Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-13

cialIy of Kentucky materials That figure won
do. I'LL give You the substance, and you car
embellish i. as you please. II is this:' One
cold morning early in January 1928, or early
one, cold morning in January 1925, 4 am no,
sure which, and do NOT like to be particu lar
bout dates, and circumstances, sas facts cannot
be altered (without giving my friends Duff and
the Committee roo much OF such work, and,
| Heaven knows; they havelhad enough of; al
ready, and more am afraid. from prestyfEpros-
poets, than Tcan ever pay them for asiliiook-
ing fellow came sneaking into my room andob-
served, he had communication Se was desir,
Gus to make to me, that "a great intrigue was
going on; and he hought had Eight Is be in.
formed CT it'-Out with it says J; but: he=was
so chilled, or frightened, that il was some time
before he could proceed and thenin a:whim-
perIng tone went on to say, shat I've came as a
FRIEND and however villainous his cammunica-
ton mighr be, 'it was through Inc m st friendly
motives he made it, aud be hoped would be
kind enough no, to kick him down stairs. Hav.
ing as good an opinion OF him as OF you, told
him, that under any possible circumstances my
feelings towards him must remain unallefed
Being 4 little warmed and encouraged, he pro
ceeded,' ard was going to Tell the old rigmaroc
hremer story with some new vampings-s'p sdaW!
says !, is this the mighty cnmmSpi1 alton you
make sucha palaver about! Oh 80! says the
gentleman of high respec,abIi,y,it,he best is
10 come Then lei it come, replied. Some
OF Us, says he, have been Juggling with these
fellows Guuendo, Kentucky and we'thnk j, is
only necessary for you to say the rco, or let u S
do it, and we will fix your flint Tor you, before
you can say Jack Reimbursement, do con-
sent cntrea, YOU, says he, and raake me re-
nowned'tOreyer and day after
pretended, you may be surg, 10 be treinen-
dous'y angry, tore a dozen passions to tat,ers,
and swearing horribly, told the fellow I'd lct
him know, and The world know, that was q
man OF ,he FIRST virtue, taleais and integrity
tina, this or any other age or country ever pro-
dnced or will produce; that there was not an
ancien, Roman Of all Of them, that could hold
a candle TO me; and farther, says /, you lying
scoundrel, know You came from The arch in
trigucr himself, though you say you didn'l--so
so back and tell him all have said, aud that
sooner than do such rsscally thing, that like
that old Greek or Roman Curtius, or whatever
his name was, I'll jump head foremost ip'o |
Symmes's hole and drag him, and the so cow
ardly kenuC kians, who ran away at Orleans, |
along with me, and live there all the rest Of my
days with The Yagabonds. Was not this sub
lime idea? However added in mild tone, as
| saw he was terribly frightened. tell him also
6no'o exactly who are the men of The first vir
tue, talents and integrity pad will be sure to
remember them-This thought was hint (
broad enough, especially as gave him wink |
at the time; bu, the fellow was so stupid and
scared that h could neither see nor understand.
and exactly "the second day after, it was an
nnunced' That the fat was all in the FIRE.
Now in order 10 get out Of the nomination
difficulty and some others il may be proper %
-i------ A. ~ i 49, s.'snc iHju s,ee in this
case, add that the whole affair is an infamous
lie, and between oG-e-s-,51= ,,,,,r,,,> known
il To be so however III give the name % Il.
fellow who told me, some day or other, and IT
he acknowledges it to be lie, there is OF course
no harm done; but you must mind and say II
was not one Of my inventing.
You may think this a huge and tough story,
but don't be afraid TO circulate 1.-THE real
Hickory boys have throals wide enough 10
swallow any thing throw them, and s'omachs
like cassowary's Commonly called cnrr-o-
vars which can digest the hardca, substances
without masiicatOn.
am, dear sir. most respectfully
iour obedIeni servant,
A. pARAPHRASE.
MR CnEArE-A- BETTER LIE.
P. S. Ifyou publish this, correct the spelling,