Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-12
l with her taste Am quite enchanted;

Bought, oeca 4Se tney may DC WsuIeos
Wanted, because they may be bought.
Il should not be at ali surprised
said capt. i'hac.Ieray to the utterer OF
TIM. jeu desprit, If Mrs. Backhouse
gave you that idea. You must know
her she lives in Castle street. Hol-
born. and spends the whole morning IN
picking up things remarkably cheap.
She bought the late Irish giants boots;
she has no occasion for them at pre-
sent, but they may come into play.
Last Wednesday she met with a capt.
ia: bargain in Brokers Row, Moore.
tieids-s brass door plate, with Mr..
Henderson engraved upon it: it only
cost her ninepence halfpsnny. Should
any thing happen to Backhouse. and
she be afterwards courted by any body
OF the name of Henderson, there is
door plate ready
THIS sally, proving successful, drew
the attention Of the club towards he
utterer and the chairman told him,
that, when his turn arrived, he had no
doubt of his favoring the company with
an excellent epigram; adding, I'm the
mean willie, sir, believe it is my turn:
Two Harveys had a separate wish
TO please in separate stations
The one invented sauce Tor fish,
The other MeditationS.
Each has his Pungent powers applied
10 aid the dead and diving,
That relishes Sole when fried,
This saves sole from frying.
Gentlemen said the member whose
turn was next In succession Il have a
weIghty objection to all that has been
hitherto uttered. An eplgram should
not be extended to eight lines; and |
believe all that we have heard this o
vening, have been OF tina, leng h. Four
lines ought to be the ne Plus ultra: If
only two, so much the Oester. Allow
me to deliver one which was uttered
by an old gentleman, whose daughter
Arabella lmportuned him for money
Dear Bell, to gain money, sure, silence is best,
For dumb Bells are tittest to open the chest
Il am quite of your opinion said he
who followed: and IN narrating all cpl.
taph by Ilsconsolate husband upon
his late wife | mean to contine myself
within the same Spartan limits:
Two bones from my body have taken trip,
I've buried my Rib, and got rid OF my Hyp.'
Now, captain = said the President,
addressing himself to young Culpep-
per's mustschio'd associate. The dra-
COON started. and waxed rather red.
ON me, 10 itp' sWell then
will give you Latin one. My FRIEND
Culpepper and |, on coming out of the
Opera mouse las, Saturday, got into a
dispute with hackney coschman.-
Upon which | collar Cd him, and he col.
Jared me, and ne tore the silk facing OF
my cloak. Upon which says Culpep-
per. Vino is to mend 1t? Upon wnicn,
Gays l, no body can replace the silk ia.
cling but the man VINO made the cape,
because according to the Latin adage.
SU CSpis hie AoSi'.
A dark mahogany balloting.box was
now produced: each member had two
votes: the several eplgrams were pro-
posed. aud balloted for, in rotation.
and upon drawing forth the balls, it was
ascerta,ned that each person had given
one favorable ball to his own cpl gram,
aud one to Captain Thacksray's, thus
intimating, that, next to his own pro-
duction. the superior merit lay with
the Latin adage. Our visitor has it,
said the President, and at the same
time, with great ceremony. threw over
the Ca ptain's head blue silk riband,
TO which was appended blue silver
medal.