Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-26
from the Richmond Whig.l

The attention of the citizens about
the market, was on Friday morning
last, arrested by the appearance OF a
robust, but comely female, parading on
its pavement, with cowskin of immo.
derate length, in her hand, and evident
ly in a temper to apply it with a hearty
good will, to some one, who had pro
voked her ire.
On enquiry, it appeared, that, some
two or three weeks since, she had en-
tered into an engagement to be married
to a certain dashing buck of her neigh,
borhood, and that the preceding eve
ming had been fixed on for the consum.
nation Of the nuptials.
At the appointed hour the minister
and guests had assembled: an elegant
and ample supper had been prepared,
and the lady herself, her face wreathed
in smiles, and Mcpherson adorned with
many frill and furbelow, impatiently
awaited the moment which was to
make her bride. The moment came
and passed hour after hour fingered
ON, and finally the evening expired
but the Bridegroom came not
At first, the neglected fair one bore
her disappointment with sort of pen
sive gloom, or meditative sullenness :
this state of feeling, however, presently
gave way to anger, and this soon be-
came tempestuous and uncomfortable
and in the morning she sailed forth,
prepared as we have described, to a.
venge her own grievances, in contempt
of Doctors Commons, Judge and Jury.
The truant lover, suspecting, proba-
bly,, that there was rod in pickle for
him, prudently kept himself in cog.
and in the back ground. He seemed
to be, (to use sporting phrase) "a
cock that would neither show nor
fight :" and it was not until after long
and diligent search, that he was discov-
cred concealed, not far from the spot,
where was exhibited the unusual ap-
pearance we have described.
The incensed female, forthwith, and
without remorse, or the smallest ,niti
CATION Of her powers, began to apply
the cowskin to the shoulders Of her
craven bridegroom, and this applica-
ton she continued with so much pug
nency and perseverance, that flesh and
blood could no longer bear it, but bolt.
ing forth, he fled with might and main
down the street, pursued by the en-
ragged amazon, and accompanied by a
hundred or two of the gentry and no.
bility about the market!
"The beau he fed with utmost speed,
! And sad and anxious looks,
For why, he felt the whip indeed
Was at his back, gadzooks !"
1t soon became apparent, however
that though our heroine ran with grea
speed and spirit, that yet she was de-
fcient in that essential quality for
course, which Jockeys term bottom
And after brushing it," TO keep up TIT
6gure) in high style two or three hun
dred yards, and occasionally applying
her instrument with great efficiency t
the shoulders of the fugitive beau, shs
was obliged to give up the chase, ant
thus afforded him an opportunity o
accomplishing his retreat in security
What may be the result Of this fe
line sort Of courtship, we presume DO
to conjecture; but We had rather have
witnessed the castigation and the race
than any thing of the kind which ha'
occurred since the days of the merr!
ramble Of Johnny Gilpin and his mare
The sighted lady her own avenger
Fortene, animis, celestibus traF