Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-12

am not about TO !ufiiet upon my lc"uu. - 80 =,
III Lsmpr!ere CT Adums's RunGn Antiquities elee !"
would DO "a cay as lying tn tell you how tIe an
| u;ynts kept thor birthdays; how tho inehsarrihenu W
Jluiter and the women 10 Juno now rich olesses
were worn and presented as gifts how great lcasts
were held, when the guests in postures al graceful
accubation made themselves sick with those peculiar
~ nasty dishes which were the glory oil Roman
cookery. Yet there are SOME modern birthdays III
whose phases Of celebration there may be things so
cially interesting.
Place TO Princes, and LET US have a peep at the
Kings birthday! Which King and which birthday
shall we have! There are many to choose from
Shall we go back to the twenty-ninth Of May S'A,een
hundred and sixty, uud stand at Charin2 cross c'"se
by where WAS once n certain statue, pulieg . u u
ring the late troubles, and supposed u "a: 49,
cast into parliamentary ordnance, lot
''apostolic blows and knocks long, sinee' ou' "n'.n
has been safely hidden under n.n,s as aver with new
,,l,riticr,ions Of peIestal. carvings NY GrihllilS uio-
GonsIwShnn W, stand here while the trumpets bray
ot their noisy faufurcs, and the I"y-belis rihS 'helr
merry nculs. and the Tower guns thunder iortli sa-
L,t.. and countless musquctoons and eSc"lcttrs go
~ urivnte account, and all i'll honour OF TINS brave
b;riibJav-t the birthday Of Charles Stewart, kiils OF
ENGLAND, the king who Is come to his own again. anu
!. milking his triuupiiul entry int" his restored kIUS-
dum ON the thirticth anniversary OF his oirth' Mere
come the London train. hands. with silver trhinpcis
and Haunting banners. They have quite forgotten all
about ship-mnney, and the five members, "hd M
Prynmc's ears. llark how the mob Stout Long i've
me hllln see now Tue StIuItIS "h' tt'Sh l'N'''
these are Monks Culdslreams, my dear. These loyul
hearts in buff Jenkins and headp'eces belong To me
same armed bands that 'clupped their bloody hahus
when another Charles Stewart, also hiil" oil EhSiahu'
came out ota certain window III me Dahluei,nS nouse
close by, twelve years agonc. Mr.. Marvel, the inein-
Der for Hull, VINO writ that piece on the death ol
Charles l., is sitting at Il window Ill the mouse OF a
friend Of his, Il bowyer. III Charihg lross: Tic sees
the armed bands and hears the shouts oi tho loyal
mob, aud thinks Of the time thUy shouted "lo your
t.ntI n IvrurIi' mud smiles melnUCnUlIy. Now
come the heralds and pursuirants i!ile lust time thcy
had new tubards wis at divers iunerul;) now come
tho peers in their robrs-nuay oil them nave left little
scores unpaid in the Low Countries, my dear, and
what is left of their broad acres they carry in the
skirts ct their velvet robes, aud the remnant ot their
plate in the gold of their coruncts, Hnd Their rent aud
fines for renewal of leases IN their embroidered gar
tiers and iewelled Georges. Here comes the Dcllverer,
the Reslurcr Of Monarchy, the great Duke OF Abe
marie he in his flowing peri~ig and silver armour
aud blue ribbon, aud stced with embroidered hOu-
sings, cannot be any relative or connection of that
Stern General Monk with dull corslct, plain bands,
high boots of buff leather aud stecple hat, who was
one of divers men, aud WAS 70 fierce against monar.
cliy only five weeks since. Here comes the Lord
Mayor, ready to entertain the King, Heaven bless
him! with AZ gorgerous Il banquet and as generous
wine MS he WAS wont TO entertain his HiShness the
Lord Protector, Heaven bless him in the past tense
Here come the barons Of the Cirque Ports, bearing
the royal canopy aud here comes the hero ut the
birthday, here comes the King his royal brothers OF
York and Gloucester on either side ; his swarthy lace
glowing with pleasure; royal witticisms flowlnG
tast from tho royal lips; the royal grace ana
affnbility and majesty visible i'll every ncAnTe
Of his nervous form, IN every c!lrret OF MS auih''aoiy
managed charger. Tho bells ring, The caiiohs rohr'
the ppople shout louder than ever. Flowers are
strowu in mi. path: women weep and laugh wildly,
and wave their kcrchiCiS; the conduits run VINE, tile
lavcrns overflow with customers whole oxen are
roasted in open places; III night there Is n bonfire AT
the corner of every street; aud decorous Master
S,,nn.I Irynyl. rI,fllrIiinv hDlucwurlS, Is seized tpDn
by madcap cavaliers, and made 10 drink the kIDgs
health on his knees. llurra!I! let us all throw our
caps into the air aud shout for this glorious birthday:
Pull divers bones from the grave, md hang dead
bradshaw up OH Tyburu gibbet, with the red robe lie
wore at that awful high Court of Justice about Inn.
Set up the Maypolcs again; open all the theatres;
bring Doctor LawnSlccvcs back again to his rect0ry,
and send Obediah Cr"pcars packing t" Geneva. Fat
pig nor goose no more oppose, or "blasphome custaru
through the nose" The King enjoys his own again;
this is his birthday, and each succeeding birthday
shall be more glorious than the other!
wonder il any dcccrt section "f those loyal thou.
sands had had tho least idea of what the yearly sue
cceding birthdays of this well-brlUved, long desired
Charlie S,ewar, would bring about, whether they
would have shouted quite so loud or quite SO Loyalty.
There were many birth days i'll store Tor the restored
King vet. At some he touched right royalty for tho evil,
and hung the angel gold about tho nccks Of the sick
with his accustomed grace; at one he may have tasted
his first pineapple, au'l AT one cracked thar famous
Joke when he saw the thief pick his courier pocket.
Al all his BIRTHDAYS, doubtless there were many great
feasIs and mc.ry-makings aud junkctings; great pre-
scntations of rich gifts; great assemblies ut courtiers
playing busset, and French boys singing love songs
in that ''gloriuus gallery court plays i'll which saint
~ Miss Blngg, vivacious Miss Stewart, and witty
tlrumuunr, and worthless Legion acted; but ~ each
birthday came round it was to u King becoming more
p~rotlisatc, more hcartlcss, more lavish NJ his subjects
money, more neglcrtful of hs own and their honor,
moro detestable, dcspirabic and scandalous rs u man
and a monarch. His lnst two birthday suits were
dyed with the blood Of Russell aud Sydney, and his
last shame WIS Ia be as cruel as Amurath. And hav-
iug outiivcd his subjects love and his own honor, he
died d poor WORKOUT roprobato pcnsiouor. This was
the merry monarch, my dear; and we admire his
goddess Of heart, his charming %nifahility, and his
srcat iocosencss even unto the present day. HOUSE,
kol9 Words.