The Polite Art of Novelling. A Didactic Fiction. [pp. 440-447]

.The Polite Art of Novelling. A Didactic Fiction.
good health and spirits. Mr. Brown did
not go to his residence, his family being
out of town, but put up at the Grubb
House, and selected room No. 3 of that
popular hotel, where, during the evening,
he was called on by a large number of
his political and personal friends. We
learn that Mr. Shanks, the accomplished
landlord of the Grubb House, and a dis S
tant relative of Mr. William Brown, displayed his usual unequalled tact and energy in catering to the comforts of his
distinguished kinsman and his friends.
This was the more honourable in Mr.
Shanks because he differs in politics toto
coelo with Mr. Brown. We also learn
that at about 11 P. M., an amateur band,
consisting of some young and enthusiastic admirers of the honoured guest of the
Grubb House, among whom we recognized a well-known flutist and a no less
notable clarionetter, did themselves the
honour to serenade him. In reply Mr.
Brown made a few happy remarks, and
ended by asking his young friends in to
take some refreshments, which they did
with great and alacritous animation.
Thus closed one of the most delightful
nights with which the community of our
quiet village has been blessed for a long
time. We had almost neglected to say
that Mr. Brown is a democrat of long
and distinguished standing. We trust
we may recur more at length to this
pleasing theme again and at an early day
in our issue of next week. Though
taking no active part in politics ourselves, we are proud to do honour to the
name and fame of our distinguished
townsman and democrat, Mr. William
Brown."
REMARKS.
The Infant Novelist can scarcely be so
Infantile as not to perceive the immense
Advantages of these Three General
Styles or Methods or Modes of Amplification. It is for Himself to decide
which of the Three is best adapted to his
genius-no, not his genius, for he has
none-his purposes. It remains only
that I should indicate the Application of
Newspaper Amplification to the Art of
Polite Novelling.
Recurring again to myr Inspissated Juice
or Pemmican of Novrel, to wit: "John
falls in love with Jane and, after some
difficulties, marries her," it will in a moment be seen that the proper noun
"'John" can be Amplified by the Entire
I-Iistory of John, his birth, parentage,
station in life, personal appearance, age,
habits, mental and moral traits, etc., etc.
So likewise of the phrase "falls in love;"
it opens the whole boundless Theory of
the Affections; but, in this instance, the
Novelist will do well to confine himself
to the Practice rather than to the Theory
of the Applications. "Jane" is, of
course, the Heroines in brief Pemmican
Form, however,- ready to be. diluted, enlarged, Amplified, in short, Spread by
the Novelist's art, assisted by my Patent
Spatula, heretofore alluded to. The very
mention of the name Jane, calls up that
By Far the Profoundest and Most Inscrutable of all Mysteries, the Character of
Woman (vide Charles Reade passim.)
Not to dwell further upon my Pemmican, (a great variety of which I have
now in store, and amn constantly receiving per can.al boat Dishwater, Puffly,
master,) I will close by saying that the
words " some difficulties," and "marries
her," are susceptible of Infinite Expansion, and with this remark I end the
Chapter on Amplification, which has
been Amplified merely with the view of
illustrating the ease with which the process of Amplifying may be effected.
Of the Three General Modes of Newspaper Amplification, the first is adapted
to persons who talk bigly without difficulty. Its Effect is indeed admirable.
There is no fa ct or conceit so trivial and
foolish that it may not be metamorphosed into the Highest Wisdom, or, at least,
into the Tone and Semblance of the
Highest Wisdom, by the Polysyllabic
Method of Spreading. But to those who
find it difficult to talk bigly, the adaptation of this Method will be attended with
the labour of a frequent recurrence to
the Dictionary, a thing to be sedulously
avoided by all who desire to novel po0
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'Upon second thought, I think it well,
to add the following
ADVICE.