The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-23

give il good notice."
lie placed in my hands the eleventh num-
ber of the North American Thespiar Mag
azine," devoted to the drama, and also tc
literature. science, history, and the arts. On
reading over the prospectus, found it vast
y comprehensive, embracing pretty much
every subject in the world. If SO extensive
IL plan were decenily filed up in the details
the North American Thespian Magazine
was certainly worth the annual subscription
money. which was only one dollar. | said
so under my literary notices." in the next
impression of my Journal; and, although ]
had not actually read the work, yet it spark
led so with asterisks, dashes, and notes of ad-
mration, that it looked interesting. added
in my rit'quc, that it was elegantly got up,
that its typographical execution reflected
credit on the publisher, that its failure would
be grevous reproach to the city, that its
editor was a scholar, a writer, and gentle
man, and was fayoraby known TO the liter
airy circle BY the eloquence, wit, and feeling
/ OF his former productions. What those pro
ductions were. should have been puzzled
to say, never having read or even heard of
them. This, however was the cant erli-
cism of the day, which is so exorbtant and
unmeaning and so universally cast in one
mould, that was in some tribnlaiion, ON
reading over the article in print, TO find that
had omitted the words, "natiye genius,
which possess n kind Of common~aw right
to n place in all articles on American literary
productions Forth, however, il went TO the
world and experienced philanthlopic c.
motion in lancyinI how pleased the little,
hard faced old gentleman would be with
these laitering encomiunls on his T.csrion
Magazine tir ...
The very day my paper was out, as ] was
sitting full fahom five " deep in an article
on THE Advantages of Virtue (sn infer
esting theme, upon my views Of which
rather natterod myself) was startled by
three knocks al the door, and my "come
in " exhibited 10 view the broad brmmed
lat of the hard-faccd. gentleman, with his
bIeechcs. buckles, gold cane and all.
He laid aside his hat and cane with the air
of man who has walked a great way, and
means TO rest himself whie | was very
busy. 1t was one of my inspired moments.
Halt brilliant idea was already committed
to paper. There it lay--a fragment-a
flower cut oil in the bud-a mere outline
an embryo-and my Imagination cooling like
piece of rod.hot iron in the open air. !
raised my eyes tothe oil gentleman, with a
look OF solemn silence, retaining my pen
ready for actioh,with my little finger extend
ed, and limiting, in every way, that ! was
noli' the vein" kept my lips closed. ]
dipped my pen in the inkstand several times,
and held it lowering over the sheet 1t would
not DO.
The old gentleman. was not 10 be driven
Off his ground 10y shakes of the pen ink
drops, or liitIa fingers. lie fumbled about
MS pockets, and drew forth the rel-coyered
"Nora American Thespian Magazine" de-
70 ed TO the drama, &c, number twelve. He
wanted a "sool notice The last was
rather general. had not specified its pc
culiar claims upon The public. had copied
nothing. That sort Of critique did no good
lie begged me 10 read tins carJuLy-to an'
diyse ito give candid examination
was borne down by his emphatic manner
and beng naturally oil clv'i depor'ment, as
well as in that particular moment IN an i'm
patient irverish hurry to get on with nay
treatise on the I" Advantages of Virtue"
which l felt now oozing our of my subsiding
brain with an alarming rapidity, promised
to read, notice, investigate, analyze, to the
'utiermoSt extent OF his wishes, or at least OF
my ability.
| could scarcely keep myself screwed down
to common courtesy I'll the moment oi hl'
departure proceeding winch ne "ccom-
Iplishec with most coinmendaole seh pos
session and deliberate poliIeness, When he
was ialily gone ppAed my mead out ana
called my boy
" Peter
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F." Did you see that little Old gentleman
Peter ~ '''n*
" Yes SIR
" ShoIld you know him again, Peier =
" Yes SIR rf ianaal as.If fI.r
" Weli, he ever comes mere again. re-
teo' tell HIM that am not m
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