Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-09-11
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.
PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES II
GREAT BRITAIN


shaw 10 her blowing spouse" taking an arust-
like advantage of one Of those "mollia Temporal
fandi," (what ever they may be) IN which nus
bands are for the most part prone TO De COM
plying-.Do you not think, my dear, 'ha' II IS
high time we gave parry: II IS aoso'u''.y
necessary that we should make some return to
our friends for whole winters round OF civil.
tiles: and now that the girls are coming out,
we mnsf (laying particular emphasis on the
word) do something TO get them married. l
an, snre YOU. too, would be infinitely more pop
Mar. and pet on much better in your profession,
;fvou would live lutte more like yourself, and
Law yourself out for making friends" 10 this
exordi.m MIR. Stubshaw did not answer affirm
a,iyely. either from habit ofselt-defensive re-
fusa to all similar propositions, in the first IN
stance: or because he did not perfectly symPa-
tbise in the matter with his chere mo'fie Mel
Their. however. did he absolutely say no; posi-
bly from we'll founded apprehension OF the
"nroboaliter'' of Mrs. S. 1t is not very easy to
explain precisely what answer he did make; but
il bore no slight resemblance 10 the solitary E.
;aculation of 6asseiaiRe hog, upon some un-
welcome invasion of his share of the trough
The fair rhetorician therefore proceeded IN her
charge. "Why, Mr.. Stubshaw, there are the
Joneses. the Hickerthrifts, the Thoms, the Jen-
kinsons. the Babcocks, the Turnpennys, the
Redtails and dozen of other families, TO whom
we owe know not how many entertainments:
and YOU must own it is exceedingly shabby TO
be always taking, aud never giving any thing
oneself. If you don't choose to live little
more genteelly, the girls may lie on our hands
Il rather think she said 'lay,' but n'importe) to
the end of the chapter. II need not cost US
great deal. A few cakes and lemonade no
body gives suppers now, they're quite out OIL
fashion-the 6ddles and half a dozen pounds OF
spermaceti candles will be all you will have 10
nav for.-The young man who did your picture
will chalk the floor for nothing; and we can
borrow any thing we want from the tradesmen.
II is not very easy to say what part OF TINS con.
iueal GRAFTON made its way TO the soft corner OF
Mr.. Stubsbaw's heart. Whether 1t was the
general issue, as the lawyers phrase II, OF tne
special plea, the utility or the cheapness, VIII
moi undertake 10 determine. Perhaps, among
the proposed invites, there might be some M
dividual Of the feminine gender, whom ne
Nigh, be particularly glad TO see; perhaps ms
vanity was tickled by the opportunity OF ex.
bibiting the aforesaid full length portrait OF
himself. which had Just come home, with
mink and peach-coIored face, the head OF pot
Of porter for peruke, and the hand hid IN the
breast OF the waistcoat, after the manaer OF the
Duke Of Wellington on sign post. Perhaps
il was only the desire TO sleep that rendered the
worthy gentleman compliant. You may tame
any animal by depriving him OF sleep But,
whatever was the cause, he did not repeat his
yrunt. "There never was better time than
The present" continued the lady, by whom ST.
lence was taken for consent, "for the two coun-
~ members are in town with their famliles-
The Dunstanyilles of Beaumanoir are staying
at an hotel, in their way to the Continent. De
sides. we can have the young lord that oines
every where, and Lady Betty Lakeland, VINO
poes about with US in our carriage to partles,
and who was SO kind as to chaperon Kate ior
me when was lying IN. Then there IS our
new acquaintance from India, Sir Josiah Kun
not Row, with his three sons, all marrying men;
and tour old school fellow, whom you have so
long neelected-he ! mean, who was under
commission of customs the other day. l IN
sure that man might serve an Old schooiieiio"
with MIR. Canning. AT all events, his lazy sees
the very best Of company noto, and II she Is sui-
gar, nobody minds vulgarity in a commission
er's wife" So many reasons for giving par
~ might have modified even Molicre's mlser,
and the party was accordingly decreed. This
point being carried, the next thing that sugges-
cd itselfwas the fitness Of the occasion Tor CIV
;ne snug little dinner, in order 10 secure the
Lord Lickpatter, the Rumpot Rows pere Ell
us. and body of hussars for the girls. The
bussars YOU know, do not dance under claret
and yenison. A dinner, loo, was necessary TO
entoner renewed intimacy with the commits
s;oner. "Let me see,r said Mrs. Stpbshaw,
reckoning her guests on her finger tips, as she
smoke: "There are the two Mr. P's and their
wives are four; Lord =. FIVE, the Rumpot Rows,
ye.make ten; Major Spinham, eleven; Corne'
Fourcorners, twelve; Captain Lookandie, thir.
teen: the commissioner and his vile hiteen, and
our two selves seventeen, for the girls need no.
dine below on that day. Who else shall we
have? Let me see: suppose MIR. opiu'ter, elsh
teen; he who is called Conversation SPig.ter
because he lets nobody talk but himself. neh
there's what's his name, the reigning dandy Q
last winter, who never opens his mouth out e
gulph down bumper or spoonful OF SOUP
He and that strenuous diner out, HoPeth"ig
who speaks extempore verses, 1t will Just MAKE
twenty" The uninitiated may perhaps Inn
agine that there is a great want of keeping IL