Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-02

h"dfcd m'"d, and eNt-aordinary cullnuui,I
srs. What the last We're, refer hun ana
readers, To Mr.. Mad-on'S letter publ, ,' |
Alexandria Gazette of the list inst '"e
know. that crock and Latin are often con-,
cred. now a-days. a. but of little value hv a.
VIII" scarcely read the TRANSACTIONS of the d..
i'll even liarpers Family Library: but then.
time when those languages were SUPPOSED -
tain something, worthy of a wise man. sinh
Mr. Z. says in his last. that he had mid rb,,
was zone OF the most profoundly educated ,l,,I
ers VI the time, aud that he loved 10 have IN, -,
neighbors by him in his honest old country -
and 10 talk with them freely snd unre,.rytI,,,
and this Is marked ~ quotation from Li. ,,,r,.
piece. have no doubt Mr.. Z. has mad. ,l'
portion some where, as be says So: but. after -,
raj searches, cannot find it, or the .snecd,,..
either betokening "hls wit aud humor" IA oh.
he refers IN his last. in the article published m ~
| dazette, ~ copied from the New York C.rt,,,
and, therefore, | may be excused Tor not kn..,,.
/ OF il till now.
! He likens him somewhat in his sketch I, H.,
Csnuts, and Harold. Well, Horsa aud H,r.I,
were certainly Saxons aud have no doubt ~,
quite earnest AMI austero enough. too, 90 .ui, ~
taste of any body; hut Cauute. | alwuy. ,h,u,,,
WAS Dane, snd rather distinguished ON, %
the first conqueror of these same ApsI. s.,
ons. Now, these Danes were much more IIk. n,
NormanS, (that all c"nquerirg race Of Gentrmrr
ia gaicty aud elegance, a. well energy, n. rb.y
came. probably, from the zane stock; aud rhrl
| have some recollection OF one of that nam,
having rcbuked his iulsonIe hatterers. Ly w.
good practical sarcasm. it not joke. He say. ~
my GTandsiru's moods were serious aud on,
scientious.' trust aud believe they were aly.y.
Conscientious but, that they were alSays .eroI.
hear for the first time; aud even hi, toniues. IA,
practical joke, rs would be evinced by AL anec.
dote, have often heard told by an old relstiy.
who was fond of such Stories--ot the curuu.ly
carved cane, he presented once 10 n pompou, P,I
son. he wished 10 get rid Of, would clearly cyipce
Ii Is the fashion, now days 10 prose much about
earnest men: but, A. tar my ub.cry alton ha,
gone, they generally at best, but n set of dull
and solemn Journalists. intently bounding after +.
solitary idea, and that, mostly speaking, very III
significant one. There can ice no greatness with.
oat versatility Of talent and variety of KNOWLEDGE
and the worlds history proves that-with some
very rare cxceptions-its greatest men have been
gay and cheerful. with ardent passions, and keen
sense of the ludicrous.
As To our early family traditiOns-which can he
but of very little interest Ia any but oursrye.
it is not worth while 10 make further reference
than To say, | never charged Mr.. C. with any mis-.
representation, however unintentional But. Il,
he had given date for our old ancestors emigra.
tiOn-without saying what he was, before he came
here, | only wished it To be- distinctly understood
that my Grandsire was NOT the descendant Of
what the old Cavalier Co at least, would have
called) ''rascally round head" Mr.. c. says, he
can "See ground for altering any portion of his
paper" did not ask that he should and had n,
expectation that he would, for 4 remembered those
liuas in liudibras-
He that's convinced against his WILL
Is Of the same opinion still
He says, he means Ia collect his sketches into A
book. | certainly cannot if would, aud a, Ger.
tanly wouldn not, il could, prevent the puhlicn-
tion--valeat quantum-you know the proyerb
As to my reference to tho case of Reuben But
ler am sure, nobody supposed that ascrih-
ing 10 Mr.. C., either any morbid mortality or
pristine pedagogism. IL was uierely introduced
more meo, as not inapt illustration of the inye-
suspected him of being very "bad Lawyer"-es-
pecially, after the professional expedienfs exhibi-
ted in his lato letter-had he not told Us go: and
even now. tcunnot but believe, no ~ much under
values himself, NJ sometimes, fear, in his zen.
he over estimates others. But, go fur
from his being an indifferent writer" all who
have read his productions will concur that he /.
"a very handsome one; and dare say he would
not BIZ often exceled, il he will 0nly-pardon tho
advice of an old reader-more frequently recur TO
that precept Of the Great Dean Of ST. Patrick
which is just az applicable to substance to style
,corfs IN proptr pin"es.'
Entirely reciprocsting Mr. Cookies good feel
ings, and with the assurance that have never at
trbutsd to him anything bat the best motives, |
should be very happy To make his acquaintance.
and il he will only come aud here, he shall
not only zee The picfDr~, and another by "a really
tne artist to compare it with, but he shall have
the old Colonel's Plutarrh, good help me. hayo
neither eyes Greek left now to read il, in the
meantime referring him To Langhorne's tranNla.
ton, which believe, il considered pretty sccu.
rate,) To verify in the original, what have SAID of
that most eager wife trader.
will only add least you may quote your Ho-
race us, and cry, jam satis--thnt | think, we
have given the editor Of the Guhette aud its read.
ers, quite enough of our private grcf-," and
take my leave of the subject Yours, very
truly, q. MASON
Spring Bank, Va, July 3Oth, 1859.
p. S. As | am heartily tired OF controversy that
IAN end in nothing. hope nobody will take up
he cudgcls for Marcus Cato; | shall very soon
now meet him on the other side of the Styx, when
We can either take it out pugnis ct calculus, (fOr
you know these Romans, never used the Gladolus
"a the duello,) OF lac eau refer the case To- Rhada-
inossius haze Rhsdamanthus habct duris-ims
regina,
castigstque, auditque dolos.
| suppose, he has sufficiently punished tho
bid man by this, for his deeds done on earth
md can spare time 10 listen ~ his complaints.