The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-12
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We have already noti ed this work ; ex
tracts fron which we conlinue to-day.
Mr.. Ball arrives in Boston, full of gall &
bitterness against democrats and dem0cra
cy-aud writes history of his travels,
which he left behind him in the public
house at which he put up. His excursions
are very extensive, though, like tn" authors
whose his is intended 10 rldicule, he is
guilty of the most amusing errors in almost
every line. Thus he makes the Potomac
the dividing line between Boston and
Charleston, 5. Che meets with Cover
nor who is also Member af Congress
aud with a stage driver whois a Judge, IA
Colonel, a member of Congress, Jaller, &c.
&r., with vaIinus other marvellous sights
aud circumstances which for veracity may
stand "A comparison With amy statement
made by the noted traveller Faux, whose
terjtabIe history has trrnlrhed the London
Quarterly with SO many texts rpon winch
Ia base lis abuse of this country. After
SHOWING how the . ntggerS, whom he
represents as the most numerous class of
people in Boston, ale treated IN that city,
even the ladies' of the first refinement stab
bling and manning them for sheer amuse
ment, he takes TIP IN company with a
Frrnchman, (who, by the bye, posters Nj
Boil cun-iderahly,) To Portsmouth. lie IS
always striving to avoid = the man OF snnil
and compliments )" but in vain for wher
r,pr he goes, there stands the mahogany
faced Frcnehman, with gold rings III his
ears aud dlmily hrerches." In Portsmouth
he is witness To most taScai occurrence,
winch We relate in his own word s.
sit seems n fellow ot the name OF Rams
bnttoD, "A man M! iupr bV trade. and "A roar
ing patriot, Ind taken offence at ii nelshbor
whose name was HigginbottOm, because hI'
wife had attempted Ia cheaper crllnPcd
thicker, and afterwards reported that nc SOLD
his articles much dcarer than his rival maU
miIlncr, over the way, whose name was
Winterbuitom, and whose next door neiShDo'
one Oddly, was Winterhoft0m's palncula
friend In the pure spirit OF democracy
Ram sbottom determined to dirk not only
Higginbottom and his wife, and Nlnterboi
tom, and Oddly, aid their wives; but all tht
Young Iligginbotfoms, Ninterbottoms. oddys
aud little Oddities. II Was some years before
Ramshottom could get them all together So a
10 make one Job Of il Al last he collected
The whole party at his own house, 10 spen'
! their Christmas eve, and determined 10 exc
cute his daboIical purpose. II appears how
ever, from what followed, that he had Prev
ouslv changed his mind as 10 the dlrklng
! probably because il WAS too much trouble
/ flor these democrats hate trouble above al
| things J just as they were mp to the eyes II
a Christmas pye, the explosion took place
which | had just heard, aud the Whole patty
Ramsbottom, Hggnbottorn, Wmterboitom
aud Oddly, together with their wives, and al
the little Ramshottoms, Ninterbotloms, flig
ginbottoms, oddys, aud Oddities, were al
blown into such small atoms, that not vest
ige of them was TO be found saw their DO
dies afterwards, all terribly mangled and tor
TO pieces. Such is the intense and neH
er diving spirit of vengeance, generated b.
the turbulen. spirit Of democracy, that III