American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-11-25

their wife and family, and so told him. Thought
be looked il he wanted 10 borrow money, so pre-.
tended to see friend, and bolted down Finch
Lane.
Thursday last night that saw the Ca
Clique Of poyas, digrihed looking copper coloured
parsonage, with bow and arrow in his hand, golden
shoes, silver gloves, and tall plume OF peacock's
feathers upon rs head, who after giving me order
for pound Of eight penny Muscovado Sugar, and q
quarter Of eight shilling Souchong, made me grant
OF twenty thousand acres OF land, the surface oi
which rich in gold and silver ore that it per-
!ectly eazzed my eyes. customer came into the
shop while was pondering over my dream, and in
CURED whether had any rice, when replied Yes,
sir, rise OF FIVE "per cent. already."--" Psha y
continued the gentleman, mean Carolina rice
have you any ground p" Ground" CALCULATED,
"yes sir, twenty thosand acres in Poyais when the
Stranger thinking probably that was crazy, walk
cd out of the shop Same day, Mr.. Deputy Dumps
servant brought me back bill, wherein had put
down to his masters account fifty thousand ioases
Of sugar! Ludicrous enough, bot how can one at
tend TO these patry affairs when the money comes
rolling in by thousands Indeed shall probably
give up the shop after this account.
Friday-The rise continuing, and it being now
certain that must realize handsome property |
communicated the whole affair to my wife, who had
hitherto known nothing Of the transaction; when
she rated me soundly for deciding upon any mea-
sure without first consulting her, but admitted that
it bad been a clever and fortunate speculation,
and instantly stipulated for four things,-hrst, that
we should do more washing at home-secondr
that she should wear white gowns on the week day
third, that we should never have hashed mutton
for dinner,- fourth. that we should give Mr.
DAWSON, our lodger. notice to quit Immediately, as
she was determined to have as and party as MIS-
Tibb's, and should of course want the first floor
for the purpose 10 all OF which propositions will
lngly yielded my consent. Mrs. Snooks deci-
dedy OF opinion that should wait till there was
thirty per cent profit which would be fifteen thou
sand pounds gam, and which, added 10 the money
deposited with the broker, would constitute very
handsome independence and she informed me she
had always set her heart upon country house at
Hometon, with white front, green door, and brass
plate, having our name engraved in large Capi.
tails. She is certainly a woman OF taste,-indeed,
she has right to be since her connexions of
the first respectabiIity, and her uncles wies sister
would have been Lady Mayoress, had not her hus
band died of surfeit at Grocers Hall dinner, only
one week before the ninth of November but for
my own part must say particularly hate Homer
ton. Finding her however nilexibe, withdrew
my opposition, not by any means out OF difference
20 her opinion, for every man should be master in
his own house, cot because think people Of prop
erly snd respecabty should never be seen wrang- |
ling and angling like vulgar olks Upon the same
pfnciPle abandoned the idea of our setting up q |
having one horse chariot, like Mr. Lancet the |
apcthecary, which she observed was truly keeping
carriage, and she reso,ed that her FIRST visit should
be 20 Mrs Tibbs, on purpose u morliIy her.
She herself now laughed heartily at the idea Of
my ever again putting on white apron, and though |
she admitted Alderman Dewlsp to be of our
best customers, she thought had treated him quite
right since her family as good as his any day |
IN the year, and people whose heads are little up 10
the world, have no occasion TO keep their nose on
he grindstone This day mutually agreed tha,
in order TO distinguish ourselves from herd Of poor
relations in very grovellng situations, it abso
iuteiy necessary to change our mans, and our mo-
ney was made in the city Iproposed to take the ad
iltlon oil vile, observing that Snooksvle had very
famiiyish sound; but ray wife thought tha, term
nation in veal OF any would only suggest the
idea of butcher. In confirmation OF this, she re |
minded me that cousin Tom, who had heen TO Ca |
las in the Steam Boat, had there seen large build
ing. called the H tel de Veal because, as ne was |
eradibly informed, all the calves were slaughtered
therein. lthen hinted that we might append 10 my
patronymc appellstion the wo d scrip, which was
the foundation Of our fortune, and would form the
very pleasing compound OF Snookscrip; but as Mrs.
S. thought that the founder OF their property ought
TO take precedence, it was finally agreed that we
should be thencelorlh called Scrpsnooks, which, as |
she shrewdly remarked, was change oil the initial |
letter and would consequently require no alteration
IN the marks upon our linen.
Saturday. Capel Cour, this morning in |
what is technically called panic. Poyais Scrip |
falling per cent every five minutes-a sellers !
buyers the knowing ones who had been laying |
bets that it would be up per this week. prov.
ing TO have been secret sellers, and HANGING the |
market without mercy; while the Bulls were run. |
ming about in great CONSERVATION seeking in vain |
for purchasers. All my imaginary profits having
disappeared in about half hour deter mined e. |
all events not 10 sacrifice tho money had deposit