The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-12-16
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OHIO Our particular friends, who
subsci bed 10 nearly all the papcrs IN
this CT has lately requested all the edi-
tors WON he patronixcd, to discontinue
sending him their papers. The reason
he asst ms for his determination, is this !:
--thashis counting room is constantly fl.
led wSh loungers, and appears more
like eo6ee-roem than place of bust,
ness. ae says that the frequen. Interrupt
tons hi labours under are very annoying,
and he)hopes he will be relieved from
ioungfs, by depriving himself Of the
pleasure ofreceiving the papers for some
time. Bali. Fed. Reh.
1--WE wonder if there arc none Of the
miserable creatures Of the description al
luded to in the above paragraph, in Alex.
andria! But reader do not put the cap
on unless it Ats: and If your reighbor is
an annoyance you in this way, We re-
commend to you, as well Tor our sake as
your own convenience, TO lend him the
paper which contains the foregoing fact
"a polite method too Of telling him Of his
intrusion,) that he may see the i'll eff.
fects of his troublesomeness--and he will,
surely, take the hint, if not entirely void
Of feeling ] 800.
The court and crowd Of spectators
were yesterday morning occupied with
the examination and commitment of a
Young lady, who had been taken up and
broughtin by watchman the night be-
fore, for rude and indecent conduct in
Anthony>street, near the Collect. II
seems she had TWO more in her company,
but the others escaped. Her very de-
cent and demure appearance, as she sat
silent and sad in her large green bonnet,
as much retired as possible, interested
The feelings of the sitting magistrate, and
he was jus, going to call her forward, and
dispose of her case FIRST, when the watch
man who had taken her up gave him a
hint that there was some mystery about
the affair, and that the unhappy down.
cast damsel was in fact a roaring young
buck, Just raw from the country, whom
some city lads little more knowing had
put forward in carrying ON hoax, upon,
and very much annoying, one OF the
watchmen, and then left him with his
fingers in the trap to answer for their,
and his own, misguided heroism. The
dress and disguise we're inimitably adapt.
ed and the Waterman himself who took
him did not detect the imposition ill, on
closer scrutiny at the watch house, he
discovered, instead Of .dimples and roses,
well set beard and rakish pair OF wits.
kers.
The magistrate, however, still pro.
ceeded inthe examination as though he
knew nothing OF the secret.
Magtstrafe,-Ilow old are you, Ma
dom p Prisoner, Gin smo,hered tone)
twenty-five, sir.
Magistrate, How many children
have yon, madam D. Prisoner, none, sir.
,MaSistraie,-Wha net married
a'am!--Pris no sir.
Z. Magistrates What is your name,
miss - Prisoner, Benjamin.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS! Why Rem
jamin Is mans name. Watchman,
here step this way. What kind Of Job
is this -can YOU explain
The wa,cbman then went through the
whole de'Sis OF the arrest, &c.-hOw he
had tiscovtred the prisoner, and two or
three Others after running upon him a
good while, in clothes which they had
exchanged with some prostitutes on the
Collect, and had brought up the prisoner
after cautionng him frequently to dcsi.t,
and here he WIS to answer. The prison.
rpassed the eight In the watch house,
grooming and sweating in the most exces.
sive manner. Tic was ordered TO Bride
we'll, and his clothes sent for, and about
sunset allowed, by the special kindness of
the magistrate and the in,ercessioD Of a
friend, to be Sc. at liberty, large bill Of
cos's also being paid by his friend. Few
martyrs, it is said ever suffered more
sincerely by imprisonment, while it last
ed than he did. W Y. liner.
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