The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-24


wholly 80. We like. occasionally. to min
gle IN the social circle. and oaeu turn a
benignant eye upon the mary dance yet
as cur taleu, did no, lie in hat extremity
of the human system, our erudi,,on told US,
that the talent of the Indians, fiindoos and
iioteniots did; aud, as our charter of rights
prompted Young America TO exercise his
functions and labor faithfully in his voca-
tion,we, Of course, were hu,nbly silent Not
withstsnding, We turn again, with no splene-
tic feelings to our seelnsion, to compare
the present with nur own good old times
However, do not suppose that we :ass our
existence in a complete Beotian dullncss
far from this periodically does our Her
mitage Hall-inodernized 10 Club Hall,
according TO tho modern classcs-echo
with conviviality and meuimen,, sentiment
and song. Let others talk If solitude if
they please; we will do no such thing
Thought, Sir, deep thought is our greatest
enemy. Nothing so wears out the flesh Of
a man as your sober philosophic thought.
Talk to us Of meditation
sIprsy thee ysaes will be aesh and blood
for there wa. never yet philosopher,
That could endure the tooth .ac 4. patiently"
We do not assemble for the common task
Of thinking, but to talk without it. So you
sec we are gradually conforming to the
/ practice of the present age. Without even
smattering Of knowledge, we are philoso-
pliers in every sense of the word. With
out particle Of Imagination, we can, new
ertheless, poctize to your hearts content.
Without whit Of genius, you will, without
doubt, find us--very clever fellows. But,
above all things, we delight IN the develop
ment Of character. Without any skill at
penetration, discrimination or delineation,
we can give you picture, which you will
swear came from the hand of Hogarth him
self-But Of our better qualities hereafter.
Shall give you a bird's-eye view of our
drcdnum or sancium itself? Well then,
Sir, suppose us seated at long baizc-cov-
cred table, well cleared from its books, pa
pers, ct eeterd. A goodly pot of ale stands
IN bold relief in its centre, and each mans
place is set off with capacious tankard of
the same goodly beverage. This last arti-
Gle of ale, although prerequisite, with a
cigar, to the privilege of being a Young
American Of a certain class, we have es-
chewed, on the principle Of non-interven-
ton, with which we are deeply imbued. J
And, like the veriest Dutchmar of them all,
paper of the best Lorrilard and a pipe,
bearing the arms Of our club. are punctual-
ly aud periodically placed, by our periodi-
cally grinning Sambo, before each ONE
Yonder, at the head, sits our chairman, who,
Sir, from his gibes and goodly rotundity of
form, you would say was the fac sipuie
the very counterpart, of Shakspeare's old
Sir John HIMSELF And you would say, that,
like his prototype he would advise all men
"to forswear their rotations, and addict
themselves to sack" A little on the right,
sits our profound philosopher and mathema-
tician, who, having by research and deep
calculation, discovered the Aurora Borealis
to be nothing more or less than the real an
ger--Saxon dng. sef, carbuncle, pressed
together--of the Greenland old women on
washing days; which, being uncommonly
excited at time, is that given off, and con-
geals like mercury in that temperature, as
cends high in the atmosphere, and being
well charged, and coming IN contact with
other masses of the negative nature, OK.
plodes, producing long and vivid lights, and
-something pointed; he, say, discover
ing this fact, thinks himself entitled TO be
considered a man Of attainments and parts
and indeed he is so, and very sizeable ones
too. You may know him, by his athletic
I temperament and tall form--his head car
ried at right angles with his body-his arms
moving like pendulums in a cycloid and
his legs like diverging rays of ligh, sudden
ly refrscted. Our poet and wit occupies
seat a little TO the left. Could you see his
tall form-hls long, pallid counienince, al
ways drawn out TO an imncasurable length,
you would affirm that he had never laugh
ed from the day Of his birth until his grand
mothers death lefN him acknowledgement
with which he patched up the elbows Of his
coat. But, Sir, he is no, so easily known.
There is more cubic feet Of solid wit in his
head than most persons are aware Of He
Is the very quintescence and life of the
club. !, Is only At intervals, however, that
hrs triumph over time, place, Circumstance
and person Is complete. "when the fit 10
on him" he will "rise in his majesty,"-
his eyes wili-sparkle---An electric shock
will seem To be produced. and the whole
table Is in round. sold roar Of laughter;
and sambo, "a, sambo gives up the ghost,
and rolls ineon:inently under the table.
Then the mirth by degrees dies away, and
nothing uncommon Is seen bat a gentle
ehoekling and yibratory motion Of the chair
mars body i--bu, soon that also ceases.
and all ia still again.
SO far have &c disclosed ourselves D,
you. Al another ,irse. perhaps, IL il cor
respond with oar busnor. we will give you
others Of oar nunber; for leisure,
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hss2 saeA a. fisJ Zee cat"
Nov and then. = vhsn We are 10 the ku.
ussr,r sc Will give you some Of the pro-
ossd,ags Of cur club. SOMETIMES eoaren.
ton, ss 0,ansged al our iAble--somctimes
an essay. So8cunes We shall be a. grave
and philosophical a. MynhecT"