The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-26

parts Oh inc TOOtIh ohd saw odO knOCk
down seven articles 10 seven innocent by
SANDERS, viz: towing piece 10 a fa,
widow pr of stays to ward deputy /;
gig TO waiting woman; O'Keefe's
works 10 Methodist parscn complete
set of John Bull TO alderman Wood and
Greek grammar to . stock broker.
d. n. m.-Dinner. Asked Jack Nit
ten TO take glass Of sherry. and pokcd
| vinegar cruet into his paw. Made him
sputter out liquid, like lions head a,
| AlGeate pump. Swore it was all his
own doing, and for once in way got be.
lieved. Told wife L had been at Bat
SUITS; was asked by her W hat news p
Answered the French bod taken UNI
brsgc. More fools the Spaniards, replied
Mrs Gander, for not terrifying it better
| 5, 7, m.-Polite note from lawyer
Lynx, telling me that hoaxing an attor-
ney was felonv at common law. ard tina,
he rneant to indict me al the ensuing Old
Bailey sessions, unless | paid the costs
in Dobbs " Shuttle, according to enclos-
ed account. Perused bill "Attending
plaintiff by appointment, when he asked
me how did, six and eight pence; al
tending, answering him, pretty middliDg
six and eight pence, &c. Sc. total, fif-
Teen pound eighteen" Damned all pet,
tifoggers. and gave bearer check for
the amount. Muffin man with bell -
bawled out mullins, and bobbed. Aimed
at Perriwinkle with pea shooter; and
chalked s'mangling done here" upon
Slice, the surgeons window shutter
Visit from bowling hobbIing waiter, from
the CITY Of London tavern: "beg pardon,
sir, bu, here's the bill, sir. ""S hat bill?"
I"Mr. Joller, sir, and MIR. Sctaggs. sir,
them as you April fooled this morning
met and compared notes, sir knew
YOUR hand; vent to my masters tavern to-
gether, city Of London, sir; ordered your
own dinner, sir turtle and roast hare
for two. sir, and told me 10 bring you the
bill, sir Swore would not pay it /:
looked out of the window, and saw Jolter
and Scraggs walking up and down by
the Wadsworth coach, and fiourishirg a
brace of horse whips Sc, it down fol
TO joke, and told waiter 10 call to-mor
row for his money.
9, p. m.-Whist. Wife and agains
Letilia and deputy's lady. Head run
ming upon take-in of tavern bill miss
ed deal with queen of diamond at bottoms
wife kicked my left shin. Second deal
at my old tricks asked Mrs KilderkIn
i she had heard the news Answered
no what news ? Told her that Ferdi.
nand had dissolved the corles in hot wa
ter. Played spade, and thought it was
trump: another kick from wife. Lick
| L ,.,I
third kick
10, r. m.-Whist; again seats chang
ed to change luck Long dispute be-
,ween Mrs. Kilderkin and Mrs. Gander,
the one asserting that lord Byron should
never marry daughter Of hers, and the
other that he should. Head bothered
by Beppo, Mazeppo, and Alleppo. -
Frumped my partners lead. Fourth
kick from nv wife, luckily intercepted
by Mrs. Kilderkin's off ANGLE. Wife
begged pardon. Another rat>tattat,a land
another rattle and slap from hackney
coach step, announced the arrival OF Mrs
Deputy's equipage bows and courtesies
shawis, shippers, and ceremoDious exit
Mrs. kildeikiD vowing, with yawn, tina
she bad never past pleasanter evening
II, p. m.-Bed candles. One made
: by me, consisting of round pole of GU
turnip, tipped with charcoal, unlbckil,
selected by my vile. Much pokiDs
with shutters before trick detected
Glance of vengeance exit wife upstairs
husband following.
12, p, m.--Listened to curtain lecture
! 6fty-DDe mianute and then fell asleep.
In the year 1908, the present cap
: tain Woolsey, the late captain Gamble
and Mr.. James Cooper, of N. York. ther
5 all of the navy, with the late colone
Chrystie, and colonel Gardner, now o
; that city, Of the army, formed one mess
e at Oswego, on Lake Ontario. The ser
: want of colonel (tben ensigh) Gardner
s was an Irish lad OF about twenty, who
i was known in the mess by the name o
= Sligo. On one OCCASION, when the gen
; uemep we're drinking their tea, the fire
fell dowr, and coal lodged in larg'
h track, where it soon produced blaze
u "Pnt out the fire, Sligo," SAID one Of thu
G gentlemen. The lad seized the tea ket
tie, in haste, but when he had it over thu
b FIRE, he suspended his operations, though
: every feature in his face expressed doubt
: anxiety and zeal, "put out the fire.
D exclaimed the head of the mess, in
0 voice OF thunder. The poor boy wished
to obey him, but his brain was on fire it
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