Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-01
MONDAY, MAY /, 1926.

The February number Of the London New
fMonthly Magazine, contains the annexed por-
trait of former member of the Dublin BAR
Our Congress contains politician, 10 whom it
sbears strong resemblance in some points:
"Mr Jeremiah Keller was universally known
BY the more familiar appellation of Jerry Ke!-
Ter in the Courts The attornies could deprive
him, of his briefs, but could not rob him OF his
wit He was man
with mocks,
I Full of comparisons and wounding Aouts."
lathe loss Of business served to whet his sat
Are, and give more poignance to the biting
mirth He used 70 attend the Hall of the Courts
with punctuality, and was generally surrounded
by circle OF laughers, whom the love OF mali
cious pleasantly attracted about him. His fl
cure and demeanor were remarkable. He ne
YER put on his wig and gown, as he scorned the
tHectation of employment, but appeared in an
bid freize great-coat Of rusty red, which reach
Id TO his heels, and enveloped the whole Of his
saunt and meagre person. A small and point
Id hat stood upon his head, with narrow and
short curled brim. His arms were generally
thrust into the sleeves of his coat, which gave
him popularity of attitude Looking at him
from a distance, you would have taken him for
sone malevoent litigant from the country, up
on whose passions group of Knockers were en-
deavoring to play; but, upon a more attentive
peiusal Of his countenance, you perceived ha-
Bit of thought OF superior order, and the eX-
preston of no ordinary mind His features
were sharp and pointed to the finest edge
There was that acuteneSs Of the nose which de-
notes the lover of gibe His eyes were pier
cling, clear, and brassy; they were filed with a
deadly irony, which never left him. 4 flash Of
malignant eXultation played over his features
when he saw how deeply the shalt had struck,
and with what tenacity it stuck TO its victim.
The CULVER Of his lip, in giving utterance 70
some mortal sneer, was peculiarly comical: he
seemed as il he were chewing the poison be-
fore he spat i, forth. His teeth gave short
chatter Of ridicule, you heard dry laugh, ca
ckinnus which wrinkled all his features, and at
ter sardonic chuckle, he darted forth the ia
tai Jest, amidst those plaudits for its bitterness
which had become his only consolation.
Jerry Keller, as the senior, presided at the
mess of the Munster bar, and ruled in all the
autocracy of unrivalled Wit. 1t was agreed up
on all hands that Jerry should have c7riejiGnche
with every mans character, and that none OF
his sarcasms, however formidable, should pro-
woke resentment. This was necessary stip-
ulation; for when he had been reused by those
rotations, in W ich, &C, riding 10 custom
which he did not consider las honoured by the
breach" he literally INDUCED, there was Nal
agrowuher savageness In his sarcasm which
made even the most callous shrink. He who
laughed loudest at the thrust which his neigh
bour had received, was the next 10 feel the wea-
mons of this immitigable satirist To enter
into a struggle with him, was tempting
Of Gods Providence. You were sure to be
pierced in an instant by this accomplished gla-
diator, who could never be taken off his guard
Jerry had been Catholic, and still retained
lurking reverence for hearing upon Good Fri
day. gentleman of no ordinary pretension,
observing that Jerry abstained from meat upon
that day. ventured to observe, 81 think. Jerry,
YOU have still damned deal Of the Pope in your
belly ''-"If have" said Jerry, 'you have a
damned deal Of the Preieadsr in your head i"
A short time since, citizen came before the
Police, TO offer himself as bail fer man charg-
ed with an assault and battery. The usual ques-
tions were put TO him by one of the magistrates,
which produced a colloquv pretty nearly as fol-
lows:
Magistrate Where do YOU live? Citizen
In Roosevelt Mag VIVA, is your trade?
Cit am a halter. Dfag. Have you family
Cit You would think so if you knew what |
could tell you. Nag. Well, what is there re-
mark able in your family Cit. Nothing very re-
markable, only as respects its number. have
been the father Of ttrenty,iour children. Nag.
Twenty four children! This is indeed re-
markable family And pray how many wives
have YOU had in your time? Gil. Only two. l
had FIVE children by my first, and have been
blessed with nineteen by my second.
After this thorough explanation, The magis-
trate thought it sufficiently clear that he was
maR of family.
This is the same person mentioned by the
Commercial Advertiser few days since. II
was ststed in that paper that this family con-
sisted of nineteen children only; number GER
tainly sufficient to CRAFTY any reasonable pa
rent. The ether FIVE, however, make serious
addition. american.
The Arabian have saying, it is not good
TO Jest with Goo Death, or the Devil; for the
first neither Cannon will be Knocked; the second
mocks all men ole time or another; and the
third puts an eternal sarcasm on those that are
TOO familiar with h.n.