Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-01

VIII a Fcu, mUtOccOs cap duu UtUau
yellow bands around his knees-the
other was a middle sized black look
Ing man, with a squalled bilious
looking aspect and pot, belly Alb,
says one of my companions. Wershall
soon have some sport What is ~
be done ssyssl7 Why, says he, |
knew not; but from the looks ofihc
little pot bellied fellow ne must BE
good at a quirk, my life for it lie.
can swallow knife or bolt 4 pound
of Plus! As for the yoaog man. ex
claimed they, you may rest assured
that ne ID for great Jumping or
ground and lofty tnmbiing. In this
stage of our conjecture We Wers
called to 8 silence," when the little
pin swallawer was heard 10 say tha,
be would NOT support Joe Lewis.
for that he had voted to enerease The
tax on winsEey with ca intent to de-
sfroy the revenue--tilat for his part
be was resolved TO support the ga
se,-ament threagh thick and thin.
and every Republican patriot would
do the same-giye me the man ex
claimed he, who will support 70. ern
meat In the most periiaus times. who
can suffer grivations and meet dan
ger in ny form and at any place,
.aesher it be in Canadiau SHOWS Or
al ass own door: for my own part.
'sent.esaen. i support governments as
every true Republican should 1
grant yea that the tiaes have been
hard. but to enable me to pay nay
taxes wore my old eloaths anal had
5,heta turned three times, and like. q
true Republican | hanisbed luxaries
from my house aud table. tea, cof
s,ee and sugar never entered my door,
musa and milk, sir. was my tea and
coifee.' Well. says The Young gen
tieman. bursting with laush,er. pray.
sir. tell me who paid most towards
the support of government, the man
who drank tea and .oifee and went
decently clad, or your patriot who
turned his eloail,s taree-times and
bursted himself with mush and milk
10 the morning.! Upon ,his interro-
gatory tho old gentleman wheeled
sslon i,is heel, with a loud laugh.
pulling up his breeehes, witch By
;his time had sunk upon his hams.
then giving his fsee most painful
screw and waving his hand, begged
be youats gentleman to GET sone Of
i,is leaders 10 make sEeech 10 the
people and he would seoa answer
iiim. Tue crowd now began to dis
perse, a6d turning 10 one OF them
asked @ha t.,is old a,an was That,
sir. said he. is one Of the gentlemen
who bias l,tcIy ,drawa I'D AN address
10 the people in fayor of Mr. Ma.
son. Turniag M,saif to Wnrtiiy
'nau who Knew 10 bc the political!
friend OF ii,is musii add milk patriot
pray sis. said /, did Your friend
sisoal6er his mnsae. in the late at.
tack upon cur Capitol? he blushej
anu said he believed not. 4 bye.
siaauer who heard the enquiry ex.
ciained . my God mo, tsis rag
patriet. sir. said he, who talks s
5oui buEeting the Canadian SHOWS;
"hea the Capitol ofhis country was
~ smoaking ruins, and our rulees
vito were to take Canatia in SIX
weeks after the war was eommens-
ed. were dying day ana nj Int
through the hills and coaceaIments
above Georgetowa, mennted his
norse aud taking very small bird
| Gun ia his hand rode 10 tue town OF
slunasles, where be Psated 4. iroth.
ed. aud swore that he would shed
the blood OF those Goths' or be
irish ia the attempt The enemy had
gene up the Potomac-a party was
made TO ride 10 the river for the
purpose OF making observations on
sGeiP way 10 going through very
narrow deiile, ibis gentleman was in
che rear--the gentleman in the trent
Of tae column. vino has on such oc
casions a pretty quick eye. discover
cd upon the opposite side Of tile pass
something like bayonels. which lie
believed were held by party Of the
| iaitissi-he was too near them to