HIM dismOun-
ting 81 her feet. lie Is a Iawney mn, Of S ieeI 1
inches high. with slndy haT and large whiskers
enmbsd up at the SIDES. HIS ptnnopns are button.
ed up before. aud 10 make q guOI shape they are
appropriately padded. ia cerIaIn places. A white
Posksi handkerchief peeps out OF his breast pocket
lie holds in his hand a rnrOns snuff box. which
ever and his fingers visit and then play around
his nose. He has. lsshed his back. double
barrelsd gun, and Is surrounded with hounds aud
) or we'll ira ned pointer dogs.
The inmaies Cf the temple Vi Fashion ihrong q.
IoGni the Duke Of mnuraVers, among whom none
are more anIL,us TO obtain hts notice, Iran the siG
young men who stopped wrh tho goddess Of Fash
ION. They much pleased with him, aud ale
anxious TO obtain The introduction which the CUddess
Of Fashion Promised then, and she To fulfil her
IFOmises, informs the Dale thai they were young
men ~ The pursuit of ehSractsrS. ond sne hoped he
would communicate TO them the secret Of obtaining
% IN tbo HeU VIy; TO all Of VII ch he. with great
confederation agreed. AID Immediately sat abOui
70. Ahef most profound hOw the Duke observed
10 them That srler was the first law Of nature and
that f" hacyer they done must DO BY by this "a e.
That dancing was an au built upOu the 5 positions
That geniilIty De- en- led upon making JOw. That
Inc making bow depended upon me placing The
right iOOi bsfbre the isli. IN ef loot beiOfo the
IIghl. hrInRing The heelE nf bnIh feel Inrnlhnr