Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-21

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do any thing unpleasant to your own 'ee 'l"gs-
but il you have no objection to say lew words,
Just little paragraph OF halt DOZEN lines,
treating The matter your own way, "o".u
really be doing me service; Tor the Puonc
don't at al understand these things, ana Is
proper they should know how they are treated
by those whom thew pa'ronise.
Editor. The public, my dear Snooks, don't
care fig about your green-IooH ieuds; ana lGe
less that is said about them the better. They
look only 10 your bill, and the entertainment II
promises You'll never succeed III making
them party 10 your squabblrs behind the cur
tain and your best policy is to make ihem IN
,cres ed in what takes place before H.
Mr. Shocks dare says you are nigh; but
il lisa shame, notwithstanding. Do you think
there would be any harm in calling pubic at
,enion to the grea, Efforts which am really
making, as you know at my theatre!
Editor. How do you mean?
Mr. Snooks. Why-but stop--as am here
may as well show you few lines wrote this
morning myself. Just read that, aud tell me
VIII at y"u think Of il.
Editor. (Reads.) "W. are too apt to COM
plain that mer, goes unrrwarGed IN this coun-
Try, For ourselves, We briieve that real merit
is never neglected, and If we wanted striking
proof Of our assertion, we need only TO refer 10
the crowded state OF - theatre every night.
Nor Is lis 10 be wondered a.; for the spirited
and en,erprisng manager has collected such a
host Of talent in every depar tmeht OF the drama,
that even lhy sul'ry weather does mol defer The
public from swelling the receipts OF his 'reasu'
ry, We undcrs and that hundreds are dlsdp
pointed, unless they are there at the first opens
lug Of the doors. This is as II should be; and
while he thus continues 10 deserve public favor,
We Can p, onlise he will have H."
Mr. Snooks. Exactly
Editor. We'll, you can leave this with me.
1t certainly Will no, do in its present form, but
with few alterations, il shall 30 in.
Mr.. Snooks. Thank you, you are always
very kind. After all, think you are right
about Liston. have Leen turning il over IN
my mind, and think you are RICH, But II IS
hard case, though can't help myself. WHY
YOU never come near US: wish you would look
10 now and then; there's my box al your Ser
vice Whenever you like-do come-l wish you
would you come to"night? well some 9th
er night lhen-good day. am very much
obliged to Jou-good d.y. yExit.
Editor alters Mr. Shocks paragraph, and falls
into brown study, which lasts several mi
nutes. Ii is interrupted by the entrance OF
the clerk, who brings MIN the card Of gen
,leman below stairs, who wishes 10 speak
with him for one minute. The clerk is or
drred TO show the gentleman up, and the Rev.
Judah Finn enters
The Rev. Mr.. Finn. Are you the editor OF
the -!
Editor. I am.
The Rev. Mr.. Then have called upon
YOU, sir, to request that you will contradict a
mos, malicious and unfounded report Of the
death of my uncle, which appeared in your pa
per, Yesterday
Editor. With great pleasure, il it be un
founded but | can assure you there was no.
thing malicious in the statement. Who is your
uncle
The Rev. Mr.F. The Bishop Of -
There is a letter received from him this morn
ing. dated ONLY yesterday; and your paper says
lie died suddenly at his eri,copal palace las
Saturday. Trese false reports are not only
most distre ssing 10 The friends aud relations OF
an in iivdual, put they are cruel disap2oint'
menls to a numerous class Of your readers.
have met three d. aus and one prebendary al
ready, who have hurried up town in conse>
uuence Of the scaudaous rumor.
Editor. am really very sorry, but the fact
IS, The rminor did not originate with us; II was
copied from another paper. However, shall
be most happy TO give il positive con'radic-
ton.
The Rev. Mr.. F. You may do so, as you
see, by this letter, with perfect confidence. l
can partly guess how The mistake originated.
The bishop Of -, who Is upon visit to
my uncle, and who in his righ;ir'h year, actu
ally lies at the point IF death His recovery is
HOPELESS, find Out the blunder is the more
awkward, because my uncle has long had the
promise Of being translated to the see of -
if ne ou,li,ed his friend.
Editor. shalt not fail 10 Sc, the matter
rishG
The Rev. Mr.. f. Sir, am Obliged to you
The Rev. Judah Finn puts his uncIe's letter
into his 2ocke' and depars.i
Editor, (wri'es) GIVE cannot sufficiently
reproba;e the manner in which SOME of our
contemporaries give circulation TO the mos,
unGounded reports. We, yesterday, iucau'ious.
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