Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-31
Fran the North american.
COARSE JOKES,
Which my ,provoke mirM in refined minds.
fcoMMUNIc ALTON.

ConfMUNIC ALTON.
A!essra. Printers in Baltimore,
HERE beginneth the Journal -learn-
ed remarks good stories-traveis-city
and subelbs Oh the Potomac--excellent to
improve minds Of all sorts of people below
the rank of the sovereign mob--rob- intel
lect always above any mprovement-best
Judges of law and polltlcs-decide without
the trouble ofrelection.
CHAPTER I.
Three Old stamps right on the bank CT
the river-map OF the mocn--plan of the
DIV docks-saw a. large Tom cat-little
white ilorse-a man whistling as merry as
lark-Thouahts upon last war-T~o
co1nb-makers running after a frog, with his
horns at least three feet ng-quecr--why
dds they Set the prerarie deg after him
louisiana great bIessin5-rlake ali trades
aouriis like iilly-frog HONS max better
combs than ivory ten to onc--took lock
INTO the Potomac--coud' 1T seea fish II the
whole rivera large white house-}ady
sitting at the window meniir3 q par oired
MISUNDERSTANDING times--live cheap IS
dirt-could'nt See whether she 'sis FS'Y'F . SsS
navy cfice--aotl1iag remarkable but
tho #3s##'s nose--anotEreI Office Ar.
Caffeine sectrv--so called because he
was born in Genoa TO cut OF the nber-
ties of Anerica--beautitul man--sang
6 fine song about the whiskey boys-i1nark-
ct house-6sh at six pence bunch-heafd
-, old woman make bargain tor crab
rot i for twopence-cross the branch--the
can;ta]-6ne house-yeilow stuff ooze cut
of the wall-query, whether yellow stun
ooze from a mineral substance IN the ssone'
or from corruption within the house iosn
Pa;ne's opinion on the subject-naag1c-
good thing for congressmen-nake them
SION g commensurate one man the power
70 import salt-sells the privilege to MS
nds-rnake them love hinl-congressmen
all ouidmincks-did'nt know ne could rslse
money by it-sive power next tlme to mn
nor+ every thing else-always sell privileges
70 the highest bidder-make heap OF money
-5uild fine palace-get beautiful queen
70 nut into it-query whether the queen WIN "
be ~7SS1Hf"fS'f'' 'oPei - Q M.
mer opinion---I too--unicorh raln--l W..
Iefersoa--good story OF his aoouI 4 sais
mountain--toreign enlbassadors-l hese'
saw s,eb wb;skers in all my llfe---grand en-
gagement in one of the whlskers---oon-
ere adjourned to see the battle-piea5 s.
ed Tommy to the soul--cou.o nj 'e ~
which beat for his liie-N. B. Congress
always adjourn to see important amuSehlsh' ~
- Custom house, Collector democrat DIS
usual-a lnanwanted to send flour TO oosto"
-collector did'ntknow-said he loaaei 90
fat-query, if a collector is not to decide IN
this way, how is ne to determlne between
the merits of two strangers! Gold eagles IN
some places-good things tor Collectors
snectacles-see through them as clear as
aIass--write out a permit for flour like
flash rat run into a bank OF oister she IL
once in my travels found out pubic ON.
Ger searching for goods--saw a large ears 5,
quarrel between him and a merchant a.
bout bonds--merchant jobd oank llo's
right into his eye--made him as Dlinu %
/ bat--a tlipfto the navy yard--Dlg slnl ~
, builtfor fun--sailors in distress--save 'hen