The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-22
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at was now for the first time ! was
struck with delight at the charming fact that
my mouse was exactly opposite Vauxhall
Gardens, and that the season was going to
begin. What rsptures were in store for
me and my little Ones How delicious to
be within stones throw Of the original
bower OF Bliss and Blazes How eestatic
to have an attic overlooking Fairy,land I!
What could be more delicious than to con.
verse with the Hermit across the road, by
talking to the good man over the palings,
and listening TO his calm philosophy any al.
ternoon before the performance begins /!
How pleasing 10 ascertain from him the
origin Of his hermetically sealed existence
in the cave assigned to him on the Royal
Properly, and gather from his own lips the
narrative Of his sorrows, or learn the rights
of his WRONGS How luscious the privilege
Of caIechising him about his cat, and ascer.
tanning whether The light in bis laughing
eye is the result OF candle, whose snuff
might be compared to eye-snuff-or to mere
oil But then the concert. How glorious
would i! be TO catch the comic singers hu-
morous melodies mellowed by distance, and
the coarseness Of his humor, strained as it
were through the brown holland blinds and
window curtains, until il should become
clear and refined. The sentimental sing
ing, too How enchanting 10 take in
'Woman's Heart over the iron ratings !;
admit Marble Halls through the passage /;
let in the Light of other Days at the win
dow, or wait for the Buffalo Gals ard
Lucy Neal TO come gently down the CHM
ney with true Ethiopian effect On bal
loon days, too, how the bosom would swell
in sympathy with the imitation proceeding
before ones very eyes But the grande:st
treat Of all would be the fireworks four or
FIVE nights week, and IL Diavolo some
body continually making his rapid descent
along loose wire-his business, blythe bye,
is always slack-within few yards Of my
bedroom window. Being an ardent admi-
rer Of genius, ] contemplated asking II
Disvolo frequently to tea, and entering into
genealogical discussions with him by ira
cling his descent up to the fire-work tower
and down to the ground. Alas
alas alas Enough is as good as least,
and even Fairy-land becomes nuisance
when ii is repeated every evening until fur.
Their notice, not simply under your nose,
but under the eyes and ears also of yourself
and all your family. We had watched
eagerly for the fireworks during the first
few nights, but soon we knew the time for
their commencement by general squalling
from at least six out Of the seven children,
who were invariably aroused by the first
rocket out of their first sleep. was com.
PEELED to sit on tho roof Of my own residence
every Vauxhall night with watering pot
in my hand, to put out the sparks, and oc.
casionally the stick Of one Of the rockets
sent forth from some bower of bliss, would
make me more closely acquainted with the
realms Of light and loveliness' than | de-
sired. On balloon days my house was in
accessible from the blockade Of sight-ssers
outside, and my garden ratings formed the
reserved seats for part Of the assembly, who
filled up the intervals Of imitation, &c, &c,
by making rude remarks on myself and
family, if We sat at the window to view
what was going forward while a succession
Of screams, shouts, vocal exercises, rolling
Of cabs, qaarrels and fights, were kept up
opposite my very door during the season,
from hall-p eleven P. NJ, to halfpast four
A. NJ, so long as the season happened TO
last. "-Punch's Pocket Book, for 1S4S,