Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-11

they'-Fortunately Tor the cakes, they were
spared by tall man stalking in with militia
nv air, with a patch over the BULBS eye. "That,
said she, sis colonel who never smelt any
powder but hair powder; he was a briefless bar
rister, who went to Canada, where, the people
not being rich enough to go to law, ne turned
his attentionto more profitable object; ne sue
ceeded in persuading the Duke OF -- that ne
| could detach several Of the American States
from the nnion. forged correspondence
threw the governor off his guard, cypher was
agreed on for their correspondence, and ne set
| off for the United States: when he fancied he
had gone far enough, and that the deception
could not be kept up much longer, he got the
Count de g. L TO inform the United States of
the plans Of England; the thing was caught al,
and the worthy colonel was to receive $4,000
dollars for the delivery Of the correspondence
with the governor Of Canada. The money was
paid, but the count Cried halces, and kept it,
! The other parties soon found out that IL was
| all farce, and, to avoid inquiries, they packed
the spy off at midnight in a vessel Tor France
Look, sir, at that other gentleman, he whose
! hair is converted into seven natural shades; that
cantlelabre placed behind him enables you to
see all the prismatic colors in the mop that
surmounts the brain He is always talking OF
India, and his daring exploits there, which
would have been more numerous had he not
been requested to ask leave to return 10 Eu
rope on account Of his health He is the most
terrible scandal monger in Paris. That fat gen
teman on his right was Bath physician, who
went to Coventry to avoid being sent to Bris
tol That thin lath of man on his left is Of
the same profession; he got into the King
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ness, started off with the money, and entered
himself at one of our niversi,ies-returned to
| London, lodged at dashing hotel, and, as a
member of the University, succeeded in OBJ
tanning large sum on annuity from an old wi
dow lady, with which he started off to Paris,
leaving his friends TO settle as they could his
discharge from prison: he is a very clever TEL
low: that bit of red ribband he wears at his
buuon-hole was obtained by very cunning
trick, and when he got it he laughed at the
friend who advanced the fees for him, and by
whose interest it was obtained. Look at that
pale lady, she sent one of her nearest relations
the other day 10 live, or rather to die, at No 74
Rue DE fer. Fortunately the master OF the
house came up to me with the four aces of
pack of cards in his hand, and asked me ii
would take hand at whist. | accepted the ia
vitation with pleasure; for though like secrets,
! hate scandal; and when discovered that my
communicative friend had been divorced from
her first husband, and had run away from her
second, considered scandal like the viper's
bite--the source Of venom IS always in the Vi
pers tongue:
think the mode of drawing partners by the
aces better than cutting for them; the aces OF
the same color are partners: shall introduce
the fashion when | return to London.
| We played at short whist. A rubber was O.
yer in lwinkling, and we lost bumper, which
in France is ten points, two trebes, and four tor
the rubber point. had the same run of luck
the whole evening, and went home sulky to bed,
with heart heavier, and purse much lighter,
than when went to the party of my country
folks. The next day learnt that the mistress
ofthe house supports ii entirely by these means.
Having risen early, and passing the door OF
lottery Office, thought | would go and see it
the morning folly vould atone for that of the
night. Heavy complaints are made against
lotteries in England; blu; what would the purl-
tans say to the drawing OF the lottery every 9TH
er day throughout the year. In England you
may get horse cheap if you buy him on
Sunday, for you are not bound to pay for him.
In France poor devil Of tailor is fined if he
be caught crossed-legged on Sunday; yet all
over the country, all sales Of furniture, estates,
sc. are on Sundays, "immediately after divine
service; no bad way, by the by, OF coaxing per-
sons to go to church. The lotteries too, are
drawn on the Sunday. There are five lotteries
in France, drawn every decade, or every ten days
"a proof that they are OF revolutionary origin,
when the decade was substituted for the week,
and so many other notable changes made in the
calendar; for instance, instead of the children
being baptised with the name OF saint, they
gave them the names of vegetables, &c. There
was little master Carrot, who danced with Miss
Parsnip, and master Cambria with Miss Clear
| Muslin. There was even calendar published
by member of the Institute, in which every
day in the year was designated by some vegeta-
bic or fruit but this did not last long, tor the
vegetables went 10 pot, and the cambria return
ed 10 blowing noses. But, Paul, the lottery, the
lottery: confess am something like moth
that keeps buzzing about candle, about it, and
about it. Well, the lottery, there are five lotte-
ries in France-at Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux,
Lille, and Strasbourg. Each is drawn every
ten days, SO that there are fifteen lotteries in a
month. There are ninety numbers put in the
wheel, five of which are drawn;i If you choose
one right number il is called an ertraif, and paid
fifteen times the stake;if two, 27o times the stake;