Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-28


stir; bu, at length, to avoid offending both s.
ard left, he stood sideling-a very uns,'r
,ure, i, mast be confessed, for man wbor p
ed 10 attend to what was passing: h., Wy
could he do? there was no way to Keen va
with every body, and he would nave ~ III;
himself very happy ifsthe people aron, I'Sf
been so satisfied; which it seemed bo~ u
they were resolved not TO be. preSrn"''rr
hat was found 10 be in their Eph, CCLA
went, but not enough even yet, nov ,rs ~
planned that his hair was rather ,,oulL.." WI
and hindered his sight. The poe, ye,y syr
inply put il behind his ears, saying 10 lug
surely this will do, or nothing: for they r' my
well have more Of me-" And vet Miss,
;hor was mistaken, for minute had no, d..
ed, ere merry wight sung ou, from b,hiof
"Whal nose that fellow has, it nav we'll
in bis own light when it hangs in ours!.."
poet now somewhat nel,led, had ere,, NJ.
to be revenged by blowing il upon him =,
passed by; but rejecting that his unl,rr,,
nose really did 5ear some resemblance :, -
pnoman oil dial, and hat in the posn,.
which he stood, sometimes looking on y.
actors, sometimes on the audience it prolnIr,
might cast too much shadow, and ii>,Is,..
such as are annoyed even by hy's Coming
their way; the complaisanl author, unwjGIi,,
to disoblige even this satrical rogue. ,urri,,
about to him, said-"Sir il my nose is 'r5,,
biesome TO you, will turn it 10 he OH.
side;" and accordingly, he turned it owe. {,
light shoulder, will. his face towards The ,-.
| tucs: Now it was worse than e.er, for il lo,,,
like sort Of pi omonIory, and from its pout,
ing from he rest Of his body, like igvr, o..
Of place, i, cast greater figure than beo,-
which an arch wag observing, bawlet Out
"What nose! good gods, what nose li
man has" Upon thi, the attention Of l
spectators was directed towards him, and So
veral Of them exclaimed, "Wha' a nose he ma.
has go!" The cry lasted quarter Of an hour
and the whole play house rung with "WbA 4!
nose is there" The poet as you may welia
gine, would have been very glad if he had bra
out of their way: but all he could do 10 pog
end to the hurly burly which now highly enns
ed him, was to wrap his nose up in his cCk,
rural posture. He accordingly took his bar
from behind his ears, olapped his Ia, o. bis
head again, and cared not a OF wAerbrr a.
hair, his haI, or his nose offended, or moi OIL hl'
ed, nor who would have him stand sideasyi
who to the right, or who to the left; "bnt," said
he, "every man see as wei! as he cas-" Gu at
thor's nose now being undorhis cloak he chang
ed his situation, ard stood in his new PI.'.
where nobody knew him, in such posuoN a
suited his own convenience, totally diSegaCB
what others had thought OF him. by it"
means he not only bfcame free from all annoy
ance, but had the satisfaction Of hearing th.s
about him argue differently upon the merits Of
his play, and Of observing how men liked O.
dislikrd it according to their several hunor
or Interests. If ne had attempted 10 plcle al
The world as to the position in which hs s1ot
he could neither have seen nor heard any thing
and if he had endeayored SO TO have altered b.
comedy as 10 have coutented every on d
found that he must have written as many pa!
as there are different character oi men.