Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-01-14

Landlord! supper for SIX!
Yes Sir.
g-oysters-ham-
Yes Sir
Celery, fruit and wine.
Certainly; yes Sir.
IN pay
Yes Sir
the bill
Yes Sir.
BOY
Yes Sir
Bring me-
Yes Sir
glass
Yes Sir
of Brandy and
Yes Sir.
Hero LANDLORD!
Here Sir.
Have my boots brushed bring in the easy
chair, put some coal on the FIRE have some
coffee at supper; let my boots be BACKED :;
hang up my cloak; drive the cat out Of the
room and bring me the boot jack.
-~Oh, yes Sir.
Boy
Yes Sir.
A cigar-
Yes Sir
and glass Of
Yes Sir
Water -
Oh! yes Sir.
Now you have the entire use of a
large parlour. And in Specification of
your Importance, instead of wearing
three tails, like bashaw, you sit in three
chairs at time, like gentleman. You
put oae or two of your feet on the and
irons, the table, or the jamb. You walk,
trot or run about the room, and in the
loneliness of your independence, jump
over the sideboard or break the china.
But all human felicity is liable to in
.terruption for most probably travel
Ter, more cold and hungry than yourself,
will present himself into your room, and
deposit himself in chair by the fire.
This, no doubt, is contempt Of the
ROYAL prerogative. You will according
ly cas-. superci!ious smiles of cotempt
upon his face and appearance thrust
both hands into your pockets and whistle
with great energy and effect. And in
token Of mortal defiance you will take a
pinch of snuff in the most resolute man
nec that can be conceived of, the conse-
Quence OF which will make g The welkin
ring" again. But the enemy is not to be
SO easily dslodged: he will solicit the
favor Of your snuff box, and return the
salutation with force that make
s. The rocks, aud hills, and dales resound."
Being disappointed il this mode of war.
fare, YOU will come to sort Of cessation
Of arms with your discourteous adversa-
~, and by way of Cancellation he will
perhaps say
Bad travelling, Sir.
Hum.
What news?
Hum. with genteel sneer.)
Are you the Landlord?
The Landlord, Sir?
Yes the Landlord, Sir! You seem TO be
at home !: just bring ne hot cut!
A hot cut. A hot cut
You stride the room with marvellous
dignity aud :. being rash and very sud-
den in choler" you ring the bell with
an imposing violence; while your tor
mentor regards you with look OF dog
ged complacency. The Landlord enters.
With proud sense of superiority you
point to your unwelcome guest; and
your unwelcome guest bowling profound
Iy apologies for his mistake by saying
how strange it was that he should take
you for the master of the Inn !
Perhaps you will feel the ~ stings and
arrows" of wounded vanity, and resolve
for the future TO remember that In tav-
ern every one is your equal, and equal
ly entitled as travellers TO s half the
road
BY and by, supper being on the table,
every agreeable feeling is restored, and
You do usual justice to the repast. Your
company Of six'' grow pleasant at your
expense. Every jest smacks of the at
tic. Song succeeds to song, and the
mind is pleasingly bewillered by the
smartness of the wit, the transparent
volumes of the smoke, and the witching
enchantment of the wine. Yeu lose all
the money in your pocket at the card
table, which adds zest TO the enjoyments
OF the evening. Being entirely secure
from the officiousness and intrusion Of the
5ooma,i&ind, you drink your wine with
merry heart, add puff your "IndiaN
weed'' with frightened couutenance.
When 1.-The good wine has done its
good Office" you compose your head in
longitudinal direction across the arm
or back of the chair, spd go composed
iy to sleep. Upon awaking you find your
self without any other company than a
few pleasantly confused ideas, very
moderate head ache, and a very moder-
ate TAvrpN R,1, JAOIJES