The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 4, March, 1836Various
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The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 4, March, 1836
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"Gentlemen," said he, "I do not understand the subject. This,"
continued he, (pulling out his knife, and pointing to the silvered or
_cross_ side of it,) "is 'Internal Suggestions.' And this" (pointing
to the other, or _pile_ side,) "is 'Bias of Jurisprudence:'" so
saying, he threw up his knife, and upon its fall, determined that
'Internal Suggestions' had got it; and ordered the decision to be
registered accordingly.
It is worthy of note, that in their zeal to accomplish their purpose,
Longworth and McDermot forgot to destroy the lists of subjects, from
which they had selected the one so often mentioned; and one of these
lists containing the subject discussed, with a number more like it,
was picked up by Mr. Craig, who made a public exhibition of it,
threatening to arraign the conspirators before the society, for a
contempt. But, as the parting hour was at hand, he overlooked it with
the rest of the brotherhood, and often laughed heartily at the trick.
"_The Militia Company Drill_," is not by the author of the other
pieces but has a strong family resemblance, and is very well
executed. Among the innumerable descriptions of Militia musters which
are so rife in the land, we have met with nothing at all equal to
this in the matter of broad farce.
"_The Turf_" is also capital, and bears with it a kind of dry and
sarcastic morality which will recommend it to many readers.
"_An Interesting Interview_" is another specimen of exquisite
dramatic talent. It consists of nothing more than a fac-simile of the
speech, actions, and _thoughts_ of two drunken old men--but its air
of truth is perfectly inimitable.
"_The Fox-Hunt_," "_The Wax Works_," and "_A Sage Conversation_," are
all good--but neither _as_ good as many other articles in the book.
"_The Shooting Match_," which concludes the volume, may rank with the
best of the Tales which precede it. As a portraiture of the manners
of our South-Western peasantry, in especial, it is perhaps better
than any.
Altogether this very humorous, and very clever book forms an æra in
our reading. It has reached us per mail, and without a cover. We will
have it bound forthwith, and give it a niche in our library as a sure
omen of better days for the literature of the South.
THE TEA PARTY.
_Traits of the Tea Party: Published by Harper & Brothers._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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