Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-21
From Saarpe's London Magazine,
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ches pocket, leaning back in his char, and
looking very earnestly at the ceiling. IA
knock at the door, Come in! Or Frolh
en,ers.) Froth, how are you'
Dr. T. Quite well, al your service my friend
Editor Thank you-but you may keep
YOUR health for Yourself, and your services Tor
YOUR other friends-you shall no, physic me.
Dr.. f. Ha! ha he! very good-you are al
way. brilian,-Auy news,o-day?
/ Edior. No, syllable, tina: | have heard.
Have you any,
DrF Cooking grave9 The king is very
i'll!
Editor Indeed
DR.. He is! !, WON'T do to mention it,
because Of the way in which i, came to my ears;
but you may depend upon i! he is in very lick
lish situation just now.
Editor. How do you mean? Or. + points
to his head with a very significant look.) Pooh!
| dom, believe word Of il! Where did you
hear l.? Dr. +. looks round the room and then
whispers in ne Editors carr That should be
good authority, but
DR.. F. 1t is fact, and you'll hear more a.
bout i, before long. met Mr.. Peel on his way
10 Downing Stree, as came mere, and he APP
peared very agitated. lewas walking uncom
monty fast, though the day is SO hot. But I'll
not interrupt YOU any longer, for l know your
zine is prccious-so good by. Do you happen
to have the Haymmket card disengaged this
evening? Aud if you could spare me your Vaux-
hill urkei for Friday, next | should be very
much obliged 10 you. Aad, when you have no
other use for it, ! wish you would remember
me for Mathews and Ya.es al the Adelphl. l
nave promised Mrs. Froth to take her; ana she
particularly desired me TO ask YOU whether you
have orders for any Of The minor thu aires? she
does not care which-,hc Co6rurg, or the Sur
rev, or Ashley, but she wants to give our cook
q treat before The season is over
Editor. NV Haymarkc, card is engaged
this evening, know, but the English Opera
House is at liberty, If that will do.
Dr. +. Thank you'll axe it-and per-
haps you'll keep the Haymarkel for me O. mor
row evening" Can have Vauxhall on Friday.
Editor. Yes.
Dr.. +. You arc fine fellow. You'll not
forget Matthews aud the Minors Good by.
Editor. No. no. iExi, Dr.. Froth.) l wish
there were no such things. Ine,er go myself
AUD il is half my business every day 70 remem-
Der to whom they are promised. (Writes)
There is painful rumor in ciro ulation this
morning, in the highest quarters, upon sub
ice, which is TOO delicate to mention more tx
plicity We hope i, may prove altogether un.
founded, or at least much exaggerated: but the
peculiar source from which we derive our in
Tor nation, ius;ihes US in attaching more than
.rdinary weight to the distressing repor' -
Should any ihing further traEspire, after our
paper i, put TO press. we shall not fail TO com
nunlcate / 10 our readers In sec nd addition"
Rings he Printers bell Mr.. Plea y
Here are two more leaders, Mr. Plea. How
does yOur matter stand now!''
Mr.. P measured it just before you run &
The bell, and had abour column and Quar-
ter pen; but these leaders will MAKE third Of
column
Editor. Rather more. think. (Exi Mr..
Plea. Ashe goes on, enter Mr.. Srooks) How
DO YOU 90 Shook!
with the hot weather, and hot water i'll which |
am e,ernally kept in my theatre, declare feel
myself getting quite i'll. -.
Editor You don't look we'll
Mr. Snooks (wi,h long fsee) lam not
we'll l, is too much for me, l: do assure you.
You have heard how Li,!oq has served me,
hav'n, you? You saw ,he, aragraph in the
Morning Post, didn't YOU!
Editor. Oh he knows he is such fayorite
with he public, that he can do as he likes.
Mr.. SHOCKS. Yes: but, my dear sir, a man
ayers property, you know, is not to BE- made
ducks and brakes Of, because popular actor
thinks proper 10 think he can take what liber-
ties he chooses with the Town.
Editor, Certainly not.
Mr. Snooks. 1t is very hard upon me you
know, when have made all my arrangements
for the season, al an enormous expense, TO be
LEI, In the lurch al The very moment when the
theatre was beginning TO pay itself, by lucky
hit; for do call it lucky hit, the bringing GU,
that new comedy with character in i, writ,
ten expressly for Lis,ou. Without him, il is
pothins-absolu,elv noihingj it is scandalous
10 think that there am. stuck fast-and can't
play il, because Mr. Liston, 10 whom am pay,
ing thirty pounds week, throws up his part In
huff. Edo say tits scandalous; isn't il?
Editor. 1t is too bad.
Mr. Shocks Too badI II is a,rocious! For
just observe-(The Editor fidgetsl-Bu, am
taking up your time, else ] could prove 10 you
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