Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-01

says he; so he Jumped out vi bed and went stroll
ing about the house.
Well, my grandfather had been for some time |
absent from his room, aud was returning, per- |
fectly cool, when just he reached the door he
heard strange noise within He paused and
listened. Ii seemed as il some one was trying
To hum tune IN defiance OF the asthma. lie
recoilected the report OF the rooms being haunt
ed: but he was no believer IN ghosts. So he
pushed the door gently agar, and peeped in.
Egad, gentlemen, there was gambol carry
ing within enough to have astonished St.
Anthony.
BY the - If the FIRE he saw pale weazcn
| faced ft a long flannel gown and tall
white nightcap with tassel 10 il, who sat by
the fire, with bellows under his arm bv way
of bag pipe, from which he forced the asth,nat-
| cal music that had bothered my grandfather.
As he played, too, he kept twitchng about a
thousand queer contorsons; noddng his head
| and bobhug about his tasselled nightcap.
My grandfather thought this very odd and
| mighty prcsumptuous, and was about to demand
what business he had TO play his wind instru,
| meats IN another gcntlemans quarters, when a
new cause of establishment met his eve. From
the opposite side of the room long backed,
band, legged chair, covered with leather, aud
studded all over in coXcomical fashion with
little brass nails, got suddenly into motion:
| thrust out first claw foot, then a crooked arm.
and at length, making leg, s!ded gracefully
| up to an easy chair, of furnished brocada, with
| hole in its bottom, and led it gallantlv out in
a ghostly minuet about the floor.
| The musician now played fiercer and fiercer.
and bobbcd his head and his mig htcap about like
mad. By degrees the dancing mania seemed
to seize upon all the other pieces of furniture.
The antique, long-bodiei chairs paired off in
couples and led down country dance; a three
legged stool danced hornpipe though horribl,
puzzled by ITS supernumerary leg; while the
anorous tongs seized the shovel round the waist
ana whiried II about the room in a German
waltz. In short, all the moyeabes got in mo-
ton, caperng about; pirouetting, hands across
| right and left, like many devils, ali except
great clothes press, winch kept curtscying and
lcurtseying. Like dowager, i'll one corner, IN
exquisite time 10 the music; being either too
corpuant TO dance, or perhaps AT "a loss for
| artnc?
,y grandfather concluded the latter to be the
eason 50, being like trua.lrishman, devoted
! . the sex, and at all times ready for frock
! ne bounced into the room, calling to the inIIsi-
can to strike up Paddy O'Ratity ,''capcrcd up
to tile clothes press and seized upon two handles
to lead ner out;-When whlzz!-the whole re
vel was at an end. The chairs, tables, longs.
and shovel SUNK in an instant as quietly INTO
their places rs If nothing had happened and the
|
bellows behind him in ms hurry. NV grand
| father found himself seated in the middle of the
floor, with the clothes press sprawlipg before
| INN, aud the two huudeS erltcd oil and in his
hands.n
| The city of New-York has been ca He'd the Lon
don of America, and not without reason though we
should think, from what have heard, that it APP
| preached more nearly to Liverpool One thing
| q rEpd
Germs, there is a strong sympathy between n York
and London. The pulse OF the London Exchange
Is distinctly ie!t III WaIl-strce, yet the only Ex
! change OF Ncw-YOrk. Money is at present album
cant III London, and new companies and sprcula-
tons are forming for the employment of capital In
New York, it is the same 1t was but a dav or two
ago, that books of h5criptio were opened for the
LackawaXen Canal, and the subscription was ill.,
stantly filled. On the i1tl 10 oks were opened for
subscriptions to the tl stock OF the New Jersey
Protection and Lombard Bank, and in three hours
the amount subscribed exceeded Three Millions of
poiars. w H. millions upon millions are raised
IIstantaneousiy, for such Objects doubt that
The requisite amount might be raised for that noble
necessary and ultimately very profitable under
taking, the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal?
WITH regard 10 this most important object since
we have accidentally required to it, we will add.
that II the states of Virginia aud MARYLAND would
nut see their general and particular interest ir its
Accomplishment, and pass acts of iucor-
poratIoH; II our capitalists at New York and in
other parts OF This country prefer boarding their
money to Investing II with a Wow to ultimate pro-
nj, We have what consider sufficient warrant
ioI saying thar the whole amount of money! neces-
sary for making complete water communication
from the waters of the Chesapeake to the Ohio NAV
oe raised III the city of London, if proper steps be
taken lOr that purpose, without difficulty Ii the
government of the United States should engage &c
take part OF the stock it would inspire confidence
III the capitalists, and that the only view in which
1t appears to Us desirable that the general govern.
Ineht should have any thing to do with it.
MAJ. Int.
Transportation ofthe .Nails.
4 THE MAILs.-A Circular, of which the follow
llG Is a copy, has been addressed by tic Postmaster
General to the Contractors for Carrying the Mails
o! the United States.
t'sT OFFICE DEPARTMEyT, 18th Jan. 1925.
me Postmaster General has observed, with real
regret, that the exertonS of some contractors on
important mail routes have not eoualled his expec-
laiIon' or the expectation of the public.
ms Is the season when to avoid failures the
Utmost eNerions, of all concerned in the transport
anon OF the mall are necessary. No obstacles
which human exerIious can overcome, shall excuse
ialiure Any want of energy, in this respect, will
hrst be noticed by the highest pecuniarv penalty.
and Tor second failure, the contract will be for
leitcd
mere VIII De no departure from this rule. O
thi5' those most interested may be fully assured.
On all roads which become so deep a TO render
the rapid progress of stages mpiactcable, contrac-
Tors are requested to- place the mail in covered sui.
hIcs or IN other vehicles better suited for the pur
pose, ami IN this manner to continue the trauspor.
tIu'n OF 1t, umtil the roads viii admit of stages
whatever may be the condition of the route no trir
should he lost.