ould have arrived at
the same conclusion, even had the ancient author never written it.'

* * * * *

'We were here interrupted by a call to luncheon; and I take advantage of
the break in my journal, to bring this article to a close. More of the
SEATSFIELDIANA I reserve for another number, provided the public are not
already glutted.'

MAGAZINE WRITING.--We know not how we can better evince our appreciation
of the kind and flattering comments of a Southern correspondent, who will
at once recognize our allusion, than by citing the somewhat kindred
remarks of an old and favorite contributor, now passed away from earth. It
was a pleasing matter, he said, to sit down with the proper afflatus
stirring within him, to write an article for a Magazine. 'If the work has
a general prevalence; if its fame is rife on good men's tongues, the
inspiration is the stronger. One says to himself, how many friends of mine
will overlook these very lucubrations, perceive my initials, and recognize
my name? How many pleasing associations will thus be awakened, and
peradventure commendatory remarks expressed, concerning my powers? What a
_quid pro quo_ for wakeful nights, emendations of phrases, the choosing of
words, and toilsome revision! The other day,' he continues, 'while reading
the proof-sheet of my article in the last KNICKERBOCKER, I fell into a
train of reflection upon the large amount of care and labor which must be
entailed upon the publisher and editor of an original Magazine. Some one
has observed, that when we listen to an exquisite opera, or any elaborate
and intricate piece of music, we think not how vast were the pains and
attention bestowed upon every note and cadence; what efforts for
perfection in a solo, what panting for a warble, what travail for a trill!
Taken separately, and at rehearsals, in disjointed fragments of sound, how
different are they from that volume of sweet concords which is produced
when they are all breathed forth in order, to the accompaniment of flutes
and recorders, in one full gush of melody! This is just like a Magazine.
How many minds does it engage! Cherished thoughts and cherished feelings,
polished or sublimated, there find utterance, and demand that honor and
deference to which they are entitled. In his beautiful Introduction to the
Harleian Miscellany, JOHNSON sets forth the necessity and benefit of
similar writings, with reasons as conclusive as the language i