Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-07-23

here 8 poor fra:i daughter of Eve, who
had broken the peace by some noctur-
nal disturbance-there juvenile thieves
caught at their depredations- Such Q
motely picture was rarely exhibited !;
and such q frank compound OF villain
Gus SMELLS rendered a mouthful of
sweet air in the Park, luxury eager
| ly to be sought for. And now day had
| fairly blushed, and purple streaks in
the eastern sky, tinged with gold. gave
token of the rising sun. The good peo'
pie Just began to stir--the maids opens
| ed the street doors, and with brush in
hand, prepared for the mornings duty
the sleepy apprentice and shop boy,
with naked feet and uncombed locks,
were yawnipgly taking down the shut
ters--the little black sweep, with sooty
blanket, had just began his shrleklng
cries-the milkm men with their ponde-
rous tine kettles and falsetto voice-the
baker with his long one horse cart and
ammunition baskets--the labourers
saunteging for employment, had just
given animation to the scene, at early
dawn, when made my way to the Bat
terry.
Novelists and Poets have differed, as
to that period of the day, when women
are seen to most advantage-somep pre-
| fer the hustle of domestic duty-others
| the head of the we'll stored table some
the social circle, while there are many,
! who, by the glare of torch light, in the
mazes of the dance, or the crowd oi the
A! drawing room, make the most useful
or the most brilliant exhibition. But,
if YOU wish to see nature, unsophistica-
ted--towering o'er the Establishments
of art, with powerful majesty, you
must rise very early and see our ladies
! takea morning walk--no stif1ly laced
boddiaes, no hair thickly curled, no ze-
phyr shawls, or a frightful sized dress
bonnet, crushed with the weight of az
tificial roses, A simple muslin slip, a
becoming gypsy hat, under which the
glossy hair istucked with careless hand
and braid stealing in luxuriance occa-
| sionally, o'er the shoulder. Cheeks
and complexion fair and ruddy, the eye
refreshened with sleep, beamng with
intelligence and sparkling with ANNA
ton. Thus attired. we find them on
the Battery, tripping it over the gravel.
Jed walks, and tasting the balmy air
| waited from the ocean. Here at sun.
rise we have fine view of the placid
river and the noble bay. Ships coming
in with fulsail steam boats under weigh
with the curling smoke of their furna.
ces mingling with the breeze; wher
ries and fishing smacks, pilot boats and
market barges, sprinkled over the river,
aad ripping IT'D fair surface.
From the Battery raruble to Fulton
Market a picture ofthe busy busting
scene it presents, is TO less interesting
The butchers with their tempting viands
| displayed to the best advantage, the fish
market and its variety, the Jersey girle
with their eggs and butter, the Long
Island damseis and their choice fruits,
and then the multitude cheapening,
purchasing and filing their market
baskets, the quick movements, the anx-
ious and attentive eye, the jingling Of
small change, display of pocket books
and purses, then the vegetable and
flower world in perfection, and to crown
all, tumbler of fresh buttermillc pre-
sented by Hebe, in the shape of a lassis
from Wehawken. Who welld lie in bed
J x,h;lo , II Staca scanaa ORC eyhi bittpC
And yet on my return, with boquet
of mignionette, and moss roses in one
hand, and basket of wild, ye. richly
| flavoured Strawberries in the other, my
room mate bolted up right in bed
on my opening the door, ant with his
white night cap, extended arms, and
frightful yawn, draw.ed oct, 9cho IS
there ? do, as ct yo@2