Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
pEACocKs, EAGI,Es-oonBLERs! !!

we meet him. And what IL more IL his vanouSy nIuv
| 'reat hln m dozen or two o. buckshot II H'''
| Hhig, FEB. 90.
We thought We had given our neghoor VI ~
Whig chapter Oh Peacocks aud Eagles that "oui'
have put him in good humor. We thought We na'
afforded him better and wider theme. than the aS
oertanment, by actual count, Of the number OF oys
ters the Governor may have eaten on any Single Va,
But the paragraph We quote above is decoe''y Os,,'
cose. Our neighbor is becoming dangerous W.
confess however, it is enough to provoke Sa''.'
to rufae the patience of job for an Eagle 10 ''gu
in triumph "on the very top OF the Wing bu'oins'
1t can only be likened to the impudeDce OF ea"'
cock Tapping his wings and Growing over a"o're'
through whose head he has just driven a ia'a' s"n'
We conceive of nothing bali 40 ihs"''ns &C ''e
Governors Eagle tramplug under ioo' 'n0 ''''
shingles that protected the Whig. The idea' 100
that among the thousands OF houses in city IKE
Richmond, the Whix Building should be the only
one alghted on, is certainly very remarkable aud
concusively stunning. We shoud not DC sur
priced, therefore, at any pitch OF pofensy ~
| which our neighbor should be ercneu' ~
| Wing Eagle should have tramp!ed U" 'he
| sanctum of the Enquirer, We ~ou'u nave
performed the feat threatened by celeDra'eu or"or
who said: ale would have hung his bones on aone
rustic FENCE and looked on while the buz7srds PICKED
out the marrow from the very JOINTS Us they ~hl'eh
ed and bleached before he would have submitted 10
such an ndisnity." But, whether we ~oula attempt
the otbsr feat threatened by the Wig requires oon'
.ideratIon. When the tweaking OF the Governors
nose ia undertaken we rather think would bepre'
fsrob,e f,r an upconcerned individual to bs looking
nm At smart distance off. There is no telling how
ever, what nervous gentleman, one who Is nervous
" weak and nsrvousy strong at the same t'me might
do. menagsrie Of birds might shatter MS nerves.
| and make him "a mere case OF hddlestrngs Earring
| AZ the least touch"-but then, passing thought
| might make him Hercules. We have heard OF the
mseres of human life, but Of s "the Ills that hesh
| ia heir to-" there is nothing comparable 10 being
| ,rod upon by an "Halaetus fdshinstoa'. Nor can
| there be thought more aggravating than that
Wise Eagle, or, as the WhiS supposss, WISE buz
,ard. should do with the shingles OF the Whig build
no as to it should proper. II excites our sym
n,,by. We feel as il We should like to se: up With
our neighbor and ofer him our coincidence upon his
accumulated miseries and grisvous wrongs
We beg the Whig 10 cheer up and be comforted
We have good news for for it. In addition to the
Peacock and Eagle it will shortly have the felicity
OF descanng, in glowing terms upon beautiful, We
may safely cay, magnificent Turkey Gobber, that
has been sent TO the Governor. the truth s, if our
neghbor continues 10 decry the beautiful and noble
birds of our farmers it will have the uudoubed Of
fsct Of establishing geological garden in the I'm
mediate vicinity of his sanctuul. How delightful ii
Ill ho ba. fho f,nhh If he
glorious gobbler, goobling In the ear Of the Editor
when he is pennng of his most fascinating arti.
cles, upon Peacocks. We think We can see him with
both thumbs clspped to his ears running franiicaly
about his room. We happen to know that this no
Joke. A gentleman from Lynchburg, determining
that he would not be outdone ty the South Carroll
mans, who had presented the Eagle to the Governor
has sent him "a ans wild Turkey Gobber, and a no.
Bile specimen he is." "Thi, Turkey was ha,ched
from the wild eggs found in the woods and has now
become perfectly tame and gentle"
What theme! The n1leagris gollapapo! We
sxpec. to see not less than Ave hundred paragraphs
upon this specimen. How It will develop the de-
scriptive powers Of the Editor. We know he will
not call It - cdnfounded thing Hs cnnnot consi
der it "vlllanously hideous aud offensive bird."-
We shall have glorious description. He will be-
we doubt not, archaeological after this fashion. Ne
kazino. Head and neck bare, generally hairy sod
csrunculated. Conical capella Of the forehead, ru
Qoss sparse,y covered with brstlgs, the penduou.
anterior oaruncles of the neck the wattes, brgh;
red changing to blue. The nsck covered with a
skin which they change after their phantasie Into
diverse colors. They have a horn, a. it were
on their front and hairs on their breasts, or
he will be glowing-thus: "his piumage CLEAN.
With the brightest golden bronze, tDged, according
to position with blue, violet and green, and heauti
fully broken with the deep, black hands which ter
inmate each feather, and which alao have metallic
ustre." He will quote Aristotle, as the Instructor
Of Alexander the great, who formed large collec.
lion of animals to enable him to pursue bis lnvesti
cations. Then he will dive into the depths Of Phi
ny's Natural Historyi peep into Linu@us; examine
the pages of the immortal Cuvier and ascertain with
Agassz the relative station of animals by the deve
opement of the young from the ovum. What q
smile will play upon his cheek, when he pictures the
proud Gobber strutting just in front of his window,
sorapug his wings on the ground with expanded tail
gracefully turning to the right and the left, and
soornfully replying to any sudden noise by most
energetic and euphonious note somewhat resembling
III wont, wont, won't" lie will paint the beauty
of the feet longsh and strong tarsus covered an
teroriy with numerous transverse scutella scay on
the sides, scutellate behind toes souteate above,
.oabrous papilIsr and fat beneath, and sum up the
whole by advertising to give concert at which the
most notable performers will be P.acocks and Cob
blers. We think the concert would draw-"will
pay"
How delightful II will be for one who has written
80 much upon oysters and terrapns TO desoant upon
an entirely new topic. We can imagine the gusto
with which he would quote Audubon "The great
size and beauty Of the Wild Turkey, Its value Q
delicate and highly prized article Of food, and tho
circumstance Of its being the origin Of the domestic
race now generally dispersed over both continents,
render it one Of the most interesting Of the birds in
digenous to the United States Of America" We
shall have learned dissertation upon the various
modes of cooking turkeys and the sauces with
which they ought to he served, and the wines and
condiments with which they should be made to
swim.
We warn the Editor, however, OF the danger OF a
frequent recurrence to subjects like this. "a fre.
ouent recurrence to fundamental priucpes"i OF the
e8Sence OF Hoot'y' ou' Sooo'e'' a'e Pteeenlou "
the Governor for the express purpose Of gobbling at
the h9 may not other persons conceive the delight
full thought Of presenting score of Parrots and
Msgpies; and might not an Ourang Outaug or two
add to his entertainment Aud then he would be
worse of than the unfortunate gentleman who wa,
thrown by gang of rufians into paddock which
contained bull, who Immediately caught him on bis
horns and throw him back into the window, playing
We have conceived the thought Of recommending
70 the Governor the appointment of our neghbor to
the responsible post Of "Esgler' or Superintendent
OF the Geological Garden" It would be a plsasan:
pssdme to hear him describing to the visitors the Pc
cuar propertioa of thA Aalmala nndar hi. charoe