Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-30
often shouting a, the people from her window

--aut was too busy with my carts to civ. a.
ny grea, attinshun. Its true, your honors
what Mr.. c. says-she did shout al him, apd
call him Ould Holy Willy, that's shure, and hi
was in coach all The while, riding in fune'
rail-" Defeated in her hopes Of Hollahan, she
next called little Tins, the door-keeper Of the
Senate lof more-porter Tins" memory j
This worthy perhaps you have seen-f SO you
remember his manikin shape, his red picked
snuffy nose. and ludcrously pompous manner
Coke began by asking him il he knew Mrs. X
10 be d common scod Now il so happened
that this witness (more suo) had been some.
what familiar with that out Of which the deyi
often comes without the aid OF conjureI; hi:
eyes winked, -or snapped believe the term is
his frame see-sawed over the centre Of gravity
and with his right hand 2ro,ruded, he an
swered the lawyers question by Doher-"pray
sir" said Tins, "w what is the proper and lega
definition Of common scold ?-When can {
scold be said to be common for as to being {
sc Old YOU know all women are that" Now
what gave point to his query, was The TACT tina
il was the very question which Coke himself
had put TO the court on previous mollon tG
guash the indie ,ment. The vary counsel gave
ii the go by; aud changing the shape of his
question said, Well then Mr.. L. did You ev
err know of Mrs. Royal's slandering any body !"
TINS promptly answered, Yes, sir--she has
has slandered me-" This was Father stump
er-coming, 100 from her own Witness
" You Mr. Tins how so? why sir
she has said, aye and printed it too, IN bel
book, lha am 4 very cleveland to that
make no objections IN fact, believe, on the
whole, il is true. Take me altogether Ger.
tainly am very clever man; but she adds
Mn, NnxS haf' al
der"
bench, bar, and Jury, all lost their balance; and
while even The seda,e Judge Cranch sunk his
head between his hands and shook in his chair
Tins himself vas the only person left unmo'-
ed. He looked round as grave as an owl. Just
opposite him stood Mr.. Watterston, the ex Ii.
brariau, laughing immodera,ely. Tins, CATCH
ing sight Of him, again opened his oraculal
jaws. Yes, Sir, and know Of her slandering
another person besides me-" Indeed! who is
that? "Why, there's Mr.. Watterston, she says
in the same book, trat he ard Joe Gales are
two Of The handsomes, men in Washington
now, leave it tn all the world il that Is not a
slander." The effect Of this you may imagine
In vain the consiables roared out silence" -
The court room shook to its foundations; and
il was some time before the trial could proceed
Her witnesses having all been examined, and
al proved alike rr-acherous, the accused pro>
ceeded, in propria persona TO address the Jury.
Advancing her wrinkleG visage, and swaying
their souls with the maIesly OF her outstreIcne
hand, she proceeded 10 o5test and abiaTe them
as III, y loved liberty and their Country, MOI to
sac r,fce bo'h in her person. They STOOD not
only Tor the present age, but the guardians OF
postrrity. This prosecution was but one
branch Of the general conspiracy Of the blue
and black hearted Presbyterisns, he Priests
and Missionaries, against the freedom ofsperch
and of The press If they were permitted 10
ucceed, VIII" could answer for his home or his
6reslde? Nothing would be safr-higorry and
all he horrors Of the Inqusition would over
wheim The land, and nothing would be lef' o.
all for which her husband and the other wor
thies Of the Revolution had sled their blood IL
the tented field, sc Sc. &c &c But blush
10 add, that the force of even such eloqueoct
was in vain. The Jury, neither melted by sui
frring beauty, nor fred by the remembrance
of posteIiry in danger, returned verdict o.
Guilty-anG, to crown he evidence OF our bar
barism, the Judge informed her, that unies:
he found bail for her appearance when The
sentence should be pronounced, she must be
rem anded to prison. On hearing this, she ex'
claimed, This is prett! country to live III!
and Jeff the court room IN company with the
Sentence is not yet pronounced
and this paragon has already forfeited her bal
ty attacking gentleman in :he street. he
di.dained, however, 10 enter compla,n':-st
he matter lies over. Thr general opinion is
tina, she will be sentenced to fine aud shor
Imprisonment, and ,ha' her punishment wa
br RENTED by pardon from he Executive
but this, think, mus, be party SANDER
Yours, Sc. -.
Having concluded, she turned round to the law
yers, and said, " Well, was not that finer