Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-18
LESSON FOR THE LA les.

rlan at the ID itlSh uu'eo'i' - 'N>o'
mended to the perusal OF our TAR rea-
ders:
One day, when, according to the rules
OF his Office, as assistant librarian in the
British museum, he attended thro' that
grand magazine of curiostles party OF
ladies' and gentleman !: all of whom
except one lady, we're disposed to be
highly pleased with what they saw ard
really would have been SO, if this c'pri-
cious fair one had not continually damp
ed their qualification with such exclama'
tons as these: ooh! trumpery ! Come
along: Lord SEQ nothing worth look
ing at This lady being the handsom-
rs, of the group, Mr.. A. (who although
IA old bachelor, was great admirer OF
beauty at Grst fixed upon her as histem
porary favorite but soen bad reason to
transfer his particular attention to aho-
Their less handsome, but more amiaole.
On her. continuing similar strain OF eS
Carnations, altered with correspondent
looks and demcanor, he turned towards
her and said, " My sweet young
lady, what pains you kindly take to pre-"
vent that fine face of yours from killing
half the bcaux in London !" And then
directed his conversation explanatory of
the different objects before them 70 The
rest of the party.
SO much influence, however, SHE had
over her companions---tha hat, beaten as
the round was to the worthy AID ln'truc-
tive librarian she csused h!'a to f2Ish
it considerably sooner than was either
pleasing to his mind, or CONVENIENT to
the state and pondeg"sitv OF his body ---
While IN the last ro"n, nst before he
matt his parting b@w, addressing him
self TO her with that suaNliv ct :Hanner
which was SO peculiar 70 h'rn, be Smll.
iaply said" Why, what Ia CT s. !ittse
puss you are Nothing pleascs ynu'--
Here arc ten Thousand cu'l Us end va
!uabie things brought at vast cXPence
from Ill! parts Of the world ; and '0u
turn Up you" nose It Tie whose OF them
Do YOU think with these ANS, tnat 'tHe
pretty f,cc wii ever get you husba II I?
Mt II he knows Y,u hall al hour tlrSl.
Almost every DIV e nv life, and espe-
cialsy when attending ladies' through
,hese rooms. | roget being All old ba-
chelor for see so raony charming,
BOD te nperrd women, that reproacn
u,vsGf for not trying TO persuade one OF
trsm 10 bless NE with hcr company -
Bu' cam fall in love with yoa, and III
honestly tell YOU shall! pity the man
that does for I'm, sure yoU'lt plague
him out Of his life"
During shis singular valcdictorv speech,
delivered with such pleasantly that e.
zen the reproved could not take offence
ut i,l the gentleman, who, WAS OF the
party, locked now at the speaker and
then at the lady, with considerable emo
tor, but said nothing while she called
up no smsil portion Of lightning into
6pe pair cf dark eyes, and sumo transient
flashes Of it in,o her checks, and then
with her friends, (who af1'rbIy wished
their candid Cicerone a good morning.
withdrew.
Some hat more than year afterwards
on going the same roand again, our no
nest friend was particularly pleased ~'th
one lady Of tie party a2d that ne be-
ing the prvttiest, he conlrived, according
to his wonted custom, as a sailor w"uld
saw, soon "to near her" r. spcotIntly
iuquisi,iye respecting, every object
which time allowed her to notice, She
asked humber OF questions and, most
willingly,
He taught the lovely fair one all he
knew :"
while, in the most engaging manner, she
drew the attention Of her friends 20 many
curiosilies which they would otherwise
have passed by unnbserV"nt. IN snort
as good Bishop Rumble says, she " be-
ing disposed TO be pleased with evsFy
thing, every thing consp'red to please
her" Nor was less pleased her worthy
and benevolent guide !; who, while she
was contemplating the beauties ct ns-
lure, was contemplating, not only the
charms of her person, but also those OF
her mind. At length "the wonder end
ed" He was about to make bis best
bow, when the fascinating fair one, with
an arch smile, Cooking him rather
askew in the face asked him whether
he remembered her No ma'am,
said he, " but shall not easily forget
YOU" Then, linking her arm with that
Of a gentleman vino was OF the party
she asked. in the same engaging NAH
ner, whether he remembered hm' 10
which he replied, He Thought he cid;
but the gentleman looked better then
when he saw him before" Nov, sir
said she, "d.n't you recoilect once, III
this very room, giving lady, who was
pleased with nothing, and di'lieased
with every thing, smart lecture TOY her
caprice and i'll temper!" eyes, ma'sn'
| do" Well. sir, I am that lady; .r,
should rather say, svas; for yeu hi We
been the means, in the hands of Divine