Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-07
#fsTH For the Pdtrios.
SUMMER SCENES. NO an. E@
"At the springs. !.

"At the Springs
Congratulate yourself, dear "Patriot," ''you'rs
arriv." At good time too for you are travelling
ineOs. you know, and here is no crowd Of loungers
to note, quizzically, curiously, impertnently, or
stupidity, your arrival By the way have you ever
observed bow "Mrs Grundy" at watering place
greets new arrival. How few there are who can
do it politely, much less agreeably. IT'S an excel
lent test of character, you think so? No
such ordeal to pass now, however; Everybody" is
up at the 'alley," or down at the Spring, or gone
out riding, or writing letters home only two or
three politicians knotted up there 10 a corner of the
pOrtico, too busy with themselves to note your I'M
ostentatious advent. All if they only guessed
who you were Sensible idea that Of your incog
nito,-keep it up, and you will have no reason to
regret it. Suppose you were known;-why you'd
be ''star" of course, "everyb body" your most obs
seQuious, and you expected to be "a things to
all men," women, and children. Suppose it could
be whispered in the of this society "a chiefs
amang We takin notes, and faith he'll prent 'em,"
every fellow of them would Immediately have him
self done up in an extra hot-pressed, gt-lettered
volume, and present il to your acquaintance with
flourish, challenging first rate notice.; either
defying your scrutiny, or thinking to buy up your
opinion with the honor of his friendship. II won't
do. You did not come here to be the observed
of all observers, but 10 OBSERVE you came, not as
people generally do, to "see pleasure, but to en-
JOY yourself-quite difference, as you viii soon
find out. You came to sketch down your rough note
of character to gather up some Of the wild flowers
of Nature, to look upon society as it is With this
quiet manner and unostentatious array, character
stic only Of the true gentleman, you may pass
through the crowd unchallenged; but hold, have
care there, don't let your eye light up and flash IN
that way or you lips curl again into that mischieS
vous smiles obi that will do; you will be found
out to dead moral certainty, and then who's go
ing to be answerable for the consequencesg Come
now don your mask of stoicism, and let's go Don
Quixote like Sin search oil adventures" Sydney
Smith says that people at times occupy themselves
'frivolously, by walking up and down at watering
place. and looking at the passers BY" Now il may
be very frivolous" nevertheless it is precisely
what we are going to do But again he says, ''Let
every man be occupied and occupied in the highest
employment OF which his nature is capable, and
die with the conscousnesshat he has done has besi
Well, as then observing human nature in its many
phases is all we can do now and consequently the
''highest employment of which are capable"
Just at present. let Us look at Everybody" look
harder look faster, look sharper, in short do more
looking in a given time than we did before,
and so we shall even be blest with the conscious
ness Of having according to the learned divine
''done our level best"
All here comes party from the "alley." OBJ
serve that rather stout gentleman to the right the
one escOrting that incarnation Ofinnocence aud sim
pcity, wide her mamma, in pink ribbons, and
blonde rgets He has received Miss Angeletta's
permission to perform the Office of the gentle
zephyr" as he expresses it, and is tanning away
most industriously, making the ribbons and ring
lets aforesaid, wave again. The exercise Of his
emotions, or of the GALLEY" has been too much for
his complexion, like his attentions to the ringlets
etc, it is very decided. What do you say only
father and daughter surprised at you. He is a
widower, with at least four Responsibilities, and
an establishment; )" she, the owner of the said rib
bons and ringets, but very little else, except in-
deed "dear mamma" 10 search of the before men-
toned establi, hment. Told you so,-see, a.
they approach that cottage, "mamma" meets them
at the emit ance the ribbons ETC., drop a madenly
courtesy accompanied by an interesting shipper
and the decided complexion bows and bows again.
growing more and more decided, and retiring
at last amid its own bushes like the sun OF sum
mer evening What's that you say" shocking
bad sunset as ever l saw, come now be amable,
no attempts at wit, or sarcasm here if you please,
they are entirely "out. of order" But bark !
here comes dashing cayalcade OF gay equestrians;
look at that young cavalier in front, with two la
Dies why the fellow is a monopolizer of the deep.
est dye. Suppose he thinks that handsome face,
and fine figure, sufficient attraction for half dozen,
lets see, well he is handsome, dark eyes, curl
ing hair, and all that, with a certain graceful je
sds quoi about him that makes ones heart go pt-a-
pat in spite OF ones self ;-sh you say take care
wager he is desperate Airt." No, no, he is in
love with that elegant lady in the green habit and
piumes, whom he has Just assisted TO disInOuni,
you guess" the other lady, DO your Nonsense,
not bit of what, that dowdy creature Just
observe, her tat all awry, her habit, what tit
her hair all down too,-oh it's sheer nonsense,
but hush did you that look she sprang I'M
aided the ground, and he turned TO render the
assistance which came too late, did you mark her
air twas gIoriousi She stood young, defiant
juno, -motionless statute, her proud head
thrown lightly back, aud her eyes raised hsughtiy
he attempted TO take her hand the crimson swept
over her pale cheek, and with an averted head, and
a cold good morning." tho the red lip did culver
a little ! she passed hastily into the ball. Now
that fellow has been veIng her somehow, may his
handsome phz be ugled all over for il too, for she
has heart, and now she has crushed into her
room, double-ocked the door, thrown herself on
the couch, and burst into passion of tears, that's
the way heroines always do, it's the only orthodox
course left them to pursue Yes, that young fell
low is firt, and as he hands the other lady into
the hail. looking rather disconnected it must be
confessed, you think il would be great satisfac-
ton to you to punch his Antinous head for him,
but conclude it wouldn't be exactly the correct
thing upon so short an acquaintance.
THEY'RE gone, but "here come two lords out of
Spain" The first we will let pass, as he seems 10.
cined 10 do at all events, rushing frantlcaly in
the direction of the saloon the other, however, ad
Vances with measured steps and SLOW" evidently
attempting to do up the imam of destiny" There
that part is now, as be pauses under that lo-
Gust sapling, and strikes picturesque attitude in
harmony with the scene around him. The youth
reoices in a collar, and costume Ia Byron, mas
regular features, dark chesnut hair, girls COM
plexion and large blue eyes, which are usually
thrown upward, intensely regarding whatever PEE
cuIar locality in the heavens his fAvorte STAR ito
which he is passionstely devoted, ought TO be- lie
has two styles-the elaborate, which is designed TO
be fascinating, and the careless, intended to be
profoundly interesting. The characteristics OF the
former faultless shirtoosoms, curled locks, in
spired expression Of eye bordering on the fine
frenzy" and cheeks delicately tiuted TO represent
the flush of inspired e1ctaton, while the symp-
toms of the latter are negligent array, tresses
slightly waved and complexion pale, as though
"sicked DER with the pale cast OF thought" Al
this moment the latter predoninates; he is prob
ably cogitatng production" for the Weakly
Herald of Progress, of which be Is the chief "poc."
Obi you know him, Fame does at least, he is the
celebrated author Of those gems" aud "very beau
tiiul" things the writer TO whom al look up in
meek astonsshment as stalking q loftier aud more
ex pansive fight with each succeeding effort OF his
indefatigble muse" de-, dc, de- "No sense" you
say! Obi you're quite mistaken-he is a hrstsrate
--harkI that's the half hour to dinner;-"to the
shades Of your den" to "adonize" To agonEe say
your Well, here is your apartment as they say Ia
the magazine articles Make yourself count, rtable,
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