Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-19
RON THE .M r. EYEN1NG Post.

B w e uiS CVCAAAit, 3 s@eAay .0Ase-ss. - -
another extract from this exquisite satire.
The key to the following is governor Clai-
borne; the " two kings" the tall cam
didateo and the sslittle candidate" are
I'm and B--rr. Tobit is Wilkinson,
and Cat0 of $3.50 means Cate Vest. We
are now ready to witness our con]urer's
charming exhibition.
LA LANTERNE MAGIQUE, No. q
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Horatius restaurants,
ART POET.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
IsHALL now proceed to shew you, what
you shall presently see; | shall shew you,
and exhibit in true colors, an astonishing
series of the most curious etamorphoses
that ever an individual was passed through
since the days of Proteus. Doyou behold
ysnder cooked hat Of prodigious dimension!
Look close under it and you will see our
hero Of the day youth with his locks
powdered, pen stuck behind his ear, some
unfinished writing before him, reading gree
Oily, but slyly, sometking in his lap. The
youag man probably has received a letter
from his sweetheart. No such thing, It's a.
newspaper he is reading SO attentivcIy.
Pass, presto, quick and BECOME.
Behold now our cheva}ier de trois cornes
in new character, A JuDcEl Has he stu
died law? Yes, the laws of nature, in the
compendious digest Of chief justice llac Sy
copl4aat. Behold two great men near him
they are at deadly variance with each O.
ther; but observe on what good terms his
hen0' ls with both. How happens all this !?
Why his honor pinps for one, and then sub
,osa betrays him to the other, and thus
makes friends of both. Pass, SIC.
See him now-Heavens, what meta
morphose "Half horse, half alligator
mounted on the stump of tree, with bar
rel OF whlskey before him, making a loud
noise, half neigh, half bray, and mob of
monsters like himself roaring drunk about
him. What has become of his cooked hat?
Locked up snug. What.ha become Of the
powder in his locks Blown out-r.,;;.ff, by
one blast OF democratic hurricane. Pass,
Sc.
Behold now our monster restored to h,,-
man shape, with his cooked hat again. Our
judge is now national legislator. The le-
gisature are electing king. Two great
men are candidates. Observe how graci
ously the chevafer de trois cofnes smiles on
both! What promising looks he CASTS to the
right and to tie left! The number of votes
are nearly quail On both sides. The scale,
OF success are poised: our hero's weight a.
lone is only wanting to turn them.
x X \ X Gin whisper) x
y * X y SecYeto,yshib Of State.
The little candidate shakes his head.-
x x * 4 X X
X Secretaryship Of the Treasury.
The tall candidate 1lowns. y
X X X y
Past o0Sce. The tall candidate frowns A.
gain X y Embassy to i
< - frowns again. Then turning
to the little candidate. X X X = <
y X X x Var eAce.
1t Won't do. Then to the tall candidate.-
II II
n N y y colonial brocoasusate
"a bargain. And 50 proconsulate it was,
(and the tall candidate was made king. y
Pass, sc.
Behold now our proconsul at his govern
ment, metamorphosed into being of rags
ana straw---a very puppet suspended by
wires, which any one can direct if he can
once get hold of them. His first guide is
Cato. You mean the example of some of
the Roman Catoes. Nosuch thing, mean
the Cato Of Cxx*x# creek. A clumsy fell
low too at his new business. He has not
yet learned how to handle the .u;..A. .,:4L IL