Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-11

oaLtiaS TIC olneT night IN my elbow cnair,
with my segar IN my mouth, and musing
over the calamity which had recently be-
fallen this town; and the most likely
means, under Providence TO prevent It's
recurrence, the faculties of the mind were
overbalaaced BY the drowsy powers Of the
body, and fell asleep. AS was without
my nigbt-cap in this new situation my head
soon began to axe, FOR
Awake IL is my constant 1rle
Ia keep feet warm, and Cabaf cool,
But when the hlaips do dorn1antie
70 keep ther, hos as Cbristmas.pie.
Luckily, Morpheus hailed me, and gave
me his cowl-But, Mr.. Editor, guess my
astonishment when found In it a LIST
with the following tile !" Persons 1ohose
names haze been mentioned in the batbEc
prints forcomm0n-c linen j0rtte ensuing
gear 5u: 1plto ought NOT TO BEELEGTED.," In
looking over the Est observed the name
ola great military character, celebrated for
the suppleness of his manners, and the
lightness Of his heels; and could not help
expressing my surpriae to Morpheus, how
he came to be nominated; at the same time
suggesting that sit must have been either
BY himself, or the CT of the Militia
fines, He brieay. gave me to know that /
was mistaken; thar the CT was named
as 81 fit and able person" by a certain
gin-hoase politician Of a large Cah6re, who
expected, through his interest to be made
a justice OF the peace, orperhaps a consta-
bles being the most lucrative Office infhe
gift Of the MaGIsTRtTEs.
The next name which attracted my no.
tice was that of a person who strenuously
insisted ought not to be there, as TO my
certain knowledge he sometimes ventured,
with greathsr0iSa,, during the late sickness
on discount morning as far as the Bank;
but Morpheus daily informed me that he
became dizzy, & his optic nerves failed him
upon viewing at adlstance the La2afetto.
OF anathergentleman for whom express
ed a liking, he observed that it was no
doubt true. he was in town during the pre-
valence of the malady, and rose with great
alacrity on the morning of the fire IN Wa
ter-street, but then II was solely with a
view to prevent his inmates and servants
from going out; yet, with all his activity,
Cato and Wowski had got the start of him,
and were there ameng the foremost. Of
anothershe remarked that he certainly ap-
peared IN brobria persona, on that melan-
choly morning, with his hands in his pock-
cts, and vanished almost simultaneously
with determination no doubt to be alive
next day, and have it in his power to inform
his fellow citizens that he was there in an
acttve capacity.
The next subject Of his animadversion
was my countryman Onlagh M'Oulaghan
Here, by the bye, could have seen his
Godship over head and ears in the river
Styx, for Onlagh is a good sort Of ,nan up
on the whole, and will go very far indeed to
serve friend, specially one whohas made
friends withthe l1amm0n funrIghteousness;
and his wife, too, is a oery god sort eta
7ooman but it seems a little family bicker-
ing had the night previous to the FIRE taken
place between them, and Onlagh was ex-
tremely unmanageahle. Itmav, therefore,
be inferred that in the morning he felt
strong inclination to forgive and be forgiv-
en- /; and as preliminary step had just got
into his wife's bed, whenthe bell rang; the
manner OF his detention there can be easily
imagined, but the malignant Morpheus
broadly limited that he was amusing himself
in more agreeable manner, thaa in con-
ducting the aoater pipes, at which, tits ac-
knowledged BY all, he is an excellent
hand.
Here the Lethean God pronounced aloud
the other names on the list, and challenged
me to point out one OF them who was Uisi-
bic, within the limits Of the Corporation,
during the months of September, aid Oc-
tober last Although ! am naturally fond
Of wagering, because it is a short way of
arguing, was under the disagreeable ne