Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-03
THE OLD GENTLEMAN's TEEroTuM

aroused the attention of the company; and
mos, of them cast look OF inquiry first q, the
speaker, and theu round the table, as VI TO dis
Germ by whom the strange gentleman IN the
scarlet and yellow plush waiscoat and 'he eir,y
shirt might be oatronized: but there were 9TH
ers who recognized the landlord oil the Ked
Lion at S,ockwelI. The whole, however, were
somewhat startled when he addressed them as
follows: - Really, gentlemen, must say, lha,
q Joke may be carried too far; anil, il il
was not for my clolh,' (here he ahanded the
napkin,) Il declare don't know how l might
act. have been walking in the garden for
these two hours, aud you mast have seen me
And now you stare al me as il you didn't know
mr.! Really, gentlemen, it is too bad! love
4 Joke as well as any man. and can take one 100,
but, as said before, Joke naGy be carried too
far-T think so too,' said the landlord Of the
Old Boar, tapping him on the shoulder; so
come along, and dou't make a fool Of yourself
here 'FellowI' cried Jacob. rising in grea,
wrath, Go your ways! Be off, l tell youi -
M. Chairman! we have known each other
now tor good MANY years, and you must Se
convinced tina, can take JOKE as well as any
man, but human nau,e can endure this no
longer. MIR. Virgins! Captain Pole. my good
friend Doctor White! appeal TO you! Here
the gentleman named looked especially a,toun-
dsd 'What. can it be possible that you al
agreed to cut me. Oh, no! will no, believe
that political differences OF opinion can run
quite SO high. Come LET Us have no more OF
Ibis nonsense. -'No,no, we've had quite enough
Of il, said The landlord of the Old Boar, pull
ling the chair from bereah the last speaker,
who was consequently Obliged again TO be up
on his legs, While there came, tom various
parts Of he table, Giles Of Char! Chair! Turn
him ou'!-'Man!' roaret the teetotam parsoni-
fed landlord Of The Rcd Lion, to the landlord
Of the Old Boar, mani you shall repent Of
this! II i, wasn't for my cloth, I'd soou-
'Come, give me the cloIh.' said the other,
sna'chipg away the napkin, which Jacob had
buttoued in hi, wais,coat, and thereby caus-
ing that garment to 1y open and expose more
Of dirty linen and skin than is usually spogred
at a dinner party. Poor Phiipot's rage had
now reached ks acme, and he again appealed
10 the chairman by name. Colonel Marin ;
said he, SCAN you sit by and see me used thus!
I am you viii not pretend that you dont
Know me!'-'No, L. replied the chairman; j
know you well enough, and 4 confognded i'm
pudeni fellow you are. III tell you what, my
lad, next time you apply Tor license, you shall
hear of .his' TIE landlord of the Old Boar
was, with all, kind hearted man; and as be
well knew that the loss Of its license would be
ruin TO ,he rampant Red Lion and oil concern
ed Herewith he was determined that poor
phIlpot should be saved from destruction IN
spite Of his teeth; therefore, without further
ceremony, he, being muscular man, laid vio'
lent hands on the said Jacob, and with the IS
sislance Of bis walters, conveyed him not OF
the room, in despite OF much struggling aud
sundry in,erjeciions concerning MS CLOTH
When they had deposited him safely in an arm
chair in the tar The landady, who had fre-
quently seen him before, In his proper char.c
ter, tha Of a civil maa, who knew his place
in society, vesy kindly offered him cup oil
tea; and the landlord asked how he could think
of making such fool of himself and the wait
er, whom hr had accosed on irs entering the
house, vouched for bis not having had any
thing to cot drink; w5ereupon they spoke
of the remains OF tUrbSt which had just
come down stairs, aud hauSch OF ,enison was
to follow. II i, sad thing to have mind
and body that are no match tor each o,hers-
Jacobs outward nan would have been highly
grs'i6ed at The exhibition ofihese things; but
the spirit Of the pSrsnu was too mighty within,
and spurned every offer, and the body was
compelled 10 obey. So the horse thai was bor-
rowed Of the squire was ordered out, and Jacob
Phiipot mounted and rode on hts way in Excess
sist irita,ion, growing yehemrn,lyai the insult
and ndigniiy which had been committed a.
SainSl the 'CIoW IN general, ana ms own per-
son in particular
3. The sun sunk beneath The horizon,' as nov
elis,s say, when Jacob Philpo, entered the
village Of S.sckwell, and as if waking
from dream, he suddenly started. and was
mach surprised TO fnd himself on horseback k,
for the last thing he recollee,ed, was going up
stairs at his own house, and composing him.el
for nap, that he nigh, be ready to join ne,gh-
bour Scroggings and Dick Smith, when they
came in the evening 20 drink the gallon Of ale
lost by The latter. And my eyes! said he, 'If
haven't got the sources horse that the parson
borrowed Tins morning. We'll It's very ode!
however the ride has done me deal OF good,
for ! feel as if hadn't had any thing all day,
and yet ! did pretty well too al the leg Of NUT
ton a, dinner Mrs. PhiIpot received her lord
and nominal master in no very gracious mood,