Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-19

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scenery and objects of principal interest; an
those who have not made this tour, coul
hardly expect TO gain much information fror
such careless and desultory jottings as min
have been. therefore considered it a trespas
upon the time and good nature both of youF
self and your readers, to further obtrude i
your columns. That was one consideration
which has held my awkward pen in check 70
more than a week. But this is perhaps to
atter-of-fact, too narrow consideration. T
those who have Travelled this busting round
II may be entertaining to have the views, i'm
Presslons, and experience of others, that the,
may renew their journeys with the presen
Ooyagsur; and those who have personally Wis
ted this region, may have whatever of bene
fit may be able to throw into these random
notes. Again, am somewhat whimsical, anG
claim the absolute disposal of my time and
person and movements. If I choose TO seiz,
a fugitive half hour, and with both feet cock
ed up upon the the window-sill, of neat, COSY
room in the fifth story of the ST. Nicholas
and with waning moon staring me in the
face, cigar, mild and inspiriting, between my
lips; and thus circumstanced, if choose to
give balance to my fancy, or drawing the ia.
bic under my elbow, as l have just now done,
| see proper to drop you down from this eleva-
! ton this missile, whatever it may contain.
then l will do it. Of course, you can give it
passport to your cOmpositors or not as you
! please. 1t is all quite the same with me.
With this explicit understanding am con-
Guiding again to write you. l discard the par
ticularity of dates-it is enough that it is early
in the first month Of the genial Autumn of this
current year; and so you may keep the sur
prescription standing.
When l was landed from the comfortable
steamer, armenia, at the foot of Chambers
street, instead Of anything's attracting my at
tentiOn, myself seemed to be the centre of
attractiOn-"the observed of all observers.
l met with most cordial reception by vast
concourse Of citizens, whose only ambition and
pleasure seemed to be, which should be first
to tender me the accommodations and hospi-
taities of the city. 1t would have been fiat
tering to one of much greater celebrity than
L make any pretensions to. 1t is true that
DodwOrth's band sent forth strain of thrill
ing melody, as we were making fast to the dock
and that there were many New York Fire
men shouting their greetings to their brethren
from Albany, but this had not the slightest
effect upon the kindly attentions which were
so munticently bestowed upon me. This was
the more astonishing because was not aware
that there had been any previous notice of nv
approach, and it wore every mark of spon-
taneous, imPromptu Outburst of the popular
feeling. For q moment only for moment
i laid ''tbe fattering uDction to my soul"
that 1 should occupy a few columns in the
Press Of the next day-and believe
that thought went lightning speed through
my dizzy brain-wondering how many eager
and faithful Reporters, each of the leading
Newspapers had on the spot, to take down
all the circumstances attending my arrival
my personal appearance, the character of my
apparel, including all the mnutis of quality,
cut and fit. For a time-I may as we'll con-
-ess-I was in mOmentary expectation of being
loisted upon the shoulders of the multitude,
borne to carriage, an open carriage-horsed
BY pranciDg bays, at least four in number flor
have a secret fancy for baysG and then and
here addressed welcome from the Mayor,
Or some other equally respectable parsonage.
The emotions which filed me were so over.
covering, that, to use quotation familiar to
thought ''my poor heart would
Freak" Judging the number of persons whose
attentions were particularly directed to myself
lnd my immediate welfare, by the estimate
placed upon the size of political
gatherings in Tennessee, in times Of party
excitement there, 1 should say there were
about thirty to forty thousand. There
nay have been a few more or a few
ess. 1t turned out, however, that every in
ernal man of them, was either hackman, a |
abman, an omnibusman, porter, baggage |
xpressman, or hotel-runner. As a matter |
# course, the sweet delusion, which possessed |
ne moment before, was soon dispelled, but |
ny dizziness and confusion were not lot aba
ed-and although the welcome and the hos
italities of the city had vanished from my /
ision, still continued in iminent danger of
eing carried away Of ct arms. Four York
billings exlricate6 me from the dilemma. and
was in few minutes standing, with every
one in my body urbroken, at the bar of the
t. Nicholas, inquiring for d room.
In mitigation of the judgment your readers
I'LL doubtless pronounce upon my sanity, in
living way to the illusion that was really
celebrity of some sort, and that the people of
ew York had risen s7s alaSse to receive me. l
lay say that knew as we'll IS anybodyconld
row, that was no celebrity-and that l did
)t deserve any demonstration Of the kind.
at really did know that the folly Of this
eat metropolitan people had been so great
this respect, that was prepared for any
lief or exhibition however fanciful. as 10
cir making fools of themselves on this as {
ell as any other occasion. Il is the main
siness of a portion Of the Press Of this city /
be continually smelling out sensations-no
after upon whose track-and it is 10 less the
e current, selfimposed duty of a quarter or
third of the population to respond to those s
nsations, aud to back up the Newspapers bv
ming hslter-skeiter after morbid aud mis- }
laea curiosity. NJ.
The New Comet.
GFrom The Boston Daily Advertised
M HALE-The Comet which was 6rst seen q, 4
, Cambridge Observatory on the ri M of the o. /.
OF August, has been constantly increasing in c
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