Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-08

he insisted upon having them, alive {
dead, as he had to gang down the sam
afternoon to dine with my lord duk
nae less, l convinced him, that if
was 10 sit up a night, he could &c
them by five next morning, if tina
would do, as would also keep m
laddie, Fanny Bodkin, out of his bed
but nal thought he would have lou
pen out of his seven senses. "Jus
look" he said, turning up the inside
seam OF the leg-"just see, can an,
gentleman make visit in such thing!
as these?-They are as full of hole:
as coal sieve. l wonder the devi
why my baggage has not come forward
Can | get horse and boy to ride ex
press to Edinburgh for ready made
article.
| A thought struck me: for l had
heard Of wonderful advancements in
the world, for those who had been sac
lucky as help the great in a pinch
"lf yen no take it omiss sir" said
making my obedience, Ga notion has
just struck me-
"Well, what is it," said he, briskly.
swell, sir, have pair of breeches,
OF most famous velveteen, double tweel,
which have been only ance on my legs,
and thatsna father game than last Sab
bath. Pm pretty sure they would fit
We in the meantime; and | would Just
take pleasure in GAZING the needle all
night, to get your own ready"
ga clever thought" said the Eng
Usher, "Do you think they would fit
me?-Devilish clever thought in
| deed"
| "To hair" I answered; and cried
to Nanse to bring the velveteens.
dinna think he was ten minutes,
when 10! and behold, out al the door he
went, and away past the shop window
like lamp lighter. The buttons on
the velveteens were glittering like gold
at the knees. Alas! il was like the
flash oftne setting sun. Inever beheld
them more. He was to have been back
in twa or three hours, but the laddie,
with the hox on his shoulder, was go
ing through the street crying "Hot
penny pies" for supper, and neither
word nor wittens Of him. began to
be thought uneasy and figitted on the
board like hen on hot griddle. No
man Should do any thing when he is
vexed, but couldna help giving Tam
ma Bodkin, who was sewing away at
the lining of the new pantaloons. ter
rible whish in the lug for singing to
himself.-I say | was vexed al it after
wards; especially as the laddie did not
mean to give offence; and as | saw the
blae marks ofmy four fingers along his
chafi blade.
The wife had been bothering me for
a new gown, on strength Of the pay
ment Of our grand bill: and in came
she, at this blessed moment Of time,
with about twenty swatches from Mis-
ter Calicoe's, pinned on screed OF pa.
per.
(Which of thae do you think bonni-
est" said Nanse, in 1attering way;
III ken, Nansie, you have good taste. "
"Cut nae before the CLOTH" answered
/, guide wife," with wise shake of my
head, "It'll be time enough, dare say,
to make we're choice Tomorrow.
Nanse gaed out, as if her nase had
been blaiding. I could thole i, no long
er;-sae, buttoning my breek nees l
threw my cowl into corner, clapped
my hat on my head, and away down in
| full birr to the Dukes gate.
| l spicred at the porter, gil the gen.
tleman with the velveleen breeches and
powdered hair; that was dining with
the Duke had come up the avenue?
"Velveteen breeches and powdered
hair" said auld porter Paul, laughing,
and taking the pipe out of his cheek
"Whase butler is't that ye'ere after'
Weel said | to him, see it all az
plain as pike staff. He is off bodily
but may the meat and the drink he has
taken aft us, be like drogs to his inside;
and may the velveteens' play crack, and
cast the steeks at every step he fakes"
1t was surely, nae christian wish; and
Paul laugh'd till he was like to burst
at my expense.-"Gang ye're ways
hame, Mansie," said he to me, clspplng
me on the shoulder as il. had been
, wean, land gae over setting traps, Tor
, see you have catched Tartar"
. This was too much; first to be cheat
ed by swinding loon, and syne made
t game Of BY a fiunky; and in my desPe.
;. ration, determined to do some awful
. thing
: Nanse followed me in from the door.
!. and spiered what news? / was over
/. big aud over vexed 10 hear her; so,
), never telling on, gaed to the little
2 looking gAss on the drawers head, and
i. set it down on the table. Then
n looeltl myself in i, for a moment, and
e made gruesome face. Syne / pulled
d out thu little drawer, and got the sharp
n ening strap, he which l fastened 10
# my button. lsyne l took my razor