Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-21

shall everlasting night cover tnls ialu,
and the records Of African history for
ever contain nothing but mourning,
lamentation and wo?-.Heaven forbid
it. The Omnipotent will not suffer it.
A universe, beautiful, harmonious and
grand, arose at his word from chaos /;
the ruins of human virtue and hope, his
is displaying new moral creation, and
the exile, sufferings, and degradation
ofthe Africans, may be succeeded by
their return to felicity and honour.
ADVENTURE OF THE GREEN PEAsE.
The following Anecdotes contain some SIM
gular and truly comic events, as they really
happened at Paris, without any alteration,
or addition of circumstances.
In the spring of the year,a young
gentleman of great fortue, being desi-
rous of presenting something very rare
to his mistress, enquired in the suburbs
of Paris for Green Pease, and with graf
difficulty procured four half pint bot
ties for each of which he paid six Lou
is d'ors; most extravagant price; but
it was the only valuable present nc
could think of, which the delicacy OF
his mistress would not make her refuse.
For the lady was of naughty disposi-
ton, and would not have accepted any
thing which might subject her to the
imputation Of selhshness.
1t is not certain if the Cavalier gave
orders, that she should be informed OF
the price, or whether the season of the
year, and the knowledge of their rarity
made her guess it; however, as she was
more of the CoauETTE than the EPI-
CURE, she could not help telling the
messenger, that the gentleman who
bough, them apparently had more mo-
ney than wit.
Her mother, who was naturally av-
aricious, finding her of this opinion,
proposed to sell the Pease; and after
some alteration she got the better oil
her delicacy, and made her consent to
send them TO the market, where none
had appeared, nor indeed was such a
rarity expected. The old lady luckily
was acquainted with a woman, whose
business it was to give intelligence to
the stewards of people Of quality, OF ev-
cry thing scarce, the first OF its kind
that was to be purchased.
This woman undertook the commis-
sion to sell the Pease, and setout in the
intention to carry them to the hotel OF
the Prince de Condo, who was to give a
superb entertainment that day to the
foreign ministers.
In the interval, another admirer OF the
young lady paid her visit, and the
conversation turned upon the backward
ness of the spring, she accidentally
mentioned the scarcity Of Green Pease,
which made him conjecture that she
had desire to taste them; He there
fore shortened his visit, making some
plausible excuse, and repaired to the
most celebrated fruiterers. in Paris ;
but to his modification, all the intelli-
gence he could procure was, that none
had yet appeared, except four -pottles,
which an old woman had been seen con-
veying to the Prince de Condos. The
hopes of our enamorato now revl-
we'd, he lost no time, and fortunately
overtaking the woman, who knew him
before she reached the hotel,h thought
himself very happy to obtain them al
the moderate sum of thirty Louis. The
emissary. equally overjoyed, returned
TO her employers with the money, and
told the young lady who had purchased
them. But though she had no obJec'
ton to the money, she was extremely
piqued to find her favourite lover had
bought them, not doubling but they
were designed for some formidable IL
val; and in this conjecture she was con
firmed, by the abrupt manner in which
he had shortened his visit, and lett her
Distracted with jealousy, she impaired
her sentiments to female visitant, ane
both were earnestly employed in ran
ing at the in6delity Of mankind when
behold one Of the servants OF the sus
| pected lover was introduced, who bro
| basket from his master, decorated
with flowers in season, and covered
with nose gays, which being removed
the triumphant fair discovered tn
| Green Pease, and thus her chagrln wa
instantly converted to immoderate tts
oflauehter at this droll adventure. n