New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-11
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II THE KsIcKERBocKER," June,) concludes
The Philosophical Emperor" gives good chap
ter on Boards" and several Tales and Poems, Of
more than ordinary merit. We must appropriate
8 dish or two from the Editors Table.
THE YANKEE AND THE GREEK SLAVE
at CHANGED some time SINCE" writes friend,
during an exhibition of Powers's Greek Slave
tInta l..
of Yankee, who longed to have some definite
basis wherein to build bis ideas Of sculpture re-
luctantly paid his quarter and guilty debouched
into the sanctuary of high art. At the outset the
mysterious twilight and hushed voices of the figures
moving about the room, in strong contrast to the
roar and hustle Of Broadway, from which he had
just emerged, half bewlldered completed his con.
fusion; and after nervously crushing his wool hat
into the compass Of an egg, and vsinly endeavor-
ing TO thrust both his huge hands simultaneously
into the same pocket, the brilliant Slave ia all
her virgin purity and wondrous beauty. burst upon
his horror stricken gaze. His 6rstimpulse seemed
TO be TO fairly turn tail and run but his quarter
was gone and his native prudence getting the
better o; his impulse he evidently determined to
have his moneys worth so after gazing with
outstretched neck and onion-eyed, open mouthed
wonder, at the slowly revolving statue for some
time, he cautiously approached, until he stood
among the circle OF visitors here he came 10 stand
onV aitcA uimhins IN tnc nsule rom neau 20
foot, HIS eye rested upon the inscription on the
pedestal, Powers sculpsit' and be broke out into
soliloquy, as follows: 'Peowers scHlpsn! does be
WAL, shouldraather spect be did! he's senlpd
mat crtter strong enough, aHykop, pears 70 me !;
he g gone and sculPd every darned thing off from
her! had kind o an idea o gettin' sculp'd my
sell, but m afraid should be done up RATHER
brown with sch powerful sculp as that ere
Pom the hull, guess | rERfP And he left the
presence greatly dabitatingy
MAKING TINE.
How long viii it take me 10 reach Ia.
maicaf r asked a pedestrian on the Jamaica
turnpike. "Walk on walk on" said the Der.
son interrogated. Thinking be was misunder.
stood, the traveller repeated the question, when
the same answer was retained. Fancying that
the man was crazy, the pedestrian moved on at
an accelerated pace. Look here, said the inter.
rogated party. calling after the traveller i'll take
you half an hour. coald MT tell you. I'LL saw
how you walked, what time you d makel' He
lived near the Union Course . most probably