Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-31
From the London New Monthly Magazine.
LONDON REMANEIS.


the season. In considerable portion OF them
the plaintiffs are nonsuited: now and then ju-
ror is Withdrawn; aud sometimes they go of by
consent. Notwithstanding all this, the suits
are 20 numerous, that those which are set down
la,e become Remanets. Mrs. M'Tangle and
family are still sojourning in Russell place, Filz-
row square. All the rest Of the world. that is
10 saw, all the individuals in Mrs. M'rangle's
visiting book are out Of town The Parting
tons are stalking, at the rate of sixpence head,
upon the upper pier at Margate: the Fergusons
are at the Plough at Cheltenham; the Faihelds
superinspect the new steps now constructing IN
the cliff at Ramsgate, vice Jacobs Ladder su-
peranua,ed; Colonel and Mrs. Nightingale hum
Duets on Sion Hill, Tunbridge Wells; and the
Honorable Lieut.. Col Ogle perforales hearts,
like one of Homer's characters from his tilbu-
rv, round The 'SteiDe at Brighton, every day
from three TO fye. But Mr. and Mrs. and three
Miss M'T angles continue in Russell place, Fitz-
roy square. In other words, the NJ fangles are
London Remancts.
"What can be the reason Of this?" is the ques-
ton pretty generally put by husbands 10 wives,
and by wives 10 hu bands; who, it they are at
tached at all, mus, be held, upon these occa-
sions, TO be attached for want of answer
None Of them know the secret; do. Mrs M
Tausle is a very clever woman, and must be
supposed to have reason for what she does.
As 10 Mr.. M'rangie, he is nobody; which, to
be sure, is generally the case in families where
the wife is somebody. never knew theworld
to admit both husband and wife to DO clever
people. In this respect they are like Chelsea
water works; when one is up, the other is down.
M'rangle is by no meansa fool, when you get
him into corner. A little too apt, indeed, to
talk about the corn laws, but in other respects,
| should call him an endarable sort Of body;
and his prudence is proyerbal. During the
heat OF last summer, he is said to have tied up
his wheelbarrow, because mad dog hac snap
ped at it. And yet when the wife is mentioned,
people always cry him down. When l marry,
one sss person cannot Sc ciever II two pursuits
Parke, the oboe player, was caught by friend
playisg the fiddle: "For heaven sake" excaim-
ed the cri6ee puHer, "don't mention it again;
If the town knew that played on two instru-
ments, they would never give me the credit OF
excelling on either"
Men always sympathise with the suffering Of
girls, more than those Of their own sex. "Real-
", my dear, pity these poor girls, the NJ Tan
giles" said Mr.. Darlington 10 his lady, as he
peeped through his telescope on the Marg ate
smoke in the horizon, from which to infe- the
coming Of the Eclipse steam vessel "There
they are broiling in town this whole blessed
summer-you should ask one of them down."
So saying, Mr.. Partington tilted his Chinese
straw hat little more over his brow to shade his
eyes from the burning glare of Phebus. "Why
as to that, my dear" answered the wife, "we
have daughters Of our own to dispose OF; and
don't you remember how Sally M'Tangle took
the FIRST in a duett Of 'Con un Aria with Col.
Nightingale, after he had tried it with our
dau lighter Fanny, and had found that the poor
girl could not get on with it? 81 have never
had good opinion Of the family since" This,
of course, settled the matter.-A word with
MIR. 9artington, about his phrase "broiling in
town." am a town man myself, and think 1t
my duty to stand up for my own metropolis.
Why should the M'Tangles broil, because they
happen to be in town? For my own par, can
only say that when was last at Ramsgate
was broiled pretty handsomely / took walk
upon the Lighthouse Pier, and very light
house il was; my face was like Lord Keily's,
whom Foo,e solicited to look over his gai den
wall to ripen his melons; Saint Laurence was
sprat 10 me. On my return TO town, teok
boat from Cherry garden Stairs to whitehall;
70 do which had 10 walk down Botolph lane.
The street was delightfully."- narrow, the sun
could not enter, out column Of air could; and
/ was RECALLED by the garden scent OF oranges
and lemons in the adjoining warehouses. Let
MS hear no more Of broifing in town. From
that time forth have always set down my cause
as London Remanet. The fact is, that Mrs.
M'rangle, has let me into her confidence know
ing, that / never published. met her OF oil
places in the world in private box az Abel.
phia Theatre, Witnessing the representation OF
Long Tom Coffin, by Mr.. P. T. Cooke; and
very clever representation it is. "You never
come near US now" CALCULATED Mrs. M'Tangle,
in one Of her most melli1uent msods.-Know-
ing that I was past praying for in the matrimo.
NAL line. / felt puzzled to account for this
sudden prediction. However, il was settled
that should dine with her on tie Wednesday
following, when accordingly met 8 or young
men-a great deal too young for me, bu, by no
means too young for the Mssdemoiselles M
Tangle. We had the usual lures. Tom CHS
bone. whs had made gssd deal Of money BY