These were rendered wholly in the
Sanscrit tongue, in which Roseton was an adept; with the exception of
the _Tribune_, the language of which, Roseton was accustomed to say, is
unique, and incapable of translation. First appeared the representative
of the _Herald_, dressed as a jockey; an irresistible air of assurance
accompanied him, and he threw frequent summersaults with inconceivable
quickness. Next marched the _Tribune_;--a youth shrouded in inexplicable
garments, and the living centre of a whirlwind of exploding theories.
Then stepped the _Times_ in rapid succession; a blooming boy dressed
with precision, and delicately balancing himself as he delivered his
part. Next appeared the _World_, habited as a theological student, and
sorrow for irreparable loss was indicated by a Weed upon his hat. One
looked for the embodiment of the _News_ in vain, but a Wooden figure,
wheeled in silence through the apartment, was thought to convey a
mysterious lesson. A martial ghost, wearing upon his head a triple
crown, like the vision of Macbeth, yet bravely supporting himself under
the three-fold encumbrance, seemed the _Courier_ of Wall Street. The
pageant passed, but Roseton seemed unsatisfied; and it soon occurred to
him that the deep draughts of secession news, which he had been
accustomed to receive each morning from the _Journal of Commerce_, had,
on this occasion, failed him.
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