Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03


Eve ters, hundreds CT thousands OF
slzes iuom Hope Chapel, may be our
sna.eEy fCr Cising a somewhat more
ull1u-e description Of his appearance
ea6 manner, than IS usual:
i Marvel ,Dcnald 9. Mitchell,) IS
e-515.v zoo1-lcokiuE- He Is slight
5v -Aore Fhe average height: in form,
10 TIE SENDER He IS Of d
...--.a.. -LoGEL not commanding fig
a-> E5ls faoeis full-call It fat, if you
u53-1u5 far and pale. He "wears"
lis lack hzir 4 z Dickens. iongiSh and
5zzfllv- and his black whiskers, Ia
BREEsr. luxuriau1 and all the way
uolui. Imperial and HOGStache are
f.srr7lv wanting The finest feature
,,5 - sace : that one which Is most
flIss.l5ueas a. , Pro.is3e. IL IS large and
bezosl5o.lv termed. lie may be twen-
tv-e-h-- fhiriy-poSSibly thiTty-tive-
zez-s q age But there IS z bright,
winning. kindly look IN his pale coun-
-e-au-e. lha, gives him more youth
ID zS1acl Jhan-peThaps-Es Is enti-
s5 40 Distant reader, Is Marvel
.-c-s Fe-v much as yen would natural
- es.--t Tie althoT u the "ReFeries"
I'D a1aa-
gaere as = li.t.e-a very little, but
>s5.5 q llile-cf The dandy IN his ap-
7ea-ac1. lie buttons MS dark frOck-
-.z- u LIZ careless mode, by one OF
...e ts-.-tans. which shows his figure 10
.-a-a-e. and allows his white hand
--z-z.--l -s nestle rather c0nspicGoUs!y
-- -.-- bosom But he lcoks ike a gen
-5-aa md Eke IN author; and lie as
asce.
lis manue- of reading IS character
7>-z--.7G GseI, pleasing and effective
Efis voice scarcely h.ls The chapel, bu;
Us -----iy SOFT a.1 musical. Lean
5a- uroa tae desk with one arm, with
jl.c Other holding his manuscript, or
-racetuily CesGcuiatiag, perfectly self
POSSESSED. he reads W,lh little attempt
= o-atoTical effects, aud imparts - las
vait-s tie sans pieasuTe-uot dlmin-
raeE and uol iucreaSed-ihat they
3 V-u8 e4.ev oV5v tie IerCsai c. thC
,--u.e- Therefore, tbug-A J-e audi
r-c- listened y..ll very ula-Ecl al-ea-
r-.-s- -.-ll -l.g lE>t sentence 20 the last
.-rl sy1S Eory little applause III,
----E-a 5--t Ca the even current OF il.
p L-zu-.lI way, u5-Gout these extracts
a. rll- -t- or unexpected turns OF CN-
.-lzs-sc, which siarlle an assembly,
and lli-it loud expressions OF applause
Tie N-Ur1 which best characterize;
.,a= s-,e.agy merit % the lecture IS, cfs-
-u-t- The thoughts arc elegant, The
-r.e is C,eEaat, itS delivery was ele-
b. ---y- W. scarcely needed to be in
5ousi that Washington Irving IS II
1sag.li-s literary master ana tCds- fdeGt
The finest parts o. The lecture were thu
\ descriptive passages, some OF Wmci
-v1-e ----uiz5tcly beautiful There were
three "a Varlicsslar-tbe picture OF
b rz- -llre, Tlc TUral scenery II England
= eaa Greenwood CemeteTy-whicl
ed % cl4.ity @ poetry, save In
alone. IateIspersed with la
b. ---.Fer t1cS-hss, there was an occasi
j. ogai touch O the humoT OF the 'Lore
: Be,.e"
= We are grateful 10 Tx Marvel for er
lar-ing upon the Use of Beauty" i
Ire education OF youth, and especial
q toT cntcrciEg the. opinion that schoo
houses should be, might be, temples
D. beauty and palaces of delight. A:
should aaorn them within, Taste shouI
decorate thesn without, and nothin
Hut what Is cIeanly and harmoniou
T. should enter the ha.lowed place whel
c.lIren are trained and taught.
The impression which the author {
tie -E.or-net.e'' leaves upon the min
:, that lie is a man in harmony wit
himself and with his objects. Nothiu
. b5Ccer oT sarcastic escapes his lips. Il
l. seems - enjoy life, TO enjoy his popl
p lar5tv, and his task, and 10 be at peaC
with az The world. lie is by no NEAR
= what Is called a deep thinker. III
- lor;e evidently Is, 10 observe and d
b. scribe As 4 deiineator OF the pict,
uSgUe scenes Of history,-for that, W
kezr, Is his future task-we ventul
Tie prediction that he viii be unrival
ed; ps-or5sed that he possesses the ia
uity Of patient, plodding study.
IN the career of most very SUGGEST
authors. there have been three. phase
or Per5ods- The first is the period
their popularity. They write a boo
OF two. or three, the vein and the sly
- are new; and they soar in one unhiI
- dered fight from the vale of obScuri
- % the heaven of renown. Ii was :
with Goethe, Byron, Burns, Dicken
Schiller, Cooper. Then follows Il
period Of de.Taction, toll and confiic
a which either cTushes, or else paTifi
e z1a exzl.s them. Then come the calr
= =, ,SurerIriuEaphs Of the mind matuI
za5 TIER sun which was obseured
. nconday. sets IN glory. TX Marvel
now n the dangerous enjoyment OF
~ 2zzzliac popularity The tongue
- eavv 5 siiil silent. and he has know
= nothing bot triumph We trust III
the applause oi the world viii serve b
Ao- - Sfimuiza, 70 his ambition greatly
deserve = But lei him not be surpr
ed Z. when he greatly deserves I
. worlds applause, Il should be besiow
n more spa-ingly upon his worihier
y forts. 1azn on the brilliant eflusions
- Is geaias Il Is youth.
- Hone Journal.