Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-13
no. aeee
myself the epigram made by Peter Pin
dar, on a stone Mroscn at q ve,y great
man, but tchich nissed km.

man, but tohich missed Mm.
Talk no more ofthe lucky escape Of the head.
From flint so uniuelaiy thrown
think very different with thousands indeed,
Twas lucky escape for the stone!
Corner of Winter-street, had to button
up my goat so very cold there-St. Paul's
Church--built after the model Of the
famous cathedral of St. Paul's at Rome
--surmounted by an immense iron
fence, inside Of which is large fosse
or ditch defended by four huge towers
of granite-it wants nothing but ordi.
nance to render it absolutely impreg-
nable, and thereby also make good the
words, Artillery, or Cannon Of the
Church-passed over the Miller and
his men and the Maid Of the Millinery
independent people, and were doubt
less alluded to by Isaac BickerstaE. in
his play as originally performed at Co.
vent Garden Theatre, London, in De-
cember, 1892, wherein he has the fol.
lowing: .sas
There was jolly miller once
Liv'd on the river Dee;
lie worked and sung from morn till night;
No lark more blythe than he.
And this the burden Of his song,
Forever used to be-
care for nobody, not J.
II no one ed1es for me-
Come through Roxbury-had not time
enough to reconnoitre; the place-loci
naturam explorars-learnt, however,
that it owes its name to the curious
circumstance Of It's Astounding with
rocks and berries-pupes ct baccas-
returned over the Neck, a narrow piece
OF land immortalized by the number
OF felons hung there, i'd est, suspended
by the neck-Met Corporal Dragon,
with two drummers and ffer-salut-
ed them according to the ARTICLES Of
war;, and as we belong 10 the same
corps, could do no less than invite them
into the Washington Hotel, where at.
ter drinking bumper a piece, psi|
me The ss stronger ase tfs aaof %es drifting.
And how can We feel our woes
When we've lost the trouble ofthinking.
Franklin street, so called from its be-
ing inhabited principally by Franks, a
very candid, open hearted, hospitable
sort Of people-crossed into Milk-street
-Quere. Wonder whence it has Its
appellation? Mem To enquire OF the
Milk-n,an.-Chscryed TIE words " ak
in written upon several shop doors.
Quere. Wonde, who would think Oh
entering them in any other way?--NN as
pu5licd Of the side walk by two truck
| men-drew my sword-"Fair play, and
a ring for the geuman," was cried on
both sides; S; "xclaiming with the poet,
| Such a cursed assurance
| Ills past all endurance;
We vile pack of vagabonds, what do you mean,
I'll maui you rascallonS
| Ye tatter-demallions,
| ,fone You come within the reach ofmy cane
/ souar'd myself like Fancy-man,
and was about to floor my opponents
,pon The pave,nents at single blow,
when peace officer seized my arm,
aud arres,ing me in the name OF the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ME to the
Police Court-His Honor the MagIs.
tra,e fined me two dollars and cost OF
court Cor breach of the pcace-un'
lied my pockct-book-paid the money
ike a gentleman, without saving
word. and walked our Of the court
room with a nonchalance so perfect!
natural as to call forth the loud ana re
peated applause of the spectators-fel
!; through cellar door in Court-street-
was taken out mos, drsadful!y mangee
wrapped in blanket, Qike an IS
ouire 10 certain knight-errant, who 1
is reported lately performed prod'gle'
Of valor in an encounter with the &c
LIBERATED Spanish Giant, 'Tindm'A :
. carried to the Hospital-placed IN th'
hands Of grand jury Of Doctors ane
Surgeons for dead-and am now unaer
going the ingenious experiment Of re
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