The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-06
Pene.ll,nx. by seuthey.

From the second volume OF the Life and C0rre-
spondsnce of The late Robert Southey, edited by his
son, and republishing in this country by HARPEE
& BRoTHERs, we make the following amusing ex.
tracts
A FELLow voyAoER.
"To my great satisfaction, we had in our com
pany one Of the most celebrated characters exist
ing at this day; a man whose name is as widely
known as that Of any human being, except per
haps, Bonaparte!
'sHe is not above five feet, but, notwithstanding
his figure, soon became the most important person
age Of the party Sir said he, as soon as h
set foot in the vessel, Il am unique; 60 any
where, just the whim takes me. This morning
sir, had idea whatever of going TO Dublin
did not think Of il when left homo my wife and
family know nothing Of the trip. have only one
shirt with me besides what have on my nephew
here, sir, has not another shirt to his back bat
money, sir, money--any thing may be had at Dub
lin.' Who the devil is this fellow thought l. We
talked Of runi-he had Just bought one hundred
puncheons, the weakest drop fifteen above proof
Of the west Of England out he pulls an Exeter
Newspaper from. bis pockct-of bank papcr-his
pocket book was stuffed with notes-Scotch, Irish
and English; and really am obliged TO him for
some clues TO discover forged paper. Talk, talk,
everlasting; he could draw for money on any town
in the United Kingdom-aye, or in America. At
last he was made known for DR.. Solomon. Atnght
set upon the doctor, and turned the discourse
upon disease in general, beginning with the Liver
pool iux-which remedy had proved most effect
ual- nothing like the Cordial Balm of Gilcad at
last venturcd to touch upon tender subject-did
he conceive DIR. Brodum's medicine to be at all
analogous to his own? Not in the least, sir !;
color, smell, all totally different; for DR.. Bro
dunn, sir-sll the world knows tit is manifest to
every body--that his advertisements all stolen,
verbatim ct hfsratim, from mine. Sir, don't think
IL worth while TO notice such fellow Bot enough
of Solomon, and his nephew and successor that is
TO be-the Rehoboam Of Gilead-a cub in training -
REAL FRESHMAN.
"An Irishman builds him turf stye, gcts his fuel
from tho bogs digs bis patch of potatoes, and then
lives upon them in idleness: like true savage, he
does not think il worth while 10 work that he may
better himself Potatoes and butter -milk-on this
they are born and bred; and whisky sends them to
the third heaven at once. II Davy had one of them
in bis laboratory, he could anayze his flesh, blood
and bones into nothing but potatoes, and butter
milk, and whisky; they arc the primary elements
Of an lrishman. Their love OF fun cternally en-
gagcs them in mischievous combinations, which
are eternally bsffied by their blessed instinct
Of laundering. The United Irishmen must have
obtained possession Of Dublin but for bull. On
the night appointed. the mail coach to be stop
ped and burnt, about mile from town, and that
was the signal; the lampighters were in the plot;
and OH 70 be sure, the boneys would not light a
lamp in Dublin that evening, for fear the people
should see what was going on. Ofcourse alarm
was taken, and all the mischief prevented. Mod
csty chsractcrizes them much here the
other side of the water. A man stopped Hickman
be oblagcd 10 you, sir, If you'll
plase TO ask Mr.. Abbot TO give me place Of sixty
or seventy pounds year. Favors, indeed, arc
asked here with unblushng and obstinate a per-
severance in Portugal This is the striking side
Of tho picture--the dark colors that first strike
stranger; their good qualities you cannot 50 soon
discover. Genius, indeed, Immediately appears to
characterize them; love Of saying good things
which nine hundred and ninety nine Engishmen
in a thousand never dream Of attempting in the
course Of their lives. When Lord Hardwickc came
over there fell fine rain, the first after long Sc
ries OF dry weather; servant Of DIR. Lindsay's
heard Irshmsn call 10 bis comradc in the street
--'Ho, Pat, and shall have riot'-of course
phrase TO quicken an Enghshman's hcaring--sthis
rain viii breed riot-the little potatoes will be
pushing out the big oncs.'
"Did send, in my last, the noble bull that Rick
man heard' He was late in company. when a gen.
tleman looked at his watch, and cried, IL & TO-
morvosc movnsngf-l must wish you good Might
Mus. PARrIseroN ON EpucArIoS. .--"For my
part can't deceive what ON airth eddication i
comm TO. When was young, If gal only un-
dcrstood the rules Of distraction, provision multi
plying, replenishing, and the common dominator,
and knew all about the rivers and their obituaries,
the covenants and dormitores the provinces and
the umpircs, they had cddicstion enough. But
now they have 20 study bottomy, Algicr-b and
have to demonstrate suppositions about sycophants
OF circuses, tangcnts and Diagonies OF paraileio-
grams, to say nothing about the oxhdes, assheads,
cowsticks, and abstruce triangles." And the old
lady was so confused with the technical names that
eh> al tos stco Io,fss R<r<sUc.