"_Reverie ov a Bachelor_," Anonimous.--Received, and kontents
noted. Thare iz only one trubble with this produckshun, which time
will correckt, and that iz, "it wont du at all for our collums,"
respekfully declined, (on the part ov the edditurs, by J. B.) on
account ov its length and thickness.
"_The Sea, the roarin Sea._"--A sublime standzas, wurth at least 7
dollars, intended, undoubtedly, for _The Atlantic Monthly_, and cent
tu us bi mistake, we wud like tu accept it, but dassent, fur fere
folks mite sa we stole it.
"_Will yu Kiss me Dearest_," Bi Mary Ann.--Acksepted. We take all them
kind ov chanses. The potri ain't fust rate, but we expect the kissin
kan't be beat, till then, fair Maid ajew!
"_A gealogikal synopsorum ov the heavenly spears_," Bi Paul
Vernon--Will appere in our nex issu. This writer haz attaked a subjeck
ov grate differkilty, with the biggest kind ov energee, and haz
suckceeded; his thesis is admirable, hiz argyment iz clus, and his
stile is camphene. We sa "Mount Vernon! on eagil wings, beyond the
klouds, and paint yure name rite over the top ov the door that leads
tu glory, Mount Vernon, mi boy!" We predick grate poplarity for this
writer, if he aint kut oph by a frost.
"_A Prairie on fire_," Bi Diogoneze.--Rejeckted to onst. Tu hot for
the sezon--cool artikles take the best now. It made me swet tu rede
the manuskrip. "Dont despair Diogoneze," if yu find literature aint
yure stile, tri sawing wood; iv'e known hundreds ov men make a dust
sawing wood, who want worth a cuss tu write for the nusepapirs.
"_Wait a little longer_," Bi Eugene.--This potri wants greasing. Thare
aint nothin so eaza tu rite az potri, if yu know how. Our advise tu
this author iz tu take pills, and if tha dont release him ov his
potri, he kan konklude he haz got the potri dizeaze the natral wa, and
iz liable tu brake out at sumtime.
In konklusion, Fustly, we would sa tu moste writers, "write often, and
publish seldom." Secondly, tu sum writers, "write seldom and publish
seldemmer."
XVIII.
THE DEVIL'S PUTTY AND VARNISH.
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