Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-29

visited MS parents, ds Hhi9"'u ~ MS
fond mother could desire, and as ioPpish but
terav as was ever generated from despcable
muckworm, and warmed into gddy and sense
less existence.
So extensively in fact had he prohtted by The
good lady's instructions, and so thoroughly had
he COMPLETED his edcation, that the doatihg moth
or found him to be much too Tar advanced in
the science of gen,ility, either to sus'erve her
original design, or to come within the range Of
her comprehension Since her solourn at the
capital, very important changes IN the world OF
fashion had occurred. New hablliments, new
manners, and new terms had been inrented-&
while Muckleton the younger dilated on these
,opics, the old school disciple was wrapped in
doubtful establishment and admirable perp!exi-
- II was therefore with no great reluctance
that ,he narents consented to encourage the &C.
MUS of MIR Eleazer with vialicum olive thou.
,and dollars. wherewi;h 10 proceed to the EN-
porium Of dry goods within the dominlors of
his majesty of England, in order 10 make put.
chases, return, and make his fortune.
With ,hes. views he departcd;and an absence
Of six months contributed to transform the
Cornhill coxcomb into an exquisite OF The high.
! est grade. He had swciled himself out OF eve
ry body's memory-so that he could not posi-
Div recognize his former acquaintance. fore'
ery dollar carried with him to London, and
Leeds, and Manchester, and Birmingham, he
drought back four in the shape OF mereh andI1e.
FResolved on cutting mons,rous flourish, he
! rented large store and commenced whole.
sale dealer, with all the paraphernalia OF clerks,
6arpreu,ices, yard-sticks and scissors. Ills
counting room in the second story was lifted
exactly to his taste, and according TO his spe'
cial order; there were double desks, book racks,
big folios, blank checks, and SO torth-the door
pannels glistened il all the os'entauon CT
| Spanish brown mahogany, and the Moor was
marbled most raving distracicLly, lie wa'ioE
doing business on splendid scale-and he 50
| did it for twevemonlh-whcn old squire
Muckleion was fan 70 visit the city, pay OF The
wholesale dealers debts, and take him home,
polished into az utter uniiness for any useful
empIoyment-at the cost Of the sum oil len
thousand dollars.
We are indebted to the poiteness of friend
for the following letter from Genoa, the con
tents of which will be found amusing.
Baltimore Gr0gic!t.
THE "NEW MENECHMT'
Which is the natural man,
And which the spirit Comedy n Errrs.
There is at present at Genoa a Corsican, a
Major in the Sandman Guards who bears 50
striking resemblance to the Emperor Ma.
poleon, as to have produced considerable eX'
element among the military and others, who
enioyed the advantage OF beho!dlng his late I'M
ncr;al Majesty When the cx-Empress Maria
| 4 bae III al
theatre, and she was so struck with The IKE
ness that she retired from her box, after exhl'
tho I,nn.erfuleffect it had on hel feelings
10 render the sHiimde more remarka
Se he su %i"n IN nee es ios1 r No
meanour. So great has been The excellence,
produced, that his Sandman Majesty with that
sensativeness SO peculiar to petty despots, has
lately ordered him away to take command of
regiment at Savanna. The first time saw hin.
was at the cafe de Caria; | in company
with French officer who had served under
Napoleon in his campaigns, and who behed
him for the last time at the battle Of Leipsick
81 perfectly remember the Emperor's appe2r.
ance during that fatal day ( said my companioa
after pointing the corsican officer out to me-
and you may believe me, when solemly assure
you that were not Napoleon dead, my feelings
are now such as to be tempted to exclaim' rrs
PEmpereu
An instance Of parrit,de,-a crime so afro
cious that some nations. have hesitated to admit
even the name into their codes-occured on the
| 18th ult. in Poullney township, Ohio, in its
most benious and tedious form The circum-
stances are related in the St. C!airsylIe paper,
| thus:
ga man BY the name of Samuel Henry, had
a dispute with his son, youth aged about Il,
in which it appears the latter received chastise-
ment The next day they were together, when
| the dispute was renewed. Towards evening
the boy went to the house for the gun, under
pretence OF shooting a bird. He came within
8 feet of his father-rested the gun on the
fence, took off his hat, took deliberate aim, and
fired. His father saw him running of, and be
was also seen by others. The old man lived
aboui two hours after he received the wound
and spoke several times. The Coroner's JURY
find that the deceased was shot, as above, By
his son Robert Henry, and that the said Robert
committed the murder with wilful intent 10 kill
the deceased" The boy has not been appye-
hended, but effective measures are taking to
secure him."