For the Wilmingtonian.
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1fcssrs Editors--


Being constant reader of your excellent
paper, and as lam particularly fond OF poet
ry, (as most females are) l each week ca
gerly look for all the pieces of that kind, IN
your colums. Without intending to flatter.
! would remark, that your selections and
communications, under this head, are, in
general, judicious and pleasing. am much
delighted with your new poctical cores
pondents, "Medley" and the wilmington
Minstrel" Though neither OF them soars'
rs yet, on pinions, such as waited the ener-
getic souls of Byron, Campbell, Ssc. to
worlds of almost inconceivable grandeur
and sublimity; yet they certainly manifest
by their essays, that they possess original


IDEAS and creative immagnations; which,
by a proper cultivation, may, at no very dis
tant period, bring honor to their possessorss,
and credit to our country. You DO wei,
therefore, to encourage them. They add
no inconsider;lble interest to that depart
mcnt of your paper, which they occupy
cannot avoid noticing, before conclude,
a rather ungenerous and illiberal commune
cation in your last paper, signed Matilda"
but evidently the production of some envi-
ons. fault finding boy. Matilda's censure of
the "Nilnngton Minstrel" is considered
nn;ust Nv every one who has bestowed on his
ESSAYS a candid persual.--A disinterested
friendship for the Minstrel (who believe to
/ be a voune gentleman) and desire that
voung genius may not be so rudely "knocked
in the head'' on its first appearance before
the pnblic. induces me almost to wish that
the rirl (master "Matilda") had spared her
observations, and not attempted so lmpollte'
" to damp the ardor of a young writer, who
has surely not meritcd her insulting Ian
ruaee. ] also wish it for her own sake: she
has cyinccd too much jealousy by her piece
-poor thing! she is obviously mortified be
cause she has unfortunately been overlooked
in the Minstrcl's "praise." He should atone
for this of;nce. How could he neglect to
s.praise" this much deserving, accomplish
ed. modest, beautiful and charming Matilda!


He ought to make suitable atonement-so
he ought.


1t appears, from hints in the pieces OF the


Minstrel, that he designs shortly to leave
our Borough. Should this be the case, 1t is
fondly hoped "Matilda" will supply his
place: for she seems to be 1.-THE very thing
to enliven the Parnassian department OF your
paper, with her "chaste--pollshed'- ed'-rehn-
ed-classical and modest strains.


| As"Matilda" cannot easily overcome her
maidenish bashfnlness, and appear before


the public 7uHh such illiterate poetasters as
the Minstrel and Medley, ! would earn


estly persuade her (ifI could) to assume
different signature from that she now uses
for instance - would do very well; or, that
she publish the postical emanations OF her


more "chastc" mind, in the imposing form ol
a Book. But I've done advising her; as I'm


quite as MODEST as herself. l communicate
nv ideas thro' the same channel thro' winch
che first became known to


'''o AUNT SUSAN.