Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-26

aud maiden have eaten their morning prawns,
and taken their morning yawns, they have moth
ing to do but to fall in love till eleven O'Clock at
night. There is no rane at the libraries, and
the Tract Society meetings only occur once
month"; Our Young Solicitors love-letter
was in the words and figures following
"Dear Miss Brockman,-My heart has given
me notice Of set off. II attempted to sue out
ne ereat, but failed. Your image, aided by a
posse comitatus Of accomplishments, has enter
ed and taken possession OF my bosom, alter
ejecting the aforesaid tenant. Think not that
am pleading sham plea. can'assure you,
my passion savors of the reality. 1t is my
wish that you and should be jointly and seve-
rally bound by Hymen in fidelity bond TO Gu
pid, de:erminable nevertheless on the demise OF
either party. l meant to have written TO you
yesterday; but my ink ran up and down, and
secreted itself in my new patent inkstand.-
Pray, accept declaration nunc pro tune and
plead thereto issuably in four days: and believe
that my attachment, unlike those in the Mayors
Court, is incapable Of being set aside on the
coming Of answer Dated this Goth day Of
September, 1925 Your loving friend,
THOMAS TEMPLETON."
This was the first love-letter that Jane Brock
man had ever received She FASTENED to copy
it into her Album, and then ran with the ORR
ginal TO get i, translated by her maiden aunt,
Mrs. Sarah Brockman, WHO brought down her
por,manteau for "a fortnight The latter under
stood little Of law, having been sued TOR CIV
ing wrong character 70 mald.servant, and
therefore explained to her niece, that it was
equivalent to an offer Of marriage. Jane, feel
ing the contagion of Orphelia's "love in idle
ness" was disposed to think il good match
She had often heard Tom play very respec-
table second with Brobdigang fiddle between
his legs, and therefore did not allow her ina
ginalion to place him in future as an absolute
Spagnolelti, the leader of the legal band; but
she had little doubt Of his being Vice Chancel-
lor; and good second fiddle in an orchestra is
no bad thing. Miss Brockman the elder was
therefore drputed 10 break the matter to papa
Mr.. Giles Broekman thought ii a foolish affair."
and wondered his sister could encourage any
such nonsense, rating her rather severely Tor
her officious interference.
Whilst affairs were in this train in the Brock
man line, matters were going on iii somewhat
similar way in the house of Templeton. Old
Tempe,on had maiden sister, one Mrs. Sa-
rah TempIelon, who, on being applied 10 by
Tom, hustled over from Chapel Place, Rams
gate, in covered fly, to canvass her brother in
favor Of his enamored offspring. 81 wonder,
sister," exclaimed the inhabilant Of Blooms
bury Square, chat you can encourage SUCH 60
ings-on! don't at all like those Brockmans -
That daughter Jane Of theirs is not at all to
my fancy. Her eyes look two ways: ooserv-
ed one of them Yesterday morning in the LII
brary peepng al Tom, and the other leaning
upon a mustachioed officer in blue ard silver,
WHO pretended to be asking if "Ma!ida' was
at home? "Malilda who, brother!" inquired
Mrs Sarah Tempe,on. sob don't kno"
who" rejoined the brother: "it's some woman
in Italy, believe, that ran away from her hus-
band"
1t may 60 adopt young Templeton's phrase
oloey) "no, SAVIOR Of the reality" to allege that
both Mr.. Brockman and Mr. Templeton should
have maiden sisters named Sarah. But the
fact is so; every family has maiden Aunt Sa-
rah in it, commonly My Aunt Sally. have
read much Of the crab5edness of old maids;
but must own that, according to my expert
ence, they are the best-tempered creatures iv-
ing. The whole family, jointly and sevcrally,
send for them when there is any misery atioat,
but are sadly apt to overlook them when mat
ters go on smooth There were, in the present
case, two Aunt Sallys, who volunteered 10 en-
counter very disagreeabe business, purely 10
oblge their respective nephew and niece; and
they got nothing but abuse for their pains. IL
is the same in all the families in the United
Kingdom If matron lies in, a husband los
es his wife, young man owes money to his
cossack trowser.maker, girl is TO be privately
married, or an old man is 10 be publicly buried,
my Aunt Sally is sure 10 be Sent for to partake
Of the festiyity.
George Robbins is very good stock obligee
in all theatrical mishaps Of the sort in question;
but for the purposes Of life, my Aunt Sally tor
my money. Britannia is at present in ferment,
owing TO the failure Of several OF her London
bankers; and feel extremely sorry that she has
no Aunt Sally to apply to She has, to be sure,
a sister Hibernia; but fear, that applying to
her for money would be equivalent to asking a
highlander for knee buckle. 1fais reUsnons q
nos moufonS
Time now stole on, and the Templetons and
Brockmans TT turned from the sea side to their
London residences. No sooner had Miss
Brockman taken canter or two in the Albany
Riding house in the Regents Park, than she
felt her love for Tom Templeton considerably
On the wane have already said that love is
local. a young man may be passaole at Broad
stairs, who is not 10 be spoken with at the COR
ner of Portland Place. 1t is the same with ev-
cry thing else. have known many prunella
eownsman cut very respectable jokes at the
assizes at Hereford. who could hardly open his