Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1823-11-12

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dame, covered with feathers and gilt
tering with gems, for,
"Beauty ween hath many arts to wins
To her, you will; after ogling with your
eye, and lodging with your head and
advancing sideways and smirking with
your lips, address yourself something in
the following manner:
"My dear Mrs. Clubhouse, how charm
ing you look 10 night Well it is pro-
digious! Why were you not at the ball
the other night? Pom honour, I'm real
ly quite thunderstruck, asst were, that
one so fresh as you-and SO gay-and,
10 proverb, so agreeable, should Sc
cIuden-
Then she will strike you on the arm
with her fan, and with sweet smile re-
ply" Oh you deceiving rogue 81
know you you shan't hatter me. |
promise you; detest flattery; no, you
shanI'-
Flatter you my dear Mrs. Old
house ? Flatter you ? l have too much
regard for your husband-that was-and
your children-that are---and your grand
bah -
6 My-what did you say, sir ~
"-l was was-speaking madam
yes, was speaking."-
+" Yes SIR
" Ha, ha of that ancient painting,
ma'am the painting hanging on the
wall | mean, ma'am. How finely it is
fnished-!-the colors so true 10 nature
was saying how much in grace and
beauty-it, (pardon my presumption) i.
resembIed YOU -
C Oh! sir''-
You know what credit Xenophon gels
for his retreat with the ten thousand =
now retreat yourself.
On your left, on sofa, half reclined.
is deposited the slender remains of Miss
Lucinda Ann Olivia Dyaway, who died
s. OF rose in aromatic pain''-more
than year ago. + Alas poor ghost;n
You address il as follows:
Miss Dyaway, your most ODE Tyou
take out your handkerchief and shake
it sentimentally] ~dient humble servant
- at the same time with yonr eve YOU
measure The distance to the door:1-
Miss Dyaway, your most obedient hum
" What did you observe, sir ?'' Liam
guidly.]
. Obserre ma am Egad, l have (aIas
poor ghost y almost forgotten what |
did observe but believe said there
must be many funerals soon; and that
there is prodigious deal of thunder
this month-and all that sort of thing -
and the crops are very short, too, ma
am and plenty of grasshopers."
"Grasshoppers p
g Yes! Grasshoppers -
Now you are in pretty scrape in
deed.-You wish the grasshoppers I'M
der the care of Dr. Stop, and you almos,
consign them to the fate which The had
less Obadiah incurred for lying the knots.
Nothing but a laugh will save YOU.
But what time TO laughD You mourn
fully raise one of your louGesi notes of
merrment; self defence requires it.
Like Dominic Samson q wish every
body as welD you go-Ho-- ha--ho-and
so on. 1t CRATES on the ear like the
crash of an overloaded cart but no
matter, it saves you.
A-pro-pos at this moment, another
damseI, I" loose are her tresses seen. her
zone"-bou'ld aq, (as the poet beautiful
~ expresses it, will smite you on the
shonlder} and say:
''Ah you mischevous lover of fun
always laughing!''
Laughing p
YES laughing---rve caught you'--
Caught me FL hope not. Oh no ma
am, not laughing--,l assure you upon
honor, not laughing. That is, not
laughing at any body, but only to my
self"
Laughing to yourself! All you cum
ming little Isaac let me laugh with you
---Ha--ha--ha land at you---Ha--ha--
ha -
" Laugh at me, mann POUNDS -
= Yes, sir, 10 be sure, laugh---ha---ha
Laugh Ut you ---ha--ha lis there moth
ing ridiculous about you indeed -
You must now, observe what | say,)
look up to the wall, and if you do not
see any thing there, you must look upon
the carpet for Blanch and Tray and
all will be upon you, unless well-tim-
ed retreat effects your deIiverance.
Philosopher indeed YOU must be, if
you can dare the'' 1oorldS dread laugh"
And The whole world is, to most men,
and to more women---" just three miles
round land though it be said that
all the worlds cattle shew'---yet