Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-29

turp'd" &c. This Is bad grammar, Willis r. You should
have used the present aud the past tense of the verb
turn" What you intend to convey is this: " refuse
positively Judy Brown to tell you farewell because fare
we'll is kne to slverbound hearts. IEstaad OF telling
you farewell turn my devoted bosom to the hartlng
darts of fate" Nay more am prepared not only to re-
ceve the "hartng darts into my BOSOM but am pre-
pared also for any other breast complaint the future yet
may bear, In fact, am ready for the worst calamity
that can happen, excepting only heteing you farewell
That can't stand Judy and won't" This is whaty you
wished to say, Willis, isntit?
The tenth and last verse runs thus
a drin, wait, I'm bounding DER les wave
With but star, that Is thy CHERISHED rame
Which viii not set till sink In the grave
Till then remember me, l am the same, $500, -,,,,
CAMDEN, Tenn, Dec 80. WILLIS H. SINS.
1t evident that the "harng darts Of fate had pen
erated deep into the breast Of Mr. Sims before he wrote
this verse The reckless mournfulness of these lines
surpasses anything read, and saves US no room
to doubt that the writer's mind is seriously impaired
lie is "a drift or, which is much the thing "a
wain This indicates the uterpassveaess of his despair
Nevertheless he is actually aud actively bounding DER
Gies wave" We may suppose him 70 be a chip lying
Hat of his back and face upwards in the water drifting aim
essy wherever the winds of misfortune and the tides Of
an sarrel destiny may carry him. But ali of sudden
the chip rises to it feet and like parpose, dolphin
or Ayingsh bounds or Jumps leaps clean over life
wave and OF course into death, fos after LIES is
oyerpassed nothing but death remains. Nevertheless
Mr. Sims, is still alive and writing Poetry. The writing
of Poetry while one is drifting through the water, and
at the same time bounding the Nave arduous
undertaking. Mr. Sims has Accomplishment with great
L b.,., LIGHT
his manuscript (which must be rather wet, We should
Think comes from "but star" and that star is the
Cherished name of Judy Brown. 1t is uncommon
star, that Mr. Sims tells us that it viii not "set till he
sinks to the grave watery grave cfcourse manuscript
and pen and ink in hand The beautiful incongruity
the charmngly confused imagery-how plainly they
show the distracted state Of Simss Intellect! And then
how piteous how heart-rending, the close;
It'll then remember me, an the same"
WILLIS r. SIMS.
We have not the slightest doubt OF this assertion He
=, the same Willis r. Sims aud We indulge the hope
that he may long remain the Willis L. Sims, in
all respects. save only the dsordered mind We cannot
bring our pleasing task conclusion without assuring
Mr. Sims that we take far more cheerful view Of his
case than he does We have seen worse cases cured
and in an incredibly short time for the present. the
way TO Mr. Sms's restoration does to be Open
but we cannot resist the presentmept that old Brown
the father Of Judy will eventually ku0ck under aud that
Judy will break her engagement with he nameless
drel who now boasts her hand" We confidently
look forward to the time when the town Of McLemores
vile Tennessee shall have less inhabtant aud the
town of Camden, Tennessee, one more. We 90 even
further in our expectations. We predict that in
season after Judy Brown shall have become Judy Sims,
the "frst young tribute Of the rising sigh" which Mr.
Sims so mysteriously aludes TO- will tangible
shape by reason of addition to the Sims family, and
IN consequence of that addition the golden hours which
took wings and went will return that the "last fond
words" in the dover pot will bud into fresher bloom,
that the bright broken dream viii be permanently
mended, and that heuceorth and forever all will be
green and beautiful within Mr.. Sim,s existences vale"
We also expect that this happy termination OF Mr. Smss
troubles will enable him to write gseat deal more poe
try for the "Whig 3lnner." The MINES of two of our
most distinguished wrists "blen" in the cognomen
Of Willis R. Sims, and he owes to himself to sustain
the prestige of that combination